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Girly girl, the Glossary

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Girly girl is a term for a girl or woman who presents herself in a traditionally feminine way.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 16 relations: Adam Phillips (psychologist), Butch and femme, Effeminacy, Femininity, Gender role, Gendered associations of pink and blue, Girl, Lipstick feminism, Lipstick lesbian, Marianismo, Masculinity, Natasha Walter, Postfeminism, Pro-feminism, Tomboy, Woman.

  2. Femininity

Adam Phillips (psychologist)

Adam Phillips (19 September 1954"Phillips, Adam", Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2011; online edn, Nov 2011) is a British psychoanalytic psychotherapist and essayist.

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Butch and femme

Butch and femme are masculine (butch) or feminine (femme) identities in the lesbian subculture that have associated traits, behaviors, styles, self-perception, and so on. Girly girl and Butch and femme are femininity and slang terms for women.

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Effeminacy

Effeminacy or male femininity is the embodiment of feminine traits in boys or men, particularly those considered untypical of men or masculinity. Girly girl and Effeminacy are femininity.

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Femininity

Femininity (also called womanliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with women and girls.

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Gender role

A gender role, or sex role, is a set of socially accepted behaviors and attitudes deemed appropriate or desirable for individuals based on their sex.

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Gendered associations of pink and blue

The colors pink and blue are associated with girls and boys respectively, in the United States, the United Kingdom and some other European countries. Girly girl and Gendered associations of pink and blue are Stereotypes of women.

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Girl

A girl is a young female human, usually a child or an adolescent.

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Lipstick feminism

Lipstick feminism (also known as girlie feminism or girly feminism) is a variety of feminism that seeks to embrace traditional concepts of femininity, including the sexual power of women, alongside traditional feminist ideas. Girly girl and Lipstick feminism are femininity.

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Lipstick lesbian

"Lipstick lesbian" is slang for a lesbian who exhibits a great amount of feminine gender attributes, such as wearing make-up, dresses or skirts, and having other characteristics associated with feminine women. Girly girl and Lipstick lesbian are femininity and slang terms for women.

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Marianismo

Marianismo is a Hispanic term that describes an ideal of true femininity with characteristics derived from the devotional cult of St. Mary of Guadalupe, a central figure of Roman Catholicism in Mexico. Girly girl and Marianismo are femininity.

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Masculinity

Masculinity (also called manhood or manliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles associated with men and boys.

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Natasha Walter

Natasha Walter (born 20 January 1967) is a British feminist writer and human rights activist.

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Postfeminism

Postfeminism (alternatively rendered as post-feminism) is a term popularized by the mass media to describe an alleged decrease in support for feminism from the 1990s onwards.

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Pro-feminism

Pro-feminism refers to support of the cause of feminism without implying that the supporter is a member of the feminist movement.

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Tomboy

Tomboy is a term used for girls or young women with masculine traits. Girly girl and Tomboy are slang terms for women, Stereotypes of women and Youth rights.

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Woman

A woman is an adult female human.

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See also

Femininity

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girly_girl

Also known as Boyish boys, Girlie girl, Girlie-girl culture, Girly girls.