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Memorial Day Salute: Reverence, Reflection, Resources

May 28, 2010 by Amy Jussel 9 Comments

May 27, 2024 I can't believe it's been over a decade and now more than ever, this post still holds up. Thinking about my dad today and wondering what he'd think seeing how divisive our nation has become with the January 6th insurrection and the degradation of democracy amidst the tawdry 'reality tv' tripe of Trumpian tactics. It makes me shudder to think how far we've … [Read more...]

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Redefining Girly: Girls Rights Week W/Founder of Pigtail Pals

May 6, 2010 by Amy Jussel 3 Comments

May 6, 2010 Call her a mompreneur, entrepreneurista, or "the original PigTail Pal," Melissa Wardy is a mama bear with a mission and a voice that roars when it comes to changing the way our society thinks about girls. What better way to celebrate Girls Inc's Girls Rights Week than to honor the first year anniversary of a "stay-at-home mom turned work-at-home activist" … [Read more...]

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Girls Are Not Candies. Tweens Are Not Teens. Thongs Are Not Undies.

May 4, 2010 by Amy Jussel 23 Comments

May 4, 2010 A few years back I commented on the post Confessions of a Lingerie Lover by Fae Goodman on Alternet and copped to being “one and the same.” Fae uncorked a doozy of a conversation that brought out the best/worst in femme debates as she pithily contrasted the difference between adult media messages and ‘costuming’ cues and the marketer’s desire to target adolescents, … [Read more...]

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Commodification of Kids: The Backlash Has Begun

April 16, 2010 by Amy Jussel 17 Comments

April 16, 2010 About a year ago, TruthOut featured a poignant article called "Commodifying Kids, The Forgotten Crisis" by academic Henry A. Giroux, and though I read it with lots of head bobbing agreement on the tipping point of toxicity, I have to strongly DISagree with the "forgotten" notion. This issue is not the LEAST bit forgotten...it's on fire, baby and it's gaining … [Read more...]

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Spring Break 2010: Service Learning from Teens Turning Green

April 3, 2010 by Amy Jussel 15 Comments

April 3, 2010 While media reports often churn out attention-getting stereotypes of spring break scenes of rowdy youth antics under the auspices of ‘what sells,’ to feed the money machine, we all too often don’t see the coverage of ‘alternate spring breaks’ and a major shift that’s taking hold in the cultural zeitgeist of service learning and youth. As I head out on spring … [Read more...]