Top 10 Worst Tomboy Stereotypes

Here are a list of the DUMBEST tomboy stereotypes EVER!
The Top Ten
1 We hate girly girls

I think this is by far the worst tomboy stereotype ever! Just because we don't like girly things doesn't mean we don't like girly girls. I have two best friends, and they are both girly-girls, and I'm a tomboy!

WRONG! I'm a tomboy, my 9-year-old cousin is a girly girl, and I love her for it.

2 We are obsessed with sports

While I personally love playing dodgeball and football, there are lots of tomboys out there who couldn't care less about sports. So I guess this is a dumb stereotype.

3 We want to be a boy

I hate this stereotype! Just because we act like boys, it doesn't mean we're all transgender! Get your facts straight, stereotypers!

No. That would be weird. I'm comfortable with the gender I was born with, and I wouldn't change it.

I like being a girl, but I do want to be a boy. Not every tomboy wants to!

4 We are lesbians

I am a major tomboy. Even when I was younger, I never liked the color pink or other girly things, and I loved playing sports, play fighting with my brothers, and wearing baseball caps and sneakers. I even wore a tuxedo to my junior prom, but people assumed I was a lesbian just because I am a more butch girl. I am 100% heterosexual and have only ever been sexually and romantically attracted to men.

I have a friend who is a lesbian, and she is pretty feminine. She likes dating very masculine or mannish girls. I currently have a boyfriend who is attracted to tomboys and women who wear suits, so I was definitely the perfect fit for him.

Your sexuality should not define how you express your masculinity or femininity, and I wish people understood that instead of being sexist and stereotypical.

5 We try to act "cool" and "hip"

This is one of the worst stereotypes of the lot. I'm a tomboy, and I hate it when people try to act "dank"! And the dabbing! I think that dabbing is the worst thing you could possibly do when trying to be "hip," especially with grown-ups! Coolness is truly in the eye of the beholder.

6 We hate makeup

Ok, so I don't really like the idea of putting chemicals on my face just to get a date, and neither do a lot of tomboys. But there are thousands of tomboys who don't mind makeup. Some even wear it!

I wear lipstick sometimes! I like it, but not all the time.

7 We're mean

That's not true. Just because we're tomboys, it doesn't mean we're bullies.

8 We hate shopping

Well, I love shopping for Funko Pops and video games, but not really clothes. Unless I'm shopping for some video game or TV show shirt.

It depends on what we are buying.

9 We're just going through a phase

Ugh, the dreaded "It's just a phase." Apparently, when we hit puberty, we all forget what the word "boy" means and start wearing dresses and high heels, AKA growing out of our "phase."

10 We can't be "sexy"

Apparently, just because we don't wear dresses and high heels, it means we can't be "sexy." Not true. I had a crush on the sexiest girl I've ever seen, and I think she was a tomboy.

Women in blazers and suits are much hotter than the typical dress and heels.

The Contenders
11 We hate the color pink

I'm a tomboy, but I love every color, including pink!

I do. But yeah, it's a dumb stereotype.

12 They must have short hair

I have short hair, but it doesn't mean every tomboy wants short hair. I want a boy's cut, but some prefer to have long hair.

I am a tomboy, and I have long hair. My mom thinks that tomboys must have short hair, though.

13 They think they are "not like other girls"

No! There's no "one" way to be a girl, in my opinion. Don't listen to those sources! The "not like other girls" statement should never have existed. I hate those claims.

14 They like eating dirt

Eww... I'm not a tomboy myself, but I do know that nobody eats dirt! It's harmful to your body and very disgusting. Dirt has bacteria in it, and it can make you very sick!

15 We don't cry

I mean, that stereotype is pretty stupid, considering tomboys are like any other human being when it comes to expressing emotions. Gender expression doesn't matter - we've all cried at least once.

16 We don't have feelings

Everybody seems to think we're rude bullies just because of what we like. There are tomboys out there who try to be "lit" and act like that, and because of that, everybody seems to have gotten it into their heads that we're all like this. Thanks, "lit" tomboys.

Mostly untrue. They are nice too, but they feel bad for me less. They often have these grimy activities, which make my sensitive self worry. I'm glad that I pull much sweeter, more mundane pranks.

17 They are gangsters

Not all tomboys are gangsters. I am one, and I don't like gangsters.

18 We all like a certain fandom

I'm an in-between tomboy and girly-girl, and this stereotype needs to stop. Not every tomboy likes Pokémon, Transformers, TMNT, FNAF, etc. I like Transformers, but not every tomboy does.

I get extremely annoyed when I see a question on a tomboy or girly-girl quiz, and if there's a question like "Do you like Pokémon" and you answer no, you'll get labeled a girly-girl. Please make this one stop.

19 We like being ugly
20 They are so mean
21 We beat people up
22 They like to call people dude or bro

I'm not a tomboy, but I know that not every tomboy does that.

23 We listen to odd music

You mean music that NEVER appears on the radio?

24 We are emo
25 They sound annoying
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