The aestheticization — dare I say fetishization — of female pain reaffirms the conditions that made girls sad in the first place. Simply put, the Sad Girl reeks of complacency.

He was skinny. He had long hair and a beard. I said, ‘Is that you, Travis?'” the neighbor said. “He had a sad face.” ...

Sad Girl Autumn is like Hot Girl Summer’s cool aunt. She lives in a haunted cottage in the woods, and believes pumpkin-scented candles can cure almost any heartbreak.

Sad Girl Track Club was born to “normalize being a lil emotionally unwell,” according to its social media pages. It’s okay, after all, to be a little sad.

Lana Del Rey paved the way for the “sad girl music” playlists that serenade our commutes – you know, the ones where we gloomily gaze out of the window pretending we're starring in an indie flick ...

Think of any “sad girl” in a film. You know the one: she wears baggy jeans and band T-shirts, slams doors and sits alone in canteens. And she’s almost always reading The Bell Jar by Sylvia ...

Sad girl novels — think Normal People by Sally Rooney, ... Photo shows An illustration of falling books on a beige background with the ABC logo and text reading The ABC Book Club.

In her column “Brutal Monsters,” Cate Burtner ’25 offers commentary on the literature of mental illness. I have always thought the term ‘sad girl poetry’ was condescending.

Today, most of my liked songs on Spotify could be described as “sad-girl music,” regardless of their respective genre. From Taylor Swift and Lorde’s synth-pop breakup anthems to Fiona Apple and Alanis ...

In the past few years, the term “sad girl music” has caught on in pop culture, social media and even music streaming sites like Spotify. Friday, May 9, 2025. Advertise Donate Submit.

For me, being a sad girl means being in touch with the way I feel (and feeling it all). It means embracing joy as much as sadness and not having to pretend that I’m someone I’m not; it is ...

In ‘Banal Nightmare,’ the sad millennial girl grows up. Sort of. Story by Annie Berke ... as a White woman from a working-class background, is among society’s most worthy victims.