It's not the wedding, it's the dowry. There are laws against them, but so far that hasn't had much of an effect on the practice. In fact, it's not too uncommon for a woman to be married, and her husband's family to then extort her family for even more money, and to burn her/throw acid on her if her family doesn't…

This is emblematic of India's problems with girls. Their gender imbalance is right up there with China's, with (if I remember correctly) a little over 120 boys being born for every 100 girls. That's a huge difference. Female infanticide is even an issue in some of the remote villages. Besides dowries being a huge…

Wow. I *love* the ones on the bottom row. The ones on top are very nice as well, just not my personal style. But the bottom ones, and especially the owl one, are necklaces I would definitely pay for. Maybe make an Etsy store?

Actually, I'm typically the one that informs my friends of the injustices still going on against Native Americans, so I am pretty familiar with the issues. I just don't think that fashion inspired by Navajo prints means that someone can't care about these issues. It's like saying liking rap music means you can't care…

Is that a pointed comment to me or are you actually talking about other commenters? I can't tell...

I'm deeply uncomfortable with people distributing nearly-naked photos of other people without their consent, no matter who that person is. Could we maybe get a link to the picture, instead of automatically showing it?

That makes a lot of sense, thank you! I saw that sign, but since it was called out on a few different blogs, I was hoping it was an anomaly... If stuff like that is more common, I can easily understand why women of color would be reluctant to identify with the feminist movement.

Ah. I guess I saw those type of comments as arguing about cultural appropriation, and not any one culture in particular. Now that you say that, though, I definitely see what you mean, and why that is offensive. I'm sorry.

I'm in college, and I hadn't heard of this. No one I know my age uses twitter. (That they will admit to. It's looked down upon.)

Oh, I didn't realize that. Maybe it's because I've only been involved for the past two or three years with feminism, but it seems that all the feminist stuff I read and feminist movements I hear about are very concerned with the point of view of women of color. Issues regarding racism feature prominently. Do you…

Oh, sorry! I read a few times, but somehow I missed the word "commenters." My bad.

I would say you're right, but if your explanation is correct, than why is Jez all over the Navajo stuff? (I personally agree with you, for the record.)

There were some weird self-contradictions in this article. Karazin is enraged that people don't defend this girl, and yet she herself contributes to spreading the story and the girl's identity. (This is the first I heard Cole's name.) She speaks about female empowerment and equality, yet doesn't stand with feminism,…

While I think the name of the prints/trend may be a bit problematic, I don't see this as cultural appropriation. I see it as enjoying the aesthetics of another culture and being influenced by them. No, it's not very accurate, but, it doesn't have to be. It's an influence, an adaptation, not a replica. Would the name…

Honestly, I'm incredibly confused by what you're saying. Where did Jezebel deny genocide? Where was Jezebel snarking at Native American culture? Most people I've seen commenting seem to be outraged by the "Navajo" patterns, but I could be missing those comments.. As for the Orthodox Jews article, how is that relevant…

They keep the tail on to prove that that's how they cooked the shrimp, since shrimp cooked in their shells retain a lot more flavor. Sometimes I use my knife to get under the tail, crack it a bit, and then pull the shrimp out with my fork. Other times I'll just leave it in, depending on how much meat there is and how…

Well, they were ones that were available in Europe but not in the U.S. I think some of the things we learned about are now available...I can't remember exactly what they were. But, yeah, I'm sticking with my Pill.

I had a really good sex ed in my school. It taught the basics early, and by high school I had learned about birth control options that weren't approved by the FDA.

Yes!! I was so excited to read about what people thought about biological processes, etc. then, and the effects on women. Sigh...

Thank you. This is exactly what I was trying to work out in my mind as I read AidelMaidel's post, only, muchmuch better. Hearted!