After reading Lisa Bloom's "How to Talk to Little Girls" in 2011, I put a lot of effort into steering my comments away from children's looks. I bit my tongue when meeting three-year-old girls who were just SO CUTE with their tiny little mary-janes. I put on a serious face and asked questions like "what's your favourite book?" instead of "did you pick that dress?" It seems like it would be no big deal, especially for a feminist woman, but I really had to stop and think before blurting out "OHM...
After reading Lisa Bloom's "How to Talk to Little Girls" in 2011, I put a lot of effort into steering my comments away from children's looks. I bit my tongue when meeting three-year-old girls who were just SO CUTE with their tiny little mary-janes. I put on a serious face and asked questions like "what's your favourite book?" instead of "did you pick that dress?" It seems like it would be no big deal, especially for a feminist woman, but I really had to stop and think before blurting out "OHM...
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