Ain't no doubt about it.

[ourthirdtime]

So. I just read an article about "the sexing up of tweens"-- those aged between eight and fourteen years old. The Article. Media. Parents. Responsibility. You've heard it all before. Apparently the Bratz line of dolls, targeted to kids as young as six, are supposed to convey a message of girl power, self-empowerment (through the awesome power of

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[archbuskiat]

Marie Curie WAS girlpower until she died of radiation poisoning. It would be interesting to see girls rock out en masse (not just the one or two token girls at every show), most guys would be shocked and drift to the back of the room, looking ever on in disbelief of the awesomeness before their eyes. If the funk old school dancing of post bamfest 3 is something to base these expectations on, anyway...

[uhu]

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[meagus]

SOMETHINGS GOTTA BE DONE SOMETHINGS GOTTA BE DONE. HI KATE. I'M IN THE LIBRARY WITH GEOFF AND WE AND OTHERS ARE GOING TO GO BOWLING. YES THE ONLY QUALITY A GIRL CAN HAVE IS HER GOOD LOOKS. IF SHE HAS BRAINS THAT'S A *BONUS*. EVEN THOUGH IT'S STATED THE OTHER WAY AROUND USUALLY. IT'S NOT ALL PEOPLE. SOME ACTUALLY WANT TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY. THEN AGAIN WE AS LADIES HAVE SEPARATE AND TO US SOMETIMES MORE INNOVATIVE AND NEW IDEAS ABOUT THINGS..THAT MAKES US DIFFERENT? I DON'T KNOW. REALLY WHAT I AM SAYING. I AM LOOKING FOR GOOD RESPONSES TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT. IT DEFINITELY IS THE TRUTH. I GUESS YOU CAN'T LOOK PAST THE GENDER. IF WE WERE ASEXUAL THEY WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH US EITHER. YOU HAVE TO BE PUT IN YOUR PLACE. MAYBE IF WE WERE ALL SMURFFS IT WOULD BE EASIER. OR MAYBE WE WOULD HAVE SOMETHING ELSE INSTEAD OF GENDER TO SEGREGATE EACH OTHER INTO TWO CATEGORIES.OH well?