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For safety sake, im sticking this in "shameless"

But i have an actual question here.

I just posted this post.
www.weakestlinkconsulting.com/2008/07/five-things-businesswomen-need-to-kno...

And quite frankly, even though it's 100% honest and well meaning, i might have stepped on that PC line a little too much.

Thoughts would be appreciated.

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  1. ChicaX
    I don't know, I found it honest, but stepping over the line? Hardly at all. In fact it's pretty sound advice.
    1. csiunatc
      Thanks, i got an email from a female friend asking me if i were out of my (*$&&%$ mind. So I am a little worried. PC comes anything but natural to me as it is..
    2. ChicaX
      Don't base it all on one reaction. If your confident with it, then don't worry about it.
    3. DrowseyMonkey
      What did she object to?
    4. csiunatc
      That i was targeting women as having these problems more in common with each other than them just being "general" problems. But the thing is, i keep seeing this with women specifically.. especially the downplay and devaluation.
    5. DrowseyMonkey
      Ah. I see. Well, yes I think it's not necessarily gender based either. Sometimes this type of advice is better coming from a woman, but you were writing about your own perceptions and that's not necessarily wrong.
    6. ThriftShopRomantic
      I didn't view this as being offensive or condescending at all. I felt it was well-meaning.
  2. DrowseyMonkey
    Doesn't seem controversial to me. Good advice for men & women, I'd say.
  3. timethief
    (1) Has this been submitted to Digg?

    (2) This is my comment:
    w00t! I love this post. However, that could be because it describes what a warrior princess is like and that's me, for sure. I have never been the long suffering, shrinking violet type and frankly I find many women in business today are really "weak sisters". Hopefully, those that need to hear this message will comprehend it and act on it.

    (3) Cross the line? No way. No how. This is also great advice for "wussy" businessmen too.
    1. csiunatc
      Yes its been dugg. Can't wait to see if it will get buried before morning. Thank you for the comment.. Moderating / approving it now.
  4. timethief
    I will Digg it in a minute and stumble it too.
    Illegitimis nil carborundum!
    1. ChicaX
      I have no idea what you just said..fill me in.
    2. timethief
      @chicaX
      I shouted in (bad) Latin -- Don't let the bastards get you down!
      This was in reference to what's going on at Digg.
  5. csiunatc
    Wow, thanks to you all for the support. Doing really well on digg so far. And about 200 hits since midnight.
  6. bladeaxe4
    gud for my chicas ! just friends, eh !!! thanks for posting, i'll digg it !!

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