Would You Type To Your Mother Like That? Women and the Internet
“Stand up like a man, You better learn to shake hands, You better look me in the eye now, Treat me like your mother. Come on look me in the eye, You wanna try to tell a lie? You can’t, you know why? I’m dressed like your mother.” -The Dead Weather, Treat Me Like Your […]
Friends Don’t Let Friends Who Are Assholes Have Children
“My pain is self chosen, at least so the Prophet says. I could either burn or cut off my pride and buy some time. A head full of lies is the weight tied to my waist” -Mad Season, River of Deciet Assholes should not be allowed to have kids. Someone should stop them. If they […]
The Other “F” Word…. Taking Back the Meaning of Feminism
“You gotta cry without weeping, talk without speaking, scream without raising your voice…” -U2, Running To Stand Still Be firm, but be polite. Be funny, but tactful. Be hard, yet soft. Be strong, yet understatedly so. Be direct, but soften it with a smile. Be smart, but don’t be too obvious about it. Run the […]
Comfortably Numb
“I will light the match this morning, so I won’t be alone. Watch as she lies silent, for soon night will be gone…” A young girl, too young, has her innocence stolen. Intoxicated. Raped. Videotaped. Dumped, barely conscious, on a cold doorstep. Betrayed by boys she thought were her friends. She reports it to the […]
Much ado about hair…
“Blackbird singing in the dead of night Take these broken wings and learn to fly All your life You were only waiting for this moment to arise” – Paul McCartney Have you heard of Tiana? Have you heard the story of a little girl told by her school that she would need to change her […]
Yet Another Response to “FYI (if you’re a teenage girl)
This blog post by a mom of teen boys has stirred something in a lot of people. Some people are praising the message of modesty while others see disturbing ideals lurking beneath a mother’s warning. I see a little of both sides and have my own thoughts on this mother’s tactics. I understand her plea […]