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 […]
August 25, 2011
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 […]
August 18, 2011
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 […]
August 16, 2011
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 […]
July 18, 2011
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 […]
August 31, 2011
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