I think anytime women get any sort of interests at all, it’s immediately repackaged into something categorizable. Oh you like Ottessa Moshfegh? Typical thought daughter. Oh you like hydro flasks? You’re a vsco girl how boring. Men never have to deal with people trying to box them in like this.
It’s almost like men can live multi faceted lives without being questioned, whereas society cannot fathom that a woman could have multiple passions and goals
love your response to the person criticizing young women writing about thought daughters and book girls. I agree with what you said, and it’s so unfortunate and exhausting to see a trend spearheaded by and made up of women being hated on so regularly. it’s like, oh, you’re tired of reading it? we’re tired of being hated on for it 😭 lovely post 🤍
thank you so much for your comment!! 🤍 I completely agree with your thoughts - if the hate wasn’t as loud as it is then we wouldn’t have to be so loud either!
we see it with so many things: music, movies and now books. and as a literature student, who knows that majority of students studying my degree are women, it feels so frustrating to have to prove that women read!!
couldn't agree more!! it's a never ending cycle of misogyny being repackaged in different forms. "you make being a thought daughter your whole personality" maybe they just like books!! or even better, they are on that part of the internet to celebrate this aspect of themselves, so of course they'll talk about it a lot online. people are too quick to view women as one-dimensional
thank you!! completely agree with people wanting to just celebrate part of themselves online - and that doesn’t give a right for people to call others one dimensional
thank you!! for this. i think i also saw the note you were referring to in the beginning, and the content of the article... i can't help but agree with everything you say! same people complain about lack of intellectualism, but god forbid young women take interest in more complex works of art and literature -- they must be faking it for likes and views on tiktok
thank you for reading! I’m glad you agreed - there’s such a hypocrisy when it comes to complaining about the lack of intellectualism and making fun of young women talking about literature! thanks for pointing that out
i do think that the criticism itself rests almost solely on the fact that it’s just another niche term expressed through immaculately curated images rather than a real, tangible idea / personality / interest etc being expressed. there’s this pressure to lump interests together and present it in a very manufactured “aesthetic” (for lack of a better term!) that makes it easier for corporations, businesses, brands to latch onto and use for corporate greed / sales. i think some of the crit in the comments centring ‘thought daughter’ around liking books isn’t exactly true — it’s not about liking books or thinking critically etc., it’s about presenting the image of liking those things in a bite-sized package that expresses the ideal of the person you wish to be & which can easily become profitable in the market. putting together a stylised moodboard and lumping a book cover on there doesn’t equal liking books; it’s just following another trend and like there’s nothing wrong w that but ‘thought daughter’ isn’t anything more than just a trend??? this also isn’t saying people expressing this as are faking being interested in literature etc but the two are not mutually exclusive and actually meaningless and i think most of the criticism floating around about it is rooted to an idea of it perpetuating capitalistic notions rather than like.. misogyny? but i am interested in hearing more of where you think the criticism is rooted in misogyny; i’ve seen it as quite separate to what you’ve listed but would really love to hear more!
I think anytime women get any sort of interests at all, it’s immediately repackaged into something categorizable. Oh you like Ottessa Moshfegh? Typical thought daughter. Oh you like hydro flasks? You’re a vsco girl how boring. Men never have to deal with people trying to box them in like this.
It’s almost like men can live multi faceted lives without being questioned, whereas society cannot fathom that a woman could have multiple passions and goals
love your response to the person criticizing young women writing about thought daughters and book girls. I agree with what you said, and it’s so unfortunate and exhausting to see a trend spearheaded by and made up of women being hated on so regularly. it’s like, oh, you’re tired of reading it? we’re tired of being hated on for it 😭 lovely post 🤍
thank you so much for your comment!! 🤍 I completely agree with your thoughts - if the hate wasn’t as loud as it is then we wouldn’t have to be so loud either!
we see it with so many things: music, movies and now books. and as a literature student, who knows that majority of students studying my degree are women, it feels so frustrating to have to prove that women read!!
Wait until they figure out being a thot and thought daughter are not mutually exclusive...
couldn't agree more!! it's a never ending cycle of misogyny being repackaged in different forms. "you make being a thought daughter your whole personality" maybe they just like books!! or even better, they are on that part of the internet to celebrate this aspect of themselves, so of course they'll talk about it a lot online. people are too quick to view women as one-dimensional
thank you!! completely agree with people wanting to just celebrate part of themselves online - and that doesn’t give a right for people to call others one dimensional
I love this and I agree so heavily with how you wrote about it!
thank you! glad you enjoyed the read ☺️
thank you!! for this. i think i also saw the note you were referring to in the beginning, and the content of the article... i can't help but agree with everything you say! same people complain about lack of intellectualism, but god forbid young women take interest in more complex works of art and literature -- they must be faking it for likes and views on tiktok
thank you for reading! I’m glad you agreed - there’s such a hypocrisy when it comes to complaining about the lack of intellectualism and making fun of young women talking about literature! thanks for pointing that out
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😮, low-key same
i do think that the criticism itself rests almost solely on the fact that it’s just another niche term expressed through immaculately curated images rather than a real, tangible idea / personality / interest etc being expressed. there’s this pressure to lump interests together and present it in a very manufactured “aesthetic” (for lack of a better term!) that makes it easier for corporations, businesses, brands to latch onto and use for corporate greed / sales. i think some of the crit in the comments centring ‘thought daughter’ around liking books isn’t exactly true — it’s not about liking books or thinking critically etc., it’s about presenting the image of liking those things in a bite-sized package that expresses the ideal of the person you wish to be & which can easily become profitable in the market. putting together a stylised moodboard and lumping a book cover on there doesn’t equal liking books; it’s just following another trend and like there’s nothing wrong w that but ‘thought daughter’ isn’t anything more than just a trend??? this also isn’t saying people expressing this as are faking being interested in literature etc but the two are not mutually exclusive and actually meaningless and i think most of the criticism floating around about it is rooted to an idea of it perpetuating capitalistic notions rather than like.. misogyny? but i am interested in hearing more of where you think the criticism is rooted in misogyny; i’ve seen it as quite separate to what you’ve listed but would really love to hear more!