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Mad Science

Deconstructing Bunk Reporting in 5 Easy Steps

Written by Beth Skwarecki

Illustrated by Meg Hunt

British scientists have uncovered the truth behind one of modern culture’s greatest mysteries: why little girls play with pink toys. Is it because toy companies flood whole store aisles with the color? Or because well-meaning relatives shower girl babies with pink blankets and clothing? Nope. According to the men in lab coats, it’s purely biological.

WaPo to ladies: Dumb, swoony, and you can't take a joke

Sigh. One day after the Washington Post published the op-ed by Charlotte Allen titled "We Scream, We Swoon. How Dumb Can We Get?", the paper has responded to the massive public outcry against the piece by stating — what else? — that the piece was meant to be

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Posted by Andi Zeisler on March 3, 2008 - 3:08pm in the Love / Shove blog.

Tagged with fun with stereotypes, media sexism, WTF?.

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