Found this blog item of interest. Perhaps the article needs some RS objections to the use of the term.
http://www.adviceformydaughter.com/2015/04/18/girls-are-not-tomboys-they-are... Starts with...
According to Wikipedia:
A *tomboy* is a girl who exhibits characteristics or behaviors considered typical of a boy, including wearing masculine clothing and engaging in games and activities that are physical in nature and are considered in many cultures to be “unfeminine” or the domain of boys.
Just because there is a wikipedia entry, doesn’t mean we have to subscribe to it.
Some girls climb trees.
Some girls wear dresses.
Some girls climb trees while wearing dresses....
Adding a criticism section sounds like a good idea (assuming some sources can be found). I added a criticism section to the article "Feminazi", lest someone think that everyone is fine with the use of that term :)
On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 2:51 PM, Carol Moore dc carolmooredc@verizon.net wrote:
Found this blog item of interest. Perhaps the article needs some RS objections to the use of the term.
http://www.adviceformydaughter.com/2015/04/18/girls-are-not-tomboys-they-are... Starts with...
According to Wikipedia:
A *tomboy* is a girl who exhibits characteristics or behaviors considered typical of a boy, including wearing masculine clothing and engaging in games and activities that are physical in nature and are considered in many cultures to be “unfeminine” or the domain of boys.
Just because there is a wikipedia entry, doesn’t mean we have to subscribe to it.
Some girls climb trees.
Some girls wear dresses.
Some girls climb trees while wearing dresses....
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