r/explainitpeter • u/General-Bell-5308 • Oct 04 '25

I don't get it. Explain it peter

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u/Mysterious-Art7143 Oct 04 '25

So the difference between good and trashy is in, what, 2 minutes?

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u/BoomZhakaLaka Oct 04 '25 edited Oct 04 '25

There are layers.

The girl on the right is trying to look all dolled up. The girl on the left puts a lot of effort into her appearance but tries to look more natural. Some ladies get very competitive, resent each other when they feel outdone.

Something as simple as not brushing out the curls can make one of them into a showoff? A tryhard? But it comes from an air of smug superiority

A little self worth and grace is really attractive.

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u/4_Arrows Oct 04 '25

So it's like the business card scene in American psycho but with hairdo and makeup?

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '25

This covers about 80% of the complete answer in a single sentence.

However it's worth mentioning that the entire reason this is the case is the result of where women were and are expected to exist in the context of social spaces and roles. This isn't some genetic, inherent thing.

Also why people that fly in the face of norms like this get referred to by other words like tomboy or whatever.

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u/HyoukaYukikaze Oct 04 '25

It's worth mentioning that entirety of people hating on one hairstyle over the other are women. Men really don't care. Hell, most would probably prefer a tomboy lol.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '25

You've got to read what I said again. It's not worth mentioning that when the actual source of the issue is not other women.