Lately I’ve been thinking about the rhetoric that is ‘being a burden on society.’ It’s a phrase that gets thrown around at many things, resulting in some form of self-righteous judgement and de-humanisation of those accused of being a burden. Who is a burden on society? Well, that’s easy, society tells us. It’s those fat … Continue reading »
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Exams and Linkspams
See what I did there? It rhymes! I’ve been reading some really great posts lately, in between exam revision, so I thought I’d share some of the ones that stood out for me. I really empathised with this post by Unladylike Musings on rude men and rape culture. I do almost everything to avoid drawing … Continue reading »
Sex Scribbled on my Skin: body politics and sexuality
Whether it’s in the way we dress, the gender we perform or the shape we are, our bodies shape the way we think about ourselves and the way that society thinks about us. Our bodies are texts to be read, with meanings and values and rules scribbled onto our skin. Some are personal, and some … Continue reading »
50th Edition of the Down Under Feminists’ Carnival
Welcome to the 50th Edition of the Down Under Feminists’ Carnival! Fifty editions is quite a milestone, though with the unclear status of the last few months, I’m not really sure if it is the fiftieth edition after all. But that does not matter, because I have a wonderful collection of submissions for the month … Continue reading »
Bikini Bodies
Something that has been really bothering me lately is seeing a lot of my friends on Facebook – most of them old school friends and people who aren’t in my immediate circle these days – reposting or liking this “Ashy Bines Bikini Body Challenge.” So I checked it out. Man, it’s persuasive. 12 weeks to … Continue reading »
Love Yourself (but only if…)
Trigger warning for weight-related issues Walking through Sydney on my way back from summer school, I saw a billboard advertising the show “The Biggest Loser.” The ad showed a naked woman sitting on the ground, smiling, with the show’s title across the top. Across the bottom of the ad were the words “learn to … Continue reading »
