General
do you listen to girl in red?
What does do you listen to girl in red? mean?
The modern friend of Dorothy. On Sapphic TikTok around 2020 this became the discreet password for 'are you a woman attracted to women?' Girl in Red — Norwegian artist Marie Ulven — wrote enough wlw love songs that her name turned into a flag. Ask it, and a fellow sapphic clocks you instantly. The classic exchange runs: 'Do you listen to girl in red?' 'No, Sweater Weather.' Translation: 'Are you a lesbian?' 'No, I'm bi.'
"She slid into my comments asking if I listen to girl in red. Bestie, that's not subtle, but yes."
Origin
TikTok, c. 2020. Built on the wlw fanbase of artist Girl in Red (Marie Ulven); functions as a Gen-Z update of 'friend of Dorothy.'
Frequently asked questions
What's the 'Sweater Weather' part about?
The Neighbourhood's 'Sweater Weather' became the parallel code for bisexual women, so the call-and-response sorts lesbian from bi.
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