“I’m also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.” In an instant, Anna Scott’s tear-jerking line from the 1999 film “Notting Hill” captured my heart. With a confession of love ...

My favorite color has been black for as long as I can remember. Black lured me in not because of how elegant or bold it could be, but because of how strikingly different it was from pink. As a kid, I ...

“Oh I’m just a girl, all pretty and petite / So don’t let me have any rights,” Gwen Stefani sings in No Doubt’s satirical 1995 hit “Just a Girl.” The song criticizes misogyny by mocking the ...

“I wouldn’t trade being female for anything,” said Gwen Stefani, “but the guys don’t understand what a burden it can be sometimes.” Frustrated by her overprotective parents because she was a girl, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a 1994 episode of "The Simpsons," Lisa’s Malibu Stacy doll responds to questions with, “Don’t ask me, I’m just a girl!” In ...

In a world where expectations can feel as high as the skyscrapers of Boston, embracing the simplicity of being “just a girl” has become my guide. It’s a reminder that –– in the midst of societal norms ...

Britta DeVore is a Senior Author for Collider who has been known to dabble with Reality News as well. When she isn't sitting behind her laptop bringing readers her hot takes on upcoming projects or ...