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7	->'''Tywin''': Aren't most girls interested in the pretty maidens from the songs? Jonquil, flowers in her hair?\
8	'''Arya''': Most girls are idiots.
9	-->-- ''Series/GameOfThrones''
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11	On the surface, it's nice to hear someone say you're special. It's flattering to the ego to hear that you're better than the competition. That might be why this line is almost only found in young adult and teen stories. Writers may not expect teens to take subtext or [[UnfortunateImplications larger social implications]] into consideration.
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13	However it's meant, this line can be interpreted as a backhanded compliment or even outright CondescendingCompassion. By saying that your intelligence, sense of humor, [[MyGirlIsNotASlut chastity]], lack of interest in [[MakeupIsEvil makeup]], independence, or whatever make you "different from other guys/girls," it's implied that your gender is inferior by default (compare YouAreACreditToYourRace).
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15	A more tactful person may ease the blow to feminism by saying she's different from other girls ''he knows'' or the kind of girls he ''usually dates''. The inverse of this works as well.
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17	This line is also commonly used with girls with superpowers or some other kind of secret for the irony factor. May also be a catchphrase of the woman who is ReallySevenHundredYearsOld but looks like a teenager/supermodel or the GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe. In these cases, the implications are less unfortunate because it is literally true and not because they are unfeminine but because they have unexpected abilities.
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19	Context is important for whether or not the UnfortunateImplications are present though. When invoked in AnImmigrantsTale, it generally isn't a problem: since the implication isn't that femininity is bad but rather that the speaker's home culture's ''idea'' of proper femininity is bad. Usually because said culture doesn't believe in educating women, or teaches girls not to talk much, or the like. The same can apply to stories involving TimeTravel. Indeed, UnfortunateImplications can (though do not necessarily) result when this trope ''isn't'' used in such stories.
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21	Can also be appropriate when there's a sufficiently large age gap between the girl and the speaker, because then it's not a comment on femininity but rather on the lack of maturity of the speaker's peers: this variant is most commonly invoked by other women (though it ''can'' [[LikesOlderWomen be used by a man]]).
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23	Sometimes, this term is used verbatim as a pejorative towards gender-nonconforming women by overbearing and reactionary female authority figures, female bullies, and, in more modern works, [[StrawFeminist Straw Feminists]]. The idea is that if a woman is not stereotypically feminine, she is [[NoTrueScotsman "like a man"]] and thus, free game for ostracism and bullying from her peers until she starts acting [[ObsessivelyNormal "normal" (read: feminine)]]. This variation of the trope can sometimes go much further and the offending parties can suggest a woman is "not like other girls" because of her race, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability - meaning they only consider women of their group to be "normal". In the case of the [[StrawFeminist Straw Feminist]] variant, they believe that if a woman has stereotypically masculine interests or behaviours, or has more male friends than female ones, it ''[[SarcasmMode must]]'' clearly be because she's a CategoryTraitor who hates her own gender and wants male approval.
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25	On the other hand, using it in a derisive fashion can be valid; if a woman (particularly a [[TheLadette Ladette]] or NerdyBully) is using her apathy or disregard for "traditional" femininity as a reason to denigrate other women and/or as a justification for their own internalized misogyny (e.g. "I'm not some dumb Stepford bitch who only cares about taking selfies and keeping up with the Kardashians"), "we get it, you're not like the other girls" is a valid response.
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27	Often said by the LadykillerInLove, or by a BigotWithACrush if the bigotry in question happens to be misogyny. Compare and contrast ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe. Related but distinct tropes include RealWomenDontWearDresses, MadonnaWhoreComplex, MakeupIsEvil, BeautyIsBad, and SlutShaming. A FemaleMisogynist may describe ''herself'' this way--though she's not the only type of character to do so, as women and girls can feel alienated from the rest of their gender for various non-sexist reasons. This trope is one of the most CommonMarySueTraits, although a character described this way (or who describes herself this way) is not ''necessarily'' a Mary Sue. Versions of this can be said by female characters about male characters, and this version can also (though does not necessarily) carry UnfortunateImplications as well. Basically, just be very careful with this one.
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29	For ethnic variants, see TheWhitestBlackGuy and the aforementioned YouAreACreditToYourRace.
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32	!!Examples:
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37	* [[ImprobableWeaponUser Kodachi]] meets [[GenderBender Ranma]] for the first time in ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' and remarks, "You're no ordinary girl."
38	%%* The title character of ''Manga/{{Arte}}'' aims to be an artist -- as [[StayInTheKitchen a noblewoman living in the Italian Renaissance]], a lot of artist guildmasters turned her away. But she never gives in, which tends to impress them when she accomplishes a hard manual labor task.
39	* ''Literature/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs'': TheRival Marie, as part of her seduction of the dateable cast of the OtomeGame she [[MediaTransmigration transmigrated]] into, [[HijackedDestiny hijacked]] an encounter where the game's protagonist was supposed to slap the Crown Prince Julius. But since Marie has SuperStrength, due to her HadToBeSharp childhood, her slap knocks Julius down onto his knees and left his legs shivering too much for him to walk, so she had to carry him back inside. Julius says this to her while she does so. Quite a JustifiedTrope.
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43	* ''ComicBook/FireflyTheSting'': Logar compares Inara to a Companion he once knew, saying, "Not many women 'round these parts like that, the sheepdog instead of the sheep."
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47	* Played painfully straight in ''Fanfic/EmergenceRWBY'' where [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Yang Xiao Long]] tells [[LoveInterest Gavin]] [[OriginalCharacter Lloyd]] that she doesn't enjoy a lot of stereotypically feminine things and asks him if he's okay with that. He responds that he is because those traits just make her look more attractive to him, thinking that she's "All the hotness without the bitchiness."
48	* In ''Fanfic/LuckyNumberThirteen'', Ana brings up that Christian told her that she was so different from all the other women he'd been with and that he was "breaking all of [his] rules" to be with her, making her feel special. However, when Sharon reveals he'd used similar manipulative tactics with her (which she was less susceptible to mostly because she's more experienced and self-confident) and points out that [[HasAType all of Christian's subs are very similar in looks and sexual proclivities]], Ana feels it was all a lie and that Christian is only pursuing her because she fits his "type".
49	* ''Fanfic/TheStoryOfApolloDaphneAndLucaAnItalianTragedy'': The reason why Vincenzo is so head over heels for [[FieryRedhead Giulia]].
50	-->''She (Giulia) was a charming young girl with a''\
51	''very excitable nature. Most importantly, she was also the only girl that never paid him any attention. She was never bashful or flustered in his presence like the other girls. Other girls quickly''\
52	''batted their eyes and giggled when he spoke. Not that he could blame them for such behavior;''\
53	''afterall, he was the most popular, handsomest boy in their school. Unfortunately, they were too easy''\
54	''for Vincenzo’s liking. Giulietta was perfect.''
55	* In the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'' fic ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/31564853 A Little Red and Blue]]'', Sharon is inadvertently sent to the year 1944 by Wanda and is later found by the past Steve and Bucky, claiming that her name is "Kate" in order to hide the fact that she's from the future. Steve and Bucky are attracted to "Kate" in part because she acts very differently from the women of the time period. Bucky even tells Sharon that she isn't like most women.
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59	* ''Film/BringItOn'' subverts this with Missy, who's a {{Tomboy}} that seems to view cheerleading as beneath her (she's a gymnast who joins the squad as a last resort) because of the [[CruelCheerleader negative stereotypes]]. But she soon learns that cheerleading requires lots of work, and ends up [[PomPomGirl enjoying her time on the squad]].
60	* ''Film/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': At the high school dance, Luke Perry's character delivers this line to Buffy. She denies it while clutching a wooden stake as they slow dance.
61	* In ''Film/Cinderella2021'', Ella has hints of this. She's apparently the only woman in town who openly has ambitions beyond getting married, seeking to open her own dressmaking business, and wanting to attend the ball to find buyers rather than woo the prince (unlike most of the other attendees). She even gets a song titled [[IWantSong "Million to One"]] that is all about [[IJustWantToBeSpecial her desire to stand out]] ("If it's a million to one, I'm gonna be that one").
62	* ''Literature/TheDevilWearsPrada'' plays this more blatantly than the book. Andy is less outwardly feminine at the start of the movie and of course getting a makeover is a sign of negative character growth - as the other employees at Runway are portrayed as vapid, catty, or ditzy. That being said, nobody shows Andy any respect at the beginning of the movie because of her dated, slapdash appearance, inefficiency, and thinking she's above something as "frivolous" as working for a fashion magazine. [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech Nigel tears her a new one]] when she comes crying to him about how mean Miranda is to her, pointing out that Andy has a job millions of girls would kill for but pouts for not being praised just for doing what's expected of her and doesn't treat the magazine with the respect it deserves. She realizes he's right and has a makeover and begins excelling at her job - [[WithFriendsLikeThese and her friends promptly decry her as a sellout.]]
63	* ''Film/Dumbo2019'' introduces a female child protagonist who was not in the animated original and has a distinction drawn between her and the other circus performers. She declares she wants to be a scientist and "be known for my mind", while also defying her father's dream for her to be a performer too.
64	* ''Film/EllaEnchanted'': Prince Charmont tells Ella this, to which she responds sarcastically that he "has no idea". In Ella's case, she really isn't like most girls because she's cursed to be obedient and is actively trying to rectify this before it ruins her life, though Char doesn't know this at the time and just thinks she's a bit odd.
65	-->'''Prince Charmont:''' Ella of Frell, you're not like other girls.\
66	'''Ella:''' You have no idea.
67	* Invoked in ''Film/TheFaculty'', where Stokeley pretends to be a ButchLesbian specifically to alienate everyone. She does end up getting noticed by the apparent JerkJock, who turns out to be a LovableJock that's uninterested in his AlphaBitch of a girlfriend (though this is less to do with femininity and more incompatibility; the girlfriend herself ends up with a nerd too, who's a better match for her). In the epilogue, she's shown wearing a slightly more feminine purple cardigan as a sign that she no longer cares what people think of her.
68	* ''Film/FightingWithMyFamily'' does this in a similar way. Saraya is contrasted with some more conventionally attractive model-turned-wrestlers in WWE developmental and feels out of place so she alternates between trying to imitate their looks and assuming they're a GirlPosse making fun of her. She also views them as HiredForTheirLooks who don't care about wrestling and are only looking for a stepping stone to fame. Then she learns that one of the girls has a daughter she's missing time with to train, and decides to use her experience to help them improve their own talents - while also [[BeYourself staying true to her own style]].
69	* In ''Film/TheGamersDorknessRising'' the comment "You know, you're unlike any other woman I've ever met" is used this way from one female character to another as a form of flirtation. Seeing as how the female character saying this is played by a ''Man'', the target character responds with "Right back at ya".
70	* ''Film/KingKong1933'' doesn't even try to hide the misogyny. To be fair, [[ValuesDissonance it was the '30s]].
71	-->'''Jack:''' I guess I love you.\
72	'''Anne:''' Why, Jack! You ''hate'' women!\
73	'''Jack:''' Yeah, I know. But you aren't women.
74	* In ''Film/OperationPetticoat'', the chief, who doesn't like the idea of women on boats, finally gets to see the good side of the Chief Nurse and says, "You're not like other women. You're an engineer."
75	* Naveen's [[DiggingYourselfDeeper bungled attempt]] to propose to Tiana in ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'' has him attempting to show her [[LadykillerInLove how much she means to him]] by saying that, rather than being like the "thousands" of women that he's gone out with, Tiana's different because she's "one of the guys".
76	* ''Film/MissCongeniality'' tackles this in a good way. Gracie Hart is a tomboy and [[TheLadette lad-ette]] through and through, who views all the pageant contestants as bimbos. But as she gets to know them she becomes good friends with several of them and gains a lot of respect for both the girls and herself in the process, as by the end of the movie she's still a badass FBI agent and considerably more well-groomed and refined, showing that you can be both and they are not mutually exclusive.
77	* In ''Film/MollysGame'', multiple guests at her poker games profess their love for Molly. It happens so often that it becomes extremely frustrating to her. She finally breaks it down for Douglas Downey that they only like her because she is the "anti-wife": She encourages their gambling addictions and drinking, and she has them served by beautiful women. It's not Molly that they fall in love with, [[LovingAShadow it's the environment.]]
78	%%* ''Film/TheNutcrackerAndTheFourRealms'''s heroine is a girl who doesn't want to be feminine in the Victorian period, so of course turns out to be a badass princess - and is put in comparison to a GirlyGirl.
79	* In ''Film/SmallSoldiers'', part of the bonding between Alan and Christie is, after finding out she likes Music/LedZeppelin, remarking she's not like regular girls. This gets him a smile from her. It seems there's some of this in-universe, as Christie has [[TomboyWithAGirlyStreak a massive doll collection]] and seems [[GuiltyPleasure to be embarrassed about it]].
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83	* {{Implied\|Trope}} about Anastasia in ''Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey'' when Christian tells her that she is the first submissive partner he's ever had that has unintentionally encouraged him to go on dates, share a helicopter ride, have sex with outside his sex dungeon, and even [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking change a flavour of ice cream]].
84	* Odile in ''Literature/TheBlackSwan'' takes pride in being an active apprentice sorceress who is devoted to her father, unlike the silly, fickle girls in the garden who were turned into swans. It's a huge shock when she realizes that, from her father's perspective, she's just like them -- someone he can steal magic from and use for his purposes.
85	* In ''A Grief Observed'', Creator/CSLewis's memoir of the aftermath of his wife's death, he mentions having told her once that his relationship with her felt more like his friendships with other men than any other relationship he'd ever had with a woman. She had to point out to him that it's a bit insulting if the highest compliment you can pay to a woman is that she's almost like a man and asked what he'd think if she started praising him for his "feminine virtues." He was convinced. Also Lewis used this trope almost constantly in his books...and when he didn't the implications were even more unfortunate. Though it should be noted that this is as much a commentary on the gender norms of his time than on his individual views.
86	* It could be argued that the trope gets subverted in ''Literature/TheHorseAndHisBoy'' with Aravis and Lasaraleen. While describing [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl their friendship]], the book states that Lasaraleen was always more interested in traditionally feminine things, while Aravis prefers horseback riding and adventure, and that "you can guess that each thought the other silly." When they say their goodbyes, Aravis admits that she thinks Lasaraleen has a lovely life, but it just wouldn't suit her.
87	* This trope pops up a lot in ''Literature/TheHungerGames'' trilogy when it comes to Katniss. For instance, Katniss is depicted as her family's breadwinner because her female relatives are pretty much useless - her father was the one who taught her how to hunt, but her mother is too overcome with crippling depression to provide for her daughters and her younger sister is so meek and innocent she can't bear killing animals and there are no other female hunters mentioned besides Katniss, who typically fails at anything remotely "feminine". An example of this is in ''Catching Fire'', where she claims to have become good friends with Madge, the Mayor's daughter, because unlike other girls they don't sit around talking about boys or clothes, [[{{Hypocrite}} even though Katniss was previously gushing over the new gear Cinna made for her and angsting about how both Peeta and Gale are in love with her.]] In fact, Katniss develops a particular dislike for Johanna Mason when she's introduced because Johanna is a tough, no-nonsense ActionGirl that Katniss claims to be and [[TerritorialSmurfette reacts with hostility when another girl arrives who challenges her position and is in fact a far better fighter than she is.]]
88	* ''Literature/JuniperSawfeather'': In ''Cry of the Sea'', Carter tells June, "You know, there are girls that come in here all the time. They look great in their sundresses, perfect hair and makeup. They parade around and look at the tanks, but they won't even touch so much as a sea star because they're slimy.… You're different from them. You don't care how you look. You'll wake up before dawn and throw on whatever you've got 'cause you know you're going to get dirty with the fish and oil. I've never met a girl like you." June knows he meant it as a compliment, but it mostly reminds her of how terrible she looks.
89	* In ''Literature/TheLieTree'' Faith is initially hostile and dismissive towards other women, particularly her mother, Myrtle. Her attitude changes after she gains some understanding of the pressures they face and how hard it is to defy societal expectations.
90	-->Faith had always told herself she was not like other ladies. But neither, it seemed, were other ladies.
91	* ''Literature/MistbornTheOriginalTrilogy'': Vin grew up as a thief in a social class where most girls are either laborers or sex slaves, then infiltrated noble society. She spends a significant amount of time disparaging noble society, while also being enchanted by noble society. Her boyfriend is very confused by her, and admits to an advisor that she doesn't seem to fit the mold of a "normal" woman. Said advisor, who has raised multiple daughters, dryly notes that ''all'' women are "not like other girls."
92	* ''Literature/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'': In the original game, this was Gerald's relationship with Maria. He spent his life bored by everyone around him, especially his fiance Katarina, who was a cruel and vapid woman who only cared about her own social status. He became interested in Maria when he found her climbing a tree--something no noblewoman would ever do--struck up a conversation with her, and eventually fell in love. However, in the actual story, Katarina is a reincarnate from Japan, and she's... ''quirky''. Among other things, she climbs trees all the time, so Gerald doesn't think much of Maria doing the same thing. Similarly, many of the women who were just one-dimensional love rivals in the game turn out to be much deeper than expected, even though they fit a mold that players would have dismissed as "boring."
93	* Peaceable in ''Literature/TheSherwoodRing'' proposes to Barbara (after she's tricked him into drinking sleeping drops) specifically because she's the only woman he's met who didn't act stupid in front of him. In Peaceable's defense, acting ditsy was the fashion among young women at the time. "I refuse to marry until I meet a woman as intelligent as I am--and not before." Point proven, Barbara.
94	* Explored and mostly [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] in ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' with characters like Cersei, Asha, Brienne, and Arya. Cersei tends to think this about herself as a misogynist, and wishes she could have been raised a warrior, not because of any fascination with a sword but because she feels that a sword would give her an easier road to respect, fear, and power. Asha has also come to these same conclusions in her society which is even more misogynistic than general Westeros, but despite playing the role of the warrior there's no real indication she actually disdains feminine activities. Brienne and Arya could both be described as tomboys, but they're similar in that doing so is partly because they have trouble adopting traditional feminine pursuits rather than an actual dislike of them - Arya comes off as the Unfavorite compared to her more skilled older sister, and Brienne's homely face and rather masculine body shape mean she literally ''cannot'' be accepted as feminine in Westerosi culture, and has chosen to pursue masculine pursuits because her body type makes her much more inclined that way.
95	* Subverted -- in fact, run through with a sword, repeatedly and with prejudice -- in all books of the ''Literature/TortallUniverse'' by Tamora Pierce. The books are FeministFantasy, but it's pointed out multiple times over the series that there are many kinds of girls in the world and that being one is ''nothing'' to be ashamed of, whether you're a GirlyGirl or an ActionGirl. In ''Squire'', Lady Alanna notes that people think of her this way so that they don't have to challenge their assumptions of women as a whole, hence why no one tried out for knighthood until [[BadassNormal Keladry]] came along and proved it was attainable for any girl, not just a "special" one.
96	* ''Literature/TressOfTheEmeraldSea'': Twisted around for laughs. All the ''other'' girls say that they're "not like other girls," leading Tress to realize that she must be the "other girls" that they are not like. She is, technically speaking, the stereotype that the trope is normally about railing against (a boring homebody with no desire to stand out), but the story focuses on her being kind and reliable.
97	* Creator/MaraWilson in her autobiography deconstructs this trope in one chapter - detailing her experiences in the politics of high school show choir. She was initially part of a clique that was jealous of their more talented peers but thought they were better because they weren't like "othergirls" (yes, one word). Naturally, the clique imploded with a lot of bitchy backstabbing, and Mara notes that real-life {{Alpha Bitch}}es come in many varieties, and in their view ''everyone'' is 'othergirls'.
98	--> "Anyone can play the game, but the only way to win is to not play at all."
99	* Shay says this to Calla in the YA novel ''Literature/{{Wolfsbane}}''. Though he's a bit more specific than the norm in that he only says she's not like other girls he's dated.
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104	* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' - in the very early "Witch" episode, Buffy, all loopy under a spell, is acting affectionate toward Xander, to Willow's dismay. When she says "You're not like other boys at all." Xander smiles modestly; when she adds "You are like, completely, totally one of the ''girls!'' I'm ''that'' comfy with him!" his expression drops, and Willow smiles (he had said the same thing to her earlier).
105	* ''Series/TheCrown'' characterizes UsefulNotes/MargaretThatcher as having this kind of mentality, and [[DeconstructedTrope illustrates how dangerous having such a belief system can be for a woman]], especially one in a position of power. While she indeed ''had'' to be tough in order to get ahead in the cutthroat (and largely male-dominated) world of politics, she's not exactly understanding or empathetic to other women to the point of being a FemaleMisogynist.
106	* ''Series/GameOfThrones'':
107	** Arya behaves like this in the early seasons, [[CharacterDevelopment though fortunately, she does start to grow out of it as she gets older.]]
108	-->'''Tywin:''' Aren't most girls interested in the pretty maidens from the songs? Jonquil, flowers in her hair?\
109	'''Arya:''' Most girls are idiots.
110	** Pops up a bit with Talisa as well, as when she is explaining why she left Volantis to become a field nurse, she tells him that a slave saved her brother's life even though he would be put to death for doing so, which inspired her to go do something with her life, not like "all the other highborn maidens who only cared about dancing at balls". A good refutation of her argument and how it's both anachronistic and misunderstanding of their society can be [[https://turtle-paced.tumblr.com/post/130331693072/a-waste-of-time found here.]]
111	* ''Series/OctoberRoad'' episode "How to Kiss Hello":
112	-->'''Eddie Latekka:''' You know what? You're not like the other girls I usually date. You're smart and funny and beautiful inside and out.
113	* In the ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' pilot, "The Cage", Captain Pike says this about Number One.
114	-->'''Number One:''' She's replacing your former yeoman, sir. \
115	'''Pike:''' She does a good job, all right. It's just that I can't get used to having a woman on the bridge. No offense, Lieutenant. You're different, of course.
116	* ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'':
117	** The gender-flipped version made an appearance, with the secret identity twist:
118	--->'''August:''' Listen, I ran out because I was disappointed in you. I thought you were different than other guys.\
119	'''Tommy:''' Oh, I am different. You have no idea how different I am.
120	** Also, with Harry:
121	--->'''Vicki:''' You know, I like you, Harry. You're -- you're not like the other guys.\
122	'''Harry:''' Ah! No, ma'am!
123	** And with Sally:
124	--->'''Michel:''' I never met a woman like you.\
125	'''Sally:''' And you never will again.
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129	* Creator/HaileeSteinfeld's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBB_QOZNEdc "Most Girls"]] video starts with her hearing this from a guy she's apparently connecting with until he tells her the trope name, immediately turning her off: "I gotta go." Considering the rest of the video is about extolling the virtues that "most girls" have, it's clear that the guy's meaning was taken as "inferior gender" instead of making Hailee feel special.
130	* In the music video for "Music/{{Thriller}}", Music/MichaelJackson asks a girl to go steady with him. He then tells her the gender flip of this trope "I'm not like other boys." She responds "I know! That's why I love you!" [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie And then Michael was a werecat.]]
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134	* This is actually the catchphrase of Wrestling/NiaJax, who truly does stand out from all the other girls on the WWE roster by being ''[[TheGiant absolutely massive]]'' (she was a plus-sized model before taking up wrestling) and a brutal WrestlingMonster rather than a slim, athletic performer like the rest of the female roster. It's in her theme song, too.
135	* {{Wrestling/Paige}} had this schtick early on (fittingly ''Film/FightingWithMyFamily'' is a biopic of her). At the time she was signed, she was one of the few indie wrestlers among model-turned-wrestlers in developmental. So her RavenHairIvorySkin was used to sell her as the 'Anti-Diva'.
136	* Wrestling/AJLee played this up as well on NXT, selling herself as representing [[NerdsAreSexy all the nerds]] and preaching that she didn't go to her prom and preferred playing video games to going out. She later played it up when she was Divas' Champion - but this time as an arrogant heel move that alienated the entire division against her.
137	* During TNA's ''British Boot Camp'', Hulk Hogan's idea of a compliment during the Blossom Twins' match was "most girls wrestle like girls, and they are really wrestling like wrestlers". Especially egregious since the previous episode had shown the two training in OVW, and Al Snow's advice was to embrace being women in the ring and not to feel the need to wrestle "like guys with boobs".
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141	* In ''VideoGame/BaldursGateIIThroneOfBhaal'', if Anomen and a female CHARNAME have continued their relationship, he will tell her that she's nothing like any other woman he's known (mostly referring to those who shared [[IdleRich his former social position]]). CHARNAME can hang a lampshade: "I think there's a compliment in there somewhere." Not only is this the less problematic version of this trope, however, it's part of a conversation where he admits that his [[CourtlyLove usual approach to romance]] is useless to express how much he loves her.
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145	* ''[[WebAnimation/ASDFMovie asdfmovie 10]]'': "Hey, I'm not like ''other girls''. I have... ''[[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext snake arms]].'' '''funky music'''
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149	%%%* [[https://78.media.tumblr.com/0ea0f41de62649a3bb0e737c388c192b/tumblr_odt2qwngFa1vt13iho1_500.jpg This]] ''Sarah's Scribbles'' comic is both example and commentary in one.
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153	* ''[[http://marysueproblems.tumblr.com Mary Sue Problems]]'' has [[http://marysueproblems.tumblr.com/tagged/not-like-other-girls a lot]] [[http://marysueproblems.tumblr.com/tagged/special-snowflake of jokes]] about Mary Sues saying they're this. She even did [[http://marysueproblems.tumblr.com/post/30472003888 one]] [[GenderInvertedTrope for]] Marty Stus. The writer for the blog has discussed the [[FemaleMisogynist internalized misogyny]] behind it, [[IJustWantToBeSpecial the desire to be unique]], and other reasons behind this trope. [[http://marysueproblems.tumblr.com/post/38404910157/on-not-like-other-girls She also discussed why we shouldn't hold ourselves to this standard.]]
154	* The series "Stuff Your Mom Never Told You" (part of How Stuff Works) deconstructs this trope and discusses its UnfortunateImplications. [[https://youtu.be/FeyQB2ENv8E Basically no girl is like other girls and other girls are not like one another]].
155	* The infamous WebOriginal/{{Creamsicle}} characters started out as a parody of this, with Snowflake's half of the chart talking about how much she's a thoughtful, caring, kind girl compared to the clearly biased, vapid, DumbBlonde stereotypes she writes on Sunglasses' (then known as "Other Girls") side. [[RelationshipUpgrade Then someone decided to pair them up...]]
156	* Creator/LindsayEllis briefly references this in the video "Dear Stephenie Meyer", a retrospective look on ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' and the vitriolic backlash the books, its [[FanHater fandom]] and [[Creator/StephenieMeyer its author]] received, chalking up a portion of the backlash that largely came from other girls and women to the fact that the books were [[GirlShowGhetto aimed at and were popular with preteen/teenage girls]], who are often mocked in society. She even uses this page's quote to punctuate her point, as well as admitting she herself fell into this trap when she was younger.
157	-->"I may get some blowback for stating what is kind of the obvious to everyone of all stripes, but we, and by we, I mean our culture, we kind of hate teenage girls. We hate their music (plays Music/OneDirection's "You Don't Know You're Beautiful"), we hate their insipid backstabbing, we hate their vanity, we hate their selfie sticks, we hate their makeup, we hate their stupid books and the stupid sexy actors they made famous and their stupid sparkly vampires. And then we wonder why so many girls are eager to distance themselves from being the objects of societal contempt. (plays the Tywin-Arya scene) Hell, there's a reason why in 1999, I went hard on the {{nu metal}} while openly broadcasting my disdain for the boy bands that other lesser more womany girls voted for on TRL."
158	* WebVideo/SarahZ's take on the phenomenon describes it as less girls trying to make themselves appealing to guys or mock conventionally feminine girls (although it can happen) and more of a way to claim individuality. With a combination of media pushing a particular view of girls as vapid, vain, and obsessed with frivolities yet pushing those girls to want those frivolities anyway, and girls bullying other girls for not conforming to social groups, a girl proclaiming herself to be an NLOG might be doing it because [[ThenLetMeBeEvil others did it first]]. On the other end, some reactions to the phenomenon, while having some criticism about pitting women against each other, have also gone to extremes where they mock the ''[=NLOGs=]'' as the "other girl" group trying to conform to society's pressures to eschew femininity. Sarah also discusses how reductive it is to dismiss the phenomenon as "wanting masculine attention", as it just makes the phenomenon just as androcentric as any other talking point and insinuates that girls couldn't be drawn to that idea without the influence of men.
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162	* ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'':
163	** Louise Belcher cops this attitude, but it's more an indication of her immaturity (as she's only 9 years old) rather than superiority. When she develops her first crush on Boo-Boo, a member of the titular BoyBand in the episode "[=Boyz4Now=]", she's legitimately terrified by her own feelings and feels like she's been infected. It's all PlayedForLaughs.
164	** Her brother Gene is a downplayed gender-inverted version of this. He's seen hanging with guys and doesn't ''hate'' other boys his age, but he's made a lot of comments about preferring the friendship of women and even considering himself "one of the girls".
165	* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' has this:
166	-->'''Danny:''' How can I trust her (Paulina)? She's a girl, girls can't keep secrets! ''(Danny notices Sam looking at him crossly)'' Uh, except for you, you're... different.
167	* Played for laughs on ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' in a CutawayGag showing Joan of Arc constantly bragging about how she's different from other girls and [[TheLadette more like a dude]] in an effort to impress the male soldiers, who, far from being impressed, found it so annoying that they burned her at the stake just to make her shut up.
168	* ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'': Amy Rose claims at one point that she can take care of herself and that she's "not like other girls". Knuckles points out that this mindset actually hurts the feminist cause, since she's trying to paint herself as an exception while enforcing the idea that "other girls" must by definition be weak and useless.
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