I'm just a Girl Crop Top

Every girl has heard it at some point: "Why can't you be more like her?"

Be quieter. Be softer. Be more polite. Laugh a little less, want a little less and take up a little less space.

So we tried. We became the girl who was "not like other girls." We still weren't enough, because the rules kept changing.

This design came from the day we stopped playing that game.

I'm not like other girls. I'm worse.

Worse at pretending. Worse at staying silent when something feels wrong. Worse at shrinking to make someone else comfortable. Worse at saying sorry for being exactly who we are.

That kind of "worse" is the best thing that can happen to a girl.

The smiley isn't sarcasm. It's peace. It belongs to a girl who has stopped explaining herself and started enjoying herself.

This tee is for her. It's for the loud laughs, the strong opinions, the late-night plans and the unapologetic yes-I-said-it energy.

Not like other girls. Worse. And finally free. 🖤