tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post5878660882326093512..comments2024-03-27T10:29:06.518-04:00Comments on A Natural Scientist: More Snippeting Jenny F. Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-91161058071327899492015-10-14T08:38:38.239-04:002015-10-14T08:38:38.239-04:00P.S. the story is from Cold City! P.S. the story is from Cold City! Jenny F. Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-92135600712797882442015-10-14T08:38:12.414-04:002015-10-14T08:38:12.414-04:00But it's not insulting to call a girl a tomboy...But it's not insulting to call a girl a tomboy, right? It's a compliment! She likes interesting non-girly things! HEADDESK. <br /><br />Journalism is a tough row to how and I know they have deadlines but ... still please don't write 'he was a lesbian.'Jenny F. Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-40563921559697165032015-10-14T08:36:44.690-04:002015-10-14T08:36:44.690-04:00So annoying. I played with trucks and hammers but...So annoying. I played with trucks and hammers but.... wore dresses to school? I don't remember being called a tomboy but maybe I was just oblivious from a young age. But, you know, girls wear pants now! It's 2015! Jenny F. Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-7965846161521229622015-10-13T09:30:29.758-04:002015-10-13T09:30:29.758-04:00It's interesting how terms like "sissy&qu...It's interesting how terms like "sissy" or "Nancy-boy" are considered verboten (at least in progressive Cold City), but "tomboy" does not have the same stigma despite carrying essentially the same connotations.<br /><br />I agree, the sentence about the transgender teen is confusing, your version is much better. I've wondered whether intelligent people no longer choose journalism as a profession, and if that has contributed to the overall decline in media.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03276995787173932700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-74289669273361097942015-10-13T07:46:22.519-04:002015-10-13T07:46:22.519-04:00Re: "Tomboy." Yes, THANK YOU! One woul...Re: "Tomboy." Yes, THANK YOU! One would think it would be getting better, but from what I can tell, one would be wrong. Megan Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10862913220879730493noreply@blogger.com