'I'm Not Like Other Girls' in Young Adult books

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today we have a discussion video about the 'i'm not like other girls' trope and how it appears in early young adult fiction books! think twilight, shadowhunters, shadow and bone, red queen etc. Hope you enjoyed this kind of video, i'm a commentary channel now (jk lol...unless?). also i now have even more respect for people who fully edit whole video essays. Media mentioned in this video: • Three other videos about the 'not like other girls' trope in general: By Tiffanyferg: https://youtu.be/7nL-kgbbcBA By Jordan Theresa: https://youtu.be/Ngz0D1J8Zb0 By Sarah Z: https://youtu.be/BNCWW80WTPY • The Aesthetic by ContraPoints: https://youtu.be/z1afqR5QkDM • Femininity and the Intersection of Race and Class by Shanspeare: https://youtu.be/2Jiw_AxFy1w • Ain't I a Woman by Bell Hooks: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/250792.Ain_t_I_a_Woman • YA Protagonists Still Aren’t Like Other Girls by Ashia Monet: https://ashiamonetb.medium.com/ya-protagonists-still-arent-like-other-girls-5b0806813540 Timestamps: 00:00 intro 2:51 PART 1: what is the 'not like other girls' trope 4:10 why do girls call themselves 'not like other girls'? 6:07 PART 2: how NLOG appears in YA books 6:39 paranormal romance 7:31 the strong female character 11:48 but why????? 13:05 PART 3: the femininity contradiction 16:31 PART 4: the femininity contradiction in YA books 17:19 the rival mean girl 18:45 male approval 21:46 beauty 24:18 conclusion 24:50 PART 5: modern YA fiction 25:47 PART 6: what did we learn from this? 26:28 outro + bloopers 🌻 w a n n a s e e m o r e? • Easy non-fiction recommendations: https://youtu.be/4i8arIyqipY • How to read critically: https://youtu.be/tLcp7hKEu7E • Reading vlogs: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgKswbo9NMjuurACxhIQVB3llDgqh8SIA 🌸 m y e t s y s h o p I sell bookmarks, bookplates and art prints! https://www.etsy.com/nl/shop/thebookleo?ref=hdr_user_menu-shop 🌼 s o c i a l m e d i a • goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/23388825-leonie-dams • twitter: @thebookleo • instagram: @thebookleo • business enquiries: [email protected] 🌺 a b o u t m e Hi! My name is Leonie and I am a 23 year old girl who loves talking about books! From YA to non-fiction to classics, I read it all (although fantasy will always be my fave). I live in the Netherlands and go to university, but make booktube videos in my spare time :) 🌹 m u s i c • Youtube Audio Library