thanks for the correction on The Cat Returns I think we are going to eventually watch all of Studio Gibli's films. Please keep the admoration and love of Miyazaki's films coming they are great to read and I hope if (posted to The Films of Hayao Miyazaki)
Maybe people should go back and read some work by Patricia Hill Collins to undertstand that: " A linguistic choice is also a political choice" I am still amazed that people do not understand that they can not separate a (posted to What's in a name? (A lot))
certainly Political empowerment had to be low (for the US.) and of course Economic Participation and opprotunity (we still cling to female and male centric jobs which are also differentiated by pay unfortunately). (posted to Are you a woman? Consider moving to Iceland... or Cuba?)
I have seen a Shart increase in this over the last 15 years, especially the last 5. We could all pick on the Usual Suspects ( particularly Animated Shows like Family Guy and South Park) But even the Shows where (posted to Violence against women on television, especially teens, skyrockets )
Saw them on Amy Poehler's "Smart Girls at the Party", they are still awesome. It's great to see young girls not falling prey to the unrealistic body standards that they are given in the media and beyond. *sigh* there is (posted to Barbie, eat a sandwich)
Oops, sorry, not attorney general, surgeon general. Yes, we're not "forgetting about" the thin women. It's not OK to have anyone dictate to you what you should or should not eat based on judgments about body shape. But still, again, (posted to Barbie, eat a sandwich)
While the overall message of this might be against the culture that Barbie represents (which is ok), the title phrase "eat a sandwich" is offensive. I was the "too thin" girl in high school not all that long ago, and (posted to Barbie, eat a sandwich)
High five! It's not about skinny girls vs. fat girls - we all have to tell each other that we're beautiful no matter what size we are and stop caring about how much we eat. (posted to Barbie, eat a sandwich)
There is no such thing as "fat privilege". It is impossible that thinness invites as much scorn and hatred as fatness in women. Policing women's bodies is always a bad thing, but everyone who thinks that it happens equally on (posted to Barbie, eat a sandwich)
