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A reminder that it's always been this way, the manosphere is just the latest version of it (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone)
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[โ€“] vithigar@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"Flapper" was a 1920s subculture of women that was, well, exactly what's pictured. The original etymology is unclear, as far as I know.

[โ€“] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Didn't know the etymology, you made me look!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flapper

Sounds reasonable to me. Wonder if there's any tie in with "chick" as slang for "girl".