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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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Five for 5/5

May 5, 2014by I was a high school feminist Leave a comment

Ooh, a date that reads the same in English and American! Whether you’re enjoying the bank holiday or just getting up for work, here’s some light Monday-morning reading. 1. Not […]

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Enough with giving women a hard time over #nomakeupselfies

March 31, 2014by I was a high school feminist 11 Comments

Last week, I clicked on an article titled “Enough with the cancer ‘awareness’ selfie stunts,” knowing that there was a good chance it would annoy me. Guess what – I […]

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Can I straighten my hair and still call myself a feminist?

January 21, 2014by I was a high school feminist 12 Comments

So today I did something that I do once or twice a year – something that most people probably wouldn’t consider terribly feminist; I went to get a “Japanese straight […]

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