¿De qué hablan en ROOKIE MAGAZINE? (1)

Uno de los aspectos más destacados de esta publiciación que hemos seleccionado como ejemplo de la Generación Grrl son los artículos de opinión y editoriales que presentan. Alejados de la literatura fácil y simple, llena de tópicos, que podemos encontrar en otro tipo de publicaciones para adolescentes - http://www.superpop.es/ , http://www.ragazza.es/ - con  y contra las que crecimos, las páginsa virtuales de esta Rookie Mag expresa otro modelo de chica, de jóven a partir de los mensajes que lanzan desde sus textos, creando un prototipo femenino con otras prioridades:

 Hablan de PODER

"But you’re not powerless. Think about it: when you walk into a restaurant, who is in control? Who determines how long you wait for food, when your drink is filled, and the cleanliness of the bathrooms? The wait staff, that’s who. Who keeps the lines moving at the grocery store? WHO SELLS YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED? Cashiers (unless you shop online or use self-checkouts, you Destroyer of the Job Market). When you work in customer service, you control the experience of your customers. And that is POWER."

Explican las  101 Habilidades que toda heroína debe cultivar:

"I went to see the movie four times in the theater (after the first time with friends, I went by myself to be alone with Lara), but you know what my favorite part was? It wasn’t watching the high-kicking action shots. It wasn’t even the close-ups of that gun strapped to Lara’s bronzed thigh. No. My favorite part was when Lara lands unexpectedly on a raft floating down the river in Cambodia. Not only is she not surprised, but she casually greets the fisherman manning the raft and speaks to him for a minute in perfect, fluent Khmer.

I was so impressed. Now there is someone who is prepared for life, I thought. Lara Croft spoke the native language of Cambodia. Of course she did. She’d spent years learning it just in case it ever came in handy. And what do you know—she needed her random language skills when she least expected it.

(...) I can think of tons of Life Skills you’d be real happy to have at random times:" Estas habilidades son - las traduzco al castellano para resumirlas- : 1- regatear . 2- presentar bien a alguien. 3- disculparse realmente. 4- Nadar. 5- Dar un puñetazo. 6- Correr una milla. 7. Dar propinas adecuadas. 8- Cocinar algo imprevisto