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I am officially sick of Naomi Wolf.
Oh, wait. It was actually Dr. Robin who said the books were dangerous.
Let's recap: Books aren't dangerous. Not thinking is dangerous.
I'm also sick of the Dr. First Name thing. "We go by our first names! We're smart and friendly!" Bah.
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let's not forget naomi's jesus moment, after her alan bloom moment, after her al gore moment...what is it with all these men? seems desperate for attention.
you don't like "dr. phil"?
Posted by: bookfraud | 12 April 2006 at 03:56 PM
Honestly, I'd kind of like to kick Dr. Phil down a flight of stairs.
Posted by: Leila | 12 April 2006 at 04:01 PM
And that quote! "These books define who girls are..." Hey, guess what? That's the same old "victim, victim" crap that has been more usually used against women for centuries"too feeble to vote, do dangerous stuff, show her ankles". Maybe if young women are stupid enough to take the Gossip Girls at face value, then they are stupid enough to be written off.
Posted by: C.C. | 13 April 2006 at 07:25 AM