Posted on 04/02/2014 3:06:39 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
Can banning one school-yard word really change the world? Sheryl Sandberg says yes.
Sandberg -- the chief operating officer of Facebook and author of the best-selling book "Lean In" -- is spearheading the launch of a campaign today to ban the word "bossy," arguing the negative put-down stops girls from pursuing leadership roles.
"We know that by middle school, more boys than girls want to lead," Sandberg said, "and if you ask girls why they don't want to lead, whether it's the school project all the way on to running for office, they don't want to be called bossy, and they don't want to be disliked."
Sheryl Sandberg: Let's Ban "Bossy"
Sandberg said these attitudes begin early and continue into adulthood.
"We call girls bossy on the playground," Sandberg said. "We call them too aggressive or other B-words in the workplace. They're bossy as little girls, and then they're aggressive, political, shrill, too ambitious as women."
Sandberg's organization Lean In is joining forces with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Girl Scouts USA CEO Anna Maria Chávez to launch a public service campaign called "Ban Bossy." The banbossy.com website gives tips for parents, kids, teachers and others about how to encourage young female leaders.
Girl Scout CEO: Let's Ban "Bossy"
Chavez said she got involved immediately after receiving a call from Sandberg, and believes the Girl Scouts are ideal partners for the new initiative. More than half of all American women were once Girl Scouts and two million girls are currently in scouting, she pointed out.
"Imagine a classroom in America where 50 kids are present: 25 girls, 25 boys," Chavez said.
"And the teacher walks into this classroom and says: 'Boys and girls,
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Utterly dumb campaign and ever so completely BOSSY.
Why is this woman so BOSSY? If she does not like to say the word BOSSY then she ought not to use it. I on the otherhand think this woman is BOSSY and should just worry about her own self and family and STFU.
Because that's the only way anything will get accomplished.
And who would have thought this superficial nerd-fem grew up on a farm?
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Like I was telling Father Curtis, I think my wife is too bossy.
They are right.
The correct term is “b!tch on wheels.”
Her campaign slogan: “Don’t be bossy! Be Boss!
>>Like I was telling Father Curtis, I think my wife is too bossy.<<
Father Curtis conducted the Funeral Mass?
My wife is way bossy, my 7 year old daughter is bossy.
You know if she wanted to elevate girls self-image by banning a word, maybe “whore” would be more impactful. Or “Bitch”. Yet those two words are darlings of the hip-hop culture, so they’re cool even if they’re cool in a misogynistic demeaning way. And so the Smart People decide “bossy” has to go, yep that’ll do it...
Banning bossy is such a bitch thing to do.
I have a better idea,lets ban idiot liberals!!
If they don’t like bossy, they should not be bossy.
BAN BOSSY
USE BITCHY
I understand you have taken exception to my calling you whores bossy. I'm sorry. I apologize. I ask you to note that I did not call you callous-ass strumpets, fornicatresses, or low-born gutter sluts. But I did say "whores." "bossy." No escaping that. And for that slip of the tongue, I apologize.
Oh good GRIEF!!!!!!
How are my daughters “empowered” by adding another “naughty word” to the already ridiculously intricate PC vocabulary?!?!
Gawwwd, I wish these idiots would just go away!!!!
If you can’t even deal with being called “Bossy” your probably not fit to ever be a “Boss”
“...arguing the negative put-down stops girls from pursuing leadership roles.”
Thus they fail the first test of desire. Lead? I don’t think so.
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