In the last couple years it's become trendy for girls and women (usually youngish women) to self-identify as a bimbo. It's not that common but it's what could be called a subculture.

When I read articles about it they say that this is a supposed reclaiming of the term, where you can look super-hot (in a conventionally attractive way), wear sexy revealing clothing, and be "hyper-feminine" (whatever that means) but -- and here's the twist -- be intelligent rather than a stupid airhead.

However, the bimbo TikToks and social media posts from self-identified bimbos don't fulfil this last point, and in every way fulfil the traditional bimbo stereotype of being extremely airheaded. ("Teehee, I'm just a dumb girl, I don't understand!")

If people want to dress sexy and be "girly", go for it, but adopting the airhead thing is just so deeply degrading to the person doing it and to all girls/women/femme nonbinary people. Framing it as feminist and empowering just adds insult to injury. Really makes me angry that this is now a thing.

I swear if I see another meme stanning RBG I'm going to snap and send in the tanks.