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What are we doing that for in the 21st century? Why on earth would we teach kids that girls are less important than boys? It just made no sense to me.


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Kids need to see entertainment where females are valued as much as males.



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The main thing about archery is a battle with yourself. You can ruin it all. Once you have learned the technique, the point is to recreate the perfect technique over and over and over.



Look at the number of cop shows and lawyer shows and forensics shows... I think there could be room for two quite different examinations of the same political office.

Look at the number of cop shows and lawyer shows and forensics shows... I think there could be room for two quite different examinations of the same political office.



So many female characters are the girlfriend of the person having the adventure. I want to play baseball, I don't want to be the girlfriend of the one [who plays].

So many female characters are the girlfriend of the person having the adventure. I want to play baseball, I don't want to be the girlfriend of the one [who plays].



I wish I knew who said it, but my favorite quote is, "If a person can do it, I can do it."

I wish I knew who said it, but my favorite quote is, "If a person can do it, I can do it."



Instead of trying to manufacture feelings, use the way you already feel. Or at least add that in.

Instead of trying to manufacture feelings, use the way you already feel. Or at least add that in.



It's partly because our culture so hyper-sexualizes females that if you don't measure up to whatever we're forced to think is the standard, then you feel inadequate.

It's partly because our culture so hyper-sexualizes females that if you don't measure up to whatever we're forced to think is the standard, then you feel inadequate.





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