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I’ll admit it: society did this to us. Society came up with this idea of being “basic” and made some women feel like they were boring, ordinary, not-unique and just plain, well, plain by simply liking the things we like (scented candles and cinnamon Frappuccinos, to name a few.) And so, women feel the need to rebel. But some have gone too far. Let’s just be honest: women who do this are trying too hard not to be “basic.”
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Throw “No Basics Brunches”
Yes, this is a real thing that we’ve seen. Who knew there were requirements on who could brunch — and where?
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Throw out all their Coach and Michael Kors
Yes, every woman with more than $100 to her name has a bag from one of these designers at this point, but does that suddenly diminish the quality of the brand, or can we be happy other sistas have upgraded too?
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Trash non-natual living
Women trying to prove they aren’t basic love to tease other women for not being as “conscious” as they are when it comes to living completely natural, organic lifestyles. What they forget is being hyper-judgmental is actually quite basic.
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Be annoyed by babies
We get it—you need so badly to prove that you’re not one of those women with a screaming biological clock, that you overcompensate by saying babies are gross. Those poor babies didn’t do anything besides be born.
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Bull rings
You don’t need to look like you’re in a post-apocalyptic biker gang to prove you’re not basic. Some people like nose rings, some people like septum piercings, neither is better than the other.
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Shaved heads
You’re gonna regret it…You’re not Amber Rose. Even Amber Rose isn’t Amber Rose.
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Drink Jameson
Stop pretending you like the flavor. A cosmo tastes one hundred times better and we all know it. Kudos for putting down the Moscato though.
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Get an enormous dog
Let the record state that I’m a dog lover. But it’s so obvious that some women walk around with some enormous mastiff/pit bull/boxer mix wearing a spiked chain just so it’s clear they’re not into Chihuahuas.
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Over-share sex stories
In order to prove they’re not prudes, some women will share the details of having a man ejaculate on their face with their coffee barista.
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Support chauvinists
Some women, to prove they aren’t “girly” or “sensitive” talk about how much they love misogynistic rap lyrics because they are a bad b*tch and whatnot.
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Talk like a chauvinist
Oh and talking about how you’ll be in the kitchen “where you belong” is soooo edgy. Not.
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Only have male friends
A classic sign of being basic is actually the inability to get along with other women so you might want to get back in touch with your lady friends.
