tavi gevinson

women are complicated, multifaceted, crazy, … but not because women are crazy, because people are crazy and women happen to be people

still figuring it out

point is not to give girls the answers, and not even to give them permission to find the answers themselves, but hopefully inspire them to understand that they can give themselves permission

unapologetically present and unapologetic about her flaws and about reconciling all of her contradictory feelings…

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find/follow Tavi:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tavi_Gevinson

Tavi Gevinson (born April 21, 1996) is an American writer, magazine editor, actress and singer. Raised in Oak Park, Illinois, Gevinson came to public attention at the age of twelve because of her fashion blog Style Rookie. By the age of fifteen, she had shifted her focus to pop culture and feminist discussion. Gevinson is the founder and editor-in-chief of the online Rookie Magazine, aimed primarily at teenage girls. In both 2011 and 2012, she appeared on the Forbes 30 Under 30 in Media list.

Rookie Magazine:

her blog:

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june 2014:

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this isn’t (doesn’t need to be ) rare.

imagine – facilitating authenticity…

finding all the geniuses inside.. waiting to be seen/heard/loved.

ie:

and imagine if we called – facilitating curiosity – school – in the city – as the day?

7 billion such researchers/entrepreneurs/happy people.. no?