FWIW, I don't think Ann is necessarily saying that she only cares about the deaths of girls or women. My take is that she thinks that deaths of girls, while equally important (and tragic) as the deaths of boys, is less-noticed by the world in general, or by large swathes of it. To try to counter that (perceived) disparity, she puts *more* emphasis on the female side. For those of us who don't share that perception, it's redundant (and sometimes annoying
) but I think that's what's going on.
Ann, of course, is more than able to speak for herself, so she'll correct me if I'm wrong.
PJ
