Tag: feminism

How To Make Social Media Retro

Mark Zuckerburg not only announced that META will end fact checking, but he also baselessly accused the fact checkers of being “too politically biased” and said they “have destroyed more trust than they’ve created, especially in the U.S.” Elon Musk claims to value free speech, but has shown he might even penalize conservatives who disagree…
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January 9, 2025
Gen X Watch’s First Year & Future on the Past

In January I started an experiment. Use nostalgia as the vehicle to have important discussions about now and the road ahead. Would people want to take this deeper journey beyond memes about the past being awesome? You came and a lot has happened and more is going to happen. The Idea Nostalgia is comfort. The music…
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December 31, 2024
Mary Makes it a Wonderful Life

Gen X grew up with Bedford Falls and George Bailey as part of their lives. Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life was played repeatedly on multiple channels every Christmas Season. But while we all focus on the lesson of George Bailey’s revelation that every person’s presence matters to others, there are some other messages that…
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December 23, 2024
Important Statement on Beauty From Trauma

A deadline has been missed. It is the right thing. Let’s talk about that. Last night Tawn Krakowski (AKA Empress at Tawnlandia) reached out to me to tell me she was having trouble with recording this week’s episode of Fem Friday. For those who may not know, Gen X Watch and Tawnlandia have gone into…
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December 21, 2024
Cyndi Lauper And the Art of Appreciation

Cyndi Lauper just finished her North American portion of the “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour”. In her first arena tour since 1986’s True Colors World Tour and first world tour since 2016, she masterfully combined art, storytelling, fashion, and music into a harmonious and perfectly curated end of an era. She also gave…
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December 9, 2024
The One Where Courtney Cox Made 1985 History

Did you know that prior to 1972 advertisements for products relating to women’s menstrual cycles were banned from television and radio? The natural cycle of women has been considered indecent since Biblical times. The network executives were no different. It was considered indecent and in poor taste. Businesses that made feminine products (tampons and pads)…
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December 2, 2024
November Belongs to the Women of Fem Friday!

In the month of November Gen X Watch experienced another month of growth! 5% in unique readers to be exact. But the readers also made it clear that women and mental health matter. Before we get into your top 3 for the Month of November, we wanted to take a moment to thank you. We…
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November 30, 2024
Hearts of Glass Living in The Real World

This is the title of an upcoming YA adventure written by Pat Green. Me. It will be releasing in Spring of 2025 with the second novel, Hearts of Glass Fade Away and Radiate coming in Fall/Winter of 2025. It is the tale of teens who meet in a mall in the 80’s bonded by common…
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November 20, 2024
Women’s Thoughts on the New Fem Friday!

Fem Friday has a new home in Tawnlandia! You can read it on Tawnlandia’s Medium Channel for Fem Friday. If you want to listen to it read by a seasoned audiobook reader you can listen for free on her Patreon or her Feminist Forum. There is a new emphasis in the Fem Friday’s in this…
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November 10, 2024
Fem Friday to Have a New Home!

TLDR Version: Fem Friday will have a new home at Tawnlandia so it can have it’s own identity and grow. It will reach a broader audience of women and offer audio renderings and new voices! This makes books based on the Fem Friday Features possible! Fem Friday is Bigger than Gen X Watch! Fem Friday…
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November 1, 2024