New social media trend from Sweden: the 'Soft girl' ?

[Anonymous]

This is interesting! Noticed on the BBC site this AM that the latest trend out of Sweden is for employed women to abandon careers to become what the Swedish call 'Soft girls.' This is the artical:


https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0j1wwypygxo

At first I was kinda horrified; NGL. But maybe this could be overall good? Im intrigued.

[Anonymous]

This is not new or Swedish.

It's been and dumb TikTok trend for at least a year.

[Anonymous]

Dang another black trend co-opted by white people. At least acknowledge the origins!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dang another black trend co-opted by white people. At least acknowledge the origins!

It's really crazy there's no mention of nigerian soft girls since it's the same news outlet. Do some journalism BBC!
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20221202-...-to-lead-a-soft-life

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is not new or Swedish.

It's been and dumb TikTok trend for at least a year.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dang another black trend co-opted by white people. At least acknowledge the origins!

It's really crazy there's no mention of nigerian soft girls since it's the same news outlet. Do some journalism BBC!
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20221202-...-to-lead-a-soft-life

Well, I don't know about that. And this Swedish trend seems uniquely Swedish, it says "“It’s about leaning away from this ‘girl boss’ ideal that we've seen for a lot of years, where there are very, very high demands for success in every aspect of life,” explains Johanna Göransson, a researcher for Ungdomsbarometern."

So thats different.

But the "boss girl" push really hit home, since DC seems all about pushing the "boss girl" identity. Hard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dang another black trend co-opted by white people. At least acknowledge the origins!

People (women) have been doing this for a long time. Someone just discovered it for themselves and starting blogging/IGing/TikToking about it, thinking they invented it. People always have been opting out of a particular popular version of work/career/family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dang another black trend co-opted by white people. At least acknowledge the origins!

It's really crazy there's no mention of nigerian soft girls since it's the same news outlet. Do some journalism BBC!
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20221202-...-to-lead-a-soft-life

Well, I don't know about that. And this Swedish trend seems uniquely Swedish, it says "“It’s about leaning away from this ‘girl boss’ ideal that we've seen for a lot of years, where there are very, very high demands for success in every aspect of life,” explains Johanna Göransson, a researcher for Ungdomsbarometern."

So thats different.

But the "boss girl" push really hit home, since DC seems all about pushing the "boss girl" identity. Hard.

Oh.

Now I understand why these trends are popular. There are a lot of people like PP who can't think beyond whatever the paper in front of them tells them to think.

Laziness! What a revolutionary new idea!

[Anonymous]

You mean Trad Wife?

[Anonymous]

This is being fueled by the internet, largely tiktok, across the world. It will have serious ramifications on women in the workplace and I predict we will see more women opting for the tradwife lifestyle.

But I'm focusing on the upside, which is that more women dropping out of the workplace means more opportunities for smart ambitious women like me.

[Anonymous]

Not new. Not Swedish.

[Anonymous]

So the gist of this is that a man is the plan?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is being fueled by the internet, largely tiktok, across the world. It will have serious ramifications on women in the workplace and I predict we will see more women opting for the tradwife lifestyle.

But I'm focusing on the upside, which is that more women dropping out of the workplace means more opportunities for smart ambitious women like me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dang another black trend co-opted by white people. At least acknowledge the origins!

It's really crazy there's no mention of nigerian soft girls since it's the same news outlet. Do some journalism BBC!
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20221202-...-to-lead-a-soft-life

Well, I don't know about that. And this Swedish trend seems uniquely Swedish, it says "“It’s about leaning away from this ‘girl boss’ ideal that we've seen for a lot of years, where there are very, very high demands for success in every aspect of life,” explains Johanna Göransson, a researcher for Ungdomsbarometern."

So thats different.

But the "boss girl" push really hit home, since DC seems all about pushing the "boss girl" identity. Hard.

It's the same thing
Hustle culture = leaning in = girlboss
Soft life = quiet quitting = trad ideals

https://www.pwrmagazine.com/post/how-the-nige...nging-hustle-culture

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dang another black trend co-opted by white people. At least acknowledge the origins!

People (women) have been doing this for a long time. Someone just discovered it for themselves and starting blogging/IGing/TikToking about it, thinking they invented it. People always have been opting out of a particular popular version of work/career/family.

It's like when everyone thought "Girl Lunch" was some new and novel thing. So stupid.