Steven, I see your point and agree that it is important to be aware of how we present our opinions, but like LlesbianLlama said, often times young girls are told that they should keep quiet completely in order to abide (posted to CosmoGIRL tells Girls: Keep Your Opinions to Yourself)
Cruella, I can assure you that I'm definitely not working for Unilever... I just really hoped that a company had decided to try to do something good! Truthfully, I had no idea that Dove was owned by the company. I (posted to Dove's Campaign for Real Beauty: Self Esteem)
It seems as though she allowed her personal feelings get in the way of her job -- and, while I understand that at times it can be difficult to separate -- when you're in a field like gynecology, it is (posted to One thing I don't need: Being judged by my gynecologist )
lindabeth- Sorry to have misunderstood! If you have any legal offices or clinics in your area that specialize in either free speech/expression issues, or gender-based law, and are even remotely liberal and like-minded about these issues, I would contact them. (posted to Women's bodies are not public domain: how many times does this need to be said?)
I had a pharmacist do the same thing to me when I asked for Plan B a couple of months ago. It was all "Why weren't you using a condom?" (because although I would normally use a condom, I'm also (posted to One thing I don't need: Being judged by my gynecologist )
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