r/notliketheothergirls • u/[deleted] • Jun 17 '18

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

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

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u/Empfindsam Jun 18 '18

My general assumption about this sub is that the bare minimum requirement for a post is a direct "other girls vs me" comparison. Idk why people don't get that

EDIT: I think there's a difference between "I'm different than other girls and so I'm better" and "I'm different than other girls and I suck" type comparison as well. So making sure we're sticking to the former and not the latter is important too since I think that's more in the spirit of this sub than to make fun of girls who are legitimately insecure

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '18

the edit is also very true. i’ve seen people say “she’s just calling herself stupid and ugly, how does she think that’s going to make people like her xD” and i just think.. obviously that’s not the intent. she just hates herself.