The only thing I dislike about how tomboys are portrayed in media is that most of the time they openly encourage girls to look down on or even make fun of others who do honestly enjoy traditionally feminine things or activities

I like tomboys as long as they are not portrayed as inherently better then girly girls. or look down on them. Its one of the reasons why I dislike show Arya as oppose to book Arya.

I think it's weird that being a bookworm is often portrayed as a tomboyish characteristic for girls, but if a guy prefers reading and literature to more traditional masculine pursuits like sports or cars then he's accused of being feminine.

I feel nowadays being a tomboy or a girly girl is a lot more fluid, I wear makeup and dresses and I love that and I play rugby and video games and I love that and these things are equally as important to me yet don’t define my character.

I think for years my family of tomboys wanted me to be one too. Turns out tomboy and girly are dumb ideas. People are just people and everyone is a little bit of every trope.

I like how tomboys can be empowering by expressing their individuality but what I really don't like is when some 'tomboys' say that girls are too much drama and she likes hanging out only with guys... It's again kinda like the 'not like other girls thing'. It's not necessary to disregard traditional femininity... In the end, it's all about being free to be yourself without tearing others down and celebrating our differences.

Toph was such a great tomboy character because it served her actual character traits- she's an earth bender which is an inherently tougher element that requires more force and a steadfast demeanor. She's blind and people underestimate and coddle her, which has forced her to work harder to prove that she doesn't need anyone's help, that she isn't a "delicate flower". She comes from money and high society and knows how to "act properly" but actively chooses not to, and her story never actually references that in the context of her needing to change but allowing her to play the role when it suits her and be herself when it doesn't. Her rejection of the high society life is because of the fakeness of it all not just I don't like dresses. She's a tomboy without tomboy being a defining or pinnacle character trait because her character is allowed to be multi-faceted.

This is all fine until it borderlines “I’m not like other girls.”

Mulan isn’t really a tomboy, if you watch the movie, she enjoyed looking feminine and didn’t have a problem with it, the only reason she dressed as a man was because she took her father’s place, not because she wanted to be masculine.

One of my pet peeves about this Trope is when they try to change the Tomboy by giving her a makeover to look more conventionally "Feminine".Fortunately, the Tomboy is more likely to keep her boyish ways nowadays, and not get made over. 😁💙

I don't completely agree with the comments with 10Things because she was still herself in the end but let down some of her walls and allowed herself to fall in love AND still be her intellectual, snarky-self ; the love interest doesn't take away from her character.

I find Tomboy characters to be very interesting. They are often fan favorites which is understandable. But what I don't like is when they get put up against very feminine girls to make them seem stupid. I liked iCarly because Sam was tomboyish but still friends with Carly who I'd consider more "girlie".

The tomboy is considered "cool" until they are competent and a "threat" to men. Some patriarchal bullcrap.

I feel like this also has to do with thin privilege/attractive privilege. Most of these "tomboys" (especially the grown up/teenage ones like Keira Knightley, Sandra Bullock, Julie Stiles) are still very conventionally attractive, with feminine prettiness and thinness, even if they wear unconventional clothes. Their tomboyishness gets to be portrayed as "cute" and "quirky" but I don't think a chubby, POC, conventionally "ugly" girl would be portrayed the same way--usually a girl from that demographic is not portrayed at all in media. This goes for the "nerd" trope too. Portraying the main character as a "tomboy" or "nerd" or any other social outcast group when the main character looks like a model is not that groundbreaking because thin and conventionally attractive people doing practically anything with any personality is viewed positively.

Nothing aggravates me more than when a tomboy character gets called a lesbian and it's like a huge insult.

By this definition of tomboy, Belle from the Beauty and the Beast should be a tomboy. She was literate and loved book AND adventures

I didn't see Kat from 10 things i hate about you as being tamed and more feminine in the end , maybe is just my interpretation but is more about she being accepted for who she is by a boy who is also a misfit in and didn't really conform to the "social hierarchy" of high school

I wish there are movies where the writers prove that being a tomboy is not a phase. Sure, some tomboys may have male love interests but please don't make them grow out of it.

that's what always bothered me, if you like pink you are to girly and should learn to be more independent and stuff; but if your a tomboy then you are criticized for not acting like a girl should, so then you are supposed to stay in the middle and be a normal girl only to be told your not special and should again be different. So what is it? be girly? tomboy? "normal"? or nothing at all. It just seems like whatever your personality is you'll be judge for either not being a girl or being a girl. Just let me like whatever the hell i want, i wear dresses and like movies about comics, and that doesn't make me better or worse than anyone else

I love how The Take doesn't only explain films and characters to me, but it also teaches me about real life people, I feel like I can understand so many of them better now on a deeper level. It make me reflect things rather than judging them.

Fun fact: the French word for "Tomboy " is "Garçon manqué" which literally means "missed or failed boy". That's messed up.

As a tomboy type myself, these are some freaking annoying tropes that make me even angrier and hence more "unfeminine": 1) Tomboys hating girly girls because...well...just because they're girly. Thank you misogynistic scriptwriters but no. We tomboys tend to be DISINTERESTED in traditionally feminine activities and in playing with girly girls. Disinterest is a NEUTRAL attitude, unlike contempt or hostility. 2) Male characters somehow feeling threatened by and scared of tomboys, even though we tomboys have similar personalities as (masculine) men AND we are still physically weaker than actual male people, so I don't know what the F those stupid men are scared of 3) Tomboys falling in love with some dudes and then suddenly becoming 1000% more feminine (e.g. from only wearing jeans/trousers to ONLY wearing dresses/skirts) as if we women cannot be in love without being completely "reborn" into a super girly girl. Sorry to burst those scriptwriters' bubbles but... In reality most adult tomboys, including myself, have solidified masculine personalities that will never change just because we're in love. I, for one, only like feminine guys to begin with. Those super macho "alpha males" mean NOTHING to me. In fact, we tend to be even more masculine in front of our long-term lovers and close friends, because we feel more comfortable being who we really are.

I feel like the tomboy is mens’ undesirable cool girl to. She’s too masculine and therefore threatens the male ego.

The fact that black and brown girls like me feel like they can’t even like the things that they genuinely like for fear of “confirming stereotypes” is honestly one of the many heartbreaking things that keeps happening.

I don't think tomboys are "tomboys". They are just girls who like to play sports and do stereotypical boy things. Plus I know girls who are rough but still like to dress up when they want. I don't understand the concept of the tomboy.

I loved the tomboy trope as a kid cause family members always chastised me for being one. Seeing them on screen made it feel okay to be one

for me is was the opposite, I was pressured into dressing more "girly" and later found out I'm way more comfortable dressing masculine. i hate that I'm according to the stereotype that lesbians are masc, but I'm just more comfortable that way

Funny thing is growing up I was a girly girl but apart of me wanted to be a Tom boy so boys would take me more seriously, respect me more and not tease me. It’s amazing how subtle misogyny can be.

I was a girly girl and a tomboy simultaneously. I raced motocross, lifted heavy, and at 68, I was still climbing the masts of a tall ship--but never without my mascara.

This is why Xena was so important.

I want to see a "tomboy" that gets to find love WITHOUT changing their interests and personality and without being "saved". Falling in love is normal, and a supposed "tomboy" also deserves love if that's something they want. I want to see growing up portrayed as building upon who you already were, instead of tearing down the foundation of yourself to build something deemed "acceptable" by society. I want a girl to be be able to be a girl regardless of their interests, and vice versa. The term "tomboy" is outdated.

I never grew out of the “tomboy” phase. I’m in engineering. And even if I were in the culinary arts, I’d still be a “tomboy”. This is such a deep video. Even when I was a kid and people asked me why I liked doing boy-things, I’d say “I like doing Tiffany-things.” Like what you like. There are female prodigies in the STEM field and male prodigies in dance. Oh. And I was today years old when I found out that the Freaky Friday I know is a remake.

Yes!! One of my favorite tropes in tv and film. I also really love Arya Stark for the fact that (more in the books) she’s considered a classic tomboy at first glance (hates dresses, likes to fight etc) but it’s not her rejection of feminine things for the sake of it. More so her rejection of what is expected of her to get married to a stranger and have their babies and that’s it. She wasn’t good at the things she was “supposed” to be good at but she doesn’t let it define her.

The Tomboy is always an interesting character

I like the tomboy character, but as I grew up, I started fighting this character. Not the character itself but the fact that the behavior of a woman who acts in that manner is considered tomboyish. Because it means that there's a certain way a woman is supposed to act and there's a way a man is supposed to act. Which is not true. Social roles were created to oppress both women and men, though women have been harmed much more by them. They are not tomBoy. They are just people living their best lives. I understand that the adjective is just an adjective, but the fact that I still hear parents telling their children : "you look/ act like a boy" is annoying. What is "acting like a boy"? How's a girl supposed to act? Something else I hate is the fact that some modern literary novels have been putting the tomboy girl against other girls, the "pretty ones", who like make up and heels. The tomboy girl became the new "not like the other girls". This is revolting because it's against everything the tomboy character stands for. This character stands for freedom, for each individual to be unapologetically themselves. To show that there's no one way to woman. To show that you can be a woman on your own terms. And when you make her superior to other girls, it contradicts the mere existence of this character.

“More interested in books than marriage.” *looks around nervously*

To me, the getting over my "tomboy phase" was getting over my internalised misogyny and embracing my feminine side, that I had repressed a lot cause I understood, as a child, that being a girl was less than a boy, so I rather be a boy. In my teenager years I finally started wearing dresses and admited finally that my fav color is pink.

As a tomboy, I absolutely don't understand why other people can't just see this as a form of gender expression instead of hoping and praying that the lifelong gender expression I've been displaying will "go away" so that their discomfort with it won't be confronted. Being a tomboy doesn't mean I'm inherently beset by internalized misogyny. Being a tomboy doesn't mean that I'm somehow just protecting a fragile and more feminine ego with "masculine cliches" or that I'm judging other more feminine people. It's just a spot on the spectrum of gender identity. I'd love if instead of people wishing my gender expression would go away, they'd recognize their personal biases about it.

I have nothing against tomboys, but i just absolutely HATE when they are shown as somehow better than the other girls. And that's not just tomboys, with many other tropes they act like one trope is superior than the other. It irks me so much. In case of tomboys, when are shown to look down on, say, the girly girls 🤮 why must they act like they are the only ones worthy of anything. People with superiority complexes are disgusting.

Its funny cause i used to be tomboyish as a kid and liked a few boys and then was still tomboyish in high school but realizing i didnt like boys, now im 25 and into girly things, but im also gay 🤭

Please, do a video on the white savior trope. Thank you.

When I was a Tomboy before my teens, I've never been more confident. I knew who I was. I knew how I wanted to dress. I knew what I enjoyed. But a lot happened in the process of growing up and a lot of people used what used to make me confident and happy as a reason to mistreat me. So I grew my hair, I wore dresses again for the first time since early childhood. Nobody but strangers treated me better for this though. I've been assessing what can make me happy over the last couple of years because nothing seems to so I've started to return to what made me confident once. I cut off, 16 inches of hair gone, donated it, got a short pixie a lot of people said I shouldn't. Started wearing clothes that make me confident as me. I go outside, I can walk and walk and walk. I'm starting feel better and this makes me more capable.

I feel like I encounter a lot of women who have come full circle on the tomboy these days, girls who used tomboy as a "proto-Cool Girl" and as they grew up realized they wanted to embrace their femininity, but then started pegging other women who didn't make this change as "trying to be a cool girl" or "not like other girls." But some of us really are just more comfortable in jeans in a T-shirt and have no interest or aptitude for make-up. I think the tom-boy still has a place, simply because there's a label for everything else under the sun as far as style and expression goes. No, we're not remarkable, but that's kind of the point. Retiring a trope that describes me, that I identify with, just because it's no longer seen as "ground breaking" seems silly to me. There are still plenty of girls from households that would prefer her to be more feminine, that hasn't gone away, and likely never will, it just isn't the standard anymore.

I’m surprised you didn’t mention Pippi Longstocking and Ramona Quimby.

More representation for the Latin community, Mid-Eastern, and many overlooked communities. This includes brown, red, and yellow face.

Oh man this hits close to home, I grew up being so grateful for tomboy role models like Mulan and Viola from She's the Man 😅 I was thought to be a lesbian most of my life because I rejected conventionally "girly" things, all my friends were guys, and I was very outspoken and didn't take crap from anyone. It only stopped when I finally got a boyfriend and people viewed me as "tamed" kind of like Kat. I was really bitter about that for a long time because I felt like I was put in a bubble by my peers, yet I also confronted the bubble I put myself in by the time I got to college because I realized how much of a negative attitude I had towards traditionally female things. It was like I felt judged for being myself, so I decided to judge other women for being "girly", thus isolating myself more from other women. It was a weird form of internalized misogyny I had that I eventually confronted later in life. Now I'm just me, I don't label myself as a tomboy cause I do enjoy conventionally feminine things like makeup and dresses and I have come to terms with these tropes not always being helpful for women because we are layered individuals.

As a kid, I was obsessed with tomboys, even though I wasn’t one myself. Turns out I just had crushes on them, and I was just super gay. That being said, when I was about 5, I asked my mom what the male equivalent of a Tom boy was, you know, a boy who does girly things. Rather than break my childhood gender equality values, and tell me that those boys are just made fun of, she told me they were called Tammy Girls.

I hate how tomboys usually expected to become more feminine to be friends with other girls I like stereotypically "boyish" things, and my friends are mostly girls who are into stereotypically "girly" stuff But still we get along really well and support each other

As a boy I always thought the tomboys were the coolest. I didn't really understand the transformation arc. Did people not see how cool they were before? The familiarity of the clothes and interests made them relatable and if they were good at a something how could I not respect that?

My only issue is with the tomboy trope is what I describe as the “we can’t let people be lesbians”

Now I think I'd like to see the inverse of this: a video deconstructing the "girly girl" trope and how damaging that can be. It makes women seem like their "naturally feminine" state is to be vapid, self-absorbed and unintelligent, just because maybe they like pink, or fashion, or have other interests seen as frivolous or shallow. I personally contend that women practicing things that are seen as traditionally feminine become toxic *if they're being used to reinforce conformity or to stamp out the gender spectrum, or appeal to the male gaze without any true benefit for the "girly" girl in question.* Moreover, I occasionally notice the idea of getting married and having children has been disregarded as inherently bad because it's conforming to society, apparently negating any independence a woman has in her own right. And it is true that marriage and subsequent children were for centuries (including in Louisa May Alcott's time), used to keep women down. Women were considered men's property; going directly from their fathers to their husbands, thus the tradition of being "given away" at her wedding. But I think it's different if a woman is getting married because she genuinely WANTS to, by her own volition, not because she's "supposed" to. Plus, think about any of the feminists in US history who gave us our rights: Sojourn Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone, Lucrettia Mott, Susan B. Anthony? Every single one of these extraordinary women throughout their lives got married, had children, or usually both. In fact. Elizabeth Cady Stanton's wedding was a HUGE deal because she famously removed the word "obey" from her wedding vows because she refused to "obey" her husband and clearly he accepted that. Lucy Stone's marriage was a big deal because she chose to keep her original last name, which was so revolutionary they created the Lucy Stone League which still exists to this day, and serves to encourage women to keep their last name for various reasons, almost 100 years later. I don't thing being more traditionally "feminine" or "masculine" or anything in between is either good or bad. Just as these "tomboys" no longer need a special name for "a biological female who likes things usually associated with males", the "girly girl" is just as confining, limiting and stereotypical. For example, do I love pink, and shopping, and fashion? Yes. I also love to read, make art, engage in political discourse, and write. Too often female tropes present an either/or scenario. I'm delighted to be living in a time when finally, we can all be whatever we damn well please, gender notwithstanding.

This video could have delved deeper into the culture that looks down at things that are considered feminine. It couldve explained how the tomboy trope often made fun of girly things and portrayed masculine activities as inherently superior and cooler

I don’t like the fact that they portray Tomboys as though we have something against girly girls. I’m a tomboy, and I’ve never had anything against girly girls. I’m a girls girl, so I will always root for other women regardless if they’re overtly feminine or more masculine. And I’ve been friends with girly girls and other tomboys myself so.

I love how Toph stayed true to herself till the very end. She never became something she wasn't.

I see you're finally talking about Mulan: my spiritual awakening

The perfect example that comes to my mind is Anjali from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. There was something so troubling that she isn't appreciated until she fits into the perfect picture of the sanskaari Indian woman

The tomboy has to fight to be herself. The older women try to make them more traditional like the old school Princess Allura, Scout from To Kill a Mockingbird, and the Princess from the Smurfs.

Well, you can be a Tomboy and be nice to people. You can also be a girly girl and not be mean to people. Or you can be both. In the end, all that matters is be yourself.

When it comes to "tomboys" growing up, I feel like showing them as "gross" and unkept is done by showing them with oversized clothes, unbrushed long hair, etc. It's funny that they never have short hair, wear suits in formal occasions, or anything dapper. Tomboys are never presented seriously, because they are seen as "failed women." Even in our culture, this is still ongoing. Look at our formal wear. Jumpsuits have only recently been seen as formalwear for women, and suits are still out of the equation. Even "women's" suits still are really gendered and don't look nearly as nice as "men's."

I have yet to see a tomboy in a movie or show that doesnt get made to wear femine clothes by the end to symbolize either growing up or gaining more confidence. I hate it. I'd just like to see one or 2 movies where they get a makeover sure but one that fits their masculine aesthetic. The beauty of the tomboy trope as a kid who really was in that was the it made kids like that feel less alone. But it sucks when it tells you can't be like that forever. Oh back the comment about there being none. someone mentioned toph in the comments and she counts for sure.

Thanks for covering this topic. Adult tomboy here who is straight and doesn't mind other girls being feminine. Different strokes for different folks.

the only problem with tomboys and “i’m not like other girls” i have is that they put other girls down and that’s not okay

please do "The 'On and Off' couple troupe/ abusive couple troupe" and include Maddy and Nate from Euphoria

I called myself a tomboy for years but now I'm seeing that I have a balance between traditionally masculine interests (superheroes, shonen anime and manga etc.) and feminine interests (dancing, singing, etc.) I was originally going to say that I didn't want to give up the word 'tomboy' but maybe that would be for the best... I'll have to think about it.

Grew up with two older brothers, hated pink, and didn't understand why I had to wear a shirt when the didn't. Last summer I walked down the aisle in my pretty white dress and high top converse. Don't let anyone tell you how to be yourself.

So the 80s tomboy was just girls who couldn't afford nice dresses? Goodness grief. Can we get movies where the "tomboy" is also a girly girly. A women who doesn't mind getting dirty and also doesn't mind dressing up?

I never liked being called a tomboy, and I still don’t. Yeah, I’m more of the “traditionally masculine” stuff, but... no? I’m still a girl? I just express myself however I want just like “girly girls” express themselves however they want. It’s just time to accept it.

One thing about the tomboy trope that has always bothered me, is that some people assume that just because a girl is a tomboy, then she's a lesbian, or vice versa, if a woman is gay then she must be more tomboyish than feminine. Seems so narrow minded.

I used to be called a tomboy a lot when I was younger, my body grew faster than I was comfortable with and being limited to girly and feminine activities and traits felt like I was being held back and punished for being a girl. I hated how being viewed as a girl meant conforming to a strict set of invisible rules and I didn't like constantly being judged for not being good enough at being a girl. I was also very shy and introverted and hated being stared at because my body matured early, and I think I was too young to understand why I was feeling this way and just started idolising the idea of being a boy instead. I used to wish I was a boy all the time because then I wouldn't have to deal with the social pressure of being a girl, and ended up being labeled a tomboy. As an adult though I know its fine to be who you are no matter what you identify as

In yuri manga(girl/girl romance) there’s also the trope of the more “tomboyish” girl who secretly wants to dress and act more feminine and it can get pretty tiring

The thing I loved about the 2019 little women Is that it didn't say that tom boys are better than girly girls may is an Ambitious smart girly girl Well joe is an ambitious smart tomboy.Strong women can be both feminine or anti feminine

For me the saddest thing about tomboys is that they're typically portrayed as happiest and most accepted when they become stereotypically feminine, I would love to see tomboy characters to stay as they are and for people around them to change and accept them for their uniqueness. Because it's okay for a girl to have stereotypical masculine traits, just like it's okay for a boy to have stereotypical feminine traits, and non-binary/gender non-conforming identities need more positive recognition. As someone who loved tomboy characters growing up, I'd rather see tomboys get the ending they deserve (that is gaining acceptance without changing themselves) rather than to disappear.

I want to see a video on the weird goth girl or the rebel Asian girl with dyed hair lol

you forgot about donna from that 70s show

As an AFAB trans poc, tomboy characters were very important to me both to break out of the female identity and realize that there are many aspects to being female. The closest role model I had as a kid was Mulan. There is nothing wrong with traditional femininity or defying those norms or being a mix of the two. I'm glad you talked extensively about the inherent reinforcement of the gender binary the tomboy was supposed to defy. Also, more gnc poc!

I enjoyed watching these, but sometimes I feel like they are all over the place and trying to find stuff that isn't there. Kate in 10 things does not change the way they explained. Neither does Gracie in Miss Congeniality. Grace realizes it's not that bad but she is still tough throughout it. Showing you can be both things in both movies. As per usual, I felt myself thinking "such a simple way of viewing stuff".

I always felt some discomfort with the trope. I was a classic “girly-girl” as a kid but sometimes felt shamed by my friends who considered themselves tomboys. When i’m reality I was just a sentimental kid who liked pretty things and I’m still like that. Not because I’m a woman but because that’s who I am. So many of these characters seem to be classic forms of “not like the other girls.” Even implying that being intelligent makes them better than the others. God forbid a woman wear makeup and dresses but still be witty and interesting. Now that I’m older I can appreciate what it’s done for female representation. But I’m just really glad that it’s become more common to see gender as a spectrum and not belittle sensitivity because it’s associated with women.

I absolutely LOVE the character of Star Butterfly from the show "Star vs the forces of evil" because her interests are in things that are both traditionally Feminine and traditionally masculine. She loves cute things and wearing dresses, but she's also a scrapper and doesn't act like a well mannered lady. No one calls her a girly girl or Tom boy, or insists that she SHOULD fall neatly into either category. They just accept that that's her personality. That's the kind of female character I wanted to watch when I was growing up as little girl who felt like I didn't fall into wither category of Girly girl or Tomboy either. I fantasized about going on awesome sword fighting adventures and to wear a pretty dress while doing it. BTWs yes I am aware of the notorious ending. I'm kind of sick of it that every discussion about this show now has to be about it and it feels like I can't bring up any positive aspects of the show anymore.

I'm someone who does consider myself a tomboy. I just enjoy doing more boyish things. Obviously masculinity and femininity are based on stereotypes but screw it life is full of stereotypes and aren't completely evil unless it's used to insult someone. Though I am a tomboy, I don't like sports and I'm not huge into video games. Being a tomboy doesn't mean I'm gay or that I'm trans like many, many people think I am. People should be allowed to express themselves without judgement or assumption of sexuality or gender. I'm a girl. I just like being more typically masculine. A girl who acts typically feminine shouldn't be judged or shunned for doing what they enjoy. A boy who is typically masculine shouldn't feel pressured. A boy who acts more feminine shouldn't be bullied or be assumed to be gay. All genders are valid and must be allowed to express themselves without judgement of others. Simple as. Let people be people.

I hate when people calling me a tomboy when I'm just vibin

I like to see a lot of girls here commenting that they're a combination of tomboy and girly. Also I love seeing how a lot of girls are saying they don't care for a label and simply just do whatever they love! Its great seeing people becoming more nuanced with themselves!

I like how this trope is subverted somewhat in Game of Thrones. We are encouraged to prefer Arya's Tomboy to Sansa's Girly Girl but we come to not only sympathize with Sansa but also realise that she is also smart, observant and just as capable as Arya.

you guys are so articulate and informative, seriously love watching your vids. keep up the good work!

I loved the tone in which you said "finding yourself" 😂

I was literally just going through your videos trying to decide which one to rewatch. Perfect timing, and a trope I've wanted to hear your take on 😊

Notification goes off... video goes on! I waited all weekend for this! ❤

I think a “Sexy” Latina Trope would be a good video! Kind of parallel to the “Angry Black Woman”

Your videos always seem to make me cry in the best way. I feel seen. Thank you for this glorious take!

Can you do a video on the perfect sister? Like, how if the main heroine is more of a tomboy, her sister is always prettier, smarter or just generally better in the main characters eyes? Often times, they are portrayed as dumb girly conformists whose own development is never explored unless it helps the main characters story line.

I think the trope makes more sense in histoircal setings, where there really was quite a major separation of what women and men had the right to do. It took bravery to risk your social standing and livelihood to challenge these norms back in the 19th century for example.

this is such a great video 🥺✨ thank you so much for making this

Love the nuance in these videos! There are always times I think "yeah, but have you considered..." and then the video goes on to address my exact thoughts, lol.

Ok so i am a straight woman and my tomboyishness started with my dad making me wear comfy boys'clothes when i was little simply because they are more comfortable in this sauna like tropics we live in. I don't even think og myself as a tomboy honestly. I mean, we all are people and everyone is unique. Media portrayal through categorisation is simply flawed. I mean, I don't ever wear make up because i sweat a lot, it all dissolves into my neckline, and i honestly prefer splashing water on my face all day long, but beleive it or not, i do make up for my girl friends, and i am proud of my fashion choices for parties and stuff. I am their go to person if my friends need to accessorize or stuff. So yeah. And I've had short hair throughout my life because it is curly and growing it out gives me horrible hairfall and breakage. And i look cute in bobs😊 It's nothing to do with stereotypes. I'm glad these are now being incorporated into mainstream media

I just wanna thank this channel for making me more aware of the esteriotypes of women in movies. I learned so much and grown myself, thank you for your contest and videos I really enjoy watching your videos.

I'm living for the sass in your tone as you describe the tropes.

these videos are so brilliant! thank you

This trope was extremely popular when I was a kid. It was the start of the third wave, and femininity was considered weak. It wasn't until I was in college that I realized just how oppressive that notion was. Now I appreciate femininity for what it is and no longer look down on people for it. While we're talking about gender expression in connection to sexuality, how about looking at the Camp Gay trope?

Anybody noticed how the tomboy is always admirable in some way, like you can't just be a tomboy but you have to be pretty or be a certain weight or be some kind of 'genius'?

I love the intersectional analysis. Wonderful job as always! ❤️

This really hyped me up and spoke to me. This is inspiring and informative and helpful in a real life sense