You _____ like a Girl.

Where society considers it a “brilliant burn”, it is nothing but

downright insulting to women. This phrase implies that
women are weaker, that anything, when done like a woman,
has to be indirectly flawed.
This phrase is so liberally used in our society that we no more
see it to be problematic. This not only shows women in a bad
light but also discourages men from expressing themselves
because who in their right mind would want to be associated
as a woman?!
This, however, did not only contain men, it was also asked of
the little girls, to not cry “like a girl”, to toughen up, and never
show their weak side. Now, this phrase to be fed to a kid and
the psychological toll it takes on them is to give them an idea
of a weaker gender.
“Like a girl” is just one part of this entire range of
misogynistic comments. To ask, “is it that time of the month”
when a woman presents her opinion, because how is it
justified for her to be dogmatic and angry, without something
being wrong about her? So, the blame lands on the menstrual
cycle.
Society sometimes does not discriminate, not when it comes
to these problematic phrases. “Grow a pair/strap on a pair”
because apparently “manliness” comes with them. The idea of
being a man and a woman instilled by society is merely a box,
and some people spend their entire lives trying to fit into
them. This box is rigid and never kind to anyone who tries to
shape it in any other way.
We as a society should consciously stop using these terms, it
might seem harmless at first but it so happens that when we
go on using these terms, somehow in this process it tends to
be normalized.
The burden falls upon our shoulders to de-normalize them and
have everyone look through the lens of empathy. Honestly, it
would be great if men do things “like a girl”, at least they
would be done right. For once.