Jade

The midwest region of the United States of America is where I call home. As a child I was fascinated with women in power. I grew up and started writing poetry and reading to escape the cycle of drug use and violence in my home. I am a survivor of sexual violence. Thanks to financial aid and hard work, I graduated from Ball State University with a degree in Communication Studies. I have graduate school experience, but am not pursuing the rest of my graduate degree right now. I work at a bank, act in the local community theater, and volunteer my time at the domestic shelter and humane society. My partner and I are a poly amorous, sex positive, lesbian couple living in South Dakota. I am rabidly political, deeply spiritual, and viciously loving. My idea of a perfect date is a bouquet of sharpen pencils, a kinky book, a political discussion, and dinner.

Posts Written by Jade
By Jade • 12 years ago

Professionalism, gender, and power

As I was putting my coat away to go into work, I had decided, “Today is going to be a great day.” Because of my scheduled day, work would be a short 3 hour shift, and I had come in early to finish work I had forgot to complete the day before. I walked to the bottom of the deserted stairwell and hung up my bag and coat, to find the bank manager standing at the stairwell.

I’ve been working at the bank for a little over a month at this point and had a chance for several pleasantries with him. He is an imposing and handsome man, clean cut, and competitive. He’s gotten a reputation for expecting the best from people with a pig headed sort of tenacity for meeting goals. I’ve had the joyful agony of working with men like him in other business ventures in previous jobs. Simply, I like him in a professional sense, not a close personal one.

I started to climb up the stairwell when my manager started talking about our most recent store survey. *My* survey to be precise.

As a recent college graduate, who ran my own business, I am comfortable talking *my way*. My way consists of swearing, Transylvannia accents, and random Family Guy quotations. I grasp the English language with a fierce grip and command it with Mount Olympus ...
By Jade • 12 years ago

Cain and the mystery of “proof” – The politcal tensions within my family

*Warning* This might be too personal for real “political” blogging

My dearest Auntie J and I have not seen eye to eye on political, religious, or even lifestyle issues for years now. As a child, I spent a goodly amount of time at her home, playing games and hanging out with my cousins. I was so proud to be her namesake. Spending time with my Aunt J is one of the many fond memories I have of childhood. She seemed so strong, so tough, and so very very sure of herself. She had the best stories my father and uncles and always made sure to remember me for the holidays. As I grew older, ...

*Warning* This might be too personal for real “political” blogging

My dearest Auntie J and I have not seen eye to eye on political, religious, or even lifestyle issues for years now. As a child, I spent ...
By Jade • 12 years ago

Cain’s health plan – think happy thoughts

I think of all of the GOP hopefuls, Herman Cain is probably one of the few who are making sense to me. In this recent article from liberal media website motherjones.com, Mencimer discusses what she thinks of Cain’s health care plan. She denounces the idea as standard GOP folly. Up to a point, I agree.

However, Cain has said some really smart things about health care, ideas that First Lady Obama has been working on with her nutrition campaign for children. In America, we really do see “health care” as “sick care”. We only care when we get sick! He stated that America needed to see health care as preventative care, ...

I think of all of the GOP hopefuls, Herman Cain is probably one of the few who are making sense to me. In this recent article from liberal media website motherjones.com, Mencimer discusses ...
By Jade • 12 years ago

Mother’s to serve prison sentence at home

A fascinating move by the judicial system in California. Mothers who have been convicted of non serious and non sexual offenses, serve the rest of their sentences at home.

In a bold move by the judicial system to drastically reduce over crowding in prisons female inmates are being reunited with their families and ordered to serve the rest of their prison terms in their homes.

I have a lot of concerns and comments about this kind of ruling.

One concern I have is the issue of fairness with regards to the ruling and gender. The mother’s role in the family is being emphasized and stereotypes about incest, rape, and violent culture cycles. While I ...

A fascinating move by the judicial system in California. Mothers who have been convicted of non serious and non sexual offenses, serve the rest of their sentences at home.

In a bold move by the ...