Johnny, be good
Posted on April 24, 2008
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So McCain opposed a bill for women to get equal pay.
Too many lawsuits he says.
This is the year 2008, and we can’t get a damn bill that even pretends to tell me I can fiend in fist-throwing capitalism? I have an old white dude, who will die prior to my entrance into a stable employment office, making sure that that stability will not be compensated fully.
His defense floated along the lines of “wah but if women work who will pop out babies?”
My vagina is on birth-strike.
No Deal
Posted on April 23, 2008
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When Deal or No Deal came on the air, I knew those women had to stand and hold briefcases because they were “hot.” We all knew.
The show, however, never managed to touch my gag reflex until Monday night. I don’t watch it religiously, so it was the first time I became aware that I had the golden opportunity to text what new model I wanted to see holding a briefcase.
Each had their little cameo–this one wanted to be an actress, or whatever. Like it matters.
The show’s website also hosts a gallery of model photos and profiles.
And then I start to wonder… what happened to these women? Was it Barbie’s disproportional body? The suburbs? High school prom? Their mother? These women have surrendered their personalities for control of the physical world–the world of their own body and the world that operates under administrative individualism. They were never taught they could be individuals but could cater to individuals to advance.
And if it didn’t make it worse… We see the prez show up, probably paid to joke about his approval ratings–paid to reinforce a show reinforcing sexism–paid to thank a man for his work in a war that has taken emotions and materials from thousands–applauded by an audience who cowers beneath people they know mostly by camera—and then he fades to a commercial, asking to text what model we want to see next.
These women have teeth now to smile. They are taught to smile. They are taught to emphasize their smile with blush on the specific placement of their cheekbone. They don’t have a reason to smile anymore but money.
It’s what makes the world go ’round–And they aren’t even the ones trying to make the deal.
Two new podcasts
Posted on April 23, 2008
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I apologize for my post delay. As you can tell, I’m a stereotypical moderately-liberal college woman with finals nearing…
However! Two new podcasts have been added.
Courtney is the director for SafePlace, the rape crisis center in Austin. Natalie is a graduate student at UT. Both tell their own stories of rape and their ability to overcome.
In the next week I will be recording a podcast discussing the methodology and conceptualization of the project… The only way to eliminate rape bias in the media is to let the SURVIVOR tell their own story. The victim role should not exist.
Watch your adjectives NYT
Posted on April 20, 2008
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Today the NYT presented an interesting and archaic review of the book “I Lost My Love in Baghdad;” a memoir written by a man who lost the woman he loved in Iraq.
The adjectives to describe the woman: “young, lovely, idealistic.” Then it says,
The decision to send this young woman to a 90-minute meeting in an increasingly dangerous part of western Baghdad, with representatives of a Sunni political party that had ambiguous relations with insurgents, was a terrible mistake, but not an incomprehensible one.
I think sending ANYONE to a dangerous part of Baghdad, no matter if they are Iraqi, American, man or woman is a mistake.
Modern war love stories are no longer modern, and women are no longer stereotypically “lovely.”
Abortion as art… NOT
Posted on April 17, 2008
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A Yale student claimed to impregnate herself and then give herself induced miscarriages throughout a nine-month period for her senior art project. The documentation of the project, i.e. video recordings of the miscarriages and blood collected from the procedure (how dainty), were supposed to be shown at the exhibition next week.
Anyway, that was what the press reported earlier today. Then Aliza Shvart (the student) was all like, gotcha suckaz. She didn’t do it, so a Yale administrator said. The trick was only pulled because, “the entire project is an art piece…a creative fiction designed to draw ambiguity surrounding form and function of a woman’s body,” the Huffington Post quoted.
The administrator also said that such a project would have violated ethical standards and raised serious physical concerns. By saying it would violate ethical standards, Yale is adhering to the safe side of ethical standards, so no one gets their feelings hurt, I suppose. Physically, induced miscarriages are twice as safe as
childbirth–But I suppose purposely impregnating yourself and then doing it over and over hasn’t exactly been tested, or is common.
The meaning of the project, come to think of it, touches upon a lot of topics–The physical capacity to go through such procedures in a nine-month period would be impossible if she were to continue with her everyday life. Meaning, the belief the public had at that capacity shows the unawareness of the female anatomy in general and importance to learn anything about it.
‘Twas a clever ivy league trick on us all.
A film series I actually want to see
Posted on April 17, 2008
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The BBC airs a new film series tomorrow documenting the silence about violence against women.
The series is called “Women on the Frontline” and is hosted by Annie Lennox (who ironically sang “some of them want to abuse you”). The segments should reveal the traumatic circumstances of women in certain countries who deal with war in the way that rape and abuse are used as weapons. Tomorrow’s episode focuses on the country of Nepal.
Of course this is all backed by UNIFEM (aka NICOLE KIDMAN). My she-ro.
For more showing times, visit dev.tv.
Supreme Court rules in favor of “eye for an eye”
Posted on April 16, 2008
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The very conservative Supreme Court ruled in favor of keeping the death cocktail, meaning that the Texas govt. can once again resume building up its street cred, execution-style.
If abortion comes up in the courtroom, I hope they don’t suddenly find sanctity in life again.
Seen on the drag
Posted on April 15, 2008
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Nope, still does not make it ok
Posted on April 15, 2008
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Headline: “Woman guilty of running D.C. call-girl ring”
Why does it seem like if the headline had said “Man guilty of running D.C. call-girl ring,” it would not have been informational?
VH2faced
Posted on April 13, 2008
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I almost sung a little tune while I watched VH1’s “20 Skinniest Celebs.” The commentary was wholesome and inviting for the Hollywood heffers (it’s what they think, so that’s what I’ll call them) to bulk up. The commentators’ input contrasted the celebs’ excuse of “I’m naturally thin” and begged them to eat at least one carb.
But back to that tune I almost sung. First of all I can’t sing very well, and I never learned to whistle. And I’m a skeptic, which was my main point.
I visited the site for the episode of the skinnies to get THE skinny.
I later clicked on another photo gallery entitled, “100 Most Wanted Bodies” hoping to prove my skepticism was not in vain.
AHA.
Mischa Barton somehow got onto the 20 skinniest celebs, but also has one of the 100 Most Wanted Bodies.
I rest my case.
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