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The Era of the Girl Crush

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After The Hunger Games came out, women and girls obsessed over the adorable antics of Jennifer Lawrence. For Mila Kunis, it was Friends with Benefits. For those who seem love the never-changing half smile of Kristen Stewart, it was Twilight.

 

As these young women forged their paths into the cinematic world of the 21st century, a new type of celebrity obsession began. The “girl crush”.

 

“It isn’t necessarily a crush, as someone would say normally, its more of an ‘Oh i think shes hot.’” said Hannah Myers ’14. “I define a girl crush as when a straight girl thinks another girl is really attractive and appealing (not just visually) and would really have no issue flirting with or potentially dating said girl.” said Jessica Gross ’15, “Usually it’s a celebrity or somebody else totally unattainable.” It means something a little bit different to anyone. But everyone seems to have one.

 

The common girl crush seems to be a beautiful celebrity woman, usually one who has played a strong role in the movie they have starred in. Isabel Perry ’15 said, “I think girls have crushes on celebrity girls that they aspire to be like.” Sometimes these women are aspirational because of their beauty, their fame, or even their fortune.

 

There are a few Hollywood heroines that seem to be stealing the hearts of girls worldwide. Most girls fall for the adorable antics of Jennifer Lawrence, the graceful superiority of Leighton Meester, even the cowgirl charm of Miley Cyrus. “Emma Watson is flawless. That accent and her angelic qualities get me every time.” said Perry.

 

However, as the girl crush develops, boys seem to be less and less public about the celebrities they are obsessing over. Long gone are the days that Megan Fox and Halle Berry were the constant topic of conversation. While girls develop appreciation for their gender, boys seem to alienate themselves from celebrity obsessions. “I’m sure on some level they do [obsess], but it is far less acceptable socially.” said Gross.

 

However, Isabel Perry ’15 has faith in the male to male crush. “Guys 100% have crushes on guy celebs. I mean come on, Ryan Gosling? How could you not…”

 

 

 

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By the age of 18, most kids have not yet chosen their favorite word. In fact, most teenagers have never even thought about such a question. Perhaps a few have been asked on a “Getting to Know You” sheet handed out by English teachers on the first day of school. But in that case, most probably just mindlessly scribbled words onto their sheets such as “literally,” or “totally,” or “dude.” Cadence Neenan ’15, on the other hand, has thought about this deeply. Her favorite word is “loquacious.” Neenan grew up in a home that fostered a love for all things English. With her mom as a former Staples High School English teacher and her dad as a librarian, Neenan was destined for a love affair with vocabulary, grammar, and reading. “My mom always used to read to me ever since I was little,” she said. “I love to read because I was raised to be a good reader.” In school, Neenan has opted to create a heavy course load that reflects her love of English and reading. AP Lit, AP Lang, AP Euro, and AP Gov are just a few of the difficult classes Neenan has chosen to take on. For Neenan, however, much of the learning and “fun with English” goes on outside the class material. “The other night, I was reading a poem during English class,” Neenan said. “I really liked it, so I brought it home and showed my mom. We spent the whole 45 minutes at dinner rhetorically analyzing it and talking about the devices the author used. It was so fun.” Alongside typical English classes, Neenan has also become a part of Inklings to exercise her love of writing. After taking Intro to Journalism, she fell in love with newspaper writing and, since then, has proven herself to be an essential Inklings player, as she is now the Web Managing Editor. “When I found out that I got Web Managing I had a panic attack because I was so happy,” Neenan said. “I like being a managing editor because I love the freedom the web gives me to be creative with my ideas.” Neenan also plans to use her journalism and writing skills in college and, later, in her career. “In college I want to study political science, but I am considering using that to go into journalism,” Neenan said. “Going into journalism with a focus on politics is what I am really interested in.”

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