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Sara Conrad

Editor, skirt! Jacksonville

I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. I love thinking and talking about feminism and writing for skirt!. I went to the University of Iowa and I'll put up a good fight about spelling. ...

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It's not just something you say

Thank you! Finally, someone says something. I knew Hillary Duff was all right. I remember reading in JANE some years ago her great taste in music.

I feel like I’ve had this argument with so many people. It’s not just something people say. It’s messed up. It’s a lot like calling someone that you perceive as weak a “pussy.” Don’t you love living in a population that equates vaginas with weakness and balls with strength, gay with stupid? I know it helps my self-esteem. I wonder if it makes our daughters feel stronger.

Angry? Me too. Here’s help.