我昨天想出一个金句： girl可以是一种处境，也可以是一种态度。前者是被动的状态，后者是主动的选择。

大致意思就是，处于弱势被支配地位的我们都是girl（我模糊地感觉上野千鹤子的书里也有类似的观点）。但同时，我们也有自己的力量，有来自边缘的看待事物的方式。

如果我是像上野那样的学者，大概就这个观点能洋洋洒洒写几千字。但我只是一个疲惫的上班族！所以下面只是一堆围绕这个话题的碎片。

首先请看VLR(我最喜欢的SNL sketch之一):

然后这两天我manager为了在跟别的team吵架的时候有足够的data，指挥我做了好多在我看来没有太大意义的measurement和simulation[1]。

我在做measurmement的时候发现自己脑子里在唱ive的Kitsch,只不过把歌词里反复出现的kitsch自动改成了bitch。

一通bitch唱下来，感觉神清气爽，也很符合ive千金大小姐的氛围嘛。

其实工作时脑子里会自动播放的歌还有很多，比如很累的时候会出现查理小程序（girl~ it’s so condusing sometime~ to be girl girl girl girl 摊手）：

又比如早上不想面对成堆的邮件时会出现田小娟：

其实关于这个话题，我觉得最切题的是我最近在看的一部美剧borad city(《大城小妞》)，不过我实在是太爱这部剧了，等我刷完之后再单独写一篇。

最后再来一段VCR！按照项飙的句式，就是把girl作为方法。祝大家周末开心！

[1]我的天啊，这种中英夹杂读起来真的很做作，但是我平常真的是这么说话的，尤其是跟工作相关。

Yesterday I came up with a line I really liked: “Girl” can be a situation, or it can be an attitude. The former is passive, something you’re put into. The latter is active, something you choose.

Roughly, what I mean is — when we’re in a vulnerable or powerless position, we’re all “girls” in a way (I vaguely remember a similar idea from Ueno Chizuko’s writing). But at the same time, we still have our own power — a way of seeing the world from the margins.

If I were an academic like Ueno, maybe I could write a whole essay unpacking this. But I’m just a tired office worker! So instead, here’s a random collection of fragments circling around the idea.

First, please enjoy VLR (one of my favorite SNL sketches ever):

The past few days, my manager has been making me run a bunch of measurements and simulations — all for the sake of collecting “enough data” to argue with another team. I personally think most of it is meaningless busywork.

While doing those measurements, I realized my brain was looping IVE’s Kitsch — except I kept replacing “kitsch” with “bitch” in the chorus.

After a round of “bitch bitch bitch,” I felt refreshed. It really matches that spoiled rich girl vibe IVE has going on.

Actually, my brain queues up all kinds of songs while I work. When I’m tired, it starts playing Charli XCX — “girl~ it’s so confusing sometime~ to be girl girl girl girl” [shrugs]

And when I really don’t want to face a pile of emails in the morning, Jeon Soyeon comes in clutch:

Honestly, the show that best captures what I’m trying to say is probably Broad City — I’ve been rewatching it recently, and I love it so much I want to write a whole separate post when I’m done.

One last thing — let’s end on a VCR moment! To quote Xiang Biao: “girl as a method.” Have a lovely weekend, everyone!