In my book, I spend a fair amount of time bemoaning the culture that surrounds boys. But here's a reminder that we have we have not come a long way, baby, for girls. Check out this appalling tee-shirt for sale from JC Penney. Apparently enough people found it offensive enough that it is already off the website. But the "I'm too pretty for homework so my brother has to do it for me" t-shirt, for girls ages 7 to 16, was selling quite a message. The ad copy under shirt read, "Who has time for homework when there's a new Justin Bieber album out? She'll love this tee that's just as cute and sassy as she is." Oh Lord. Where to start?
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