Great Article about 'Thinness' by JK Rowling
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melodygirl
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Thanks for posting this, Kristy. I love JK Rowling even more now!
melodygirl
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Thanks for posting this, Kristy. I love JK Rowling even more now!
maddiesmum
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Great link.
She is only sying what we here on these boards have discussed ad infinitum and ad nauseum. We all know this already, right?
If it takes a famous name like hers to help get the message across, then great. But what she really needs to do is put her pen where her mouth is and use her greatest influence with the young: create a female fictional character, evry bit as compelling as HP and more, who is valued for all those characteristics she lauds, rather than her weight and size. That's what I'd like to see. Girls need role models in fiction as well as in real life. HP doesn't cut it for them.
Is Ms. Rowling up for the challenge?
She is only sying what we here on these boards have discussed ad infinitum and ad nauseum. We all know this already, right?
If it takes a famous name like hers to help get the message across, then great. But what she really needs to do is put her pen where her mouth is and use her greatest influence with the young: create a female fictional character, evry bit as compelling as HP and more, who is valued for all those characteristics she lauds, rather than her weight and size. That's what I'd like to see. Girls need role models in fiction as well as in real life. HP doesn't cut it for them.
Is Ms. Rowling up for the challenge?
maddiesmum
Cathlete
Great link.
She is only sying what we here on these boards have discussed ad infinitum and ad nauseum. We all know this already, right?
If it takes a famous name like hers to help get the message across, then great. But what she really needs to do is put her pen where her mouth is and use her greatest influence with the young: create a female fictional character, evry bit as compelling as HP and more, who is valued for all those characteristics she lauds, rather than her weight and size. That's what I'd like to see. Girls need role models in fiction as well as in real life. HP doesn't cut it for them.
Is Ms. Rowling up for the challenge?
She is only sying what we here on these boards have discussed ad infinitum and ad nauseum. We all know this already, right?
If it takes a famous name like hers to help get the message across, then great. But what she really needs to do is put her pen where her mouth is and use her greatest influence with the young: create a female fictional character, evry bit as compelling as HP and more, who is valued for all those characteristics she lauds, rather than her weight and size. That's what I'd like to see. Girls need role models in fiction as well as in real life. HP doesn't cut it for them.
Is Ms. Rowling up for the challenge?
>Great link.
>
>She is only sying what we here on these boards have discussed
>ad infinitum and ad nauseum. We all know this already,
>right?
>
>If it takes a famous name like hers to help get the message
>across, then great. But what she really needs to do is put
>her pen where her mouth is and use her greatest influence with
>the young: create a female fictional character, evry bit as
>compelling as HP and more, who is valued for all those
>characteristics she lauds, rather than her weight and size.
>That's what I'd like to see. Girls need role models in
>fiction as well as in real life. HP doesn't cut it for them.
>
>
>Is Ms. Rowling up for the challenge?
>
>
Now wouldn't that be wonderful! You know, I don't know what the prevailing wisdom is today, but when I first got into the movie biz, the belief was that young female lead characters were not cost effective, because while little girls will delve into male heroes, like Harry Potter, little boys will not do the same with girl heroes, and so the audience is limited. That may be changing though; my nephew seems to have no issue with watching Barbie movies with his sister or reading books with girl heroes.
Sparrow
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow - what a ride!’ — Peter Sage
>
>She is only sying what we here on these boards have discussed
>ad infinitum and ad nauseum. We all know this already,
>right?
>
>If it takes a famous name like hers to help get the message
>across, then great. But what she really needs to do is put
>her pen where her mouth is and use her greatest influence with
>the young: create a female fictional character, evry bit as
>compelling as HP and more, who is valued for all those
>characteristics she lauds, rather than her weight and size.
>That's what I'd like to see. Girls need role models in
>fiction as well as in real life. HP doesn't cut it for them.
>
>
>Is Ms. Rowling up for the challenge?
>
>
Now wouldn't that be wonderful! You know, I don't know what the prevailing wisdom is today, but when I first got into the movie biz, the belief was that young female lead characters were not cost effective, because while little girls will delve into male heroes, like Harry Potter, little boys will not do the same with girl heroes, and so the audience is limited. That may be changing though; my nephew seems to have no issue with watching Barbie movies with his sister or reading books with girl heroes.
Sparrow
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow - what a ride!’ — Peter Sage
>Great link.
>
>She is only sying what we here on these boards have discussed
>ad infinitum and ad nauseum. We all know this already,
>right?
>
>If it takes a famous name like hers to help get the message
>across, then great. But what she really needs to do is put
>her pen where her mouth is and use her greatest influence with
>the young: create a female fictional character, evry bit as
>compelling as HP and more, who is valued for all those
>characteristics she lauds, rather than her weight and size.
>That's what I'd like to see. Girls need role models in
>fiction as well as in real life. HP doesn't cut it for them.
>
>
>Is Ms. Rowling up for the challenge?
>
>
Now wouldn't that be wonderful! You know, I don't know what the prevailing wisdom is today, but when I first got into the movie biz, the belief was that young female lead characters were not cost effective, because while little girls will delve into male heroes, like Harry Potter, little boys will not do the same with girl heroes, and so the audience is limited. That may be changing though; my nephew seems to have no issue with watching Barbie movies with his sister or reading books with girl heroes.
Sparrow
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow - what a ride!’ — Peter Sage
>
>She is only sying what we here on these boards have discussed
>ad infinitum and ad nauseum. We all know this already,
>right?
>
>If it takes a famous name like hers to help get the message
>across, then great. But what she really needs to do is put
>her pen where her mouth is and use her greatest influence with
>the young: create a female fictional character, evry bit as
>compelling as HP and more, who is valued for all those
>characteristics she lauds, rather than her weight and size.
>That's what I'd like to see. Girls need role models in
>fiction as well as in real life. HP doesn't cut it for them.
>
>
>Is Ms. Rowling up for the challenge?
>
>
Now wouldn't that be wonderful! You know, I don't know what the prevailing wisdom is today, but when I first got into the movie biz, the belief was that young female lead characters were not cost effective, because while little girls will delve into male heroes, like Harry Potter, little boys will not do the same with girl heroes, and so the audience is limited. That may be changing though; my nephew seems to have no issue with watching Barbie movies with his sister or reading books with girl heroes.
Sparrow
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow - what a ride!’ — Peter Sage
JAFitMama
Cathlete
Kirsty-
Thank you for sharing this. I have passed it on to my girl friends and 2 DD's.
Judy "Likes2bfit"
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Thank you for sharing this. I have passed it on to my girl friends and 2 DD's.
Judy "Likes2bfit"
If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail.
Success is acheived by early preparation
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