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Kristina Samulewski: Today is February 13,
which means it's Galentine's Day.
I feel like Galentine's Day is not empowering for women —
it's patronizing, and we need to do away with it.
My name is Kristina Samulewski,
and I work in Opinion Audio for 'The New York Times.'
Galentine's Day is a day for women to celebrate women.
It was popularized by the TV show 'Parks and Recreation' in 2010.
And in season two, Amy Poehler's character, Leslie Knope, introduces it
as the best holiday of the year.
Archived Recording (leslie Knope): — the year.
Every February 13,
my lady friends and I leave our husbands and our boyfriends at home
and we just come and kick it breakfast style.
Ladies celebrating ladies.
You know my —
Kristina Samulewski: And I feel like our culture over time has co–opted it
in such a way that it's become a day targeted for single women.
Galentine's Day I feel was filling this void that