According to district-wide survey in Hillsborough County, Florida, nearly 12% of high schools girls were physically forced to have sex. That's horrible.
Interestingly enough, so were more than 9% of the boys:
At school, the Citrus Park mother said, "They know to stay out of certain hallways because of the girls."
Boys having to run a gauntlet of sex-crazed females -- I thought that only happened to rock stars.
Showing the spirit of generosity, Def Leppard's agreed to donate a pallet of special passes to the Tampa school system.
Couldn't we view those Def Leppard passes as "empowering," like that hajib discussion over at pw? I'm just trying to think progressively.
OK, going over now to empower you with a weblog vote.
Posted by: Salt Lick at December 12, 2005 06:46 AMWhen it's all said and done, anything a female wants to do can be called 'empowering'. It's a silly word.
Posted by: Donnah at December 12, 2005 12:28 PM