{"id":11713,"date":"2023-09-28T16:39:37","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T14:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/28\/cant-we-have-a-funny-joke-why-girlmath-is-dividing-tiktok\/"},"modified":"2023-09-28T16:39:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T14:39:37","slug":"cant-we-have-a-funny-joke-why-girlmath-is-dividing-tiktok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/28\/cant-we-have-a-funny-joke-why-girlmath-is-dividing-tiktok\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Can\u2019t we have a funny joke?\u2019 Why #girlmath is dividing TikTok"},"content":{"rendered":"

The lighthearted trend \u2013 using questionable numbers to justify indulgent purchases \u2013 has been accused of fueling sexism<\/p>\n

Anyone who watched 2000s episodes of What Not to Wear or read Cosmopolitan in the 90s knows girl math well. Back in the day, we used to call it fashion math. Let\u2019s say a designer bag costs $800. That\u2019s out of budget \u2013 until you remember you\u2019ll use it every day. That\u2019s, like, less than $1 per wear.<\/p>\n

Congratulations: you\u2019ve just completed girl math 101. Women on TikTok say the trend, which began with a video made by the user Samantha James, pokes fun at the lengths we will go to justify life\u2019s indulgences. Maybe everything you want to buy on Sephora.com costs $38, but $40 will get you free shipping, so you\u2019re actually saving money if you go ahead and add a $15 mascara to your cart. Makes sense, right?<\/p>\n

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\nThe lighthearted trend \u2013 using questionable numbers to justify indulgent purchases \u2013 has been accused of fueling sexism
\nAnyone who watched 2000s episodes of What Not to Wear or read Cosmopolitan in the 90s knows girl math well. Back in the day, we used to call it fashion math. Let\u2019s say a designer bag costs $800. That\u2019s out of budget \u2013 until you remember you\u2019ll use it every day. That\u2019s, like, less than $1 per wear.
\nCongratulations: you\u2019ve just completed girl math 101. Women on TikTok say the trend, which began with a video made by the user Samantha James, pokes fun at the lengths we will go to justify life\u2019s indulgences. Maybe everything you want to buy on Sephora.com costs $38, but $40 will get you free shipping, so you\u2019re actually saving money if you go ahead and add a $15 mascara to your cart. Makes sense, right? Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The lighthearted trend \u2013 using questionable numbers to justify indulgent purchases \u2013 has been accused of fueling sexism Anyone who watched 2000s episodes of What Not to Wear or read Cosmopolitan in the 90s knows girl math well. Back in the day, we used to call it fashion math. Let\u2019s say a designer bag costs …<\/p>\n

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