I am so put off by Slate’s XX Factor Blog byline that I can hardly read it. These universal axioms actually do us no favors. Some women will agree with Slate’s writers, others won’t. But these gross generalizations are the very reason stereotypes of womanhood/ femininity exist. So no, Slate, do not even try to pretend that you speak on my behalf.

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