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Dear Media: Please Change Your Channel of Influence

September 12, 2011 by Amy Jussel 27 Comments

Sept 12, 2011 After the ludicrous JCPenney toxic tee-shirt with a wink and nod to academic underachievement "I'm Too Pretty For Math, So My Brother Has To Do It For Me" and the fabulous rapid-reply … [Read more...]

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