At the Christmas dinner table last year, my father asked “What is Twitter?” What he meant was “why would anyone want to use that?” I passed the task over to Ryan (the expert at the time) but he was unsuccessful. I was still (begrudgingly) new to the platform so I didn’t have much to … Continue reading »
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Christina Hendricks takes it off.
The weight, that is. Well maybe. She might be thinking of it. Or something. Which leads me to ask: Can we please stop talking about Christina Hendrick’s weight? When I google “Christina Hendricks weight” I get 266,000 results. It sounds like we need to change the conversation. To what? Well, for one, who made Hendricks … Continue reading »
Boobs for everyone!
This is a blog about breastfeeding by someone without children. It’s also a blog by someone who is clearly a judgmental bitch. And yet, even with those admissions, I can’t bring myself to walk around accusing women of hurting their babies because they, for whatever reason, choose formula. Some moms out there are infuriated that … Continue reading »
The Trouble with Androgyny
Girl babies should be given androgynous names to do better in business. I’ve heard this idea before but was reminded when reading this CBC article about a woman who posed as a man and made more money writing than she had as a woman. I’ve actually met people who named their daughters something androgynous to … Continue reading »
Forgivers of the Unforgiveable
Seeing that Roman Polanski was a trending topic on Twitter today when news broke that Switzerland would not extradite him to the US didn’t surprise me, but it made me sad. Every time I’ve heard his name in the past year, the familiar knot in my stomach returns. It’s not just that his crime disgusts … Continue reading »
Sarah Palin’s “Feminism”
If you’ve been following me on Twitter… or in my living room… you’ll know that Kate Harding pretty much makes me drool with everything she writes. I’m aware that my need to constantly profess my love for her is totally creepy. But every time I try and find someone else who is pissed off, awesome, … Continue reading »
Mad at Mad Men
Season 3 Spoiler Alert I’ve had a hard time with Mad Men from the very beginning. After watching the first episode I was so overwhelmed by the “boys club” dynamics and the way the men treated the women that I had virtually no interest in the show. But after having a few more episodes on … Continue reading »
