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July 09, 2006
These Girls Need to Watch More Schoolhouse Rock
This
is really, really depressing. Also kind of funny. In a depressing way.
Jul 9, 2006 5:36:39 AM
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Good Lord. Unbelievable. And, you're right, so depressing.
Posted by: Theresa | July 09, 2006 at 11:27 AM
This was done on The Man Show a few years ago at a Southern Cal mall with adults.
It's hard having smart kids when their parents are just as ignorant.
Ho hum.
Posted by: Anne-Marie | July 09, 2006 at 05:45 PM
Depressing. Funny. Ultimately depressing.
Posted by: Karen E. | July 09, 2006 at 05:45 PM
Ewwww. Funny, yes, in a horrible sort of way. But ... ewwww.
**sigh**
Posted by: Beth | July 09, 2006 at 07:08 PM
Eek.
Posted by: Jamie | July 09, 2006 at 08:14 PM
AUGH!
Posted by: rachael | July 10, 2006 at 12:24 PM
Yikes. We just had on Schoolhouse Rock the other day. Kind of makes me want to turn it up a notch.
Posted by: Rebecca | July 10, 2006 at 01:07 PM
Unbelievable! Well, actually it is believable, thus we educate.
Posted by: Jennifer | July 10, 2006 at 02:13 PM
I thought it was funny, but then my own 14yo turned out not to know what suffrage meant. Instant history lesson...I've linked to the video.
Posted by: Mamasquirrel | July 11, 2006 at 07:25 AM
The sad part is that at one point in the clip a guy friend of the girl signing the petition tells her what suffrage means and she seems to ignore him. What is going on?
Posted by: JoVE | July 15, 2006 at 07:54 AM