What makes a woman messy? The short answer is excess. Of any kind. The more complicated answer is excess of fun. The Trainwreck in pop culture is a sort of deuteragonist of the Shrew. She’s fun to be around, a “good-time girl,” but ultimately a cautionary tale, a woman who will lead good girls astray if they spend too much time with her. Indulging in pleasure and partying for the sake of it is childish and unladylike. Girl parties should be wholesome sleepovers in pastel-colored pajamas, not drug-fueled benders involving sex with strangers. That’s why she’s often been the supporting character
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