So I just watched the movie Teeth. This is one rich film for a feminist. I highly recommend watching it. If you want to watch it before I give away the plot, I know you can find it for free at Surfthechannel… or you could, like, pay to watch it. Not like I did, but [...]
Posts Tagged ‘cultural shame’
Teeth: Biting off more than you would ever want to chew? No hetero.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged abstinence-only education, cultural shame, gender, media, misogyny, movies about rape, rape, sexualization, vagina dentata, violence against women on March 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »
6 weird products for vaginas
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cultural shame, genitalia, makeup on January 31, 2010 | 6 Comments »
i hate the finger-pointing title of this article, but it is otherwise hilarious. 5. Problem: Your Vagina Tastes Bad Solution: Vagina Mints If your partner is reluctant to give you oral sex, it’s not because of pervasive cultural belief that cunnilingus is complicated to the point of being impossible and that vaginas are inherently icky [...]
Boy, 4, Chooses Long Locks and Is Suspended From Class
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children, cultural shame, education, gender roles on January 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »
On not letting a child break gender roles HOUSTON — A suburban Dallas school district has suspended a 4-year-old from his prekindergarten class because he wears his hair too long and does not want his parents to cut it. The boy, Taylor Pugh, says he likes his hair long and curly. But on Monday night, [...]
Talking Trans
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children, cultural shame, gender, identity, intersexuality, pronouns, sex, trans issues on January 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Hey folks. So I posted this link on the facebook a while ago after I saw it on Feministing: I think it provides a great overview about trans and genderqueer identities (it’s not perfect). Our language doesn’t provide much room for gender flexibility, as you might have noticed. It’s a little awkward, if not, impossible [...]
“menopause, as brought to you by big pharma”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cultural shame, exploitation, menopause, nytimes on December 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
From this NYT article: In the popular 1966 book “Feminine Forever,” Dr. Robert A. Wilson, a gynecologist, used disparaging descriptions of aging women (“flabby,” “shrunken,” “dull-minded,” “desexed”) to upend the prevailing idea of menopause as a normal stage of life. Women and their physicians, Dr. Wilson wrote, should regard menopause as a degenerative disease that [...]
BMI Project and self lovin’
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bmi, body image, cultural shame, fatphobia, feminism, media, patriarchy, Shapely Prose, vassar on April 10, 2009 | 8 Comments »
It ain’t easy being “obese” on a campus where the trend is to be a skinny hipster. A place like Vassar should have so many happy wonderful women, and yet hardly a day goes by when I don’t hear some sort of comment come out of my mouth or a friend’s that has some self-hating [...]
patriarchy is everywhere
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cultural shame, identity, patriarchy, power, relationships, sex, sexualization on February 3, 2009 | 24 Comments »
In this post, you will find: some incendiary thoughts to promote discussion. i do believe in these ideas, but i’m open to changing my opinions if compelling arguments are offered. and a bunch of personal revelations. for me, it is about time to come out with it! Patriarchy is everywhere. Example follows in #2. Men [...]
“Oh, It’s Just That Respecting Herself Phase, She’ll Grow Out of It.”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cultural shame, homophobia, queer identity, relationships on January 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Do you ever find yourself in bed at night tossing and turning in frustration over things you wish you’d said? Here’s one of mine, it’s based on something I hear a lot of people say and it echoes in my head. “I’m scared that what I’m feeling is just a phase.” Why does it matter? [...]
The Subliminal Message: What Does Your Music Say?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cultural shame, media, music on January 10, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Lately it’s been very hard for me to watch movies and theatrical productions that forward what I think is anti-feminist thinking. But I have found I have hardly applied the same standards to my music. I worry that I might be unintentionally brain-washing myself with all the male-dominated, relationship-obsessed, female-abusive lyrics. The third might seem [...]
