I do always take my fashion and lifestyle cues from cartoon characters. Although I'm more of an Elmer Fudd and less of a Jessica Rabbit kind of gal. ;) Ok, I read this article as well. It's ridiculous and just (posted to Newsweek bemoans "slutty" brides)
If you can read then I'm not sure how you don't understand the context of "Two decades ago, when young girls wondered how brides were supposed to look and behave, they'd most likely conclude--with some prompting from Cinderella--that on their (posted to Newsweek bemoans "slutty" brides)
The links says 'Jezebel asks if the NOW presidency was hijacked by anti-choice Palin supporters.' While I appreciate that you're frustrated I don't think that screaming about how you're disappointed in Feministing is particularly helpful. If you disagree with the (posted to What We Missed.)
I wasn't speaking about you courtship dating. I'm sorry if you thought I was. That was my mistake when I hit reply. And I don't disagree with some of the points. I just think there are better ways to go (posted to What We Missed.)
The only thing that was misunderstood was your audience. Please re-read your post and understand where I'm coming from. The hostility starts at the beginning. You don't address the entity of Feministing until much further down. Since this is a (posted to What We Missed.)
I'm a woman, and I still retain WAY too much of my stupid gender socialization. However, much of the way I sit I learned from my dad. For me, if there is no one around I practically take up two (posted to Adventures in Taking Up Space)
Oh, and I agree that you do have a nice balance between the two, and I like that because it shows a respect for other people combined with confidence. Two thumbs up. (posted to Adventures in Taking Up Space)
Your comment includes a great explanation of the tendency for a privileged class to cite "nature" as an excuse for transgressions on another class. I like. (posted to Adventures in Taking Up Space)
Yes. Seriously. (I direct you to my post, discussing the impact of my big ol' vagina). It's obvious that the taking up of space is seen as a male privilege when a woman is deemed "masculine" (as implied by the (posted to Adventures in Taking Up Space)
Luckily for me, my school is pretty lax on sex and stuff. I mean, they teach us it and everything but when it comes to clothes the younger years have a uniform and we in the 6th form have a (posted to Dress Codes, Authority, and Pre-Teens)