"Beauty standards are too narrow." That is a valid point. "Women are valued more for their appearance than their musical talent." That would have been a valid point. "Beauty is a prerequisite for a woman to exist no matter how talented she is." That would have been a fair point.
So when Carly Rae Jepsen and Zooey Deschanel dress kinda demurely, they're infantilizing themselves and therefore Part Of The Problem, but when Miley and Rihanna get nearly-naked, they're objectifying themselves and also Part Of The Problem.
Huh. I was wondering why there seemed to be a shortage of quotation marks lately.
Know what does great with grape jelly? Pretty much anything that can kill the flavor of grape jelly. Fuck is wrong with you?
She has struggled with anorexia! She is no better an example of a "healthy thin" than the stereotypical donut-swallowing-couch-potato is an example of "healthy fat". If the idea is that healthy, beautiful women come in all shapes and sizes, she misses the mark.
Um DJANGO anyone?? Where the African American hero was a quite unexplored character compared to the white european man (except Django's snazzy choices in attire)...I was so annoyed by that in addition to the ridiculous ultra-violence that in its most torturous form was doled out on the Django character. But NO ONE…
Aw. Sorry. This is all I could find.
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My favorite is this:
This is *anything* but bravery.
RATIONALIZATION
I've got to say: I'm so tired of having to deal with some standard that if I'm mad about something racially insensitive that was said to me, or anyone. I'm playing into some stereotype. I think Howard absolutely did what he could here, and for the purpose of Big Brother, did what he had to within the confines and…
Sexually transmitted demon?
On a related note, I now have a new phrase to use when referring to my children. "Let me introduce my sexually transmitted demons..."
Is this your new friend?