Your periodic reminder that teenage girl enthusiasm is awesome, and that people who denigrate things because teenage girls love them are just being jerks. (Why? Sexism, often, or the frustration of people who hate what they can't control.)

As the aunt of a soon to be teenage girl could not agree more. I will take her enthusiasm over my teenage depression and withdrawal any day!

How about people who just don't like enthusiasm?

Lindsey Ellis had an interesting video a few years back reexamining the hatred for Twilight and Stephanie Myer that delved into this.

My 17 year old daughters are the shit and I constantly seek their approval

The amount of mental energy required to pretend Taylor Swift is troubling and subversive could power a small city.

YES, THIS. I was at a soccer game on Tuesday, Canadian legend Christine Sinclair’s last international game/retirement, and the stadium was PACKED with girls/teens/young women (attendance more than 48k) and it was a VIBE being in the room while they celebrated their idol. 1/2

As the former mom of a teenage girl I wholeheartedly agree (she's 26 now and it's less evident although I didn't shame her out of it so she's retained a bit).

My 13-yr old regularly all-caps texts me about things she’s excited about and it’s AMAZING.

Yes!! My girls are sassy handfuls, but omg, I love it so much. All the awkwardness along with that enthusiasm keeps life hilarious. They are so much cooler than I ever was or will be.

I’ll say it forever—teenage girls discovered the Beatles.