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by Joeboy 4590 days ago
The problem being, if we decide to give in to our girls' desire to defend their gender, we potentially set them up for a life of buying overpriced pink electric screwdrivers and shit like http://www.amazon.com/BIC-Cristal-1-0mm-Black-MSLP16-Blk/dp/...
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Oh, don't give in! That's your role as parent. Do you let your kids eat sugar for breakfast? Fight them for what you know is best, they'll thank you for it. Sneak in some broccoli as it were.

Note: those BIC pens to me seem like a marketing joke: someone at BIC was clever enough to see a way to make money by taking advantage of the deep-set insecurities of grown women.