Early last month, Slate posted an article entitled, “In Defense of Zooey Deschanel” after the actress was criticized for wanting to be a girly girl with feminist beliefs. In an interview with Glamour Magazine last month, she remarked, “I want to be a fucking feminist and wear a fucking Peter Pan collar.” Same here, Zooey, same here. The idea of being a girly girl has often been reduced to a sign of weakness. As someone who has an affinity for wearing skirts and dresses, this definitely resonates with me. This, essentially: “Here’s the thing about being a girlie girl. I think there was a generation before us that felt like [...]
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