Move over Brat Summer, Demure Fall is here.
Women are often told to be a mans vapid accessory rather than his smart, vocal peer.
A brat demeanor encapsulates a fun, loud, messy girl whos the life of the party.
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According to her, the demure response is proving that all types of femininity are equally powerful.
In this way, the demure aesthetic is a playful reclamation of oppressive patriarchal standards.
Were self-aware of it now, so the harmful standard cant be used against us anymore, explains Werner.
Now its just fun!
Lebron even shared avideoof her doing Charli XCXs Apple dance in a demure way, which the singer reposted.
Will we ever be enough?
The demure trend is the latest and ultimate contestment with the male gaze.
women are playing the part and they know it.
It’s sort of similar to the ‘trad wife’ trend that’s taken over, she tells Byrdie.
The demure trend specifically shows how trans womens experience with femininity is nuanced and multi-layered.
