June is jumping!

It's well into June, Mamas. Can you believe it!?

I ended May on a bit of a high note. I was bobbin' my head to Karina Pasian's 16 @ War and feeling the groove. But I'm done now. Dragged kicking and screaming back to the pitiful reality of why Karina's song is so relevant. Take your pick...

*The sorry selection of video games for girls has spurred some game makers to do something about it. What girl would want to kick butt in a virtual fantasy world when she can just be a fashion-obsessed-make-up wearing-secret-diary-keeping-fame-seeking-supermodel wannabee?

*How can we help spread the message about teen chastity? I know! Let's put catchy slogans across girls' booties! No one will miss it there!

*Not quite sure what to say about this.

*And how refreshing! Now even us old gals can snipe, backstab and bitch at each other to build our confidence and find out who's the prettiest! Hooray!

On the flip side, there are MANY fantastic and empowering conversations happening all over the internet about these very issues. Lots of smart Mamas(and non-mamas) out there are sick of the same old same old....

*An interview with M. Gigi Durham, author of The Lolita Effect: The Media Sexualization of Young Girls and What We Can Do About It.

*Great post and even better comments on the What About Our Daughters blog that explores this same issue.

*The Top 10 reasons why kids shouldn't see Sex in The City from the Packaging Girlhood blog.

If you come across any more good stuff, please pop back in and share.