I finally (?) got it. Seriously, though? I don’t think my gender is that confusing. I mean, sure, I’ve had an MRA tell me I write like a woman when he mistakenly assumed I was one, but I think my appearance is pretty far from androgynous.
Maybe, just for the hell of it, I should set my gender as female? You know, genderfuck with Facebook a bit?
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It wasn’t that long ago that various media (from magazines to blogs)spoke up in disbelief over My Beautiful Mommy, a children’s book by Michael Salzhauer. Anything I have to say about the book won’t be anything new, but needless to say, it’s problematic given its glamourisation of plastic surgery.
Some good news, though? Well, it seems it’s been available for some time now, but I got an email from Susan Johnston this week about her book, Princess Bubble. From the website:
The star of the book, Princess Bubble, is confused by traditional social messages that tell her that she has to find a prince to be happy. Princess Bubble enjoys traveling and helping others, recently graduated from college and is happy, so she seeks understanding as to why she needs to find a prince. After a fun little adventure, she discovers what the really meaning of true happiness is.
Although my sister is slightly too old for illustrated books, I just may pick this up for her, and that way I can check it out for myself. If not, I’m sure the Women’s Centre could use a copy!
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Even though I have a final tomorrow I had to post about this. Okay, yeah, the woman is lacking some basic knowledge of Europe, but that’s no excuse for the bullshit. Something tells me the reactions would be somewhat different if it had been a man who was in the same position.
Ugh, I’m so disgusted by this. I really wish she would have given him a piece of her mind after that. I mean, seriously: women just want to hear their thoughts repeated in a deeper voice? Ehrm, fuck you.
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Posted by Derek
Recently a man was convicted of road rage after a woman suggested he had a small penis. Apparently, Simon Jordak was driving across the Anzac Bridge in Sydney, Australia, when a woman gave him a “small penis” hand gesture found in an advertising campaign against speeding.
So, basically this guy felt emasculated enough to throw a bottle out of his window at the woman. This might seem like just a stupid incident, but it really must be looked at on a larger scale. Due to the ridiculous idea of mainstream society than men have to be tough and “big”, when their masculinity is threatened, they feel they need to re-establish it. So, while Jordak resorted to throwing a bottle, other men might threaten to kill a gay man, or rape their wives or girlfriends.
People like Jordak need to get their shit together. Just because you have a small penis doesn’t make you any less of a man and it certainly doesn’t justify whatever you try to do to assert your “manliness”.
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