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Don't Be THAT Girl... That girl who posts selfies of herself on Instagram or Facebook ten times a week. That girl who “works out” with barely any sweat on her at the end of the workout. That girl who cannot for their lives do one proper push-up. That girl who doesn’t know the meaning of the word “triplet.” That girl who does not know who Michael Jordan is. Let’s face it; we have all ran into one of THOSE, and we have all been annoyed, or aggravated by their lack of awareness, or common knowledge at one point or another.

A balanced person is a well-rounded person, and a well-rounded person is, most likely, a smart and healthy person. When it comes to girls my age, there are so many that are not well-rounded, or balanced. They take pride in bad grades when their friends get bad grades, and they are most concerned with what their social status is, and how they look. Now, don’t take my statements as mindless generalizations; of course there are many girls that are not obsessed with social status or looks, but let me assure you, there are many that are, and if they are not constantly glued to their camera on their IPhone, or their Instagram or Facebook, they are attached to ridiculous shows on television that have terrible acting and heaps of illogical and pointless drama. It is extremely annoying to my senses when I hear that a girl knows what “Pretty Little Liars” (a horrible show) or “Secret Life of an American Teenager” (an equally horrible show) is, but they don’t know who Robert De Niro is. Or, even more frustrating is when a girl will know who her heartthrob is in One Direction, but will no nothing, or will have never even heard of U2. So many girls my age, as well as boys, do not have any culture behind them. All they know is what is here and now, and they know no knowledge of acclaimed actors, singers, writers, or even common celebrities like Michael Jordan, or even common icons from history like Thomas Jefferson. So many girls these days lack common knowledge of truly influential and substantial people or events. They allow the overflow of social media and gossip to control their full attention, and so they never spend time experiencing new things and learning new things. It seems to me that the common ditsy and annoying blonde type of girl has been made common in America through lack of education, and overall lack of interest in trying new things. Oh, you want to watch On The Waterfront, one of the most highly acclaimed and well made movies in Hollywood? Nah, let’s just stick to the same old cheesy chick-flick Magic Mike; black and white films with foreign actors bore me. When a girl is diverse in their experiences, and has learned a little bit of everything, they are made way more attractive as opposed to the girl who doesn’t like to watch old movies because they are boring. Intriguing and substantial intellect and experience is extremely important for every aspect of life, and so many girls these days are so limited in their knowledge of things outside their own present time period, and as a result, their personalities become weak, boring, and extremely annoying.

Now we have all seen that girl who does the so called, “girl” push-up, and we have all see the dreaded and horrendous valleys and hills that are created by girls who attempt the push-up, but just don’t quite get it right. And let’s not forget the girl who goes to the gym looking all pretty and who leaves the gym looking the exact same as when she came in. The work out was really not that hard if you barely sweated at all during. Now I am more speaking of the physical abilities of THAT girl, which, let’s face it, everybody thinks are a complete joke. This idea ties in with being properly balanced and well-rounded; having substantial background knowledge and experience and basic physical skills which can help raise confidence, as well as health. I cannot even count how many times I have seen girls who cannot even do one easy push-up, or one simple pull up, and this is deeply concerning and aggravating to me. Not only does this girl not know who Matthew Mcconaughey is, but they also can’t physically do simple exercises that build the average strength of an average American citizen. I know for a fact that I am not the only one irritated by this type of person. So please, don’t be THAT girl.