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History of Feminism

ismnotwasm

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7. It's a message little girls hear far to often

Reply to Tuesday Afternoon (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 12, 2014, 11:28 AM

Mar 2014

There already people making fun of this campaign, and while I'm not sure how much it will change gendered language-- using a relatively benign word like " bossy" is actually a very good idea as it starts so young, and it will definitely get conversations going

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Ban Bossy. Words Matter. [View all] sufrommich Mar 2014 OP

We've got enough banned words here, thanks Warpy Mar 2014 #1

Good Lord,did you even bother checking sufrommich Mar 2014 #2

ya. and i want to watch the video. i recognize it so strongly with my two nieces on another side, seabeyond Mar 2014 #3

Interesting and imaginative allegation... LanternWaste Mar 2014 #13

am I going deaf or do those first couple of girls need to enunciate better? Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #4

It's a message little girls hear far to often ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #7

yes, I understand all that. What I am saying is the first two girls in the video sound garbled to me Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #11

I have mercuryblues Mar 2014 #5

Thanks for posting this. redqueen Mar 2014 #6

I don't get it either,it's a program aimed at sufrommich Mar 2014 #8

There are, no doubt, secret infiltrating Girl Scout's trolling DU ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #10

GD is a lost cause IMO with topics like this ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #9

I disagree with this campaign Seeking Serenity Mar 2014 #12