Comments on: #BanBossy Too Narrow: Let’s Lean In to Help Girls Learn Courage

By: Alicia H. Clark, PsyD

Alicia H. Clark, PsyD — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 22:29:38 +0000

Thanks Mike for your comments. I too worry that the leadership ideas aren’t getting through the #BanBossy title. Hoping the platform starts to expand…. What I’d really like to hear is more from our role models and leaders how they lead – how they learned to be brave, and manage their social fears, Perhaps the campaign will broaden its focus to include more of this – I sure hope so!

By: Alicia H. Clark, PsyD

Alicia H. Clark, PsyD — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 22:24:12 +0000

In reply to Robyn Hatcher. Thanks Robyn for your comments. I agree we need to help girls and women OWN who they are with courage and confidence. Well said. I hope this attention on the marketing sound bite, and its appropriateness, won't drown out the message and the substantive ways we all need to address this important issue.

By: Mike Smith

Mike Smith — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 20:00:31 +0000

I’m sorry, I meant to say “The ideas beyond the Ban Bossy aspect ARE lost on the silliness of the #BanBossy title.
Mike

By: Mike Smith

Mike Smith — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 19:57:26 +0000

I agree that the campaign has some great goals, but who ever marketed ‘Ban Bossy’ should be fired. You are right that being bossy is a bigger problem than being called bossy. Banning any word is problematic and trying to protect your child from all evils, even the little ones, is not conducive to growth and preparation for the world they will soon have to battle on their own. The ideas beyond the Ban Bossy aspect are not lost on the silliness of it. My 5 year old grand daughter is very bossy, and I find it charming as we play pretend. If she’s bossy otherwise, she has to be corrected, no matter what you call it.

Also, having Beyonce involved is ridiculous. Some of her videos are borderline pornogaphic for young girls to see and her husband JayZ uses works like “ho” and “bitch” in his recording company. How can she object to Bossy but not Bitch?

By: Robyn Hatcher

Robyn Hatcher — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 18:19:57 +0000

Thank you for this. I really find the #BanBossy movement sadly misguided. Can you imagine men spending all this time, energy and expense to ban a word that can be construed as derogatory? What we need to be doing is spending more time, energy and resources in training parents and girls to courageously and confidently OWN who they are to the extent that no one word, phrase or assumption is going to deter them from their greatness. I’m frankly embarrassed by this whole movement and the press it’s getting.