Mean Girl Era

By Pardis Aliakbarkhani

this collection is an ode to mean girls.
no, i don't have a boyfriend girls.
no, i won't give you my number girls.
i wasn't finished speaking girls.
that was my idea girls.
i deserve a raise girls.
fresh set and fresh bills girls.
not polite to men who catcall them girls.
not smiling because you told me to girls.
a boss and not apologizing for it girls.
not existing for the approval or consumption of men girls.
pardis aliakbarkhani is an artist, writer, and celebrated mean girl. after swallowing niceties for 29 years, she prepared for her 30th birthday with a simple mission: to enter her villain era. because being a villain as a woman means something wildly different than it does for a man in today's society, she thought, "why fight it?" if speaking honestly, loving boldly, expressing herself and her sexuality, knowing her worth, and refusing to tolerate disrespect made her a b*tch then she was going to be the baddest b*tch there was. she would be free. a bad b*tch.
a mean, mean girl.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1990416071
• ISBN13: 9781990416071
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Library and Archives of Canada
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.1" x 7.8"