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But she’ll have to wait a few years before she enjoys the scarier ones

Last week we asked some parents whether they thought Harry Potter is for their kids’ generation as Star Wars was for theirs. But as GeekDad Ken Denmead pointed out, Star Wars is more popular than ever with young kids discovering the goings on of a galaxy far, far, away everyday. Perhaps the most well known of this new generation of Star Wars fans is Katie.

When Katie’s mom, blogger Carrie Goldman, found out her sweet first grader was being bullied for her awesome Star Wars water bottle, Goldman simply asked if any female Star Wars fans happened to read her blog, could they please comment so she could show Katie that Star Wars is not just for boys. Indeed. Goldman and Katie ended up with oodles of supportive comments, an entry in the Official Star Wars blog and a Twitter hashtag (#MayTheForceBeWithKatie). We figured Goldman was the right mom to ask about what Star Wars and Harry Potter means for kids today. Here’s what she said:  Read more...

Bright young women

It’s the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day. Yeah, a lot has happened in those 100 years — the right to vote, the right to stand for election, the right to choose, the right not to be treated like some Sterling Cooper secretary, but it’s not enough. If you haven’t seen the excellent Dame Judy Dench-Daniel Craig video, take a look:

But you don’t have to be James Bond to make a point about equal rights. Here are some of our girl heroes doing their thing and being awesome:

1. Watoto from the Nile — A trio of sisters who were sick of Lil Wayne having such disrespect for women. So they wrote a song asking Lil Wayne why he think it’s OK to say what he says.  Read more...