I'm Still Not Tired - Larkin Callaghan
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CDC’s director, Tom Frieden, MD, MPH, on polio eradication.
(From CDC)
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We are bundling up like these SHETLAND PONIES IN CARDIGANS and heading out.
Thank you, Waldo Jaquith.
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From a book of photographs and essays about London by Chicago-based writer and photographer Brian Leli. Explaining the project on his website,...
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…I’ll keep on saying it; Senator Bernie Sanders is great!
I am thrilled to now be a regular contributor to About Face. This non-profit organization educates and equips women and girls with the tools to critically analyze media messages that are directed at them and can affect their self-esteem and body image. They offer media literacy workshops, are designing a curriculum, and have action groups that allow girls to become engaged in developing their media literacy.
Check out my first post, about Kellogg’s “Special K Challenge” and how it is a thinly veiled campaign that supports a fasting mindset contributing to disordered perceptions of what a healthy nutritious diet truly is.
There is no question that many feminists are aware of the fact that simply because a woman makes a sexist or misogynistic joke doesn’t mean it loses its gendered punch. What do you think of women who manipulate a sexist power structure instead of fighting it to try to get ahead? I discuss the advertising of Whitney Cummings’ new TV show here - tell me your thoughts.
It seems like Yoplait might not have gotten the entire message when they were called out for advertising that was sexist and normalizing of disordered and unhealthy eating…what do you think about my assessment?
Legal professionals: Kit Hoover, on Access Hollywood Live - my primary source of sexist commentary as of late - thinks you’re ugly. She said this to Nicolette Sheridan who confided that as a young girl she had wanted to become a lawyer. Another strong message sent by this “news” group that your looks are what determine your ideal job - and that if you’re considered attractive by the masses, taking a job that doesn’t allow them to ogle at you is a real tragedy.
To her credit, Ms. Sheridan replied, “Well, ah, I don’t really know how to respond to that.” Which is a tactful way of saying, “Good lord, one day you’re probably going to need a lawyer because you can’t filter that stream of BS”
The new Playboy Club show debuts on NBC this fall. Let’s talk about why this isn’t “entertainment” - and why it’s actually about reinforcing tired power dynamics constricting to women.
This would work if every woman thought the same thing, about all things, at the same time, with no evolution of thought or the chance (likelihood) of changing their mind. So, you know, go ahead. Check a Cosmo poll instead of actually talking to the woman you’re thinking about to figure out what she thinks.
It seems Aveeno thinks you’re ugly.
Unfortunately, the whole commercial isn’t uploaded, and this YouTube snippet is all I could get of it. At any rate, the woman says, “Wouldn’t it be great if your natural beauty was this flawless, too?”
Your natural beauty is beautifully natural, and flawless in its unique way. If a moisturizer keeps your skin healthy, by all means, use one - but not only does everyone not need one, for some people it can mar their natural beauty with breakouts and blemishes if too oily. If you do struggle with acne or blemishes, your doctor can help you with that, and there are many solutions from oral medications to creams. Making you feel bad is not one of those solutions.
This is a bit of a bummer, because Aveeno does seem to use better ingredients than some other product lines. I’ll try to find or record the whole commercial to post.
