February 2012
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My best friend just sent me this email:
Chino, I found this on a ‘dating advice’ site. I thought you may enjoy it (and despise it) as much as I did. General Dating Rules: Always look great, whatever your income. Gorgeous hair and some lipstick with rags will still turn his head. You have the advantage. You are the woman. Look your best as you could meet a potential Mr. Right ...
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Ten Steps To Health At Every Size
ed-hope:
Think of these steps as a dance rather than a linear progression. Move from one to another and back again as fits your own personal style and journey.
Stop weighing yourself. Shift your focus from weight & body fat to healthy behaviors and fitness.
Live now, not in the past or future. Live your life as if you were at your desired weight—including wearing beautiful, comfortable...
January 2012
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“I am a bitch, or so many people have told me in numerous situations throughout...”
– Tabatha Coffey, I Am a Bitch! (via thepursuivant)
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somuchnottoomuch: hyperopiacheart: nowfigureativelyspeaking: “Mom, I’m Fat:” One Mother’s Inspired Response to Her 7 Year Old
by Janell Hofmann
I am sitting, cross legged, on the bathroom floor trimming my five year old daughters’ toenails. My nine year old son showers his muddy body as I lean against the tub. My three year old daughter wrestles herself into pajamas in her bedroom. My...
Sexism in year end lists..
sociolab:
From askmen.com
Top 49 Most Influential Men of 2011
Top 99 Most Desirable Women of 2011
Top 10 Least Desirable Women of 2011
Remember ladies, men can be influential, but what really matters is how desirable you are. For similar lists, just do a google search for women of 2011.
Behind the “Perfect” Body: Models and BodyBuilders →
In a link sent in by Anjan G., Victoria’s Secret model Adriana Lima explains what she does in the months prior to walking the catwalk (source). Here’s a summary:
For months before the show, she works out every day with a personal trainer; for the three weeks before, she works out twice a day.
A nutritionist gives her protein shakes, vitamins and supplements to help her body cope with the...
December 2011
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Middle
amoralfictionalism:
Aura’s family was dirt poor; she was born in a one room shack. The only toy she ever owned, was really a spare block of wood — that eventually had to be burned, when the family was cold. She was the middle child, from a family of ten… which meant that her parents worried more about her older and younger siblings. Aura was often the one, who had to go the most, without. Her...
“Whenever a man stands up for the basic human rights of a woman, his act...”
– One man’s modest plea for womankind’s right to nonviolence (via sociolab)
“When you’re not treated the same, you are dehumanised. When you’re...”
– Gavin Newsom.
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“As women have been challenging men’s power, in business, in the...”
– Jackson Katz, Ph. D
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“I really truly believe that reality tv is the contemporary cultural backlash...”
– Jennifer Pozner.
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“In nine states, and the district of Columbia, women who are victims of domestic...”
– Senator Amy Klobuchar.
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Live by advertising, die by advertising
A beer company, Molson, came up with a cunning plan. Their market is primarily male, so they bought ads in women’s magazines, not to broaden their market, but to set up a ploy to appeal to men.
Ad placed in Cosmo:
Ad placed in Playboy:
“HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF WOMEN. PRE-PROGRAMMED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE.
As you read this, women across America are reading something very different:...
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“Women make up 51% of the U.S. population, yet comprise only 17% of Congress....”
– Miss Representation (written by Jennifer Siebel Newsom), 2011.
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“The more women and girls self-objectify, the more likely they are to be...”
– Caroline Heldman, PhD
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“My point is that the lack of formal recognition of women in writing, in theatre,...”
– Sophie Cunningham, Why We Still Need Feminism.
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“How many films can you think of that have at least two women who talk to each...”
– Sophie Cunningham on Hollywood, Why We Still Need Feminism.
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Rape victim may have to marry attacker →
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered the release of a woman who was jailed for adultery after being raped - but she now faces having to marry her attacker.
The move came after some 5000 people signed a petition for the release of the woman, named Gulnaz, who has served two years in prison after a relative raped her at her home.
She has been raising the child she had by her...
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Progress
Tony Jones: “What’s changed in 50 years?” Rosalie Kunoth-Monks: “Nothing. Nothing really. I’m serious.”
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“Be aware of your thoughts. Is this thought helpful? Is this thought realistic...”
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enokitake (via crookedindifference):
“Fifteen to eighteen percent of girls under twelve now wear mascara, eyeliner and lipstick regularly; eating disorders are up and self-esteem is down; and twenty-five percent of young American women would rather win America’s Next Top Model than the Nobel Peace Prize. Even bright, successful college women say they’d rather be hot than smart. A Miami mom just...
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“That was her business, not mine. You are what you love, not what loves you....”
– Donald Kaufman
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