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I work at a restaurant where they will sometimes have Disney channel on for the owner’s kids. Today I caught a part of a show where a boy said to a female friend of his, something along the lines of, its a good thing I was raised by a woman so this irrational behavior doesn’t stump me.
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*sigh* That is so disheartening. Speaking of upsetting things kids say, I’ve become pen pals with my cousin’s 9 year old daughter and in her last letter she wrote about the movies she likes to watch and said something about loving Pixar movies and being excited by adventures like that, but “I guess girls don’t do those things, so I’ll have to be…[Read more]
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I saw a Disney movie recently where a boy was forced to participate in his dad’s baseball team, but by chance discovered that he loved to cook, and there were girls on the baseball team and they got told “You’re really one of the guys” and “You throw like a girl” and it all concluded with lots of angst but he chose the cooking competition over the…[Read more]
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Somedays I wish that Walt Disney could be reincarnated as a girl to experience the Disney princess phenomenon for himself/herself/theirself.
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In the spirit of all things Michigan-y, I’ve decided to share this messenger bag I bought from a friend today: http://gonzoronin.tumblr.com/post/5488093084
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Anyone in the UP? ANYONE WHO IS NOT A TREE OR A DEER.
No but really, I would hang out with a lesbogay tree at this point so it’s cool if you’re a tree.
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What’s a good book to start with? I’m seriously underexposed to feminism; the small glimpses I’ve had so far have served to make me furious at the world and the small town in which I live. I feel like I need to learn more. MUCH more. I need some sort of a crash course to take care of all this ignorance; it makes me sheepish.
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This list one went round the tumblr-sphere and was well-recieved:
My current favorite 101 title, embarassingly enough, is Kiss My Tiara by Susan Jane Gilman. It’s titled and packaged like many of those anonymous pink 20somethings guide to life books (Who buys those?), but it’s actually a rather…[Read more]
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I’d suggest something like She’s a Slut, he’s a stud by Jessica Valenti. It’s aimed at teens I think, so it’s a feminism 101. http://jessicavalenti.com/books/he%E2%80%99s-a-stud-she%E2%80%99s-a-slut/
Reading blogs would also help, I think http://www.thefbomb.org is great because it does short and sweet posts.
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When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to Present by Gail Collins… Assuming you’re American. Even if you’re not, it’s still super interesting, maybe just not as relevant to you. And Claire is right, thefbomb is AWESOME. I would also try out Feministing.
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These are going on my book list for this summer, when I will have time to educate myself. Thank you all sincerely!
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Feminism Is For Everybody by bell hooks is a really good primer for beginners on some of the different forms feminism takes and on the intersections with sexism and other forms of oppression (racism, homophobia, classism, etc.)
Jessica Valenti’s books (Full Frontal Feminism as well as the one Claire recommended, He’s A Stud She’s A Slut) are also…[Read more]
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Has any one else read Girls To the Front? It’s a great story about the rise of Bikini Kill and other all girl punk bands in the 90’s, and how they made feminism popular again among teenage girls.
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