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TMF: Tired Feminist…Win? You bet!

August 31, 2011

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So, one of the critiques of mine and many feminist blogs (indeed, many feminist people) is that we only look at the downside. We only point out the negative. So, consider this the first Tired Feminist WIN! It is with a smile that I report this sighting in the girl’s department of a national department […]

Why doesn’t it go both ways?

August 25, 2011

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As we were putting our daughter to bed tonight, my husband and I started talking about how cute her clothes are. They’re so little! They’re so colorful! Look at this one! So cute! I doubt this is a unique conversation amongst parents of little kids. I mean, by definition baby clothes are pretty much the […]

This week’s feminist news round-up

August 18, 2011

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News you can use: I am so deeply sickened by this story, which you  may have heard by now, about the middle school girl who was forced to write a letter of apology to her (fellow student) rapist. And we can call him a rapist, because he was convicted of the act in a juvenile […]

TMF: They have a (gender-coded) card for that

August 16, 2011

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A while back, a reader commented that the greeting card aisle was a virtual minefield of gender-coding. This seemed like a perfect target for TMF: Tired Marketing FAIL! So, I decided to investigate the situation for myself. My findings are mixed. Is the card aisle a pink ghetto? You decide: There are definitely cards devoted […]

TMF: The gender gets in your eyes

July 18, 2011

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It’s time for another edition of TMF: Tired Marketing FAIL! While shopping for a sun hat to protect my kiddo’s sweet little head and eyes, my husband and I noticed something funny. We were at REI and there was one section for kids hats. On one side it looked like this: On the other side […]

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