tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post7872244645199281563..comments2023-05-14T03:03:09.451-05:00Comments on Female Impersonator: My friend, the (secret) feministAmeliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884754298018500343noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-36738922294775291042009-01-12T14:51:00.000-06:002009-01-12T14:51:00.000-06:00Yellowpansy: Mulan is sexist. I admit it. But it's...<B>Yellowpansy:</B> Mulan is sexist. I admit it. But it's one of my favorite Disney movies because of the premise: Girl stands up for what she believes in, kicks butt, and gets major props. Mulan wasn't the helpless, "I'm just gonna sit around waiting for a man to come to me" type, and I liked that. That doesn't mean it's free of sexism. Not at all.<BR/><BR/>:) Thanks for commenting.Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884754298018500343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-78507799356221832922009-01-12T12:53:00.000-06:002009-01-12T12:53:00.000-06:00My initial thought on reading "bad experience" was...My initial thought on reading "bad experience" was to leave a sarcastic comment. And I'm still going to.<BR/><BR/>One time, a strip of bacon stabbed me. I can't eat it anymore. Thank god, though, cause breaking 110 pounds would be a nightmare.<BR/><BR/>On a different note. Mulan is so incredibly sexist. But, so is Beauty and the Beast: The beast has to rescue the woman in need. She nurses him back to health. Gaston needs to kill the beast to win his maiden...ah, gotta love the media, right?steffingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10134301870338934675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-43493836818752034682009-01-12T11:16:00.000-06:002009-01-12T11:16:00.000-06:00Yeah, I get the line all the time from people who ...Yeah, I get the line all the time from people who knew me in high school, "Oh, well, you're one of the few feminists I can talk to because you don't [insert stereotypical thing with negative connotations here]."<BR/><BR/>I mean, yeah, some feminists are self-proclaimed man-hating bitches (and there's nothing necessarily wrong with that), but the fact that becomes the stereotype for all feminists, when a lot of them aren't those things, is obnoxious.Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884754298018500343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-74477694025738087132009-01-12T10:48:00.000-06:002009-01-12T10:48:00.000-06:00It always makes me a bit sad to see how many peopl...It always makes me a bit sad to see how many people (women in particular) have feminist/progressive/pro-woman positions or believe strongly in things like fair pay, a women's right to choose, etc who won't call themselves feminist. It's that whole bra-burning, man-hating angry bitch stereotyping done by the media and the far right. <BR/><BR/>I actually had this very conversation with someone I dated - he wouldn't call himself a feminist because he didn't like those associations whereas I actively claime the title and try to provide a more rounded, realistic depiction of feminists.lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285797515594923013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-5030352925155367702009-01-11T20:40:00.000-06:002009-01-11T20:40:00.000-06:00It's not ethical, but hell, if I can lose weight, ...<I>It's not ethical, but hell, if I can lose weight, sign me up! </I><BR/><BR/>That was my initial thought, too - "Totally unethical, but it sure beats a nation of fatties!" Sigh.<BR/><BR/>Re: negative associations, I accidentally created my own. As a kid, I was messing around on a skateboard in the living room, eating BBQ chips while watching tv, and the junk food combined with the activity made me sick. To this day, I can't so much as smell BBQ chips without getting nauseous. (At least I didn't send the board through the tv, though.)<BR/><BR/>Negative food associations aren't very pleasant, actually, especially if it's a common food that you'll have to tolerate in everyday life. But again, I guess it's better than being a size 10.kelly g.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15786615614442519768noreply@blogger.com