Last week, my sister facebook messaged me. Grace: how cold is hell right now? Grace: …now ask “why do you ask?” Me: …. why do you ask?? Grace: because hell has frozen over: i’ve decided to start wearing makeup. Me: KSFJEIOWAHFKDLS; YAYYYY!!!! Me: wait I’m so excited Me: oh my gosh I’ve been trying to… keep reading
Tag Archives: feminism
go ahead: bring your boobs to prom
According to Gawker, a high school senior was denied entrance to her prom this week because, essentially, her boobs were too big. I totally feel for the girl, but I can’t say I’m surprised. Some people seem to think boobs are like, cool accessories that women can put on when they feel like being sexy.… keep reading
privilege: i can’t walk alone at night, but barbies look like me
Confession time: I got in a fight with a stranger on facebook the other day. I wasn’t trying to, but he was commenting on a link to That Girl Magazine so I kept getting notifications and sometimes I can’t stop myself. #Aries Anyway, the argument was mostly over privilege and gender, and it made me… keep reading
feminist fashion: a highly relevant paradox
As you may know, I’ve been writing a column for College Fashion about how to dress for your body type, while embracing the things you might be insecure about. Here’s the thing though — how am I supposed to know what people are insecure about? If I say, “Hey, you might be insecure about your shoulders!… keep reading
um, tosh, inviting people to rape someone is generally frowned upon
So the world of feminists and other people with some sense of ethics is abuzz with talk of this Daniel-Tosh-Rape-Thing. I only really went looking for all the details earlier today, so if you’re like me and generally ignore news stories that you think are going to depress you, here are the basics: A woman… keep reading
it’s link thursday!
Philolzophy is one of the best blogs around, and you should be reading it on the regular already. If you’re not (you fool), check out this article on feminism and being pretty and niceness not being a “weak woman quality” but a “generally pleasing quality, whoever you are.” Niceness is good. If you want to kill… keep reading
on girls who hate girls
There’s something I fundamentally don’t understand about girls who say they hate other girls. Don’t they realize that they’re girls too? The thing is, I used to be one of those. I used to say I liked my guy friends better, in general, because they were “more chill” and had “less drama.” By this I… keep reading