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No! You CANNOT Call Me That!

Ok. So I’m not really sure how or even if this is a feminist issue, but I do know for damn sure that I am a feminist and I am pissed off .

Just some background info; my full given name is Elizabeth but most everyone stopped calling me that in the sixth grade. I actually prefer that acquaintances, teachers, etc to call me Liz. However; my close friends (and of course my family) call me Lizzy.

Anyway, on to the present. I started a summer job working in a coffee shop in June. Since then my boss (a general sort of creepster, if you will) has referred to me as honey, sweetie and once even cutie. None of these “names” stuck very long because I addressed him politely and privately about it and nothing else was said. In fact, I told him in all three discussions that I prefer to be called Liz. Straight up. And yesterday he called me Lizzy! I was completely taken aback. Now I know I’m only 19 and I do suppose there’s something to be said for world experience, yada yada yada that I may not have but this man certainly does. Since when is it ok to completely disregard someone’s preferences for what they would like to be called and just come up with your own??

I really don’t know what to say, in fact I’m a little afraid to say anything at all because I’m nervous that ...

Ladybug Girl Rocks!

I live upstairs from a day care with three college age boys and it’s always chaotic at best. But anyway, today I had the day off from work so I went downstairs to play with the kids and a little girl asked me to read to her. So I grabbed a book from the pile and sat down. Turns out I grabbed an outstanding feminist children’s book!
It’s called Ladybug Girl by Jacky Davis and illustrated by David Soman. The gist of it is that a little girl dresses up as a lady bug and is told by her parents that she can do anything she sets her mind to. (Awesome so far) So she decides she wants to play ...

I live upstairs from a day care with three college age boys and it’s always chaotic at best. But anyway, today I had the day off from work so I went downstairs to play with the kids ...

AOL Says I Should Love My Body By Fixing Everything I Hate!

Granted, from past experience I should know that reading anything that pops up on AOL Today when I check my mail is going to be a painful experience at best. But today it seemed to be loaded with more "look better so you can catch a man!" articles than usual.

First up is "Habits of Highly Unattractive Women" I clicked, with low hopes of stories of women who overcame a deep hatred of their bodies to reveal an even more beautiful woman inside. Nope. Instead, it’s a 13 point plan to catch a man. Yep! That’s right girls, even if you are the ugliest, most bitter woman on the planet you too can get a MAN!! Ugh.

Granted, from past experience I should know that reading anything that pops up on AOL Today when I check my mail is going to be a painful experience at best. But today it seemed to be ...