Posted in anger, college, feminism, tagged anger, feminism on April 11, 2008 | No Comments »
Thanks. again, Kate Harding. This is the kind of talk back we need for all the bullshit.. “but is it REALLY…” and “why can’t we talk about the REAL issues…”
check it out @ Shakesville
And a bit of brilliance from it, my emphasis….
“You know, I recently wrote a short piece about how Liz Phair’s Exile in Guyville helped turn me [...]
Posted in adolescent girls, beauty ideal, body image, college, feminism on March 28, 2008 | No Comments »
So, an 18 year old dies from voluntary surgery, a breast augmentation to be exact.
“doctors believe Kuleba died of a rare and potentially deadly genetic reaction to general anesthesia known as malignant hyperthermia”
Ok so a few bones to pick with this one. First, every girl, and every woman, has the right to do whatever the [...]
Posted in college, fat acceptance, feminism, self reflection on March 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
As a college student, I’ve generally shunned this whole coveted “internship” thing. I am white and privileged so I could get one pretty easily, but damn, my time is worth… oh yes….MONEY, thank you- not to mention who gets served by rules that reward kids being able to take on free labor during their summers [...]
Posted in college, self reflection on March 2, 2008 | No Comments »
So I go to school back east for 10 days each semester. The school runs on the tutorial model of teaching, you study what you want to study. After attending “traditional” and “prestigious” universities… this rocks. I get to truly learn in an inderdiscplinary way- and learn the things that call to me. Rather than being [...]
