Everyone seems to be talking about Crystal Renn these days. The New York Times claims she’s “The Triumph of the Size 12s.” Jezebel says she’s not. And commenters think that having Crystal Renn in 8 page photoshoots is encouraging obesity. So here’s my take. Photographers and Designers told Crystal Renn she was too fat, now [...]
Posts Tagged ‘racism’
Polarized Bodies
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Crystal Renn, fashion, fatphobia, media, nytimes, objectification, racism, sexualization on January 14, 2010 | 4 Comments »
In the PETA-bashing vein…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged classism, misogyny, racism, victim-blaming on January 3, 2010 | 6 Comments »
I think I’ve found another influential form of bigotry in my history. Were y’all raised with To Kill A Mockingbird in your lives? I read that book when I was younger and saw the movie. It was one of the first books that challenged me to have morals. In case y’all aren’t familiar with it [...]
The racial politics of Avatar
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged fetishization, media, racism, sexualization on December 30, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The racial politics of Avatar If Jake’s attraction is primarily sexual, it has to be interpreted through the historical White fetishization of women of color. From the slave masters’ midnight visits to the contemporary exoticization of Asian and Black female sexuality, women of color have served as the leading figures of White sexual fantasies. In [...]
Sixteen Candles
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged media, racism, rape, rape culture, sexism on December 1, 2009 | 4 Comments »
A few nights ago I sat down with my whole family to watch a movie: Sixteen Candles directed by John Hughes (who also gave us Home Alone and the Breakfast Club) I don’t know what it was about this PG rated “sweet and funny” (Roger Ebert) teen classic; maybe it was the fact that when [...]
Nicholas D. Kristoff. I’m calling you out.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged imperialism, racism on May 1, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Kristoff wrote a column this Thursday that addressed a very serious issue. It’s a NYT column about how rape kits often don’t get tested. I was glad he pointed out things, and this issue that is rarely addressed. That said it weirded me out when he ended the piece with: It’s what we might expect [...]
Lady whachoo talkin bout
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged employment, imperialism, racism, workplace on April 5, 2009 | 5 Comments »
So recently I went to this learn how to network post graduation thing. I won’t say exactly who it was I talked to because I don’t want to jeopardize my career in case someone wants to find this and use it against me. It was a group of older women. The older women at my [...]
more on eve ensler and imperialism
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged eve ensler, imperialism, media, politics, racism, rape on February 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
three cheers for eve ensler? lucie this may be of particular interest to you i know that we are trying to be more congenial on this blog but if people want to have long debates about this please email me. and if you dont know what my email address is, i guess ask someone who [...]
Vagina Horriblogues
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged eve ensler, feminism, identity, imperialism, motherhood, patriarchy, pornography, power, racism, rape, sexism, sexualization, Speciesism, V Day, Vagina Monologues, violence on February 14, 2009 | 11 Comments »
So I just watched, for the first time, Mount Holyoke College’s production of The Vagina Monologues last night. (Find script here) I was expecting to feel encouraged and heartened by the play. But throughout the whole damn thing, I wanted to get up and leave. It was just awful. I hate this play. I’m feeling [...]
