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Don’t Ban Bossy, Ban Beyonce
Flopping Aces ^ | 04-19-14 | Dave The Sage

Posted on 04/19/2014 11:42:43 AM PDT by Starman417

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1 posted on 04/19/2014 11:42:43 AM PDT by Starman417
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To: Starman417

What could be more bossy than big government and liberals?


2 posted on 04/19/2014 11:46:25 AM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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I find it hard to believe that teenage girls are afraid of being called bossy.

I also find it hard to believe that being afraid of being called bossy keeps girls from going for leacership roles.

Anybody, whether male, female, or the 50 plus genders defined by Facebook, anybody in leadership or management has to be able to absorb criticism, and is not going to lose sleep over what somebody else says about them.


3 posted on 04/19/2014 11:56:44 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego (Im)
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To: Starman417

BAN BANS!


4 posted on 04/19/2014 11:57:10 AM PDT by tophat9000 (Are we headed to a Cracker Slacker War?)
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To: Starman417

Actually, I’ve always thought of the leftist feminist movement as legalized nagging. Call it equality! Call it bossy! It is all the same. Women want the right to nag legally. Men assert, lead, boss around. Most women, especially the feminists, love to nag under the guise of assertiveness and bossiness. Nothing has changed.


5 posted on 04/19/2014 12:01:29 PM PDT by GilGil
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6 posted on 04/19/2014 12:03:56 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: Starman417

Pushy little boys don’t generally get called bossy. They get punched in the nose.


7 posted on 04/19/2014 12:04:01 PM PDT by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: Starman417

Sheryl Sandberg sounds like she could be bossy if she wanted to.


8 posted on 04/19/2014 12:04:15 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Truth sounds like hate...to those who hate truth.)
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To: Starman417
Ban Bossy is about addressing Clinton focus group findings.

Hillary comes across as shrill and abrasive and this campaign is intended to put those who say so on the defensive.

9 posted on 04/19/2014 12:04:41 PM PDT by skeeter
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There is a really huge difference between leadership and being bossy. While some people are natural leaders, for most it is a learned experience, through a combination of observation, scholarship, and practice with evaluation.

Someone who is bossy, on the other hand, lacks leadership skills; assumes that a position of authority automatically conveys the ability to lead, and a responsibility in others, not just to follow, but to “obey” without question; and often injects prejudice, bias, favoritism, and unethical behavior on their part against subordinates.

Captain Bligh, of the HMS Bounty, was both bossy and a bad leader. On one hand, he craved for his crew to have strict discipline; but on the other, he wanted his crew to ‘like’ him. This led to his being excessively cruel and petty in one minute, then excessively generous and friendly the next, without warning.

It was more than his crew could bear. So they mutinied.

As far as girls go, the advice to them should be the same as it is for boys. Observe leadership as such, read up on how to be a good leader. Communicate what you want clearly and succinctly. Don’t be afraid to countermand a bad order. Include rules and parameters to your orders. Solicit the advice of those who are good leaders and have been leading for a long time. And remember, the followers make the leader, not the other way around.


10 posted on 04/19/2014 12:07:02 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy (WoT News: Rantburg.com)
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To: EEGator

No brain no pain.


11 posted on 04/19/2014 12:09:30 PM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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Overcoming adversity is what builds character...even overcoming that horrible adversity of being called bossy.

Oh, the huge manatee!

12 posted on 04/19/2014 12:11:55 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
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FTA:"Tell the women of the Middle East or North Africa about the pressing need to ban the word bossy and they’ll tell you some interesting stories about rampant female circumcisions, beatings, and honor killings that will make your skin crawl."
Yes, a true feminist who understands the priorities, Ayaan Hirsi Ali can tell you all about it. Besides, nothing says BOSSY like trying to ban a word just because you don't like it.
13 posted on 04/19/2014 12:11:56 PM PDT by Impala64ssa (You call me an islamophobe like it's a bad thing.)
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Personally, I like being bossy. That’s how I got elected Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. Being bossy is underrated. :)


14 posted on 04/19/2014 12:17:57 PM PDT by Hildy (Falling down is how you grow. Staying down is how you die.)
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To: mountainlion

Absolutely nothing. That’s the whole thing with liberals: They do not lead - They demand, and their demands are usually absolutely insane.


15 posted on 04/19/2014 12:28:25 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (Hitlery: Incarnation of evil.)
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To: tophat9000
So the question is ..

It their no such thing a being Bossy?...

Any we saying it does not exist!? That there is no such thing?

That all (or a particular chosen subset of all) have unlimited and unchecked approval to boss any and all other persons of our choosing around?

That the other person must accept your assuming boss status, to any level you choose?

How does that work? "Bossy" is a person assuming they have authority over others that has not been given or in excess of what has been given..

Ban the word it order to enable the act of certain people assuming excessive authority, they thing is there due, over others

Now who does that sound like?

16 posted on 04/19/2014 12:29:00 PM PDT by tophat9000 (Are we headed to a Cracker Slacker War?)
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So the question is ..

Is their no such thing as being Bossy?...

Are we saying it does not exist!? That there is no such thing?

That all (or a particular chosen subset of all) have unlimited and unchecked approval to boss any and all other persons of thier choosing around?

That the other persons must accept them assuming boss status, to any level they choose?

How does that work? "Bossy" is a person assuming they have authority over others that has not been given or in excess of what has been given..

Ban the word it order to enable the act of certain people assuming excessive authority, they think is there due, over others

Now who does that sound like?

(Dam I wish FR would enable an edit post feature)

17 posted on 04/19/2014 12:36:59 PM PDT by tophat9000 (Are we headed to a Cracker Slacker War?)
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To: RoosterRedux

I agree.

Remove “Bossy” and replace it with the more accurate “Ball Busting B!tch on Wheels.”


18 posted on 04/19/2014 12:38:01 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (Fight Tapinophobia in all its forms! Do not submit to arduus privilege.)
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To: Starman417

Ban bossy but they love to call each others “bitch,ho,and slut”
I’m a nurse and this female Dr came into the nurse station and made a comment about an order she said “what bitch wanted this?”
She was met with silence and stares.


19 posted on 04/19/2014 12:38:16 PM PDT by peteyd (A dog may bite you in the ass,but it will never stab you in the back.)
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To: Starman417
One of the last people we should be encouraging our daughters to pattern their lives, thoughts, actions, and attitudes after is her.

Is her what?

Better:

She is one of the last people we should be encouraging our daughters to pattern their lives, thoughts, actions, and attitudes after.

Or, for those who don't like ending sentences with prepositions:

She is one of the last people after whom we should be encouraging our daughters to pattern their lives, thoughts, actions, and attitudes.

Regards,

20 posted on 04/19/2014 1:20:45 PM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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