February 2012
10 posts
Racialicious: #WishiLearnedinHS Campaign Launches... →
racialicious:
This hash-tag has been created in response to the Ethnic Studies ban in Arizona. It is designed to bring attention to the cultural gaps in our education; the gaps that widen as governments and school districts privilege some histories, while silencing other cultures and points of view. Over the…
January 2012
41 posts
So should we just start calling high heels “body... →
Researchers at Griffith University in Queensland, Australia, have been looking at the physiological impact of heel-wearing on women’s feet–not just the back pain and the foot-crunching, but changes on the muscle and tendon level. Those changes? Significant, they found, and negative and long-lasting.
Woman power, development and the Brazilian novela →
Telenovelas are known to show women who endure great romantic heartache but they also show the power and glamour of these ladies. Generally, female characters on these programs are shown to have exciting jobs, small families and the opportunity to blaze their own paths. Based on the research of the Inter-American Development Bank and Florida State University it looks like the popularity of the...
The Marilyn Meme » Sociological Images →
What’s supposed to be an empowering message to women – you don’t have to be a Victoria’s Secret model to be beautiful – is completely undermined by two much older memes: divide and conquer and the male gaze.
Hobos Who Look Like Karl Marx →
I made this, spread it around and submit some photos.
Racialicious: There Is No Hierarchy of Oppressions →
yourhue:
From “There Is No Hierarchy of Oppressions” by Audre Lorde
I was born Black, and a woman. I am trying to become the strongest person I can become to live the life I have been given and to help effect change toward a liveable future for this earth and for my children. As a Black,…
It’s a f#@%g compliment. « The Crunk Feminist... →
For the record, you are taking a feminist stance every time you:
Don’t believe the hype
Take action to make the world a more just place (for all its inhabitants)
Question the patriarchy
Acknowledge your own privilege(s)
Believe that you are beautiful just they way you are–even on bad days
Talked to your friend/child/neighbor/family about the skewed norms the media/marketing machines...
Jay-Z Claims He's Not Going to Say "Bitch" Anymore
Today I heard that Jay-Z has given up saying “bitch”. No joking. It’s gonna be “99 problems but jock itch ain’t one.” Well, probably not, but you get the point. Hova’s vow to discontinue this oft derogatory term is currently number 74 on Billboard’s R&B/Rap chart (Which makes his daughter the youngest person ever to enter a Billboard 100 chart)
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“Fotoshop by Adobe” Parodies Beauty Product Ads »... →
“What I think the political correctness debate is really about is the power to be...”
– Toni Morrison (via restoried)
Double Rainbow: Navigating Autism, Gender, and... →
“The aim of this blog is to explore and interrogate popular representations of autistic sexuality and gender performance from a queer, autistic perspective. (As a gender/cultural studies scholar, part of me insists that “queer, autistic” is redundant, but in this context I mean for it to refer to sexuality and gender and to signify non-heterosexual, non-cis identities.)”
I'm Feminist Enough To... →
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Redefining feminism for women of color worldwide and inspiring a new generation of fiercely feminist girls. The women reflected in the “I’m Feminism Enough To…” project choose to exist at the cross-roads of culture, tradition and contemporary ideas. It’s the F-Word we can all get down with.
Black Hole Sun (Soundgarden cover) -...
