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History of Feminism

sufrommich

(22,871 posts) Mon Mar 10, 2014, 06:52 PM Mar 2014

Ban Bossy. Words Matter. [View all]

Forgive me if this has already been posted,if so I didn't see it. My Mom just sent me the link and I love the message.

When a little boy asserts himself, he's called a “leader.” Yet when a little girl does the same, she risks being branded “bossy.” Words like bossy send a message: don't raise your hand or speak up. By middle school, girls are less interested in leading than boys—a trend that continues into adulthood. Together we can encourage girls to lead.

I love that the Girl Scouts are part of this too.

http://banbossy.com/#

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Ban Bossy. Words Matter. [View all] sufrommich Mar 2014 OP

We've got enough banned words here, thanks Warpy Mar 2014 #1

Good Lord,did you even bother checking sufrommich Mar 2014 #2

ya. and i want to watch the video. i recognize it so strongly with my two nieces on another side, seabeyond Mar 2014 #3

Interesting and imaginative allegation... LanternWaste Mar 2014 #13

am I going deaf or do those first couple of girls need to enunciate better? Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #4

It's a message little girls hear far to often ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #7

yes, I understand all that. What I am saying is the first two girls in the video sound garbled to me Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #11

I have mercuryblues Mar 2014 #5

Thanks for posting this. redqueen Mar 2014 #6

I don't get it either,it's a program aimed at sufrommich Mar 2014 #8

There are, no doubt, secret infiltrating Girl Scout's trolling DU ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #10

GD is a lost cause IMO with topics like this ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #9

I disagree with this campaign Seeking Serenity Mar 2014 #12