That’s basic. You’re basic. It’s basic. He, she, it, they, we is/are basic. If I had a pumpkin spice latte for every time I hear the word ‘basic’ on a daily basis I’d be bathing in them.
But what is basic?
Ultimately, “basic,” is just a term that females have been plagued with to describe things widely and commonly enjoyed by our gender.
You like to drink delicious tasting coffee in the mornings that just happens to be flavored like everyone’s favorite member of the squash family?
Basic.
You like wearing boots that both ward off snow and feel like little heaven-sent lambs caressing your feet?
SO BASIC.
The real question lies in wondering, “since when and WHY is basic bad?”
The answer? It’s not.
Were fanny packs and scrunchies basic in the 90s? Nope. Should you be shamed into retiring your infinity scarves that aren’t just warm, but also take your outfit from hobo-esque to publicly acceptable? Definitely not.
The fact that’s being denied, here, is that people are going to think things are cool, and it is OKAY to think those things are cool, too. If it’s only cool to like things that aren’t widely known as cool, is anything ever going to be cool again? What did I just say? Are we living inside that Inception movie?
Morale of the story is, if you like what you’re doing, do it; if you like what you’re wearing, wear it; and if you like spending $6 on a drink that tastes like potpourri, you spend it, girl.