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Like Giselle, Ryan's 13-year-old sister Danni has created guidelines for her own spending. Calling herself "a squirrel," Danni won't touch the $1,700 she has earned baby-sitting and pet-sitting until she's crazy about something...like the $140 Doc Martens she wanted last Christmas. They were cool, but Danni felt they cost too much. Lucky for her, her mother and grandmother split the cost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Parents' Guide: Money Counts | 11/23/1998 | See Source »

...Just a Squirrel Tryin' to Get a Nut" (Fifteen Minutes, Nov. 5): It frightens me to think that two intelligent and well-educated women would rather accentuate issues of gender inequality than fight them. The writers continually refer to the women of Wellesley as "girls" as opposed to Harvard men, suggesting the subservience of women. These authors are only helping to strengthen the part of our society which hopes to make women subservient...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: `Wellesley Girls' Stereotype Perpetuates Inequality | 11/17/1998 | See Source »

Aside from being an offensive and unjust characterization of Wellesley students, "Just a Squirrel Tryin' to Get a Nut" is a painful example of the sexism that exists in our society. Young women (consistently referred to as "girls") who have made the intelligent, informed decision to attend an all-female college are portrayed as desperate to catch men (never called "boys"), and willing to trade sexual favors for any sort of recognition. The "girls" depicted clearly have little sense of their self-worth except in relation to men, and feel that wearing revealing clothing and having indiscriminate...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: `Wellesley Girls' Stereotype Perpetuates Inequality | 11/17/1998 | See Source »

...guys know any other swing bands? The Squirrel Nut Zippers were here [at the Roxy] a few weeks...

Author: By Jason F. Clarke, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: That Swing You Do: A Chat with CPD | 11/13/1998 | See Source »

...does get some help from Fairuza Balk as Bobby's horny, buck-toothed and violent, but nonetheless sweet, ex-convict girlfriend. She demonstrates her love for Bobby by redesigning his riding lawnmower into a high-speed vehicle, romantically stealing Lawrence Taylor's Corvette and seductively gnawing on barbecued squirrel...

Author: By Christopher R. Blazejewski, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: WET & WILD with ADAM SANDLER | 11/13/1998 | See Source »

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