6/22/2023 0 Comments Tomboy by lisa selin davis![]() ![]() By the 1970s, tomboys were a valued archetype of girlhood, even a pinnacle to achieve, until they were replaced by highly feminine “girl power” archetypes such as the Spice Girls. The story is set in the 1950s, when tomboys were common characters in novels, film and TV - think of Scout Finch, the short-haired heroine in overalls from “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Tomboys were certainly not the norm, but they weren’t far from normal, and their representation sent a message to girls that embracing aspects of masculinity was, if not sanctioned, then at least understood. But they had a name for such a girl: tomboy. The Jets punished her at first for playing the role of girl wrong. When she didn’t want to get married because it was “too noisy,” A-Rab snapped at her: “You ain’t never gonna get married. They insulted her they told her to beat it. ![]() ![]() She was as tough as the boys - tougher, maybe - though they often reminded her that she didn’t belong. In the original “West Side Story,” Anybodys was a fleeting but memorable character. ![]()
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