
You've probably heard at least one of these two statements if you're a young woman—especially a Black woman—in the digital age:
"I'm not like these other girls."
"All girls rock. Black girls—we're just on another level."
One of these is oft said by a girl, likely conventionally attractive, who refuses to befriend other women. Rihanna, a musical powerhouse, fashion icon, and cultural phenomenon, is responsible for the second quote. Her words echoed on social media for weeks after she spoke this lionization of Black girls during BET's "Black Girls Rock!" awards show in April.
The difference between these two statements derives solely from the character and confidence of whose spoken them. Both are considered cool girls, but Rihanna exudes a confidence accumulated from years of surrounding herself with other women.
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