Monthly Archives: August 2011

My mother, the critic

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

I love my Mother. I really do. In most respects she has been a very good mom and she loves me and she adores my daughters. She has also attained near-mythical perfection as a Granny. My girls think Granny walks … Continue reading →

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Speaking of over sexualizing children …

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

You know, I try (seriously) not to snark too much on other people’s parenting. There is a LOT of glass on my roof and I should not throw stones. Parenting is hard, there are no sureties, and almost all of … Continue reading →

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Sexualizing children is skanky and wrong

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

Sexualization is different from sexuality in that sexualization is something done to you, whereas sexuality is something you have. When children are sexualizes it is vile, because it send a cultural message that they are “available” for sexual interactions with … Continue reading →

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Wow. Hubris has attained a new level.

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

Most Christians, and certainly the vast majority of evangelical Christians, believe that Jesus will return to rule Earth as a part of his Kingdom. A group of evangelicals, called the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), have decided they can tell that … Continue reading →

Posted in I've been thinking too much, Jesus loves you but I think you are an asshat, shit I think y'all should know | 5 Comments

Human bodies are so passé

Posted on August 27, 2011 by

Well, someone has taken photoshop to a new low. Look what they did to Dianna Aragon, the young woman who plays Quinn on Glee:   This wasp-waisted, bobble-headed, detachable-armed look is so much better than her own hideous figure:   … Continue reading →

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Shades of gray

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

I read something yesterday that me think. It was about the illusion of asymmetrical insight. This psychological phenomenon means that we, in spite of our beliefs to the contrary, are driven to create groups of “us” v/s “them” based on … Continue reading →

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More male heroes in “girly” poses

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

Fokkerites, I am in love. Not just with Sweet Babou, but also with a website post called Dressed to Kill. The artist, Megan Rosalarian Gedris, is the one who has been drawing such awesome super-hero-dressed-as-a-super-heroine artwork. First, she does a … Continue reading →

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Imma count this as a “win”.

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

Last night, as I was kissing my daughters good-night, my eldest looked at my butt as I bent over her sister to apply smooches and said, “Mommy, you have a really big butt, because you are fat. But that’s okay … Continue reading →

Posted in daughters, fat hating, Feminism, life as I know it, motherhood | 11 Comments

Wonder Woman. I wonder why any woman would stand that way?

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

Wonder Woman. I have loved Wonder Woman. For one thing, crime fighters with vaginas were thin on the ground when I was growing up, so it was either her or the Barbie-Wanna-Be Supergirl. Honestly, who wants to be Supergirl when … Continue reading →

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Who needs a Oscar when they can have a small ass?

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

So, this was one of the more depressing things I have encountered. Jennifer Hudson has proclaimed: “I’m prouder of my weight loss than my Oscar!” she says. “I hope it has inspired people.” And why is Jennifer Hudson so proud … Continue reading →

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