The Rise Of The Bimbo
ELLE Singapore|February 2021
Oft thrown around callously as a term of mockery for attractive but vapid women, the word “bimbo” is getting a rebrand by Gen Z tiktokers — one satirical video at a time
Chelsea Tang
The Rise Of The Bimbo

Chrissy Chlapecka flits around in what would be a suitable beach outfit for Barbie — a two-piece bustier-plus miniskirt set in translucent pink vinyl, complete with bubblegum pink trimming. Two conspicuous pink belts with heart-shaped buckles go with the ‘fit: one on her waist, the other on her hips; vying for attention along with the wearer’s platinum blonde pigtails and eyeliner stencilled heart drawn on her right cheekbone. She speaks, in a breathy, flutey tone, “Confidence is gained by letting go of baggage. Baggage includes toxic boyfriends, multiplication, men!”

Another video, one of Chlapecka’s most-watched (with 2.3 million viewers at press time), saw her in a faux-fur trimmed trench coat — in pink, of course — share, with glassy eyes and a vacant stare, “Are you a leftist who likes to have your tits out? Do you like to flick off pro-lifers? Then, this is the place for you. Are you good at math? Are you good at reading? Well, if you are, how?”

It’s not every day that a woman voluntarily, nay, wholeheartedly champions herself as a bimbo like Chlapecka does on TikTok, where she has 1.6 million followers (at press time) comprising of “girls, gays, theys and non-binary babes”, per her verbiage. After all, the term is best known to describe women who are vapid and sexualised — made popular in the later bits of the 20th century due to political scandals in the United States of America.

This story is from the February 2021 edition of ELLE Singapore.

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