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When 25-year-old Sarah Tough was walking her dog on Crimond Beach in County Durham, England, last week, she witnessed something that made her stop in her tracks. Tough  says  she "got punched in the nose by some little smack head because him and his pals were torturing a baby seal on Crimdon Beach, rolling him around and burying it in the sand, letting their dog on it. Told them to *#** off or I'd call the police and he punched me!" Luckily, her dog bit the guy and they all ran away right after. She called the RSPCA immediately and they were able to make sure that though the baby seal was scared and exhausted, it would be okay. There's no question that Tough is a hero for  taking  "one for the seal team!" Be sure to share this story if you're glad she was in the right place at the right time! A group of cruel teenagers was torturing a baby seal on the beach -- but Tough proved that her last name is very fitting when she decided...

While many of us can agree that reasonable dress codes are necessary in professional and educational settings, some schools take it way too far when it comes to young girls. It seems that all too often, girls are told to cover up their bodies because it will make their male classmates uncomfortable or distracted -- even when the only body parts actually showing are bare arms or shoulders. Nobody's saying that they should be allowed to come to school naked, but strict dress codes can send a message that girls should be ashamed of their bodies and that they are responsible for any unwanted attention that comes their way. When it comes down to it, the sexualization of young girls leaves lasting damage. One seventh-grade student from Kansas, 13-year-old Grace Villegas, was recently criticized for wearing an off-the-shoulder shirt to school. Her teachers made her so uncomfortable about it that she decided to change into a different shirt. Grace had just bought this shirt and w...