Yes, "girl power" was supposed to be a cute pat on the head, was taken seriously, and has led to countless magical-thinking delusions that ruin women's lives, like when they go backpacking in a 3rd world country alone and get their heads cut off within 3 days.
As it turns out, uncivilized people don't believe in girl power so much.
This statue was placed in front of the NYC stock trading bull statue as a testament to women's collective delusions that they possess a magical trait that will protect them from dangers such as a charging animal, who has not seen Sex and the City and would never 'get it.'
Please take a moment. Really let this sink in.
We live among at least 2 generations of women who see this statue and think "Yeah! My magical girlness would stop a bull too! My passive existence and bad attitude obligates nature to behave as I wish!"
And no one is watching them! Not only that, they're making decisions about immigration and foreign policy!
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