Hannah+Y's+Op-Ed+Article

Things that Girls do that Piss Me Off As a girl, I can pinpoint the exact things that girls do that just irritate me. Aside from the obvious smack-talking, taking pictures with “those less worthy” and fake laughing about everything that a cute guy will say, here are some of the stupidest things that girls do.

1. Stop **asking if you look “fat”** in that dress. I know I’m a girl and I’m your friend and we go shopping together, but if you ask me once I’ll be honest. If I say that your weight isn’t an issue in that dress, then just get over it and realize how good it looks on you. Ask me twice? I’ll say you look fat and ugly just to prevent from a third time. You know you’re pretty, so stop being an attention snob and either buy the damn dress or put it back.

2. Your **Facebook picture**? That’s supposed to be you. Not some model that you’re pretending to be. We all know that you don’t look like that in real life, so in the end you just kind of look…silly.

3. **Now, let’s talk about duck faces.** You know, that face you do that makes you look like you have Angelina Jolie lips, model cheekbones, and an impeccable jaw line? I don’t care if you are imitating the 7th graders you saw walking down the street, or if you’re just hanging out with your friends, duck faces are never okay. It isn’t sexy and you look stupid, so stop doing it.


 * 4.** **Cry. All the time.** The only times reserved for crying are: the anniversary of 9/11, a funeral, at the end of Toy Story 3 when they all almost died in a burning fire pit of trash, occasional screenings of A Walk to Remember, and those pesky ASPCA animal abuse commercials. Anything else? You’ll get over it. You don’t need the attention, I promise.


 * 5.** **Pretend to know about sports/cars/anything that guys like.** That’s really all that needs to be said. If you only like the Red Sox because you like Boston as a city, then tell the guy that you’re trying to impress just that! Swallow your pride, girls.


 * 6.** **Singing song lyrics. In any form.** You can jam to Selena Gomez or Vanessa Carlton if you’re in your bathroom, singing into your brush while waiting for your toenails to dry. I do it all the time. Walking around campus with your iPod in and mouthing lyrics makes you look like a babbling schizophrenic. Similarly, singing in class is NOT OKAY. I’m just trying to label some bones, so you humming the tune to the new Maroon 5 song is not the appropriate background noise.


 * 7.** **Expect their boyfriend to pay for everything.** The first few dates before the two of you are going out is when the boys should pay, sorry guys, blame gender roles. What really makes me laugh, though, is that some girls declare themselves feminists while still expecting their boyfriend to be chivalrous and pay for all their outings. Listen, if you want to fight for women’s equality and rights, then thank you for doing that, that’s cool. But then these girls turn around and retreat back to the old fashioned gender roles of the man being their “knight in shining armor” and paying for everything! The guy is supposed to take care of them, pay for their completely useless expensive stuff, and basically support them like they would have if they were living in the 1800’s! You want to be treated exactly like a guy, you want all the rights that guys have, you want the same respect that they have, yet you’re complaining that he isn’t taking care of you like a man is supposed to! Then, when these girls are thoroughly disappointed in the guys who will not pay for every single dinner, they sit around on their butts and complain, saying, “where are all the good guys?” and “how come no one can take care of me?” and all this other crap! Get over yourself, get out of the 1800’s, and figure out what you really want before making yourself look like a completely hypocritical snob.

There are probably a hundred more of these things that I could talk about, but before this gets too heated, I’ll just stop at 7. Listen, I’m tired of people looking at me like I’m a ticking time bomb ready to explode into every possible irritating thing that my gender can do. Pull yourself together. Remember: don’t ask if you’re fat, put a picture of yourself that actually looks recognizable on the internet, duck faces are never attractive, stop crying about everything, don’t pretend to know what you’re talking about if it comes to sports, stop singing song lyrics outside of your bathroom, and do NOT expect your boyfriend to pay for every single dinner if you’re going to demand total equality. Girls just piss me off.