Have an opinion about something you read in Grrowl? Write and let us know! Send your e-mail to: grrowl@nrrdgrrl.com. Last month's Snarl! rebuttal about the power of the media brought more mixed feelings:

"I must say, I have to totally agree with Vivienne about the media. It's not so easy to "just say no" to the constant images and messages we get thrown at us all day every day!"

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"Go Vivienne! I'm tired of feeling like s**t all the time because I don't look like some Kate Moss supermodel. I am more, more, more than boobs and a butt and I get so tired of commercials and tv shows and movies telling me that if I'm not some slinky "babe" that I'm nothing.

And I don't know how you're supposed to get away from it. I don't buy "women's magazines" and I don't buy Spice Girls records. I don't go after media that tells me these things-- the MEDIA COMES AFTER ME!"

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"Alls I can say about the media is that if you don't like what you're seeing, you *can* turn it off or turn away or find another media that presents a message you like better. Or make your own message! Stop complaining about how bad everything is!

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About: Black Panties

"Haha! I loved this! I thought I was weird for watching people on the street and thinking about them like that, especially other women!"

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About: Sleeping in Mazatlan

"Wow, was that piece by Amy Stabler great or what? The last line was inspired, I must say. Bravo."

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"This was a sad story but I found it moving and real somehow. Thanks."

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About: Why I love Being a Woman

"I really liked April's piece. Keep it up!"

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