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Girl stories

Postroad — Sat, 16 Jun 2001 16:09:27 -0800

Girl stories Brand new site to include stories and photos by young girls as they embrace, encounter, confront adolescence.

By: dong_resin

dong_resin — Sat, 16 Jun 2001 16:13:04 -0800

Honestly, from the description, I was really hoping for a porn link, Postroad. *grumbles* Cool site design, though, and not a bad idea.

By: Postroad

Postroad — Sat, 16 Jun 2001 16:41:24 -0800

Porn site? Wnhby don't we get management to set aside a day for every poster to post his top three porno sites. then we can tally the votes and select the winners?

By: margaretlam

margaretlam — Sat, 16 Jun 2001 20:26:51 -0800

After reading the story about that goth 8th grader, makes me think that perhaps they shouldn't be just quoting them and putting them on-line. She's going to be either embarassed in a few years to know that she actually thought like that, or she's going to get beat up for having everyone know that she thinks like that. Everyone being the anti-goths in the school. Possibly the rockers. (I'm making sweeping generalizations, I know.) Maybe some dissection of these stories would be good too instead of just...quotes?

By: machaus

machaus — Sat, 16 Jun 2001 21:48:26 -0800

-> in best "Fletch" voice: Porn Websites? It's all Newsgroups and ball bearings these days... Filth and Muck.

By: owillis

owillis — Sat, 16 Jun 2001 23:09:18 -0800

At first I was going to write an indignant comment about why there isn't the equivalent of this site for boys. But then I thought about what I was interested in reading at that age. This is what I remember. We're just wired different it seems.

By: emc

emc — Sun, 17 Jun 2001 03:04:55 -0800

At first, I was expecting some kind of teen angst agony aunt page like you see in countless magazines..but I was actually pretty impressed with the site. It's understated, and it's not judgemental. It just tells it like it is. Unfortunately, I don't think it's going to help most teenage girls. I remember what I was like at that age. I didn't want people giving me helpful information on dealing with adolescence. I could deal with it myself, get out of my face and don't patronise me, ok?? Still, I think it's..well, not brave..maybe mature..of the girls featured on there to tell their stories. And if it provides inspiration or help to just one person? Then it's a good thing.

By: dagnyscott

dagnyscott — Sun, 17 Jun 2001 07:28:04 -0800

I remember what I was like at that age. I didn't want people giving me helpful information on dealing with adolescence. I could deal with it myself, get out of my face and don't patronise me, ok?? It screams patronising. What sort of a site is it that 1.) tells adolescent girls what they're thinking and 2.) has two different intros, based on whose reading it? It's not a site built on any genuine understanding, it's a site built on this insulting notion that we know what you need/want better than you do. It's the 21st century version of converting the heathens in Africa or wherever.

By: john

john — Sun, 17 Jun 2001 11:09:56 -0800

The link to the site is not spelled correctly. This is Grrl Stories. Whenever it's spelled that way, don't expect anything from it.