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Props, Jezebel
Thu, July 16, 2009 - 7:52 PM
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Wed, March 18, 2009 - 6:17 PM
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_The Color Purple_, Alice Walker
Sat, March 7, 2009 - 2:48 PM
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I have *finally* read this landmark in feminist literature, and I cannot believe I did not read it sooner. For people who lived under a rock when the movie came out, it's the story of two poor, black sisters who are separated by the spiteful, abusive husband of one of them. One remains in poverty, and falls in love with the husband's mistress. The other gets an education and travels to Africa as a missionary. The book is told in the voice of the two siste... read more 
"The image was blurred and the voice distorted, but the words spoken by a young Ohio woman are haunting. She had sent nude pictures of herself to a boyfriend. When they broke up, he sent them to other high school girls. The girls were harassing her, calling her a slut and a whore. She was miserable and depressed, afraid even to go to school."
Sat, March 7, 2009 - 2:35 PM
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www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29546030/ I don't care if this girl was sending out split beaver shots, the bullies' behavior was not acceptable, and ... read more 
Naturally, having my finger on the pulse of tween trends, I've been staying right on top of the re-imaging of Dora. OK, you caught me. I had no idea until I read about it on Jezebel. I don't see what's wrong with the current Dora, but calling the new image skanky is feeding right into the purported sexualization.
Fri, March 6, 2009 - 5:16 PM
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