This article is sad proof (again….sigh) that women in sports are token additions in the sports world, which is totally a masculine arena. And that its ok to sexualize and commodify female athletes bodies because that’s what culture does to women’s bodies. A few quotes in this one floored me…
First…
As the French Open moves along, [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 25, 2008 | No Comments »
Everyone has this, and I thought I’d add. Makes me sick
Please watch, and sign the petition at the link below
http://www.womensmediacenter.com/sexism_sells.html
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Welll yesterday was quite the feminist stomachache. Recently, on some blog, a brilliant blogger pointed out that feminism is what helps explain the world around us, rather than just running around calling people assholes and thinking that its their individual behavior. This, however, is still hard to cope with- the individual behavior that hurts like [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged feminism on May 21, 2008 | No Comments »
http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2008/05/feminism-101-on-anger.html
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The following conversation ensued after I called my boyfriend (C) out for expressing interest in playing GTA 4. This friends, A and B were there. A knows pretty much nothing about feminism, B and C are both straight and white, and know plenty. Sigh.
Me- i think its fucked up you want to play a game that features [...]
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Just wanted to briefly note that I thought NPR’s Thursday story was much, much more insightful and well done than their piece Wednesday. I’ll post back with more thoughts. Way to redeem yourself, NPR.
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Now, I am no expert when it comes to gender issues. If there is a weak spot in my feminist education, that’s it, issues of gender identity, sexuality etc. But even I, silly “straight” girl (what does that mean anyway?) know that the story NPR just ran was chalk full of gender idiocy.
Here’s a quick [...]
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Posted in body image, fat acceptance, feminism, tagged body image, eating disorders, ED, feminism, moms, mothers, parenting, parents, political action, politics, women on May 7, 2008 | No Comments »
first draft of an essay I needed to write in order to emotionally compose for a paper I’m attempting…
Not too long ago I “came out” about my eating disorder. Like so many others my age, my eating disorder has for a long time been anything but glamorous. I certainly wasn’t the stick thin models [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 1, 2008 | No Comments »
1) NIA- check it out. Hippie dancing has never been this good.
2) Talking to midde school girls about body issues and diet. Woooo. Pretty good, except for the one girl who thought I was telling her she was anorexic…. lesson learned! Rocked the boat
3) Marianne Williamson speaking last night
4) Job interview (never knew [...]
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