I’ve wanted to write about this topic for over a week, but have been putting it off because, as a white-looking woman, I cannot know what it’s like to be an oppressed racial minority. I therefore don’t feel very comfortable (qualified) to write about the experiences of black women. In any case, I’d like to… Continue reading →
I hope you’ve all been having a wonderful holiday season and that 2012 proves to be a fantastic year all-around. Namaste.
In alarming news, a new study has determined that most people cannot differentiate quotes in British “lad mags” from statements made by convicted rapists… and that when men are asked to choose between the statements made by both parties, men will more often agree with the rapists’ opinions. Popular men’s magazines and sex offenders are… Continue reading →
I posted a personal semi-revelation on one of my Facebook accounts earlier today. It’s nothing fancy, but some people liked it a lot and even found it helpful, so I’m going to share it here to spread the love a little further: It’s cool when you’re totally afraid of something — even paralyzed because of… Continue reading →
the closer you are to returning, the more you pause as you pass through my mind. the closer we get to your arrival, the more frequently you sneak into my thoughts and the longer your breaks get before you move on and let me get back to what’s around me — work, a walk, dinner,… Continue reading →
Feminist Ryan Gosling’s Danielle Henderson is a goddess. It was about time I shared one of her creations. I will soon begin writing about body-image, body-hatred, self-esteem, and other issues affecting women in particular but men — and children! — as well. It’s an issue very close and harmful to my body, mind, and soul… Continue reading →
Today, like every other day, we wake up empty and frightened. Don’t open the door to the study and begin reading. Take down a musical instrument. Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground. — Moving Water When you do things from your… Continue reading →
This 10-minute presentation by Eli Pariser – Eli Pariser: Beware online \”filter bubbles\” (BTW can someone please help me embed this? WP is being temperamental.) – tackles how the trend toward greater personalization in the web could jeopardize the civic uses of new media. Pariser directly addresses Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who are in the audience,… Continue reading →
Today on Facebook a couple of my contacts shared this article from Cosmopolitan: A New Kind of Date Rape by Laura Sessions Stepp. The author’s words hit me hard and saddened me greatly (okay, in truth, they angered me more than anything). In fact, my emotional response has been so sharp that I decided to… Continue reading →
This is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever heard. Not surprisingly, it’s a story by the wonderful Eve Ensler. (Since for some reason I am currently unable to embed the video, follow this link to watch and hear Eve tell you her story herself.) I asked a woman in Nairobi, in a rift valley, “Do… Continue reading →