s.e. smith over at this ain’t livin’ posted an awesome post the other day about the difference between critiquing institutions and critiquing the individuals that are a part of those institutions. Here’s a brief part from the post: Yet, somehow,… Read more ›
This post at Feminist Majority Foundation’s Choices Campus blog has got me riled up. It was this type of bride-bashing that strongly contributed to my break from the feminist blogging community, and has definitely been at the root of my… Read more ›
Color-blind racial ideology linked to racism, both online and offline by Phil Ciciora Images from racial theme parties that are posted on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace not only elicit different reactions from different people based on… Read more ›
It’s been a while since I’ve written about my wedding, so I figured I should give everyone an update. Planning has been pretty much put on hold until Tim and I finish our Masters degrees in May (although we’re going… Read more ›
Ok. I need to do some venting about the bridal industry. You may have noticed that I haven’t blogged about wedding plans in quite some time. This is because I have the good fortune to be very organized and relatively… Read more ›
I am becoming increasingly frustrated with wedding mentality and pressure. There is so much pressure to be perfect when you’re preparing to be a bride, and it’s sad to me how many women buy into this. I, myself, bought into… Read more ›
from Jessica Valenti at Feministing was too good not to share with you all. In fact, it had me tearing up a little bit when I got to the end of it, because it is SO TRUE, and I definitely… Read more ›
As most of you know from reading this blog, I am engaged to a wonderful man, and, one year from today, I will be happily married! That’s right, one year from today! I’ve discussed my plans for a feminist marriage… Read more ›
I’ve been doing a lot of research into the world of feminist blogs to find out what my fellow feminists have to say about marriage. Tim (the fiancé) thinks this is because I feel the need to justify my decisions… Read more ›
For those of you who are getting married or who have gotten married, have you been looking through many bridal magazines and catalogs? I have, mostly because I’ve received many of them for free from various vendors, and because I’m… Read more ›
There has been lots of stuff rumbling around in my head lately about names and weddings, and since you all seemed to want to know more about my wedding planning, I’ll rumble that stuff here. I don’t know about you,… Read more ›
In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve been on hiatus for a few days. You know you missed me; you can just admit it. 😉 For those of you who don’t follow me on Twitter or other social networking sites, you… Read more ›