Have you ever thought what it's like to live as the opposite gender? I occasionally dreamed I am a man; boy, those dreams were fun. There are no drawbacks to being stronger, taller than other people; no one complained when I dominated the conversation.
This is an interesting viewpoint of someone who has experienced living as both a man and a woman.
Welcome to being mansplained, Paula.
Sunday, July 8, 2018
Friday, March 2, 2018
If This World is Wearing Thin and You're Thinking of Escape
Donald Trump's election into the White House felt surreal to me after 8 years of Obama administration. How or why he won, well, them's the break.
But truly, the only defense in the age of Trump is humour.
Post title came from the first line of this song.
But truly, the only defense in the age of Trump is humour.
Post title came from the first line of this song.
Thursday, March 1, 2018
Running
Run, run, baby
Run, run
Til your heart gives out
And your knees break apart
Like a child's toy at the end of childhood
Run, run, baby
Run, run
Out of the cage of hope and denial
Black blue flesh hidden under thick skin
Craving the kiss of misery
Run, run, baby
Run, run
Til the end of the round Earth
Ending up where you began
Writing secrets with your tears
Run, run, baby
Run, run
Breath has deserted you
Deflated lungs scrying your death
Essence of the stars returning home
Run, run
Til your heart gives out
And your knees break apart
Like a child's toy at the end of childhood
Run, run, baby
Run, run
Out of the cage of hope and denial
Black blue flesh hidden under thick skin
Craving the kiss of misery
Run, run, baby
Run, run
Til the end of the round Earth
Ending up where you began
Writing secrets with your tears
Run, run, baby
Run, run
Breath has deserted you
Deflated lungs scrying your death
Essence of the stars returning home
Friday, January 26, 2018
What Lies Beneath
I liked watching beauty through the decades videos because it gives us a glimpse of how things once was like.
Of course those are limited to:
1. Western beauty ideals; and
2. Beauty ideals that were set by the wealthy (because they can afford it).
These videos underscore how no matter how much things change, some things remain the same. Women are expected to look a certain way (and suffer to get it if they didn't win the genetics lottery) to be considered beautiful. The beauty standards are often arbitrary and fickle; thick eyebrows one decade, pencil thin the next.
Here is another such video with an interesting twist. (Stolen from here)
It's a good refresher. Women are forever being erased from the history books as though half of the world's population have no historical value or did anything interesting enough to be noted. It is important to remind ourselves that women are not just vainpots primping in front of the mirror; they move the world as well.
Of course those are limited to:
1. Western beauty ideals; and
2. Beauty ideals that were set by the wealthy (because they can afford it).
These videos underscore how no matter how much things change, some things remain the same. Women are expected to look a certain way (and suffer to get it if they didn't win the genetics lottery) to be considered beautiful. The beauty standards are often arbitrary and fickle; thick eyebrows one decade, pencil thin the next.
Here is another such video with an interesting twist. (Stolen from here)
It's a good refresher. Women are forever being erased from the history books as though half of the world's population have no historical value or did anything interesting enough to be noted. It is important to remind ourselves that women are not just vainpots primping in front of the mirror; they move the world as well.
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