SUGAR, spice and everything nice - that's what girls are supposed to be made of.

But, judging from some of their Facebook profiles over the past few months, you would think that Singapore girls are a tattooed, cigarette-smoking bunch who spew vulgarities.

These girls' antics, ranging from allegedly slapping their mothers to smoking while still in their school uniforms, have been a talking point on the Internet, with netizens labelling them as "Pai Kia Girls" (literally Bad Girls) or "Gen Z Ah Lians".

This has led many to question: Are our girls getting out of control?