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    hydrogen_jukebox: You know, since I was in fifth grade I was taught that there are so many better adjectives out there to use than just deigning to use "nice". It's too... more »
    kolea: My best guy friend is dating one of these "nice girls" right now. She just got kicked out of her apartment by her roommates, and none of her "friends"... more »
    Awry: I hate the word "nice". Its been twisted in such a way. "Nice" girls are boring as hell and "Nice" guys are passive agressive wankers. Whereas in r... more »
    GirlyQ is a manta ray: I'm raunchy, I love to drink, I love to swear. I am also friendly, funny, and intensely loyal. I sleep with whomever I want, and volunteer. 10% of my ... more »
    quatrevingtquatre: I don't think being a nice girl means being passive. I think being a nice girl has a lot to do with making good choices. Like I don't believe for a mo... more »
    Perhaps Not: Er, also, I can't think of a worse model for female (or male, for that matter) behavior than the heroine of the Twilight books. Not to be a total buzz... more »
    Sputnik_Sweetheart: I clicked through the Good Girls Gallery at the Daily Beast (I'm feeling rather masochistic today I guess) and there seems to be a strong emphasis on ... more »
    clevernamehere: "Nice Girl" doesn't have to mean passivity and an inability to deal with conflict. When I think of a nice girl (or guy) I don't assume they are so pa... more »
    YourScreenplaySucks: How boring. In a language full of adjectives, why must we only aspire to seeming nice or "bad"? Why can't it be hip & trendy to just be happy? Or grum... more »
    casi nadie: How about simply admiring some actresses/singers/what have yous for being talented, intelligent, or simply interesting? Or is that too rational? Do my... more »
    Penny: A few things.... For starters, the raunchiest girls tend to be pretty.....boring. Certainly in bed. The one's I have known, that is. Same for dude... more »
    Casquivana: Ah, the madonna/whore objectification!! Even teens and Disney stars must be defined within those parameters!! Is there any way people start thinking o... more »
    greengrey: Do we have to be "raunchy" or "nice"? No grey area, as usual, I guess. Though I disagree that it's cool to be nice. It's cool to be sneering and sarca... more »
    HighSchoolFearleader: I think that the media should stop labeling women as "good girls" or "bad girls". No one is all good or all bad. Can't we enjoy celebrities without pu... more »
  • #sugarnspice

    Nice Girls Finish First — Or Is It Last?

    Just a few months after it promoted gum-snapping, curse-yelling "British It girls" as the next big thing, The Daily Beast says it's now hip to be nice. More »
  • #qa

    How Sassy Changed My Life