Can they be any more insulting?

Posted by: gretchen on March 30, 2008 | 1 Comment |

There is no doubt this game was invented by a guy. No self-respecting woman would create such an atrocity. Here is their response to all of the backlash:

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Miss Bimbo

Posted by: gretchen on March 25, 2008 | 15 Comments |

I am all in favor of shooting stupid people… Like the creators of Miss Bimbo, an online gaming site for young girls that encourages plastic surgery and extreme dieting to create the perfect figure for their character. It is also recommended to players that their virtual character get breast enlargement surgery and keep themselves thin with diet pills. The object of the game is create “the coolest, richest and most famous bimbo in the world”. By competing against other girls they earn “bimbo dollars” to buy plastic surgery, diet pills, facelifts, lingerie and fashionable nightclub outfits. How sickening. :(

Miss Bimbo

I think I will send over the Girls Can’t WHAT? Hacker and the Girls Can’t WHAT? Sharpshooter to take care of a little business…

Girls Can’t Bowl

Posted by: gretchen on March 25, 2008 | 1 Comment |

Bowling TeamBowling is one of my favorite sports. I have no idea why, but I enjoy it. In fact, I was in a bowling league when I was in jr. high and high school. We were an all-girls team and we went all the way to state one year. I think we placed like third or fourth, too. :D Hey wait….I think I have a photo of my team… Yup. Found it. I’m on the far right. ;)

So anyway, I decided a Girls Can’t WHAT? Bowling design was in order. I had no idea drawing a ball and a couple of bowling pins could be so difficult, but I think I spent way too much time on it. It turned out pretty cute according to my friends Kelli and Trina who gave me color advice for her hair and clothing. And the ball…which was originally black, then blue, then green and then we settled on orange.

Bowler Promo

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Mentoring Opportunity for Female Musicians

Posted by: gretchen on March 18, 2008 | 1 Comment |

Jazz saxophonist Sarah Manning has a mentoring opportunity available for female musicians in the NYC area through a program called Shatter the Glass. She will be playing at the Jazz Gallery in NYC on April 24th, and is giving away one ticket to the show and admission to the private sound check for her band. The giveaway is open to female instrumentalists, whether or not they play jazz, as long as they have an interest in it. It’s a chance to meet the band, see what happens before the show as well as attend the performance. For more information, visit http://www.shattertheglass.org and click on “Advocacy”.  Deadline to enter is Friday, April 18th

Meet Quad Racer Angela “Cookie” Smith

Posted by: gretchen on March 18, 2008 | 3 Comments |

Angela1In a sport dominated by men, Angela “Cookie” Smith isn’t just spinning her wheels. Since she first fired up the engine on a quad just a few years ago, she has done nothing but move forward at full throttle, picking up sponsorships and competing against both men and women in a sport she loves. Angela was drawn to Girls Can’t WHAT? through the Four-Wheeler design and was gracious enough to grant us an interview.

GCW: What is your main passion and describe when you first became interested in it?

Angela: My most passionate hobby is riding my quad, a big 07′ yfz 450 se. I got it from my boyfriend in May of 2007, brand new, for my graduation. I had never ridden a quad or a dirtbike or anything of the sort in my life! I was a little nervous when he handed me the keys for the first time, but I immediately loved it.

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Stand Back Up

Posted by: gretchen on March 14, 2008 | 1 Comment |

SugarlandOne of my all-time favorite motivational songs is by a country band called Sugarland. The song is called “Stand Back Up” and I really wish they would release a real video for it. The song is just amazing and no one can do it quite like they can. I found a couple youtube clips of it, but they really don’t do it justice. Give it a listen and tell me what you think. Lyrics are posted below.

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Meet Hilary Hess

Posted by: gretchen on March 12, 2008 | 1 Comment |

Hilary HessHilary Hess is a 26 year old woman who loves the outdoors….so much so that she now runs a non-profit organization that provides outdoor education opportunities for women in Vermont. Each year they host an event called Doe Camp that educates 150 women every year in all types of outdoor skills. Hilary was generous enough to grant Girls Can’t WHAT? an interview and tell us more about the organization called Vermont Outdoor Woman. Read more

Girls Can’t Ski

Posted by: gretchen on March 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment |

Yes, I realize it is nearly spring, but snow skiing sure sounds like fun right about now. I haven’t been skiing in several years, but I was pretty good in my prime. I have made it down a quite a few intermediate and at least two “expert” level hills when I was younger.

A Girls Can’t WHAT? fan I was chatting with the other day mentioned that she loves to ski and I instantly knew that would be my next design. I’m kicking myself for not making this one sooner as it is one of my favorite sports. In fact, I love to watch the winter Olympics just to see all the different skiing events, including alpine skiing, downhill, slalom, giant slalom, super G, and combined, freestyle skiing, cross country skiing, and nordic combined (ski jumping and cross country skiing).

My favorites have typically been downhill and freestyle and some of my favorite female skiers have been Petra Kronberger, Lindsey Kildow, Laurie Graham, Karen Percy, Kerrin Lee-Gartner, Josee Lacasse, Lucie Laroche, Michelle McKendry, Nancy Gee and Kellie Casey and Kristen Ulmer. I know I missed a few so I may be back to add more as I think of them. ;) Feel free to add your favorites in the comments below.

Girls Can’t WHAT? Skier Design

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Rare Photo of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan

Posted by: gretchen on March 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment |

Helen Keller and Anny Sullivan PhotographI wanted to share this gem of a photo, released yesterday after being discovered in an old family photo album. It’s a portrait of a young Helen Keller, around eight years old, with her teacher Anne Sullivan at her side. It is said that this may be the only photograph of Helen with a doll. “Doll” was the first word that Annie taught Helen to spell out using her hands.

If you’ve never picked up a book about these two remarkable women, I highly encourage you to do so. If you don’t like to read, there is a fascinating film about Helen and Annie called The Miracle Worker. Helen is also the author of some of the greatest inspirational quotes, including two of my favorites:

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Meet Trucker Pamela Febbo

Posted by: gretchen on March 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment |

Truck Driver DesignThe release of the Girls Can’t WHAT? Trucker design attracted female trucker Pamela Febbo to the site and I couldn’t resist requesting an interview with her. I mean how often do you see women truckers, let alone meet one? Pamela was kind enough to indulge my questions. Read more

Girls Can’t Be Optometrists

Posted by: gretchen on March 5, 2008 | 1 Comment |

Monday I had an appointment to get my eyes checked and it dawned on me that I didn’t have an optometrist design yet. I have the best eye doctor on the planet. Her name is Dr. Camda Temmen and she makes every visit enjoyable. In fact, my family likes her so much that when she moved to a new office several years ago on the other side of town, we opted to drive out of our way rather than change doctors.

My vision is not the greatest. When I was seven years old or so, I was stung by a bee in the corner of my left eye. Although there is no visible scarring, I have never had perfect vision in that eye and it is prone to dryness and eye strain problems which are common occurrences in my technical profession. No combination of contacts or prescription glasses have ever corrected that, but Dr. Temmen knows all about it and works with me whenever I have slight variances in my prescription.

So here’s one for all those women who practice optometry!

Optometrist Design

 

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Meet Football Coach Stormy Stroud

Posted by: gretchen on March 3, 2008 | 6 Comments |

Modesto Magic LogoFor those who think football is for boys only, I invite you to check out the Modesto Magic Women’s Football Team in Modesto, California, a group made up entirely of women who love to play football. The team was founded by and still coached by Stormy Stroud who herself has had an impressive career with pigskin in hand. Recently, Stormy contacted me to say how much she enjoyed the Girls Can’t WHAT? site and that her players could identify with the many stories shared on here. A few emails turned into an interview…so here is Stormy, highlighting her pitfalls in the world of football and how she came to start the Modesto Magic women’s team.

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