There is a discussion occurring in my head that has leaking into being a household discussion about how assumptions regarding people, specifically women, shape perceptions of their physical appearance ( Read more... )

The faces we have grown accustomed to seeing reporting the news from Afghanistan, if any local reporters are shown at all, are decidedly male. The typical image is a man, dressed in clothing not terribly different than the troops around him giving a concise report. Or maybe from Kabul Richard Engel will be shown in a button down and slacks ( Read more... )