How can you tell if a guy is basic
Next time you call a girl basic look at what you’re wearing
Girls get a lot of crap for being “basic”. With our leggings and our Starbucks and our Canada Goose jackets, we are all suddenly a little basic.
But why can’t boys be basic too?
We hit the streets to see what you thought a “basic boy” would be.
He wears shorts in the winter
“I feel like a lot of girls get shit for not wearing that much to parties. But it gets SO HOT. I feel like a guy version of that is when they try to be manly and wear shorts all winter or something.” – Sophomore, TRF
“Yeah, or no jacket because it’s not ‘that cold’.” – Freshman, undecided
They have a Canada Goose jacket
“I walked out of my dorm during man rush to see like 50 guys just huddling together with Canada Goose jackets on. People who think only girls wear them must be blind.” – Junior, Biology
“Honestly during both rushes there were people lined up outside the houses with every single person in a black coat. If you don’t know if the house is a sorority or a frat, you probably wouldn’t be able to tell if it was a line of girls or guys.” – Sophomore, Engineering
They always have Starbucks
“People always associate Starbucks with girls but honestly I have classes with guys who probably have had more SB coffee this semester than I’ve had in my life.” – Senior, business
They say Dude or Bro every sentence
“I think the stereotype for girls is that they always say ‘literally’ or that they ‘can’t even’. So maybe for guys it’s saying ‘dude’ and ‘bro’ all the time?”
“Oh my god. Not every single person’s nickname could possibly be ‘brah’. Use their actual name once in a while.”
They wear khakis
“Khaki’s are probably their leggings. But actual leggings are way better.” – Freshman, Psychology
“It might be a Whitman or Newhouse requirement to wear khakis all the time.” – Freshman, Accounting
They line up outside frat houses
“It’s hilarious. Girls get so much crap for it and then two weeks later, there they are outside the frat houses getting excited about all the friends they’re going to make.” – Junior, Policy Studies
They love late night Marshall Street food
“I heard a bunch of frat boys leaving their house at like midnight, and they were making plans to go to Calios. Like 20 or 30 of them. And they were all so excited for it like ‘aw yeah dude, Calios is awesome!’.” – Sophomore, Pre-Law
They wear salmon shorts, boat shoes, Timbs, and have group messages
It’s clearly not hard to reverse the “basic” stereotype, and if “basic” were to be applied to guys, this whole campus would be “basic”. So the next time you’re about to use the word “basic” to describe some one, think about it. You might be a basic bitch yourself.