I... think... Hillary Duff is awesome!

[retsuko]

I never, ever thought I would respect Hillary Duff. I mean, tolerate, sure; encourage, why not? Got it hand it to the girl for getting herself a team of smart agents who know merchandising, and hope that she has a damn good accountant who's helping her squirrel most of her profits away for early retirement.

But then I saw this on Feministing, and I kind of sat back in my chair, laughing at the video itself, and not a little surprised at the general vibes of goodwill I was feeling for Hillary Duff. I think this video will manage to do in 30 seconds what I, as an English professor, could not manage to do in a class room over an entire semester. (Well, I could at least get my students to stop saying that in the classroom. However, I think this thing might make people actually think about what they're saying.) It's a timely media virus, one that I hope will dismantle a linguistic pattern of unthinking discrimination.

Comments

[narugami.livejournal.com]

Good for her!

I can't say I know much about Hillary Duff, but she does seem to be managing the celebrity business better than poor Britney Spears does...

[digitalemur.livejournal.com]

I am now going to start saying "that's so 'girl wearing a skirt as a top!'" whenever the opportunity presents.

I'm currently sitting on the impulse to email this to some of my relatives.

[retsuko.livejournal.com]

I am now going to start saying "that's so 'girl wearing a skirt as a top!'" whenever the opportunity presents.

Ha ha! :D I would say that, too, if it weren't such a mouthful.

[figgy-newton.livejournal.com]

I second every sentiment contained within. I had a similar battle with an evangelical youth group... that was an interesting conversation... Anyway, go Hillary (Duff)!