Just Like a Girl

Discovering the experience of being a girl, one piece at a time. History, news, movies, books, comics, music, and whatever we can dig our claws in. Submissions welcome. (run by nutmeg/f/open)

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HAPPY WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH!  Here’s to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them.

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A HERO

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Ellen Page’s emotional takedown of Trump & Pence’s attacks on LGBTQ people is rocking the nation

“Connect the dots. If you are in a position of power and you hate people and you want to cause suffering to them, you go through the trouble, you spend your career trying to cause suffering — what do you think is going to happen? Kids are going to be abused, and they’re going to kill themselves and people are going to be beaten on the street,” Page says after launching into a litany of Pence’s history of using government to attack the LGBTQ community.

“I am lucky to have this time and the privilege to say this. This needs to fucking stop.”

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How Birchbox CEO Katia Beauchamp Evolved Along With Her Brand

A new partnership with Walgreens is the company's latest play for continued success.

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In God’s name: Indian girls forced into sex work despite ritual ban

The practice of dedicating young girls to the service of a deity began in ancient India, but over time the custom degenerated into an excuse for their sexual exploitation by men

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Don’t miss this generous essay, written by a woman moved to share what she has learned in the year since being raped

In a stunning and emotionally candid anonymous op-ed for The Guardian, a young woman has shared an unflinching account of the dramatic changes that occurred in her life after she was raped in Londo…

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Yalitza Aparicio Is First Indigenous Woman Nominated For Best Actress Oscar

The Mexican actress has made waves for her role in Alfonso Cuarón’s movie “Roma.”

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What White, Western Audiences Don't Understand About Marie Kondo's 'Tidying Up'

Backlash to the Netflix show ignores an essential aspect of the KonMari method: Its Shinto roots.

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From Suicidal Thoughts to a Spiritual Awakening and Becoming a Millionaire

Libby Crow shed her shadow and built an empire. Now she shares her shine.

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Bebe Rexha Says Designers Won't Dress Her For Grammys 'Because I'm Too Big'

"My size 8 ass is still going to the Grammys," she said.

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Glenn Close Wants To Debunk Myth That 'You Lose Your Sexuality As You Get Older’

The Oscar nominee said she's never felt "as sexual and as eager."

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'Dr. Lipjob' nets suspended sentence for illegally injecting botox | CBC News

Rajdeep Kaur Khakh who went by the handle "Dr. Lipjob" has been given a 30-day suspended sentence by a B.C. court for illegally pretending to be a doctor and injecting unsuspecting clients with dermal fillers.

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Colbert asks how many 'f---s' Ocasio-Cortez gives about Dem criticism. Her response: 'Zero.'

New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Monday she gives "zero" f---s about the criticism she and other freshman lawmakers are getting from fellow members of their own party.

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Not sparking joy: Marie Kondo show spotlights women’s unpaid work

A hit Netflix show featuring a Japanese guru who claims decluttering can change your life has sparked a global craze for tidying — and shone a light on the amount of unpaid work still done by women…

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Cardi B Slams Conservative Who Slut-Shamed Rapper's 'Twerk' Video: 'NO Still Means NO'

A Daily Caller columnist asked the rapper how her latest video empowers women. Cardi B responded.

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Florida bill would ban abortions if fetal heartbeat detected

"It is definitely the most extreme proposal we've ever entertained in Florida and among the most extreme in the United States," a progressive group said in opposition to the bill

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Chris Brown released after arrest in Paris over rape complaint | CBC News

American singer Chris Brown and two other people are released from police custody after a woman filed a rape complaint against them.