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Gillian Frank
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Scene at a kid's birthday party last night:
Another Dad (AD): My kid really likes Barbies.
Me: Fun fact. Barbie Dolls were inspired by a sexualized German doll made for adults.
AD: <Incredulous Look> Yeah right.
Me: No... really...
AD: I don't believe you.
Me: Ok....
#histsex
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Gillian Frank
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I'm just saying that if anyone wanted to get me this tie as a gift to wear to the first day of reproductive politics in the US, I wouldn't say no.
I would also enjoy a birds&bees tie or anything having to do with reproductive politics that's socially appropriate to wear in public.
Oh my gosh. I've become middle aged. Is this my midlife crisis?
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Gillian Frank
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I found these fantastic WWII sources the other week as I was thinking about my sexual politics class. This 4 part series in the SF examiner warns about the sexual and moral dangers of women going to bars. #histsex #twitterstorians
To appreciate the work these articles are doing to police sexuality and gender among young women, you can read @AmandaLittauer's essential book, "Bad Girls" from @uncpressblog. Judge this book by the amazing cover!

uncpress.org/book/978146962…
The ways in which these articles, authored by a woman, reveals midcentury sexual transformations and conflicting gender and sexual values is absolutely fascinating.
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Gillian Frank
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Andrew Scheer is not competent or qualified to be PM. His "moral" vision for Canada is regressive and punitive. He's a narrow minded ideologue of the worst sort.
I have met numerous politicians from a variety of backgrounds and values. What separated the true public servants from the self interested hacks was a belief among the former that it was their job to listen to, learn from and meet the needs of their constituents.
The latter, like Scheer, have been motivated by self-interest, partisan interest, and/or a selectively flexible morality. A Conservative Party majority, with Scheer at the helm, would be a disaster for all Canadians.
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fun fact I learned yesterday: it doesn't have to be made in Kentucky to be labeled "Bourbon" because an Act of Congress made bourbon America's National Spirit in 1964
incorrect: legally, a spirit distilled in the United States made from a mash that is at least 51% corn and stored in charred oak barrels may be labeled "bourbon."
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Last night I posted about the term “domain driven design,” frequently abbreviated “DDD” - which is a common large bra measurement in the US, & often part of dirty movie titles.

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