Snow Crash/Headscratchers: Difference between revisions

* Why do so many people on the internet describe Y.T. as a "valley girl?" Throughout the book, she shows little to no interest in fashion, make-up, or shopping, and she spends most of her time skating in the dirty streets and raving at rock concerts. Yes, she does say "like" and "totally" a lot; but that's part of her skateboarder-punk slang.(She says "dude" and "yo" about as much as the first two words). Y.T. is plenty feminine. But a valley girl?

** "Y.T. is not fond of boxes. Y.T. establishes her space on the pavement by zaggine mightily from lane to lane, establishing a precedent of scary randomness...makes them react to her, instead of the other way around." This sounds more like the description of a teen who would, if anything, be at odds with the "valley-girl" types.