Because this needs to be posted foreve.

May 15, 2011 22:40

"I want to live in a world where little girls are not pinkified, but where little girls who like pink are not punished for it, either. We can certainly talk about the social pressures surrounding gender roles, and the concerns that people have when they see girls and young women who appear to be forced into performances of femininity by the society ( Read more... )

rant: sexism, serious: women's rights

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sarajayechan May 16 2011, 03:49:50 UTC
I agree with this forever and ever more.

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tekalynn May 16 2011, 05:26:58 UTC
Hear hear!

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dropsofgleam May 16 2011, 12:41:37 UTC
Seeeeeh, qué "feminista" es decirle a mujeres que abrazan su lado girly que son de lo peor y no se "merecen" el feminismo, ¿cierto? Una lástima que más de una "feminista" se crea esa basura.

¡Gracias por el link!

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ldydragon7 May 16 2011, 22:52:49 UTC
Yes. Excatly. Thank you for posting this. One of the things I love about Kel from Tamora Pierce's "Protector of the Small" books is that even though growing up she was tomboyish and didn't like wearing dresses much, when she started her Knighthood training, she made a point to wear a dress to dinner and outside of training situations to remind everyone that she wasn't trying to be a boy by going for her Knighthood, she was a girl who wanted to be a Knight.

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moonyka May 17 2011, 02:01:47 UTC
Muchas gracias por el link. Me llena de orgullo saber que hay más personas que no bashean a la mujer que aún desea casarse o decide vestir de rosa o ser femenina.

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