Loose Feathers
Sir Respect-A-Lot
MY ANACONDA DON’T WANT NONE… if you say no, because I respect your boundaries. ‘CAUSE I’M LONG, AND STRONG AND I’M DOWN TO GET THE FRICTION ON… as long as it’s okay with you. otherwise I’m good with a movie and some tea. SO LADIES, LADIES, IF YOU WANNA ROLL IN MY MERCEDES… please let me [...]
Down in Old Soho: S Magazine Challenges Androgeny
Until its latest issue, I’d never heard of S Magazine. A few days ago, however, Lindsay alerted me to a photoshoot by Rafael Stahelin, featured in S Magazine’s latest issue, that presses the bounds of androgynous male models to the next level, garbing them in gothic makeup and a combination of men’s and women’s fashions. [...]
You Don’t Love Yourself If…
The ever-rising world of self-love and body-acceptance is a roller-coaster of emotions for me. I know, what sense does that make, given that I’m technically a “body image blogger?” Trust me, if I added that to the pre-existing mix of confusion, my eyes would roll back into me head and I’m start twitching and singing [...]
Back to Basics: Advertising’s Image of Women
Sometimes it’s best to get back to the basics. The Demoiselles is founded upon the idea that every body – our real bodies, without cosmetic enhancements and Photoshop – is beautiful, and that we must fight against a greedy, marketing-based media to remind ourselves and others of our natural beauty to avoid losing ourselves and [...]
PBS Reminds Us That Gender Diversity Is Not New
I love it when science proves that what modern society often thinks of as “freaky” has really been normal all along. From PBS.org: “On nearly every continent, and for all of recorded history, thriving cultures have recognized, revered, and integrated more than two genders. Terms such as transgender and gay are strictly new constructs that [...]
My Love Life & How Dating Should Be More Like a Mall
Every week, I make a specific point to look up one of my ex-boyfriends on Facebook. It’s a ritual. I’m not sure if it’s masochistic, or some other form of Livinginthepast-itis that compels me to seek out embarrassing memories. Back in high school, I took full advantage of the dating expectations – being, of course, [...]
Man or Woman? French Connection Questions Gender
Lindsay often makes fun of me. Yes, it’s true. She’s horribly mean. I kid, of course. Lindsay does poke fun sometimes – about as much as I poke fun at myself – and often the subject of the joke is that I always talk about how much I love our differences. “I love that we [...]
If You Live Here, You’re Not Allowed To Be Fat
Yep, you read that right. A new project in New York City involves a beautiful, modern apartment building with a big anti-obesity policy. As Refinery29 points out, NYC has already banned trans fat from their street-meat-laden city, as it is currently not included in the top 25 Healthiest Cities in America. But is an “anti-obesity” [...]
The Person I Want to Be
In the past month, one half of The Demoiselles turned twenty-six, the other twenty-eight. I think this is the part where I’m supposed to make some age-related quip – something about being like a fine wine, or wisdom, or maybe my cholesterol – but for me, turning twenty-eight holds no angsty symbolism, no “almost thirty” [...]
Season of Swim: What Are You Wearing?
Memorial Day weekend has begun (or, if you’re already on vacation, you may not see this until it’s come and gone) and rather than gallivanting about Folklife with Lindsay and celebrating my birthday with friends, family and copious adult beverages, I’ll be nursing a bad flu bug and making up for the work I’ve missed [...]
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