Category Archives: Girls

And I Was Worried About Princess Costumes

Cross-posted from The Mummy Chronicles- Silly me. Just last week I told my mother it was a-ok to buy T.D. costumes but just NO DISNEY PRINCESSES. I said yes to fairies and would actually rather her wear something off a … Continue reading

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The Onslaught

Anyone who knows me knows that I’m way opposed to the barrage of sexy/eroticized/body hatred-inducing imagery that kids are freely exposed to simply by driving down the street past billboards, not to mention TV, magazines, movies, malls, sides of buses … Continue reading

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Facebook’s Twisted Priorities

So it seems that while Facebook spends all its time seeking out and deleting pictures of women breastfeeding, they’re letting far more dangerous activities go unnoticed. David Wescott already posted about the high number of pro-anorexia groups available on Facebook, … Continue reading

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Another shocker!

Reuters is reporting that a new study demonstrates that teenage girls on diets are more likely to become regular smokers. The idea was to determine if a desire to lose weight might play a role in the decision to start … Continue reading

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