E-girls and e-boys

E-girls and e-boys ("electronic girls/boys") are a youth subculture that emerged in the late 2010s and is almost exclusively seen on social media,[1] notably popularized by the video sharing app TikTok.[2] The look is inspired by skater culture, 1990s–2000s fashion, anime, K-pop,[3] hip hop, goth,[4] and rave.[5] Their alternative fashion choices commonly consist of baggy, thrifted clothes, hair colored in shades of green or pink,[1][6] unkempt nail polish,[7] and decorative chains.[4] E-girls wear mesh shirts and winged eye liner,[1] while e-boys wear black clothes layered over long sleeve striped shirts[8] and curtained hair.[4][7] Both boys and girls may wear heavy makeup, in particular pink blush on the cheeks and nose, imitating anime or Lolita fashion.[5][9] Fake freckles are common.[5] Small shapes are often drawn under the eyes, usually heart shapes.[5][10] YouTuber Jenna Marbles made a video imitating an e-girl's makeup style, calling it a mix between "Harajuku, emo, and igari makeup",[6] the latter of which is a Japanese makeup style imitative of a hangover.[11] Musical artists such as Billie Eilish[12] and Lil Peep[13] have influenced the subculture.

For the Japanese girl group, see E-girls. For the TV series, see E-Boy (TV series). For the pixel art group, see eBoy.

An e-girl

Videos by e-girls and e-boys tend to be flirty and, at times, overtly sexual.[1][8] Eye-rolls and protruding tongues (a facial expression known as ahegao, imitating climaxing) are common.[9]

Notable e-girls and e-boys
gollark: Coltrans has better soul harvester technology than GTech™'s Apiaristics Division.
gollark: I assume they could do the WSL but backward (it does virtualization hax or something I think) if necessary for some stuff.
gollark: They've already had to try and ship an x86 emulator for ARM devices.
gollark: Microsoft Linux™ for ARM when?
gollark: It is inevitable.

See also

References
  1. Jennings, Rebecca (August 1, 2019). "E-girls and e-boys, the irony-laced subculture that doesn't exist in real life". Vox. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  2. Bassil, Ryan. "Introducing: The E-Boy". Vice. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  3. Dupere, Katie (January 6, 2020). "E-boys are taking over TikTok and teen culture: Here's what that means". AOL. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  4. Jennings, Rebecca (January 13, 2020). "E-boys are the new teen heartthrobs — and they're poised to make serious money". Vox. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  5. Cortés, Michelle Santiago (October 29, 2019). "Why E-Girls Are The Moodier VSCO Girls, & How To Be One For Halloween". Refinery29. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  6. Spellings, Sarah (February 28, 2020). "What Is an E-Girl?". The Cut. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  7. Lindsay, Kathryn (January 14, 2020). "E-Boys Are The Internet Boyfriends Of 2020". Refinery29. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  8. Bain, Marc. "The year's top-trending fashion styles in the US only existed online". Quartz. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  9. "What's the Story Behind This Egirl Face? An Investigation". Jezebel. October 3, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  10. "TikTok Has Created A Whole New Kind Of Cool Girl". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  11. Abelman, Devon (December 13, 2017). "Makeup Artists Are Applying Blush in the Shape of Hearts". Allure. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  12. Ferla, Ruth La (January 28, 2020). "Billie Eilish: Gen Z's Outrageous Fashion Role Model". The New York Times. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  13. Hypebeast (December 1, 2017). "Why dead rapper Lil Peep was an icon for millennial style". South China Morning Post. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  14. Owen, Tess (July 19, 2019). "The E-Girl Community Is a World of Glittery Pink Clouds, Harassment — and Now Murder". Vice. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  15. Andrews, Arden Fanning (December 25, 2019). "Doja Cat's Guide to E-Girl Beauty". Vogue. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  16. Dickson, EJ (July 15, 2019). "A 17-Year-Old Girl Was Murdered. How Did Photos of Her Death Go Viral?". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  17. Cooper, Kelly-Leigh (July 21, 2019). "Bianca Devins: The teenager whose murder was exploited for clicks". BBC News. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
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