I drafted this post months ago when the posts linked below were posted; just now got around to fleshing out the text I wanted to quote. At The Daily Dot, Anne Thériault addressed the implications of hashtags like #StrongIsTheNewPretty and #StrongIsTheNewSkinny in the context of current media depictions of so-called Strong Female Characters (with a shout-out… Continue reading On strong being the “new” pretty
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On not caring if you like it
This afternoon, I visited a building across campus for a lunchtime meeting. It's not a familiar place, so I don't have a sense of who comes and goes during the day, but just then the lobby was fairly deserted. Even the security guard was away from his desk; in fact, he'd taken the elevator to another floor just… Continue reading On not caring if you like it
Sara Davis 