Serenity… refocus – seek joy – thrive

Doesn’t that question puzzle you? It did me, when I first heard it. And every time since. My reaction when I first heard it was – well, what isn’t a feminist issue? I think that question – and the context in which it is usually posed, whether as an inquiry in comments or  precursor to [...]

I mean, Iowa. Who’da thought? A (primarily) white state that was pivotal in ensuring the potentially first Black president got a fair hearing in the rest of the US. And now becoming the first Midwest state to strike down anti-marriage equality laws. Good for them.

Obama, that is,  although I think she has almost reached one name status. I do, though, love the fashion stories – I know it’s reductive, that they often focus on her looks and what she is wearing instead of her intellect and personal achievements, and so on, but still… I love them. I even have [...]

Yeah, I don’t know… I’ve had the flu for the past few days so I may not be tracking all that well or making that much sense, but this just seems a bit um… Cosbyesque to me. (It also seems to replicate some of the same “I have no real idea what blogging is about [...]

Suck it up, stiff upper lip, don’t let the bastards get you down, never let them see you cry… Well, unless you are singing the blues – then it’s okay. It’s good, in fact, because that produces something I can use and enjoy. Otherwise, though – keep it to yourself, hide in the closet– –  [...]

I just don’t. Especially self-described feminists or liberals/progressives. Is this a personal failing I should be working on? Maybe so, but I actually suspect not, considering history. I am not sure why this was weighing on me this morning but it was, so I thought it best to get it on out. I can understand [...]

(This started as a comment on this post, What if the feminist blogosphere is a form of digital colonialism?, but it has grown too long, so will put it here. This is my personal site that I have just started putting together, so all is not in place yet, but it’ll do.)   I finally [...]