Mary Anne’s Bad-Luck Mystery: “Evil powermaster”

Well, look who’s here—Cokie Mason finally shows up so she and Grace can fail the Bechdel test while the BSC is just trying to have a fun Halloween! Emily teaches us about the origins of the term “Tomboy” (spoiler: it’s bad news), we look at ancient psych research showing that people who are superstitious are basically defective, and it’s Halloween in Stoneybrook, so guess what? Anne has some thoughts on candy.

FYI Links:
A cultural history of tomboys
A Short History of the Tomboy (The Atlantic)
Racist History of Tomboys
The Triple Bind

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