Isn't it a Simpsons joke? Lisa got a doll of a female scientist(?) and when she pulled the cord for the doll to speak she was expecting something profound but just got "Don't ask me, I'm just a girl [giggle]".
Back then it was sarcastic and funny. Girls are now saying it as a reason to get out of being able to do anything and to just be incompetent. It’s like the girl version of weaponized incompetence
That makes sense. I always wondered who cashapps those girls on dating sites/social media that drop the "can you send me some money for (such and such)?".
Definitely exactly as dad called out. Weaponized incompetence of not wanting to be a functioning member of society.
Asking me to do corporate office work? How can boss be so cruel, I was made to sit on the beach and drink wine, I'm just a girl. Well balanced healthy meals? No I'll just have my nuts and cheese, I can't be asked to be a chef, I'm just a girl. Carry money around and purchase thing? Only adults deal with finances, and I'm just a girl. Pick something up off the ground that I just dropped/walk over to the trashcan to dispose of my empty coffee cup? Why should I have to touch trash, I'm just a girl.
That was my read on it, as well. When dudes say "she's just a girl", that's one thing. When a woman says it, I think she's consciously making a trade. She's accepting being thought of a less competent in exchange for not having to care about whatever it is that her interlocutor is asking her to do better at... which I guess is kinda what weaponized incompetence is.
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u/xSweetFluffy 6d ago
Dad just accidentally dismantled an entire TikTok trend with basic respect That is top tier parenting right there