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more about #valleywag more comments → Shannon Foley: I received death threats on girls on IM. These girls were in my gym class and didn't like me. They said I was "annoying and should watch myself." T... more » Elizabth_Bennet: Question for Rosalind: How do you deal with it if the bully is your boss? Ultimately I left, but I wonder if there is anyway to handle it and improve... more » andromedeia: I know that some people have terrible problems with bullying, but I just graduated HS in June and I never, ever had issues that were terrible like thi... more » queen_caribbean: My mean girl-ness mostly took the form of not speaking up for someone when I knew I should have. Looking back, it's almost as bad as directly picking ... more » Her Grace: SNOWED IN: A question for Rosalind: How does one deal with bullies in the workplace when they are no longer specifically targeting you? I went to college with ... more » LatoyaPeterson: Question for Rosalind: I read the original Queen Bees and Wannabees, and while it was interesting, I had a hard time trying to apply it to the teenag... more » Eric Northman is mine: Also isn't mostly the case that most girls at different points in their life (middle school, high school, college) are bullies and bullied/the mean gi... more » bluebears: Plus I must say that some of the worst bullying of a girl I've ever seen was done by a couple guys. Middle school on the school bus. more » ohdesy000: I must admit Rosalind comes off much better in this interview than in my previous experience with her. She gave a talk at my high school that I found ... more » colormeroutine: Did anyone else read the first Queen Bees and Wannabees and see Mean Girls and feel like they had absolutely nothing to do with their lives at all? Th... more » Erda: I'm a college sophomore and last year I had to deal with some serious Mean-Girls-type shit, some of which has trickled into this year. I go to a smal... more » JessickerFletcher: Can I just add that the most dramatic/annoying/evil people in my high school experience have been across the board all male? I mean, sure I've dealt w... more » crawdaddy: I'd be very interested to hear if she has done any follow-up work with her subjects. Specifically I'm interested to see how youthful queen bees fare a... more » Ack: Wait, why is dressing in "Hip-Hop outfits" (whatever that means) at dance recitals bad? I'm not even sure what she has in mind there. more » SarahMC: Elementary school was more torturous than middle or high school for me. I was a goody two-shoes throughout childhood so I was scared of everything an... more » -
#linesofquestioning
Queen Bees, Wannabes & How Technology Has Changed Teens Forever
Rosalind Wiseman is the author of Queen Bees & Wannabes, the 2002 book that inspired the movie Mean Girls. A new edition comes out today—and pretty much scares the shit out of me.
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#noboysallowed
Are Apple Products Secretly Girly?
Last week, Forbes writer Bridget Brennen asked: Is Apple the world's most discreetly feminine brand? We wonder: When did user-friendly become code for female-friendly? More » -
#thetwits
#Urahoe: More Proof Of The Stupidity Of Twitter Trending Topics
Thanks Twitter, for bringing us first #liesgirlstell, and now trending topic #urahoe, in which users list ways to determine if a woman is a "hoe." More » -
#nipslippolitics
Does The Huffington Post Use Sexism To Drive Liberal Page Views?
The Sexist blogger Amanda Hess says, "Yes." And we're a little hard-pressed to disagree. More » -
#thetwits
"I'm Pregnant," And Other "Lies" Twitterers Say Women Tell
Need a healthy dose of gender stereotyping, with an added dash of creepy? Check out the newly-popular Twitter tag #liesgirlstell, where men and women list all the ways ladies are supposedly stretching the truth.
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#badvertising
Dell Discovers Ladies Use Computers For More Than Diet Tips
In response to widespread internet backlash, Dell has revised "Della," its website marketing netbooks to women, purging it of references to calorie counting and shopping.
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#badvertising
"Get Your Man Back Now": The Horror And Humor Of GMail Breakup Ads
Anyone who's gone through a breakup in the age of email will likely recognize some of the horrible GMail ads that prey on emailers at their most vulnerable. A hall of shame, after the jump. More » -
#cyberterror
Internet Becomes A Never-Ending Nightmare For One Family
Nikki Catsouras, 18, died in a horrifying car crash in 2006. Days afterward, her father received an email with a picture of the bloody accident scene and the caption, "Woohoo! Hey daddy, I'm still alive." More » -
