That "s-word," of course, being "should." You've never solicited my advice on this, BUT YOU SHOULD HAVE ( Read more... )

Not that it takes a lot of prodding for me to be thinking about Dollhouse, but me_llamo_nic ’s recent poll and post about body issues in the Jossverse (which I highly recommend, along with all of the other links below) got me thinking about one of the reasons that I really love the show. And that- despite the eventual fail that me_llamo_nic  points out in his incisive ( Read more... )

I’m kind of seeing a trend in a lot of the third-wave-y blogs* I frequent in which the authors (a) decry the widespread discussion of body image issues within mainstream feminism because Other Issues are more important, (b) sanctimoniously claim that they’re not going to talk about body image because it is an issue for privileged white girls and no ( Read more... )

Let me be clear - I do not hate models who are suffering from eating disorders, have come out as ED sufferers or survivors, or who have turned to advocate for other sufferers.  That is a good thing to do, it comes from a place of kindness and intelligence, and it is an admirable use of privilege in order to help others.  Model moral behavior, you ( Read more... )

The more I think about this fuckin' iPad thing, the more it pisses me the hell off.  The Jez commenters had to go and take all the good jokes about wifi spotting and how it doesn't have wings, and then Geek Girls Guide went ahead and looked deeper into the marketing, finding that Apple didn't even bother to show a lady holding onto an iPad in order ( Read more... )

So my last read of the few months away from my hectic school life has been The Purity Myth by Jessica Valenti.  Her very strong thesis - that young women are harmed by the cultural script that values them for what they have (or, more appropriately, have not) done sexually - is backed up by a decent book.

I got the same feeling as I read The Purity ( Read more... )

This week's Bones looked at first as if it was going to deal with the housing crisis - "The Foot in the Foreclosure." TWIST! It's actually Booth and Brennan delving into a WORLD FULL OF FATTIES AND THE FREAKS WHO LOVE THEM.

The victim, who has recently lost 100 pounds, is presumed to have been fat because she was "fixated on overeating," and ( Read more... )