Many of you have heard Hailee Steinfelds newest single, "Most Girls" and if you haven't, I suggest you give it a listen:
After hearing this song over and over on the radio, I realized how freaking empowering this song should be for girls all over. The music video starts out with a guy attempting to compliment a girl by saying, she's not like most girls. However, that's not a compliment. That guy has stereotyped girls in his own head and decided most girls look, act, and behave the same way, and because he assumes girls agree with this stereotype he has created (and the media seemingly emphasizes), he goes on to employ the compliment that not being like most girls is a rare and beautiful thing. That's when Hailee Steinfeld excuses herself from the situation.
The thing is, we are like most girls. We all experience similar things, we all feel the same way and often times care too much. However, Hailee makes sure to remind us that her song isn't about cloning ourselves to be like most girls, instead it's an appreciation of the similarities we share as a female race.
She goes on to mention that it's okay to change the body that you came in. What she means is that it's great if you feel comfortable in your own skin, but if you want to be stronger or more fit, then take action over your own body. Then she reminds us that the being like most girls is what should be the new compliment because most girls, "are smart and strong and beautiful" so why would we want to be anything else?
Lastly, she sums up the fact that, although we share many similar characteristics and should be proud to be a girl, no two of us are the same. So even if guy were to say, "you're not like most girls", he would still stand incorrect as he loosely assumes most girls are the same. So for you guys assuming we want to be admired as a rare form of girl, you're wrong, because there's nothing weak or insignificant as being like most girls. We work hard, go far, and are unstoppable, and we have Hailee Steinfeld to thank for reminding us of that.
