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lumpy

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41. Maybe you are more of a Tomboy.

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Tue Jun 17, 2014, 04:16 PM

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On Being Called a "Girly-girl" [View all] cali Jun 2014 OP

Terms that reinforce gender norms are harmful. redqueen Jun 2014 #1

I disagree. I think carrying it too far is harmful. I'm a feminist cali Jun 2014 #5

I also assume you're a grown woman rather than a child. PeaceNikki Jun 2014 #7

I am. Personally I hate it when someone refers to their husband as "hubby" cali Jun 2014 #10

Why the hell did you post this if you are going to get shitty when others post THEIR opinions? PeaceNikki Jun 2014 #11

I was making a point, not getting shitty or shirty or whatever cali Jun 2014 #16

Some women are Angry Girls. lumpy Jun 2014 #43

I'm not talking about "image". I'm talking about kids feeling like something is wrong with them redqueen Jun 2014 #20

you are never going to entirely eradicate kids feeling like something is wrong with cali Jun 2014 #25

Your response to me was definitely aggro. redqueen Jun 2014 #29

While we are at it, can we work on "tomboy" ? karadax Jun 2014 #2

I think all of these labels need to go. alarimer Jun 2014 #4

I am interested in the outdoors, and historiography and cali Jun 2014 #8

Sorry but you are not C'Mell intaglio Jun 2014 #3

Sorry, I didn't even bother to read that. boring. cali Jun 2014 #6

You either like Cordwainer Smith ... intaglio Jun 2014 #14

The Ballad Of Lost C'mell by Cordwainer Smith... MrMickeysMom Jun 2014 #40

When I saw the thread title I immediately thought of C'Mell. Jim Lane Jun 2014 #45

Isn't "girly-girl" a 'Sex And The City' coinage? closeupready Jun 2014 #9

I write. I sometimes post what I write about on DU. cali Jun 2014 #12

I enjoy reading your writings, even if I disagree a lot. closeupready Jun 2014 #13

thank you. I am enamoured with the written word- and I don't always cali Jun 2014 #18

it far pre-dates sex and the city. cali Jun 2014 #15

musical the "Music Man" has the phrase. Democrats_win Jun 2014 #17

Ah, ok - thanks. closeupready Jun 2014 #24

It appears in the Grammy-winning rap anthem "Parents Just Don't Understand" Orrex Jun 2014 #31

You'll enjoy this, then, I'm sure: MineralMan Jun 2014 #19

sorry, couldn't make it through that. boring. cali Jun 2014 #21

I miss nothing, actually, in your posts. MineralMan Jun 2014 #22

I see what you did there Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #23

See, I knew you would. MineralMan Jun 2014 #27

oh, I think you miss the boat almost entirely when it comes to my writing cali Jun 2014 #26

Writing. It's all words, cali. MineralMan Jun 2014 #28

Maybe you are more of a Tomboy. lumpy Jun 2014 #41

I'm a "girly-girl" and I freely admit it Seeking Serenity Jun 2014 #30

Seems Like A Healthy Attitude ProfessorGAC Jun 2014 #34

I used to LOVE dressing to the hilt! Seeking Serenity Jun 2014 #35

Me too, that's the way I feel too! nt Raine Jun 2014 #37

Mon amie! Seeking Serenity Jun 2014 #38

I never considered myself "girly-girl" until I began reading all the feminist views on DU. pacalo Jun 2014 #44

I used to get called that in middle school. hunter Jun 2014 #32

Wow, great history! Jamastiene Jun 2014 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #33

That's kinda the problem with labels. TygrBright Jun 2014 #36

Agreed. I'd rather see labels like girly-girl or tomboy fade from use than to try to convince a seaglass Jun 2014 #48

I think both feminine women and Tom-boy type women are both interesting and quinnox Jun 2014 #39

I am both. A lot of women are. I think Girly Girls woudn't want to go camping and climb a mountain. lumpy Jun 2014 #42

Wow - we agree on most of this one malaise Jun 2014 #47