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Luminous Animal

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24. It did make me laugh and they do say that they donate to the causes that their T-shirts espouse but,

Wed Oct 22, 2014, 09:52 PM

Oct 2014

they are not transparent about it.

My own daughter at age 6, held some very strong feminist views and at age 8, stronger still and better able to express them intelligently and coherently. (6-8 is the age range of the girls in the video.)

Likely, I could have made a video of her, using her own voice... expressing her own unscripted views... and encouraged her to throw a few fucks and motherfuckers into her sentences, I think she would have enjoyed that.

But this feminist know that is not what is going on here.

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Little Girls Unleash a Torrent of Profanity In �F-Bombs for Feminism� [View all] big_dog Oct 2014 OP

As an unapologetic foul-mouthed woman, I approve!!! PeaceNikki Oct 2014 #1

are we sure Quentin Taratino is not behind this?? lol big_dog Oct 2014 #4

Same here, I learned from an expert Warpy Oct 2014 #7

Calamity Jane fan here seveneyes Oct 2014 #2

Stupid. TwilightGardener Oct 2014 #3

+1 superpatriotman Oct 2014 #6

lips not matching words- FAIL, bleeping out fuck- FAIL snooper2 Oct 2014 #5

the original had a lot less bleep and a lot more swearing big_dog Oct 2014 #13

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I'll give you a few more minutes before you're banned. nt Cali_Democrat Oct 2014 #10

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I have to admit, this made me laugh. Blue_In_AK Oct 2014 #9

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Two wrongs don't make it right. Ampersand Unicode Oct 2014 #14

They are not doing it for feminism. They are doing it to make money. It is a for profit company. Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #20

"Two wrongs don't make a right." Yet you seem more upset about one "wrong" than the other. nomorenomore08 Oct 2014 #43

Gee, I wish we had taught our daughter to swear like that. NaturalHigh Oct 2014 #15

This thread was worth opening Le Taz Hot Oct 2014 #16

I agree. But I don't agree with the ad campaign to sell T-shirts. FCKH8 is a for profit company... Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #21

Haha, totally. 'Nother potty mouth here. nt laundry_queen Oct 2014 #29

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"Fuck" and the "N-word" Le Taz Hot Oct 2014 #34

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Ace, you're comparing apples and oranges. Le Taz Hot Oct 2014 #38

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Dude, you are SO lost. Le Taz Hot Oct 2014 #41

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Not even a smart troll. hobbit709 Oct 2014 #35

I try my best to refrain from using foul words Aerows Oct 2014 #17

Those that know me well understand that when I get exceedingly polite is when hobbit709 Oct 2014 #37

So who are the people who will become more sympathetic to the feminist cause Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #18

People who want to make money. It is an ad campaign for a for profit company. Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #22

Ah. Someone making money out of having little girls say "motherfucker". Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #23

It did make me laugh and they do say that they donate to the causes that their T-shirts espouse but, Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #24

I do like the line that a little girl saying fuck is more offensive than sexism is compelling. Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #26

The original, without the bleeps is here on Vimeo Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #19

Better without all the bleeps Go Vols Oct 2014 #27

This is fucking stupid. Texasgal Oct 2014 #25

+10 nilram Oct 2014 #30

Good video, not wild about the fact that they're using it to sell a product, though... Hippo_Tron Oct 2014 #28

Agreed. n/t nomorenomore08 Oct 2014 #44

Cue Maurice Chevalier singing Art_from_Ark Oct 2014 #31

It's not obvious to me that this has anything whatsoever to do with feminism. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Oct 2014 #32

Why the bleeping? Mister Nightowl Oct 2014 #39

I'll bet middle America is lining up to take a second look at feminism. Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2014 #45