Kiss My Tiara: How to Rule the World as a SmartMouth Goddess

Kiss My Tiara: How to Rule the World as a SmartMouth Goddess

Susan Jane Gilman

Language: English

Pages: 224

ISBN: 0446675776

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


Irreverent, provocative, hip - this guide to power and attitude offers women an intelligent alternative to the negative messages we hear every day from magazines, TV and relatives. Gilman serves up advice on everything from sex to politics.

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together listening to “Free Bird,” and agreed that everybody else in our school was a jerk. FAIRY TALE NUMBER 7. Boys tease us because they like us. No, boys tease us because they’re assholes. Abuse is not an acceptable expression of love. If a guy mistreats us, it’s not his own little quirky way of expressing love—it’s an exercise of possessiveness, control, and ego. We gotta run, do not walk, to the nearest exit. “Bad boys” may be sexy during our rebellious years in high school, but

we’re valuable in the marketplace, that we deserve big Bennies, and that we’re entitled to ask for them. Just like in relationships, a sense of self-worth is a prerequisite to getting what we want. We’re also told: Be really clear about what you’re looking for in a man. Make a list and stick to it. Well, before we demand anything in salary negotiations, we’ve got to figure out what we want, what we need to live on, and what’s the lowest price we can realistically settle for—and stick to it, too.

school, they’ve moved away from their friends and families to live in a gym. They train 24/7 with Roumanian coaches and play Beat the Clock against their own puberty. And then, when they do win the gold, they win alone. It’s just them out there on the ice, the court, the mat. Inadvertently, their stories reinforce a message that young women receive too often already: If you’re going to be a strong, powerful woman, you’re going to be alone. No wonder the Spice Girls were such a hit with the

goddamn it!” he shouted. After I unplugged my phone in a panic and arranged to get an unlisted number, I lived in a state of anxiety for a week: After all, the guy knew where I lived. But eventually my fear grew into fury. Why should I be the one losing sleep? I thought. Why should I be staying at a friend’s house and peering over my shoulder whenever I picked up my mail? And so I called him back and confronted him. At 4:30 in the morning. “Are you up yet?” I screamed. “How dare you call me

think twice about preying on our physical vulnerabilities. Besides, if a guy’s family jewels are so sacred, Mother Nature wouldn’t have put ’em right out there in front, just dangling in the wind, in the direct line of our fabulous kneecaps. Chapter 23 Onward, Vixen Soldiers! In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman. —MARGARET THATCHER Okay, here’s a joke. In a medieval town, two men and a woman are about to be beheaded. When

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