Search “#egirl” on Instagram, for example, and you’ll surface more than 1.2 million posts. Like VSCO girls, e-girls have lots of trappings, from hairstyles and makeup galore to very specific ...

As Vox put it, an egirl wears colorfully dyed hair, thrifted clothes, winged eyeliner, anime-inspired makeup (hearts under the eyes, rosy blush on the cheeks and nose), hair clips and chains.

The social media firestorm can be attributed to Devins' so-called status as an egirl — a factor in her online presence that propped her up as a popular, public figure in a remote corner of the ...