If the aforementioned shows are to be believed, all teen girls are social media bullies, faux-woke hypocrites and downright mean to other people for the pure pleasure of bragging that they have two boyfriends. But roughly 180 moons ago, I was a teen girl. The early aughts was a tough time to be a teenage girl watching television because it didn't feel like anyone making TV shows understood what it was really like to actually be one. But teen girls deserve more credit and respect across the board -- on shows not made specifically for them (like "White Lotus") and especially on shows made for them. TM, is that there's a reason names like Meadow Soprano, Dana Brody and Julie Taylor -- teen girls often listed among the Images matter and the bad ones stick.

Source: CNN August 07, 2021 13:57 UTC