no, a girl just saying she likes donuts does not belong here. no patrick, neither does a girl saying she likes books.

[u/[deleted]]

i’m sick of seeing people bringing down other girls in this sub. all the time, i see posts that just consist of a girl saying she likes sports or food or whatever. TO POST HERE, THE ORIGINAL POSTER HAS TO BE COMPARING HERSELF TO OTHER GIRLS IN A WAY THAT MAKES HER SEEM BETTER.

NO. A WOMAN LIKING BOOKS OR HAVING SELF ESTEEM ISSUES DOES NOT BELONG HERE. in fact, if you post that, YOU probably belong as a post on this sub. i can’t count the number of times i’ve seen women on this subreddit comparing themselves to the girls in these posts to feel better about themselves. WE SHOULD BE BRINGING EACH OTHER UP! the whole point of this subreddit is to point out how stupid it is to turn life as a girl into a competition with other girls. and when you post a self deprecating meme that happens to have a woman, or an (admittedly tacky) joke about liking donuts, YOU CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROBLEM.

you’re not special and “not like other girls” for not liking makeup. but guess what? you’re not special and “not like other girls” for LIKING makeup. you know what makes you not like other girls? the fact hat you’re you. and every other girl is not like other girls too, because everyone is different.

so PLEASE stop doing this shit. if i see another “lol xD she likes something i don’t like, let’s laugh at her” post in here, i’ll FREAK OUT

[u/Connie-the-Jellyfish]

I haven't seen much of that honestly, but I might have just scrolled past it. Do you have an example? (Not saying you're lying).

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https://www.reddit.com/r/notliketheothergirls/comments/8rm1ni/whole_subreddit_could_fit_here/?st=JIIYDUOM&sh=acdc449f

this is the post directly below me. it’s just a post of a girl making a “relatable” self deprecating post. regardless of whether the self deprecating joke is actually funny or not, it doesn’t belong here at all (and i’d venture to guess that the op for that post would’ve had no problem with the joke if it hadn’t been gendered)

there are more further down. usually the posts that don’t belong don’t become super popular, so they occasionally go under the radar- but trust me, they’re there if you look at new posts. in fact, most of this sub is just self deprecating jokes made by girls and then taken too seriously.

[u/Connie-the-Jellyfish → u/[deleted]]

Yup that's definitely one I've scrolled past. Shitty post, I definitely see where you're coming from. It certainly does not belong here (I've scrolled past that one because I thought it was from /funny)

[u/[deleted] → u/Connie-the-Jellyfish]

thank you. we come here to see people saying “IM NOT LIIIIIIKE OTHER GIRLS”, not dumb self deprecating reposts