Femme presentation - xoJane

I'm Getting Gender Whiplash! 14-Year-Old Student Chris Martin Punished for Wearing Makeup to School

s.e. smith — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:30:00 -0400

The problem here wasn’t with the makeup, but with who was wearing it.

Femme Life: Why I Spend My Money On Shoes

Marianne — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:00:00 -0400

I have a photo inventory of my shoe collection. And I'm not trying to be ashamed of that.

Stop Telling Girls Their Hemlines Are Too Short

s.e. smith — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:30:00 -0500

The hyperfocus on what girls are wearing with a healthy heaping of judgment sends precisely the opposite message, underscoring that girls should be constantly concerned about what they are wearing and who might be judging them for it.

In Defense Of Princesses

Marianne — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:00:00 -0500

I understand the motivation behind people’s disdain for princesses and the whole princess marketing megashark that never stops swimming and eating all of us. But princesses pretty much kick ass.

Newsflash! You're Not Being Bravely Honest, You're Just An Asshole

Kate Conway — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:00:24 -0400

I have so little patience these days with people who declare themselves to be “brutally honest” in the same world-weary, jaded way as someone gritting out, “I’ve been a political reporter in Syria for the last decade or so.”

I'm That Kind Of Girl

Marianne — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:00:22 -0400

I wish I gave a shit about sports, the way Daisy does. But I don't. I care about My Little Pony and glitter instead.

I'm Tired of Apologizing for Liking Girl Stuff (i.e. FEMME SKILLS)

Marianne — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:00:13 -0500

Every time I post about my nail polish, I feel this frisson of "You are such a silly girl" - as though that's a bad thing to be, not what a "real writer" ought to be writing about. But that's just culturally-ingrained shame talking.