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"Hi. I was feeling really down today about myself, my body, my life even though I'm about to defend a dissertation and am in great shape, etc. I think it's those premenstrual blues. Then I stumbled onto NrrdGrll - it reminded me of everything I believe in. Social support can do wonders with how you feel. Sometimes it's just not enough to tell yourself these things over and over. I know I need to hear from time to time that others feel the same way. So . . . thanks for having such a great website."
*** "just a quick note at the end of the day to say that Nrrdgrrl rocks. Well presented, relevant...what more could a grrl want?"
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"I've been on your pages many times, although never have written. I cannot express just how truly important the NrrdGrrl effort is. Spreading the idea of self to those whom otherwise would be isolated from many new views, or perhaps like-minded people is exactly what is needed, and you are doing a fabulous job!"
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"First, I'll start of by saying I'm male. I just finished going through all the pages on Nrrdgrrl and I'm glad to see that there is a place where people can go when society at large has turned their backs on them. Of course, this isn't a freak show or anything else, but in the society we live in today trying to be unique is an enigma. They want you to be unique but still be like everyone else. It's unfortunate that the young ladies and women that have wandered into your web page felt that they had very little else to turn to and had no place to go where they could call it their own. I just wanted to say that don't forget about the Nrrdboyz because.... we're out there too."***
"I really enjoyed some of the out spoken gestures.I am an outspoken woman as well. I am 5 feet tall, 110 pounds. But my attitude carries me far. People try to tell me to mellow out, if they aren't too intimidated by me. All it is , is that I have opinions on a lot of things and I'm not afraid to speak my mind. I'm glad there are others like me. There should be more. I have never been a timid shy girl. Tomboy, more like. The biggest beef I have with other "chicks" is backstabbing. Can't stand it, and child/animal abuse. Any way don't really know where im going with this, but I just had to put my 2 cents in."***
"Hi there. I stumbled upon your page somehow and was happily greeted by the phrase: "NrrdGrrl!'s only politics are your own. No rules, no dogmas, no ideological rights or wrongs -- just individuals trying to reclaim the word normal." I say happily, because as a self-confident female republican, I don't generally find that women who consider themselves to be active in "women's issues" (a term which I personally find distasteful) are too tolerant of my beliefs.Alas, however, I find that your page does not appear to live up to its initial promise. Browsing through your links section, I did not see any links to more conservative women's groups or groups which provide alternatives to traditional feminist ideology. Not that I can provide any, because generally speaking I think of myself as a person first and foremost and am not usually interested in browsing "women's" pages.
You seem to have made the same mistake that all too many women's groups that I have had brief contact with make. That is, to say you represent -- or are an organization for -- all women, when in fact no allowance is made for those who hold beliefs which fall somewhat outside the traditional feminist approach.
Yes, I think it is important to stress the commonality among women and to build strong communities of women. It just seems to me that these communities should allow as much for the differences as for the similarities."
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