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Dear Gallant Girl: A Letter-lesson on How Lies Live On

November 21, 2014 Uncategorized

Yesterday morning I woke up to an email (gallantgirlsunite_at_gmail.com) from a young, 17-year-old Gallant Girl named Sheveta who lives in Ajmer City in Rajasthan; she wrote in to Dear Gallant Girl. Here was her letter: “Dear Gallant Girl,...

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What IF We Lived in a World Where There WERE Liberating Toys That Dominated the Girls’ Toy Aisles?

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Earlier this week, I posted a link to an article on The Daily Dot to the Gallant Girls Facebook page. That article was about the Barbie: I Can Be a Computer Engineer book that has caused...

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November Challenge: What I Am Thankful for Today

November 10, 2014 Uncategorized

November 10th — Today I am thankful that I am not a competitive person. I don’t condemn anyone who is a competitive person because I am aware that a lot of competitive people reach their...

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Just Calling Yourself a Male Feminist Does Not Make You One

November 7, 2014 Uncategorized

This is the maddening and unnerving circle conversation that just keeps going when, AGAIN, there’s always a clear path from A to B. The reality is, we’re never going to live in a society or...

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Why Meghan Trainor Did NOT Write an Empowering Anthem for Healthy Body Image…

November 6, 2014 Uncategorized

I wrote something recently about this song on my personal page. I was making more of a joke, but the discussion got started about how I feel about the song “All About That Bass”. I...

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Catcalling: This Does Not Affect Those Who Do Not Want to Change Their Behavior

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I know this video has gone viral (see posted link below) and so many of you have probably already viewed it, but if you have not, it is a must. I think there are still...

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Get Bigger with Wisdom, But Never Grow Old!

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I could NOT love this more! There’s a time and a place for seriousness, and there is most certainly a time and a place to be responsible, BUT there is never a time in our...

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Reproductive Justice: Learn What It’s REALLY About

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As a former single mother, this is so very important. A society that puts a child’s wellbeing behind the importance of the workplace is simply saying that a parent’s job is not the #1 priority,...

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Let them be children. Let them be young. Let them alone.

October 30, 2014 Uncategorized

I have never even THOUGHT about dragooning my daughter into “fixing” her already-perfect self. Yes, my daughter has very (gorgeous) bushy eyebrows. She also doesn’t like to brush her hair thoroughly. She also doesn’t always...

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Don’t Use Your Children as a Weapon

October 22, 2014 Uncategorized

No matter what happens in your adult life — no matter what hardships you suffer, what wrongs have been done onto you, or if someone disappoints and becomes an absent or deadbeat parent — don’t...

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