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Tag Archives: insecurities

Quit telling me to feel beautiful

April 19, 2015by I was a high school feminist 6 Comments

Over the past ten years or so, I’ve tried to be patient with the Dove ‘real beauty‘ ad campaigns. For instance, Dove’s ‘diverse bodies’ campaign featured smooth-skinned, conventionally attractive women […]

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Quit bad-mouthing teenage girls

February 12, 2015by I was a high school feminist 5 Comments

So the other day I was in a situation where I overheard a male acquaintance scolding his teen daughter. It was early in the morning, and he was annoyed that […]

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Saturday listicle round-up

November 22, 2014by I was a high school feminist 1 Comment

Another week, another listicle round-up that doesn’t fall on a Friday. Sigh. This week’s round-up features some things I was thinking bout with Thanksgiving coming up (for my American readers, […]

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