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History of Feminism

CTyankee

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1. As I get older, I get bolder.

Reply to ismnotwasm (Original post)

Thu Jun 19, 2014, 04:57 PM

Jun 2014

I don't much give a sh*t what I say (as long as it isn't hurtful to people) when it comes to stuff like this. I am now plotting with my 18 year old granddaughter to be a guerrilla fighter in this thing. I figure I can make some inroads with a young woman needing to arm herself with everything she's got (and she's got a LOT) and goes off to college...age DOES have its advantages!

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Beauty companies now want women to feel insecure about our insecurities [View all] ismnotwasm Jun 2014 OP

As I get older, I get bolder. CTyankee Jun 2014 #1

Heh! ismnotwasm Jun 2014 #2

People need to stop looking at ads as best they can. SheilaT Jun 2014 #3

That's a solution for individuals. redqueen Jun 2014 #4

Those who see them probably should speak up. SheilaT Jun 2014 #6

just heard about that new campaign from pantene--what nonsense. all niyad Jun 2014 #5

Nothing more empowering than being a good consumer, right? nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #7

the sad fact is that there will be a lot of women who are completely conditioned niyad Jun 2014 #8

Industrial society would collapse Shivering Jemmy Jun 2014 #10

what it says is that, somewhere along the line, society (read: patriarchy) niyad Jun 2014 #11

Here's the hard question: Shivering Jemmy Jun 2014 #12

would like to believe that we can, there is certainly a lot of effort being made. niyad Jun 2014 #13

Humans need 4 things Shivering Jemmy Jun 2014 #9