As a 50-something, I take these lists with a grain of salt. Society is a bit too eager to tell us what we should do and who we should be. Women's magazines have built a multi-million dollar industry around making women feel that they just aren't "doing it right." Fuck that noise. I, myself, have looked to lists of "what women over 50 should/should not wear" and realized I was - horrors - getting it wrong. Until I came across my favorite list of all, entitled "What Women Over 50 Should Wear." It simply stated "women 50+ should wear whatever they want
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Rants are always welcome here ;) Especially when they're as well-worded as your's.
I had a student today tell me that I should call myself an egalitarian instead of a feminist. Oh, the whipper-snappers :D It led to a lengthy and fascinating conversation. It didn't have much to do with non-essential clauses, but it was time well-spent. Of course, I'm now teaching in an alternative high school with individualized education, so that helps.
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I had a student today tell me that I should call myself an egalitarian instead of a feminist. Oh, the whipper-snappers :D It led to a lengthy and fascinating conversation. It didn't have much to do with non-essential clauses, but it was time well-spent. Of course, I'm now teaching in an alternative high school with individualized education, so that helps.
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