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On Saturday, when Sonia Sotomayor is sworn in as the 111th justice of the US Supreme Court, I’ll be watching my teenage daughters closely.
AFP via Yahoo! News
My oldest daughter is nearly 16 years old. She’s whip-smart and politically conservative. She wants to be a lawyer. I don’t know if she has her heart set on a seat at the Supreme Court, but I look at all the lauding of Sotomayor’s historic confirmation and wonder: Are we teaching our children that great achievements by women of color are the exception, not the rule? Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (45) | Blog
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By Erin K. Blakeley
I get to class and take my seat beside the other girls, and as usual, they are better dressed than I am. One wears stovepipe jeans and a shrunken black T-shirt; another wears a short denim mini and razor-flat, arch-destroying sandals. A third wears a stunning print dress. I…
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The whole Obama family
volunteered at the United We Serve charity event yesterday where
they helped fill 10,000 backpacks for children of military
men and women. So wonderful! Another cute thing I noticed: First
lady Michelle and daughter Sasha were dressed in matching outfits.
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Denise Richards spoke with
momlogic about spying on her kids and why having her girls on her
reality show makes life easier. Denise Richards'… Read More »
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I absolutely disapprove of gender prejudiced people. They’re typically identified as woman-haters and man-haters and I feel that they’re a very toxic influence on influential people, especially young children. A few years ago, I polled several people at work asking them the following… Read More »
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I know that many of you are floored that I would start off by saying that, but it's true. My mother isn't a nice person, I would go as far as saying that she is a cruel human being. I know that many other people grew up with parents who were much more horrible, and I'm not…
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I’ve never been a big fan of pageants. The social and gender implications are a bit disturbing to me. Add in the environmental and health impacts of conventional cosmetics and the textile and fashion industry and the whole event becomes antithetical to almost every value I hold dear. Needless…
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