Okay, I need someone to explain this 'I'm just a girl' meme format to me

I keep seeing it everywhere, like a video of someone doing something complicated with the text 'I'm just a girl' over it. Saw one yesterday of a person rebuilding a car engine with that caption. I don't get the joke... is it making fun of something? I tried looking it up but just found more examples, no explanation. Has this always been a thing or did it start somewhere specific?

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ellis.mia21d ago

Yeah I saw that exact car engine one last week lol. It's basically making fun of the whole "helpless girl" stereotype by showing women doing impressive stuff. Kinda like an ironic flex.

the_joel21d ago

Saw a video where someone fixed a washing machine with a hair clip. Same energy.

max_ross14d ago

My aunt once fixed a toaster with a paperclip.