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Podcast: Growth In Progress
Episode: Actually, weâre just like other girls
Description: A discussion about ice hockey was not on our 2025 podcast bingo card, but we like to keep you (and ourselves) guessing!
This week weâre chatting about the phrase âyouâre not like other girlsâ. This phrase feels like it was normalised in 90s rom-coms and was always the âultimate complimentâ from a guy. We both get a big ick from this phrase for many reasons, why shouldnât we be like other girls? and how does this backhanded compliment double as a patriarchal means of controlling women? Also, why do you never hear âyouâre not like other boysâ...