By Samhita • 15 years ago

Thinking men like tits, brains and for women to stay in their place.


I have written previously about top ten lists that measure beauty and brains and concluded that generally they are gender biased. Women’s lists are always about how they look and men’s lists (or pageants) are about what they do first and then how they look. When I wished upon the world to create a list that was about women taking into consideration their brains, occupations and looks this is about as far from what I could have conceived of. Self proclaimed hiphop writer hater Touré has created what he believes is the thinking man’s list of sex symbols.
He starts,

A man has two minds. The lower mind is a brainless whore excited by any woman with ...


I have written previously about top ten lists that measure beauty and brains and concluded that generally they are gender biased. Women’s lists are always about how they look and men’s lists (or pageants) ...
By Samhita • 15 years ago

Plus-size vintage for the win!


So I had the pleasure this past weekend to go to Re-Dress, the newly opened, first ever size 14+ vintage clothing store in the country. It was amazing and I spent money I don’t have, but I felt like I was making up for a lifetime of clothes that never fit right. Conventional wisdom might suggest that I should focus my resources on losing weight, but I am way more into looking fabulous and I love vintage clothing. Which is the concept behind Re-Dress-women that don’t fit the oppressive beauty standards pushed by mainstream media have good style-if not better style than mainstream ‘chic.’
So if you are in NY or you are visiting, please check out Re-Dress. ...


So I had the pleasure this past weekend to go to Re-Dress, the newly opened, first ever size 14+ vintage clothing store in the country. It was amazing and I spent money I don’t have, ...
By Samhita • 15 years ago

Remembering Eartha Kitt

Since we were on limited posting last week we missed the boat on posting about the monumental loss of Eartha Kitt. The infamous singer of Santa Baby passed away on Christmas Day this year. Eartha was a legend in her own right and a visible woman of color in a time where there weren’t many. Furthermore, as I learned recently she was also an advocate for the rights of inner city youth and openly opposed the Vietnam War right on the steps of the White House.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson shares via New American Media,

The smile on Eartha Kitt’s face was unforgettable. It belied the pain, ridicule and turmoil that she had endured after she was ...

Since we were on limited posting last week we missed the boat on posting about the monumental loss of Eartha Kitt. The infamous singer of Santa Baby passed away on Christmas Day this year. Eartha ...
By Samhita • 15 years ago

Dear GOP: Calling Barack a ‘Magic Negro’ is racist.

I know there are members of the GOP that believe due to the last election racism is somehow over, but I think it begs to be said that it actually is not and therefore sending a Christmas CD with the song, “Barack the Magic Negro” to the tune of “Puff the Magic Dragon” is in fact offensive and an embarrassing move for the GOP to support.
I would like to think that blatant and tacky uses of racial stereotyping won’t rectify the devastated base of the GOP, but according to Politico.com, this might help perpetrator and RNC chair contender Chip Saltsman in his bid for the post. I don’t think racism is going to work to win ...

I know there are members of the GOP that believe due to the last election racism is somehow over, but I think it begs to be said that it actually is not and therefore sending a Christmas ...
By Jessica • 15 years ago

Once more with feeling: Virginity pledges don’t work

Yet another study shows that teenagers who take virginity pledges are just as likely to have pre-marital sex than non-pledgers. And, naturally, after years of being taught that birth control pills are evil and condoms cause cancer – teens who take virginity pledges are less likely to use contraception when they do have sex.

Yet another study shows that teenagers who take virginity pledges are just as likely to have pre-marital sex than non-pledgers. And, naturally, after years of being taught that birth control pills are evil and ...
By Jessica • 15 years ago

More violence against transwomen

It wasn’t so long ago that Duanna Johnson was murdered in Memphis. Now, in the same city, Leeneshia Edwards was shot – she is the third transwoman to be shot in Memphis in the last six months.
Renee notes that in the small number of articles that have covered the shooting, all mention Edwards’ involvement with prostitution, “as though this somehow justifies the violence that has occurred.”

We are given no relevant facts about her life other than that she is a trans woman of colour and that she has been associated with prostitution. Can anyone’s life be so minimized in this way. It is as though these aspects alone made up her entire ...

It wasn’t so long ago that Duanna Johnson was murdered in Memphis. Now, in the same city, Leeneshia Edwards was shot – she is the third transwoman to be shot in Memphis in ...

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