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Many of us have experienced the desire to present ourselves in a more favorable light to our significant others, bosses, and friends. It's natural, and there's no harm in it. Human pride can be a powerful motivator, leading us to act or speak in ways that may not truly reflect who we are. Some of these moments have been captured on the subreddit 'Not Like the Other Girls' in some funny and entertaining posts.

The subreddit has a thriving community of 860k members who share posts where people attempted to appear cool but came across as cringy. We've gathered a collection of our favorite ones so without further ado, let's dive into this cringe-fest and have a sneaky chuckle. Don't forget to upvote the ones that brought you the most laughter.

#1

Been Seeing This Woman's Tweets A Lot

Been Seeing This Woman's Tweets A Lot

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At times, we tend to think of ourselves as smarter, funnier, kinder, and paradoxically, even more modest than we truly are. This is called the Dunning-Kruger effect. But in psychology is it known as the Superiority Illusion.

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    #2

    Golden Skin Shimmering In The Summer Sun

    Golden Skin Shimmering In The Summer Sun

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    #3

    This Probably Doesn't Fit Here But

    This Probably Doesn't Fit Here But

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    Xandra
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This too, but all teenagers go through a "not like other people" phase because of normal developmental stages.

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    In 1995, McArthur Wheeler robbed two banks in Pittsburgh in broad daylight wearing no mask. He was identified from security cameras. When police asked him about it, he said he rubbed lemon juice on his face. It supposedly should have worked as an invisible ink. He tested it before the robbery by putting juice on his face and then taking a Polaroid picture - it showed no face. Let's just say this man is as good at robbery as photography.

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    #4

    "I'm Not Like Other Girls I'm Sick In The Head"

    "I'm Not Like Other Girls I'm Sick In The Head"

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    Kiri
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel like some people don't realize that Jeffery Dahmer was a real person who actually murdered real people, and that families are still suffering from his actions and not just a fictional character that was on Netflix.

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    #5

    Some Of You Honestly Just Use Nlogs As An Excuse To Flex Your Inner High School Bully, It’s Nasty And Awful

    Some Of You Honestly Just Use Nlogs As An Excuse To Flex Your Inner High School Bully, It’s Nasty And Awful

    Riverendell Report

    Mrs. Ginger McSarcasm
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rude and hateful words coming out of a mouth just really ruins a face too

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    #6

    She’s Got Like 6 Days To Eat All Of That

    She’s Got Like 6 Days To Eat All Of That

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    Flamingo Croquet
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then she should know better than to put tomatoes in her fridge. 🍅

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    A few psychologists, Justin Kruger and David Dunning, were so intrigued by McArthur Wheeler's funny robbery story that they held a social experiment with psychology undergraduate students. They performed problem-solving tests using logic, analysis of grammar, and assessment of whether jokes were funny. Surprisingly, the results revealed that those who scored the lowest overestimated their performance. In their research paper, Dunning and Kruger wrote that "…people who are unskilled in these domains suffer a dual burden: Not only do these people reach erroneous conclusions and make unfortunate choices, but their incompetence robs them of the metacognitive ability to realize it." The phenomenon subsequently became known as the Dunning–Kruger effect, sometimes called ‘the unskilled and unaware effect.’

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    It is also interesting that the Dunning-Kruger effect involves smart people underestimating themselves.

    #7

    Found In The Wilds Of Instagram

    Found In The Wilds Of Instagram

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    General Anaesthesia
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A short time ago, Bored Panda taught me that Colleen Hoover is the last author in the world that I would want to read. We are not the same.

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    #8

    Okay Then Make Friends With Girls Who Want To Do This???

    Okay Then Make Friends With Girls Who Want To Do This???

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    Susie Elle
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me too, but then again I have girlfriends who would all rather do this so that solves that problem, but I also have girlfriends who would rather get their nails done which is fine and they can show me after or maybe I will go with them just for shits 'n giggles, who knows? It's like we're people.

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    #9

    Found One Out In The Wild

    Found One Out In The Wild

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    SSG49
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe I'm not trying to get married. Maybe I just want to enjoy life.

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    Unfortunately, the Dunning-Kruger effect is part of being human. The good news for us is that it can be remediable. "Paradoxically, improving the skills of the participants, and thus increasing their metacognitive competence, helped them recognize the limitations of their abilities," Dunning and Kruger wrote in their paper.

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    #10

    Tell Me You're Insecure Without Telling Me You're Insecure

    Tell Me You're Insecure Without Telling Me You're Insecure

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    ThatCapybara
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a South African AND a student AND a girl… smh

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    #11

    A Facebook Gem Shared By A 14 Year Old Girl

    A Facebook Gem Shared By A 14 Year Old Girl

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    #12

    Did You Win? Do All The Men Like You Yet?

    Did You Win? Do All The Men Like You Yet?

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    Perceiving yourself to be better than you are is also linked to optimism. It is considered by many to be one of the most desirable traits to have. We just don't want that negativity. However, according to Leuven University’s Vera Hoorens and colleagues, it can come at a price: "It may make you look naïve, and you may be in for disappointment when your sunny predictions fail to materialize." 

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    #13

    Someone Actually Made This List On Twt

    Someone Actually Made This List On Twt

    bubblegum_bitch03 Report

    Jennifer .S
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You know us single women, love having abortions on the weekends

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    #14

    Apparently Only This Girl Wants To Get A House

    Apparently Only This Girl Wants To Get A House

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    #15

    Found One In The Wild

    Found One In The Wild

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    Laure
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you can't even spell the name of your "favourite" author or the character you relate to the most...

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    Another pitfall linked to optimism emerges when you become ensnared by the hubris hypothesis. According to the above mentioned Belgian scientists, it involves "comparing yourself favorably and explicitly with other people. This leads others to believe that you hold disparaging attitudes toward them because you’re letting them know that you think of yourself as superior. It’s a particular form of pride in which the claims you make about your worth come at the expense of acknowledging that of other people." 

    #16

    Found On Facebook

    Found On Facebook

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    Sergy Yeltsen
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Women shaming, degrading and abusing other women. If men were doing this, we'd be horrified.

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    #17

    Im Not Like Other Girls Because I Love Harassment And Have A Real Womb

    Im Not Like Other Girls Because I Love Harassment And Have A Real Womb

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    Black Cat
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She's right tho, if she's OK with being objectified and sexually assaulted then she's NOT like other girls.

    tw 72
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I don't mind being treated like a piece of meat."

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    PotatoNinja5000
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lots of hallmarks of it being a male cosplaying as a female online to justify their awful behaviour. If they have to double down on 'evidence' that you are a certain type of person, chances are they aren't actually that person. The nail in the coffin is the last part where they apparently know what it is like from a male perspective and slam women as being a different group to what they are.

    Emmydearest
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you. No woman would be fine with having her a*s grabbed constantly at work by her superior, c'mon. And even if you would, for whatever reasons, most women wouldn't and your tolerance of abuse (cause that's abuse) makes it easier and "justifiable " for those men to reiterate their behavior.

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    Joelle Jansen
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This just can't have been written by a woman. No woman would say this.

    Lakota Wolf (she/her)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to agree, but there are women out there who actually BELIEVE their only "purpose" in life, the literal only reason they exist, is to birth children and be a man's "mate". Not even his partner or his equal, but basically his walking baby factory. So, nowadays, I WOULD believe this was written by a woman :(

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    Ross “Sarcastic Dad”
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Way to set your gender back generations. Congratulations, you're part of the problem.

    Say What
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Men grab her a*s yet she calls women entitled. What she needs is a dictionary.

    Lakota Wolf (she/her)
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As an aside, I'm a woman with a womb and a vagina and I've been trying to have said womb removed since I was 11 years old. Anyone know any good OBGYNs in the SoCal area? XD

    Slambamblam
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WDYM an actual women with a vagina and womb? 💀 Do other women have cereal boxes for private parts? 💀

    Pa4040
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She means she is a biological female, and not a trans guy in a dress.

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    your sarcastic bestie
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    what the actual f**k? just because you like it doesnt mean other women like it, why wont you just wise up and realize the world doesnt revolve around your huge ego. i kinda feel bad for her because she doesnt know sexual assault when she sees it, but comments like this...just gets rid if all sympathy for her.

    Mreoww
    Community Member
    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let me guess, strong women keep quiet and persevere despite harassment? Lady, you need to talk to someone and really, really need to stop posting outrageous opinions.

    Sami-Jo Ross
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Five bucks says sockpuppet for a neckbeard who wants women to embrace being assaulted and objectified.

    Nitka Tsar
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Her society is very anti women, no? I have worked in kitchens with male chefs too AND in … I don‘t know what it is called. With mechanics (a very male dominated firm) and NO ONE, not even once! catcalled or grabbed my a*s or whatnot. That would be considered sexual harassment and unprofessional. You can loose your job for stuff like that here. And this is not new here. It‘s been like this for at least 30 years (probably more but I am not that old yet, so I cannot testify). Men are not animals. They are able to behave like adults. They are not little school boys who do not know better. It‘s your societies education and upbringing that makes your men behave like that! Teach them better! (Yes I know I am generalising . I know there are good and bad in every society. But some societies seem to have more of one then the other)

    Gary Geracci
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey! Women cat call too smartass!

    Grace Gardner
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was sorta understanding... like she wants to be "complemented"? until the whole okay-with-boss-sexually-assaulting-her thing. That.. I really just can't.

    Steph Bombardier (Stephhhh)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    oh, shes so right! if ur employer and coworkers sexually assault u, ur gonna wanna take it as a compliment and not be concerned! this is what I;ve been doing wrong this whole time😶‍🌫

    Moo
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...what was the reason for being transphobic on top of it all. Like you're already telling women to stop being sensitive over catcalling and sexual harassment, but to be transphobic too? Overall disgusting human

    Djennie
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That was written by a man

    Juliette Deroulede
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If anyone dares touch me or make a gross comment... 😡💥

    michael Chock
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She defines herself as a womb and a vagina. Stop drinking the kool-aid.

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    #18

    I Drink Beer, Not Fruity Drinks!!

    I Drink Beer, Not Fruity Drinks!!

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    Red Lotus 🪷
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isn't she doing the exact thing she's complaining about?

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    So it's not positivity or negativity, arrogance or modesty that matters. It is the fine balance between all those things. Keep scrolling to see all those 'not so modest' people, as featured on r/notliketheothergirls. When you're done, feel free to delve into our previous posts about the subreddit here, here, and here.

    #19

    Not One Of The Kardashians

    Not One Of The Kardashians

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    Fairytails From Other Worlds
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do they have a mold where they make Kardashians? I can’t tell them apart 🤔

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    #20

    Stumbled Across Someone's Ig Story

    Stumbled Across Someone's Ig Story

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    ThatCapybara
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s the ✨💕we are nOt ThE SaMe✨💅 for me 😒

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    #21

    So Cute And Quirky !!! Gross, Men Have Feelings? 😩

    So Cute And Quirky !!! Gross, Men Have Feelings? 😩

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    Angieeee
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow...you're a s**t person. So glad you bragged about it

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    #22

    Just Why

    Just Why

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    ThatCapybara
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s bcz everyone else made smart life decisions. Xoxo, me, who once forgot my sneakers on a hike and regretted it immediately.

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    #23

    Party Bad

    Party Bad

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    #24

    I’m Not Like Other Girls I Make Bone Broth

    I’m Not Like Other Girls I Make Bone Broth

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    Susie Elle
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These two things aren't even related but you do you I s'pose

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    #25

    Not Sure If This Has Already Been Posted But 🥴

    Not Sure If This Has Already Been Posted But 🥴

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    #26

    I Can’t Even-

    I Can’t Even-

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    Emmydearest
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She eats while doing cardio? And on top of that she exercises wearing a turtleneck, hair down, wearing earrings and a necklace that don't even go with each other? Mmm, that sounds...odd.

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    #27

    Just Saw This On Twitter

    Just Saw This On Twitter

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    Mrs. Ginger McSarcasm
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anti-vaxxer that won't use birrh-control? Her gaggle of future children are doomed

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    #28

    Mascara Trend Nlog

    Mascara Trend Nlog

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    ThatCapybara
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some of this is actually not all wrong

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    #29

    So Brave - Inspiring

    So Brave - Inspiring

    NearlyFlavoured Report

    Angieeee
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Basically she loves herself more than her kids

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    #30

    #differentbreed

    #differentbreed

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    #31

    Ah Yes Calling All Other Women The “Competition” And Then Belittling Them For Who They Identify As And Where They Have Body Hair

    Ah Yes Calling All Other Women The “Competition” And Then Belittling Them For Who They Identify As And Where They Have Body Hair

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    #32

    Frankly Talking About Grout Sounds Boring

    Frankly Talking About Grout Sounds Boring

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    #33

    On A Video About Andrew Tate

    On A Video About Andrew Tate

    Satan_Resolution666 Report

    xolitaire
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah girl, human trafficking is such an underrated hobby lets goooo

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    #34

    I May Be Off Base, But This Feels Super Shame-Y

    I May Be Off Base, But This Feels Super Shame-Y

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    Say What
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She's pretending those that wait don't come from cults that rely on purity culture for women that also don't believe in divorce. How silly.

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    #35

    Imagine Being This Desperate For Attention

    Imagine Being This Desperate For Attention

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    Mrs. Ginger McSarcasm
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Guess I'm not a real woman then. Any advice on how to tell my husband?

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    #36

    On R/Askreddit

    On R/Askreddit

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    Say What
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She calls women r******d while complaining they're b****y. She lacks self awareness.

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    #37

    Tiktok Comment Accusing This Girl Of Sexualising The Workplace Bc She Likes Dressing Up

    Tiktok Comment Accusing This Girl Of Sexualising The Workplace Bc She Likes Dressing Up

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    Jude Corrigan
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She isn't 'dressing up', she is making herself presentable for work. I hate this type of thing because I bet the critic, would still be critical if her nails weren't manicured or her hair blow dryed.

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    #38

    I’m Glad All The Comments Weren’t Agreeing With Her

    I’m Glad All The Comments Weren’t Agreeing With Her

    ASAP4TACOS Report

    Sanemi
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dude I have pcos so I HAVE to take pills to regulate my cycle if not its so fked up that I will go like 5 months without it and end up crying because of the amount of pain I'm in when I get it so I'm sorry if my ovaries do not agree with your idea of using birth control pills or hormonal pills to regulate my cycle. How are you wild by doing this and me not? I'm just taking care of myself dude

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    #39

    She’s The Best You Guys

    She’s The Best You Guys

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    Stary_cat
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can speak 8 instruments and 2 sports+gyms?

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    #40

    Can We Please Stop With This Crap Already??

    Can We Please Stop With This Crap Already??

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    #41

    Girl….who Asked?

    Girl….who Asked?

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    Susie Elle
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who the heck even frolicks, like for real?

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    #42

    Apparently Wearing Flats Makes You A Slob

    Apparently Wearing Flats Makes You A Slob

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    Susan Bosse
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the 80s, I worked w a lady who wore stilettos every single day. She told me she couldn't wear flats or tennis shoes because it made her feet hurt due to wearing stilettos daily for so long.

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    #43

    “Im Not Saying Male Friends Are Better Than Female Friends!! Im Saying That Girls Are Predictable ”

    “Im Not Saying Male Friends Are Better Than Female Friends!! Im Saying That Girls Are Predictable ”

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    Tinu
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just saying, I don't mind the lake.

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    #44

    She Don't Cook Low Vibrational Food Boys 🤬

    She Don't Cook Low Vibrational Food Boys 🤬

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    Lakota Wolf (she/her)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why does she feel the need to talk about the smell of her future significant other's feces?

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    #45

    Imagine Being This Level Of “Pick Me” That You Create A Whole List

    Imagine Being This Level Of “Pick Me” That You Create A Whole List

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    xolitaire
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WTH is wrong with single motherhood? First abortions are made illegal, now it's also wrong if you actually go through with having the child?! MAKE UP YOur MINDS!

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    #46

    A Woman… Drinking… Beer??!! Scandal!!

    A Woman… Drinking… Beer??!! Scandal!!

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    #47

    👍👍👍👍👍

    👍👍👍👍👍

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    #48

    Having Kids Good , Having Carrer Bad

    Having Kids Good , Having Carrer Bad

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    #49

    How Do I Tell Her. She’s A Grown Ass Woman

    How Do I Tell Her. She’s A Grown Ass Woman

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    #50

    Comparing Other Women To Each Other Is Stupid, Not To Mention It’s Not “Classic” It’s Just Rude

    Comparing Other Women To Each Other Is Stupid, Not To Mention It’s Not “Classic” It’s Just Rude

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    Stary_cat
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Both aged beautifully and had different opportunities and life experiences.

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    #51

    My Sports Bra Is From The Men’s Section

    My Sports Bra Is From The Men’s Section

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    xolitaire
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love that they used the poop emoji here, no need for further commentary

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    #52

    You’re A Whole Woman Yourself, Bozo

    You’re A Whole Woman Yourself, Bozo

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    Hayley Futter
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh this is how the world looked before women got the vote? Wait a minute...

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