“It took some cataclysmic life events – a failed courtship, starting a business, moving out of my parents’ house and eventually out of state, and meeting a supportive partner – to give me some distance and perspective on my homeschool years. Along the way, by trial and error, I’ve slowly been figuring out how to become a girl again.”
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“There’s a sick little article floating around the homeschool/ex-homeschool blogosphere right now. It’s basically one college professor’s gross fetish fantasy about ‘homeschool girls’ (meaning, his formerly homeschooled students who are actually presumably grown women).”
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“Robert Knight, an extremely conservative writer for Townhall and whose articles occasionally appear in publications like the Washington Times, wrote an article last Tuesday called ‘Homeschooled Girls vs. Feminists.'”
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“I just stumbled upon Louis Markos’ article, ‘Why Homeschooled Girls Are Feminism’s Worst Nightmare.’ Speaking as a homeschooled girl and a feminist, let’s see what Louis has to say, shall we?”
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“It is the obsession with denying women humanity — autonomy — and worth that pervades this whole idea. Good Homeschooled Girls have no needs. Good Homeschooled Girls are whatever they are told to be. Good Homeschooled Girls must gracefully and perfectly meet and fulfill contradictory requirements (look perfect, but don’t obsess about it! learn things, but don’t use your brain!), while never having a bad day or a human moment.”
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