AOLS headlines have been keeping up the recent sex changed of Sonny and Chers daughter. I'm not a very big fan of them but the headline from the article caught my eye.
Here's the link for you to read.
http://www.popeater.com/2009/11/19/chaz-bono-gma-good-morning-america-interview/?icid=main|main|dl2|link4|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popeater.com%2F2009%2F11%2F19%2Fchaz-bono-gma-good-morning-america-interview%2F
Thursday, November 19, 2009
An Unexpected Role Model
With the assignment we are doing in class I decided to fill my little of free time today looking up feminist role models. Pippi Longstocking. Not at all what I would think when I think feminism. Sure I read her when I was little, I may have even dressed up as her for Halloween, but thinking back it was just a character. I didn't believe that she was really a feminist role model until after I read an article about it. Here's a excerpt:
There is a sign in a shop window in the small town where she lives that reads, “DO YOU SUFFER FROM FRECKLES?” Pippi doesn’t. She is not interested in the anti-freckle cream on offer but nevertheless goes into the shop to make her position clear.
“No, I don’t suffer from freckles,” she declares. “But my dear child,” says the startled assistant, “your whole face is covered in them.” “I know,” says Pippi, “but I don’t suffer from them. I like them. Good morning!”
And here's the link.
http://www.sweden.se/pippi
There is a sign in a shop window in the small town where she lives that reads, “DO YOU SUFFER FROM FRECKLES?” Pippi doesn’t. She is not interested in the anti-freckle cream on offer but nevertheless goes into the shop to make her position clear.
“No, I don’t suffer from freckles,” she declares. “But my dear child,” says the startled assistant, “your whole face is covered in them.” “I know,” says Pippi, “but I don’t suffer from them. I like them. Good morning!”
And here's the link.
http://www.sweden.se/pippi
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
FFF Pop Culture Gone Wild
My conversation with my boyfriend before writing this blog:
Me: Would you say I'm hot?
Him: No
Me (after I gave him the 'oh buddy you just made a big mistake' stare): why not?
Him: You're cute, but that's better than hot.
Me: What do you mean?
Him: Well, cute is datable and hot is hit it and quit it.
If these hot girls are just purely for 'hit it and quit it;' and they know it; what is even the point of the extra make up, the short skirts and breast implants? Women do it because it's horrible to be the 'ugly' girl. Women are trying to be perfect for that one night, to be accessible. Short skirts are accessible and that's just what men are looking for.
Women need to start living for women. I know that I've been in the spot of making myself look better to get a guys attention. But, I've also been in a relationship for three and a half years. I know how amazing it feels to have someone look forward to see you in the morning, so matter if you have bed head and bags under your eyes. I think there's a better chance of a guy being disgusted by the one night stands morning look then the boyfriend of three years. I know it's hard to listen to someone say that you look beautiful when your whole look just doesn't look for you. Pop culture is something that every woman tries to live up to, but it's also something that hinders are ability to love our real self. I real self under the layers of make up and the too short skirts in our closet. The real jeans and t shirts us. We need to look past pop culture and love our true selves.
Me: Would you say I'm hot?
Him: No
Me (after I gave him the 'oh buddy you just made a big mistake' stare): why not?
Him: You're cute, but that's better than hot.
Me: What do you mean?
Him: Well, cute is datable and hot is hit it and quit it.
If these hot girls are just purely for 'hit it and quit it;' and they know it; what is even the point of the extra make up, the short skirts and breast implants? Women do it because it's horrible to be the 'ugly' girl. Women are trying to be perfect for that one night, to be accessible. Short skirts are accessible and that's just what men are looking for.
Women need to start living for women. I know that I've been in the spot of making myself look better to get a guys attention. But, I've also been in a relationship for three and a half years. I know how amazing it feels to have someone look forward to see you in the morning, so matter if you have bed head and bags under your eyes. I think there's a better chance of a guy being disgusted by the one night stands morning look then the boyfriend of three years. I know it's hard to listen to someone say that you look beautiful when your whole look just doesn't look for you. Pop culture is something that every woman tries to live up to, but it's also something that hinders are ability to love our real self. I real self under the layers of make up and the too short skirts in our closet. The real jeans and t shirts us. We need to look past pop culture and love our true selves.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Designer Vaginas: Worth the Pain?
While I was stumbing around the internet I was brought to a website that I often get sent to, MomLogic. Why i sent to this I don't know, but most of the times I do it works out for the best. Like tonight. The page I was sent to was uninteresting, so I clicked the link to take me to the Love and Relationships page. The title of article caught my; Designer Vaginas: Worth the Pain? My answer: Nope. Plus, it could cause major problems during childbirth, including losing the baby.
Here's the link to the article:
http://www.momlogic.com/2009/11/designer_vaginas_are_dangerous_labioplasty.php
Here's the link to the article:
http://www.momlogic.com/2009/11/designer_vaginas_are_dangerous_labioplasty.php
Friday, November 13, 2009
Today sucks.
Last night I was sick and today I woke up feeling worse. The only rooms with mirrors is the bathroom and every time I go in I look at myself and say "Ugh, I look horrible today. I have bags under my eyes and my hairs a mess. Ew." It's not even that I look so bad, I'm just sick. No ones going to see me today except my boyfriend and he's sick too.
I hate this.
I hate this.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Teen Health - Plastic Surgery
I decided to look more into teens and plastic surgery. I googled it and found this website about teen health. I found three and the question 'Is Plastic Surgery the Right Choice?' particularly interesting. It mentions how much the doctors mentor the teens to make sure they are really ready for this big change. But enough, I'll let you read about it by yourself.
http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/beautiful/plastic_surgery.html#
http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/beautiful/plastic_surgery.html#
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Do you feel beautiful today?
I admit it. I have hated my body. I have despised it. I have dreamed and wished and hoped that I looked better. I have also been the person to stand in front of a mirror and vow that I will love my body forever more. But, I've broken it all of those time. I'm very much not alone in this feeling.
I'm not the type of girl that goes through the enormous pain to look beautiful. Sure there are those days that I do a little bit extra. Mascara. That's my secret. I never wear make up, except maybe a little cover up. But, if I slather on mascara I instantly feel more beautiful. I don't suffer for beauty, except for the occasional high heel.
I have three sisters, so I've been through the 'does this make my butt look fat?' and 'oh man, I need to diet now!' things so many times. My younger sister is the worst. She is incredibly skinny and I have been asked numerous amounts of time if she is sick. As far as I know she is not. She eats the most food I have ever seen, but gains no weight. It's incredible really. She also works painstakingly to look good. She is late leaving every morning because she has to add that little bit more make up or correct a loose hair.
I believe the reason for this 'I've got to make myself look amazing' is related a lot to what other people will think of you. I read Full Frontal Feminism, my favorite, on Sunday night. She mentions being called ugly. This hurts. I've been called ugly and it seriously hurts. What a horrible thing to call anyone. It makes you think about what you've done to deserve that. It also makes you want to change everything about yourself. Jessica Valenti mentions begging her parents for a nose job. In all seriousness this is real now. A lot of younger and younger people are getting "jobs" done to make their self more beautiful. Teenagers are getting these as gifts. It's incredible. I wasn't ever directly told growing up, but I knew that it wasn't how you looked that counted. I feel like that's like getting a gift and being told it's the thought that counts. If it's the inside that counts why are Revlon, Cover Girl and all other make up companies making so much money from women who insist on making the outside look better?
You're all beautiful on the inside and outside. You don't really need make up or high heels. So throw on your favorite sweats and put your feet up. Believe me, you'll feel better than ever.
I'm not the type of girl that goes through the enormous pain to look beautiful. Sure there are those days that I do a little bit extra. Mascara. That's my secret. I never wear make up, except maybe a little cover up. But, if I slather on mascara I instantly feel more beautiful. I don't suffer for beauty, except for the occasional high heel.
I have three sisters, so I've been through the 'does this make my butt look fat?' and 'oh man, I need to diet now!' things so many times. My younger sister is the worst. She is incredibly skinny and I have been asked numerous amounts of time if she is sick. As far as I know she is not. She eats the most food I have ever seen, but gains no weight. It's incredible really. She also works painstakingly to look good. She is late leaving every morning because she has to add that little bit more make up or correct a loose hair.
I believe the reason for this 'I've got to make myself look amazing' is related a lot to what other people will think of you. I read Full Frontal Feminism, my favorite, on Sunday night. She mentions being called ugly. This hurts. I've been called ugly and it seriously hurts. What a horrible thing to call anyone. It makes you think about what you've done to deserve that. It also makes you want to change everything about yourself. Jessica Valenti mentions begging her parents for a nose job. In all seriousness this is real now. A lot of younger and younger people are getting "jobs" done to make their self more beautiful. Teenagers are getting these as gifts. It's incredible. I wasn't ever directly told growing up, but I knew that it wasn't how you looked that counted. I feel like that's like getting a gift and being told it's the thought that counts. If it's the inside that counts why are Revlon, Cover Girl and all other make up companies making so much money from women who insist on making the outside look better?
You're all beautiful on the inside and outside. You don't really need make up or high heels. So throw on your favorite sweats and put your feet up. Believe me, you'll feel better than ever.
Friday, November 6, 2009
More than another?
When I'm bored and don't have a clue what to blog about I normally go to Yahoo Answers and see what people are asking. This morning when I realized I was super busy this week and forgot to do my blogs, I logged on to Yahoo Answers. I found a person asking "Are some women more equal than other women?" This kind of related to another blog I wrote asking if I could possibly be more monogamous than another person. The more info part of the question says:
For instance, the media will pay a lot of attention if a young blonde white woman is murdered by her father or brother. Yet if the same thing happens to a Middle Eastern or South Asian woman in the same country, the media is very quiet about it, if they pay any attention at all.
Does this mean that some women are more equal than others, or that some women are less equal than other women?
Feminists and equalists, please explain this to me...
I wouldn't say that women are more equal, but I would say that some women get a lot more attention. I feel like it's a media thing though. There's a typical person the media wants to show. Blond white women are popular, I don't know why. But, I've seen a lot of things with them. I wouldn't say they are more equal than any other woman though.
How would you answer the question?
For instance, the media will pay a lot of attention if a young blonde white woman is murdered by her father or brother. Yet if the same thing happens to a Middle Eastern or South Asian woman in the same country, the media is very quiet about it, if they pay any attention at all.
Does this mean that some women are more equal than others, or that some women are less equal than other women?
Feminists and equalists, please explain this to me...
I wouldn't say that women are more equal, but I would say that some women get a lot more attention. I feel like it's a media thing though. There's a typical person the media wants to show. Blond white women are popular, I don't know why. But, I've seen a lot of things with them. I wouldn't say they are more equal than any other woman though.
How would you answer the question?
In the beginning...
While reading for my history class this morning, I came across the chapter summary for Women's Rights :
Women's Rights Activists
Putting their religious ideas into practice, women constituted the core membership of most reform groups, such as peace, temperance, and antislavery societies. Their participation taught them basic political skills, and in 1848, the reformers Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott organized an independent movement for women's rights. They launched their campaign at a convention at Seneca Falls, New York. The Declaration of Sentiments issued by this gathering charged that history was fraught with male abuse of women and that the goal of such injury was "the establishment of an absolute tyranny" over women. The Declaration went on to demand universal female suffrage. Although it was ridiculed, the manifesto laid the foundation for the women's rights movement.
I thought this was pretty interesting. I haven't read much about womens rights in my history class, so I look at this as the beginning.
Women's Rights Activists
Putting their religious ideas into practice, women constituted the core membership of most reform groups, such as peace, temperance, and antislavery societies. Their participation taught them basic political skills, and in 1848, the reformers Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott organized an independent movement for women's rights. They launched their campaign at a convention at Seneca Falls, New York. The Declaration of Sentiments issued by this gathering charged that history was fraught with male abuse of women and that the goal of such injury was "the establishment of an absolute tyranny" over women. The Declaration went on to demand universal female suffrage. Although it was ridiculed, the manifesto laid the foundation for the women's rights movement.
I thought this was pretty interesting. I haven't read much about womens rights in my history class, so I look at this as the beginning.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Womens Reproductive Rights
The article My Fight for Birth Control was particularly touching. I found it incredibly sad, but I know that's probably something that happens significantly less today than when this article was written.When a friend in high school had to go to Planned Parenthood, she asked me to go with her for she didn't have to go alone. I was a little nervous at first, as I didn't really know what to expect. The first room we went into wasn't bad; just like a normal doctors waiting room. But, the next one was probably one of the worst times of my life. My friend had to visit their pharmacy and go back with a doctor. The only seats left in the second room were two behind a woman and what I presumed to be her boyfriend. The woman was sobbing, she cried the whole time. Towards the end of our visit I heard her mention an abortion. I'm pro choice and I understood that this was probably best for them or they wouldn't be doing it, but it just ripped my heart apart.
The birth control article relates a lot to Jessica Valenti's chapter If These Uterine Walls Could Talk, which also talks about reproductive rights. In this chapter she talks about a few different birth control options including Emergency Contraceptive (EC) and condoms. She mentions not being able to get birth control on college campus. If I remember correctly, we should consider ourselves lucky. VCUs Students Health Services lays out what they offer : http://www.students.vcu.edu/health/clinics/ . They even offer a link to www.arhp.org, which has an interactive tool to help you choose a method of birth control that is right for you. They ask you questions about your sexual activity and any other diseases you have had and you are supposed to print out your results and bring to the appointment with your doctor to discuss what your possibilities are. They also offer condoms that are available in their examine rooms.
I feel like our birth control rights are our options, but we must also help towards the birth control rights of all women for we will be able to have our own options. Like Jessica Valenti ends her fifth chapter: The only question is - what will you do?
The birth control article relates a lot to Jessica Valenti's chapter If These Uterine Walls Could Talk, which also talks about reproductive rights. In this chapter she talks about a few different birth control options including Emergency Contraceptive (EC) and condoms. She mentions not being able to get birth control on college campus. If I remember correctly, we should consider ourselves lucky. VCUs Students Health Services lays out what they offer : http://www.students.vcu.edu/health/clinics/ . They even offer a link to www.arhp.org, which has an interactive tool to help you choose a method of birth control that is right for you. They ask you questions about your sexual activity and any other diseases you have had and you are supposed to print out your results and bring to the appointment with your doctor to discuss what your possibilities are. They also offer condoms that are available in their examine rooms.
I feel like our birth control rights are our options, but we must also help towards the birth control rights of all women for we will be able to have our own options. Like Jessica Valenti ends her fifth chapter: The only question is - what will you do?
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