This seems like such a wonderful organization. Strengthening the women empowerment that has been usually put down. It's all about breaking the barriers and helping girls and women find themselves and love themselves. This article discusses the big problems in our society; Media such as movies, music lyrics and fashion. Its a very heartwarming article and makes you want to become a better women and learn to be yourself.
In the video i was surprised that there are camps like this. I've never heard of them and i think its awesome and makes me want to go out and do more to help young girls. It was fasinating knowing the girls are going through similar things i remember going through. Even though i was a model and in beauty pagents, i had moments of self hatred and felling i'm worthless and not beautiful. I've been lucky for the moments in my life that had helped me through these moments in time and its wonderful to know so many people care and are doing something about it.
Girls Rock Camp
Here's the website.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Friday, November 5, 2010
This week
Being a girl is awesome and we should all strive to be better individuals and be happy for who and what we are. Lately I had to find myself and I'm lucky to have such good friends and family around to help support me. I just recently fell in love which has been amazing. He's been my friend for a while and it just felt right. The only thing is I had just got out of a 3.5yr relationship about a month ago. People have been giving me grief about it but honestly how long should I wait for someone who said they didn't love me anymore. I'm happy and they will just have to deal with it because I'm a women that follows her heart. Its never steered me wrong.
Also, next week.. Its my Birthday on Thurs! I can't wait I'll be 22 wahoo! : D
Quote of the week:
It's not what you call me, but what I answer to.
~ African proverb ~
-ME
Also, next week.. Its my Birthday on Thurs! I can't wait I'll be 22 wahoo! : D
Quote of the week:
It's not what you call me, but what I answer to.
~ African proverb ~
-ME
Monday, October 18, 2010
Body Issues
My Favorite readings:
Amy Bloom's Article "Hermaphrodites with Attitude", took me by surprise. I couldn't imagine how the over 2 thousand families deal with finding out their child is a hermaphrodite and they are unsure what the sex will be. That has to be such a difficult choice because we are all categorized as boy or girl not both. I cringed when she wrote how doctors said "easier to make a whole then build a pole." I love the way she explained everything for the parents and the doctors.
Joan Jacobs Brumberg, "Breast Buds and the Training Bra", this story intrigued me.. I find it interesting how before WWII the ankle and upper arms were known to be sexual areas of the body. Now a days everything is out there and some girls are hardly covered. Breasts have become a big cultured thing, men are labeled as loving either breasts or butts.. I work at Aeire, which sells bras among other things and i just recently became a bra expert. I never knew the history behind bras and the reason why they became mass produced, it was used to help decrease self-consciousness, which i see a lot everyday at work.
Rose Weitz, What we do for Love. I never thought of my hair as giving me power, nor do i expect some prince to climb my hair. If you think about it, that would 1. hurt extremely bad and 2. what guy would actually do that, they'd prob. just yell jump..lol. We all know physical appearance is big on a guys list of what to look for but it is for women too. I love that she also mentioned Elle's "Bend and Snap", if that worked on any guy now a days I'd be worried.
Courtney E. Martin, Love your Fat Self. I love to quote this from here "On Paper she's a perfect girl. To the ignorant naked eye, she's flawed." Its so true. Growing up in the world of thin is really hard and is a struggle. I grew up with being on a diet plan and exercising each day because i was doing pageants constantly, then i was in ballet and soccer, now i actually gained about 10 pounds and still healthy according to my doctor. There shouldn't be the "perfect size" because there isn't one. We all have different body types and its all genetic.
Maya Angelou, Phenomenal Woman. How empowering!! I felt amazing after reading this poem. All women around the world should read it. She wrote beautifully about how it is to be a women and walk, talk and act like a women. And i felt like her words were about me and what I'm going through right now. Its awesome and I'm so empowered I'm so happy to be a phenomenal woman!
Gloria Steinem, If Men could menstruate, made me laugh so hard. I don't think they could handle the pain and bloating. The Men i know can't even handle the flu and act like a baby. Its an interesting idea to think of them boasting about how long and how much it is. If you look lower tho she's got an underling message only till you read the last line. "If we let them."
+ME+
Amy Bloom's Article "Hermaphrodites with Attitude", took me by surprise. I couldn't imagine how the over 2 thousand families deal with finding out their child is a hermaphrodite and they are unsure what the sex will be. That has to be such a difficult choice because we are all categorized as boy or girl not both. I cringed when she wrote how doctors said "easier to make a whole then build a pole." I love the way she explained everything for the parents and the doctors.
Joan Jacobs Brumberg, "Breast Buds and the Training Bra", this story intrigued me.. I find it interesting how before WWII the ankle and upper arms were known to be sexual areas of the body. Now a days everything is out there and some girls are hardly covered. Breasts have become a big cultured thing, men are labeled as loving either breasts or butts.. I work at Aeire, which sells bras among other things and i just recently became a bra expert. I never knew the history behind bras and the reason why they became mass produced, it was used to help decrease self-consciousness, which i see a lot everyday at work.
Rose Weitz, What we do for Love. I never thought of my hair as giving me power, nor do i expect some prince to climb my hair. If you think about it, that would 1. hurt extremely bad and 2. what guy would actually do that, they'd prob. just yell jump..lol. We all know physical appearance is big on a guys list of what to look for but it is for women too. I love that she also mentioned Elle's "Bend and Snap", if that worked on any guy now a days I'd be worried.
Courtney E. Martin, Love your Fat Self. I love to quote this from here "On Paper she's a perfect girl. To the ignorant naked eye, she's flawed." Its so true. Growing up in the world of thin is really hard and is a struggle. I grew up with being on a diet plan and exercising each day because i was doing pageants constantly, then i was in ballet and soccer, now i actually gained about 10 pounds and still healthy according to my doctor. There shouldn't be the "perfect size" because there isn't one. We all have different body types and its all genetic.
Maya Angelou, Phenomenal Woman. How empowering!! I felt amazing after reading this poem. All women around the world should read it. She wrote beautifully about how it is to be a women and walk, talk and act like a women. And i felt like her words were about me and what I'm going through right now. Its awesome and I'm so empowered I'm so happy to be a phenomenal woman!
Gloria Steinem, If Men could menstruate, made me laugh so hard. I don't think they could handle the pain and bloating. The Men i know can't even handle the flu and act like a baby. Its an interesting idea to think of them boasting about how long and how much it is. If you look lower tho she's got an underling message only till you read the last line. "If we let them."
+ME+
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Enchanted
+ME+
Men are taught to apologize for their weaknesses, women for their strengths. ~Lois Wyse
This Week
Been a busy week. School and work is the story of my life. In the month of OCT. I have 3 jobs, I work at Aerie by American Eagle, run Television Frenzies (we sell seen on TV stuff) and at Burial Chamber in Neenah (its a haunted house). Luckly school has been doing great and i can't really complain much. I've been single for about 3 weeks now and its been driving me crazy.. its fustrating beause you just don't wake up one day after 3.5 years and realize you don't love someone, but apparently you do because that happend to my ex. I still love him and its hard, i'm taking it day by day. But he wants me to just treat him like anyother guy.. which is difficult because then i have to pretend. I'm getting better, thank goodness for the friends and family that I have because i'd probably still be waking up crying each morning.
Well, as my best friend says it is what it is and you can't change that, she suggested on setting a new goal for myself to do something selfish eachday. This has become harder then i thought, because i'm not a selfish person. I put others happiness way above my own.. This should be interesting :D
+ME+
Well, as my best friend says it is what it is and you can't change that, she suggested on setting a new goal for myself to do something selfish eachday. This has become harder then i thought, because i'm not a selfish person. I put others happiness way above my own.. This should be interesting :D
+ME+
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Princess
I was always called princess when I was little. I dreams at times of being Cinderella and having my very own prince charming find me and sweep me off my feet. In "Whats wrong with Cinderella" Peggy discusses how the whole idea of being a princess is whats wrong with girls in society today. I don't agree nor disagree but i feel she's going a little over board with the whole princess birthday parties. I had tea party birthday parties which actually taught us manners and let us have fun with our dolls. I consider myself a feminist but I would not want to hurt my child's creativity and imagination.
That's why with the boy in "is my son wearing a dress", could just be playing dress up which is completely natural and i want my child to have the freedoms I had growing up to dress as I wish, tho it might be a little difficult to explain to others why I'm letting him wear a dress.
I didn't realize how big the "Princess Line" was making, according to the article "The Line Between Homage and Parody"
By BROOKS BARNES, the industry brings in $4 billion dollars..
That's why with the boy in "is my son wearing a dress", could just be playing dress up which is completely natural and i want my child to have the freedoms I had growing up to dress as I wish, tho it might be a little difficult to explain to others why I'm letting him wear a dress.
I didn't realize how big the "Princess Line" was making, according to the article "The Line Between Homage and Parody"
By BROOKS BARNES, the industry brings in $4 billion dollars..
When one door of happiness closes, another opens;
but often we look so long at the closed door
that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.
~ Helen Keller ~
but often we look so long at the closed door
that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.
~ Helen Keller ~
Stupid Girl by PINK
This video is the song i picked to describe how girls can be just to be accepted and loved by society. It depicts a world that we live in that protray women in sexist roles.
This video is the song i picked to describe how girls can be just to be accepted and loved by society. It depicts a world that we live in that protray women in sexist roles.
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