lightheartedness

Terms like “chat” also speak to the cultural norms being shaped among young people—notably, the desire to cope with the natural stress or anxiety of growing up with humor and lightheartedness.

“It’s hilarious. That lightheartedness is really what acknowledges a sport,” May said.

“She definitely brings some lightheartedness into situations when necessary. But she’s really excited and adamant about getting her point across,” said Morgan, who is playing under her sixth national team coach.

But she also brings a determined lightheartedness to her new songs, somehow managing not to take them too seriously.

But the lightheartedness, even in the not-rapey ones, can deny and diminish a reality that its not such a simple thing for either gender.