A teen just trying to figure it out - Tavi Gevinson
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four years ago today exactly actually I
four years ago today exactly actually I
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started a fashion blog called style
started a fashion blog called style
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rookie last September of 2011 I started
rookie last September of 2011 I started
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an online magazine for teenage girls
an online magazine for teenage girls
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called rookie mag.com
called rookie mag.com
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and the title of my talk is still
and the title of my talk is still
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figuring it out and the MS paint quality
figuring it out and the MS paint quality
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of my slides was a total creative
of my slides was a total creative
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decision in keeping with today's theme
decision in keeping with today's theme
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and has nothing to do with my inability
and has nothing to do with my inability
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PowerPoint so um I edit this site for
PowerPoint so um I edit this site for
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teenage girls I'm a feminist I am kind
teenage girls I'm a feminist I am kind
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of a pop culture nerd and I think a lot
of a pop culture nerd and I think a lot
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about what makes a strong female
about what makes a strong female
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character um and you know movies and TV
character um and you know movies and TV
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shows these things have influenced my
shows these things have influenced my
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own own website um so I think the
own own website um so I think the
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question of what makes a strong female
question of what makes a strong female
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character often goes
character often goes
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misinterpreted and instead we get these
misinterpreted and instead we get these
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two-dimensional super women who maybe
two-dimensional super women who maybe
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have one quality that's played up a lot
have one quality that's played up a lot
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like you know a Catwoman type or um she
like you know a Catwoman type or um she
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like plays her sexuality up a lot and
like plays her sexuality up a lot and
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it's seen as power but they're not
it's seen as power but they're not
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strong characters who happen to be
strong characters who happen to be
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female they're completely flat and
female they're completely flat and
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they're basically cardboard characters
they're basically cardboard characters
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the problem with this is that then
the problem with this is that then
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people expect women to be that easy to
people expect women to be that easy to
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understand and women are mad at
understand and women are mad at
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themselves for not being that simple
themselves for not being that simple
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when in actuality women are complicated
when in actuality women are complicated
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women are multifaceted not because women
women are multifaceted not because women
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are crazy but because people are crazy
are crazy but because people are crazy
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people so the flaws are the key I'm not
people so the flaws are the key I'm not
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the first person to say this what makes
the first person to say this what makes
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a strong female character is a character
a strong female character is a character
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who has weaknesses who has flaws um who
who has weaknesses who has flaws um who
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is Maybe not immediately likable but
is Maybe not immediately likable but
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eventually
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relatable I don't like to acknowledge a
relatable I don't like to acknowledge a
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problem without also acknowledging those
problem without also acknowledging those
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who work to fix it so just wanted to
who work to fix it so just wanted to
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acknowledge shows like Mad Men movies
acknowledge shows like Mad Men movies
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like Bridesmaids whose female characters
like Bridesmaids whose female characters
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or protagonists are uh complex
or protagonists are uh complex
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multifaceted um Lena Dunham who's on
multifaceted um Lena Dunham who's on
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here uh her show on HBO that premieres
here uh her show on HBO that premieres
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next month girls she said she wanted to
next month girls she said she wanted to
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start it because she felt that every
start it because she felt that every
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woman she knew was just a bundle of
woman she knew was just a bundle of
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contradictions and that feels accurate
contradictions and that feels accurate
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for all people but you don't see women
for all people but you don't see women
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guys but I don't feel that I still feel
guys but I don't feel that I still feel
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that there are some types of women who
that there are some types of women who
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are not represented that way and one
are not represented that way and one
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group that will focus on today are teens
group that will focus on today are teens
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because I think teenagers are especially
because I think teenagers are especially
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contradictory and um still figuring it
contradictory and um still figuring it
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out and in the '90s there was Freaks and
out and in the '90s there was Freaks and
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Geeks in my so-called life and their
Geeks in my so-called life and their
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characters um Lindsay Weir and Angela
characters um Lindsay Weir and Angela
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Chase I mean the whole premise of the
Chase I mean the whole premise of the
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show the shows were just them trying to
show the shows were just them trying to
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figure themselves out
figure themselves out
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basically but those shows only lasted a
basically but those shows only lasted a
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season each and I haven't really seen
season each and I haven't really seen
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anything like that on TV
anything like that on TV
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since um so this is a scientific
since um so this is a scientific
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diagram of my brain um around the time
diagram of my brain um around the time
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when I was when I started watching those
when I was when I started watching those
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TV shows I was like ending middle school
TV shows I was like ending middle school
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starting high school I'm a sophomore now
starting high school I'm a sophomore now
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um and I was trying to reconcile all of
um and I was trying to reconcile all of
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these differences that you're told you
these differences that you're told you
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can't be when you're growing up as a
can't be when you're growing up as a
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girl you can't be smart and pretty you
girl you can't be smart and pretty you
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can't be a feminist who's also
can't be a feminist who's also
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interested in fashion you can't care
interested in fashion you can't care
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about clothes if it's not for the sake
about clothes if it's not for the sake
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of what other people usually men will
of what other people usually men will
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think of you um so I was trying to
think of you um so I was trying to
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figure all that out and I felt a little
figure all that out and I felt a little
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confused and I said so on my blog and um
confused and I said so on my blog and um
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I said that I wanted to start a website
I said that I wanted to start a website
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for teenage girls that was not this kind
for teenage girls that was not this kind
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of one-dimensional strong character
of one-dimensional strong character
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empowerment thing because I think one
empowerment thing because I think one
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thing that can be very alienating about
thing that can be very alienating about
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a misconception of feminism is that
a misconception of feminism is that
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girls then think that to be a feminist
girls then think that to be a feminist
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they have to live up to you know being
they have to live up to you know being
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perfectly consistent in your beliefs
perfectly consistent in your beliefs
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never being insecure never having doubts
never being insecure never having doubts
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uh having all of the answers and this is
uh having all of the answers and this is
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not true and actually uh reconciling all
not true and actually uh reconciling all
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the contradictions I was feeling became
the contradictions I was feeling became
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easier once I understood that feminism
easier once I understood that feminism
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was not a rule book but a discussion a
was not a rule book but a discussion a
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conversation a process and this is a
conversation a process and this is a
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spread from a Zen that I made last year
spread from a Zen that I made last year
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when um I I mean I think I've let myself
when um I I mean I think I've let myself
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go a bit on the illustration front since
go a bit on the illustration front since
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but yeah um so I said on my blog that I
but yeah um so I said on my blog that I
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wanted to start a this publication for
wanted to start a this publication for
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teenage girls and ask people to submit
teenage girls and ask people to submit
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their writing their photography whatever
their writing their photography whatever
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to be a member of our staff I got about
to be a member of our staff I got about
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3,000 emails um my editorial director
3,000 emails um my editorial director
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and I went through them and uh put
and I went through them and uh put
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together a staff of people and we
together a staff of people and we
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launched last
launched last
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September and this is an excerpt from my
September and this is an excerpt from my
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first editor's letter where I say that
first editor's letter where I say that
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rookie we don't have all the answers
rookie we don't have all the answers
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we're still figuring it out too but the
we're still figuring it out too but the
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point is not to give girls the answers
point is not to give girls the answers
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um um and not even give them permission
um um and not even give them permission
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to find the answers themselves but
to find the answers themselves but
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hopefully Inspire them to understand
hopefully Inspire them to understand
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that they can give themselves that
that they can give themselves that
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permission they can ask their own
permission they can ask their own
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questions find their own answers all of
questions find their own answers all of
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that and rookie I think we've been
that and rookie I think we've been
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trying to make it a nice place for all
trying to make it a nice place for all
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of that to be figured out um so I'm not
of that to be figured out um so I'm not
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saying like be like us and we're perfect
saying like be like us and we're perfect
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Role Models because we're not but um we
Role Models because we're not but um we
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just want to help represent girls in a
just want to help represent girls in a
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way that show shows those different
way that show shows those different
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dimensions I mean we have articles
dimensions I mean we have articles
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called uh on taking yourself seriously
called uh on taking yourself seriously
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how to not care what people think of you
how to not care what people think of you
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but we also have articles like oops
but we also have articles like oops
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oh I'm figuring it
oh I'm figuring it
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out um if you use that you can get away
out um if you use that you can get away
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anything um we also have articles called
anything um we also have articles called
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how to look like you weren't just crying
how to look like you weren't just crying
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in less than five minutes so all of that
in less than five minutes so all of that
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being said I still really appreciate
being said I still really appreciate
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those characters you know in movies and
those characters you know in movies and
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you know articles like that on our site
you know articles like that on our site
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that are just about being totally
that are just about being totally
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powerful maybe finding your acceptance
powerful maybe finding your acceptance
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with yourself and self-esteem and your
with yourself and self-esteem and your
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flaws and in um how you accept those so
flaws and in um how you accept those so
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what I want you to take away from my
what I want you to take away from my
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talk the lesson of all of this is to
talk the lesson of all of this is to
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just be Stevie Nicks like that's all you
just be Stevie Nicks like that's all you
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have to
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do because my favorite thing about about
do because my favorite thing about about
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her other than like everything is that
her other than like everything is that
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she is very has always been
she is very has always been
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unapologetically present on stage um and
unapologetically present on stage um and
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Unapologetic about her flaws and about
Unapologetic about her flaws and about
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reconciling all of her contradictory
reconciling all of her contradictory
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feelings and she makes you listen to
feelings and she makes you listen to
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them and think about them and yeah so
them and think about them and yeah so
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please be Stevie Nicks thank
please be Stevie Nicks thank
[Applause]
you
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