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you know what’s even better than a guilty pleasure?

a smug indulgence. tell yourself, “i’m gonna do this thing because i like it, and there’s nothing you can do to make me feel bad about it!” eat that cake! read that romance novel! be free!!!

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I remember I was in high school when it struck me that “guilty pleasure” was not a term ANY GUY EVER USED EVER. I never heard dudes EVER excuse things they liked with, “Oh, but it’s a guilty pleasure, so you know (nervous laugh).” Like, it hit me HARD. Men don’t have to justify liking dumb shit. They’re allowed to like dumb shit without question. AND SO ARE YOU. “guilty pleasure” is a way to shame women for enjoying things that aren’t “intellectual” or “mature” enough, and FUCK THAT. Love what you love and just LOVE IT. And if anyone says, “Isn’t that sort of a guilty pleasure?” You stare ‘em down and reply, “No, I just like it.” And if they question you? Fucking ruin them by refusing to justify. “But why?” “Because I like it.” “But, like, WHY?” “Because I like it.” “Because I like it,” is 100% a reason to enjoy something. You like it. Enjoy it. Fuck guilty pleasures.