sexism
May 26 2011, Wa'd

A while back, a friend of mine posted a status on Facebook that I thought was a bit sexist, and being the girl I am, I could not let it go without having a say about it. In a humorous way, I wrote to my friend what I thought of her status (yes, my friend.

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