Tag: feminism

Gone Feral

Last Saturday, I was interacting with a group of ladies. My female friends might occasionally swear or make raunch-tacular jokes, but I see them all as ladies. They maybe open about things not always considered polite, but that never mattered in my assessment.  My female friends are ladies. They were talking about something that seemed …

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I AM a Girl ThankYouVeryMuch

Last night I got accused of something I have never been accused of in my life: I was told I am too femme (feminine). It was pretty shocking for me. I have been told I am too masculine by a few people (mostly by insecure men) but never that I was too feminine. The comment …

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Humble

I spent over a year with someone I loved very much constantly insinuating that I was dumb. He very rarely straight out called me stupid but he would make little comments about things I did or would tell me things like “when we got together you were always so full of intelligent conversation and witty …

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What the Hell is Wrong with You?

One of my Facebook friends linked this article by Lisa Bloom on her page and it really got my blood boiling. I need to look at the actual survey and methodology and blah blah blah but what Ms. Bloom mentions blew my little mind. Twenty-five percent of young American women would rather win America’s Next …

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