tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21700591640277474192024-03-13T14:12:52.494-04:00gobeckyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170059164027747419.post-9882269283872651342014-08-15T21:51:00.001-04:002014-08-15T21:56:34.738-04:00Why I don't feel bad for men falsely accused of rapeDuring college, I took a class on domestic violence. The class was filled with mostly Crime, Law, and Justice majors and a few Women's Studies students. Most of the time, there was a lot of victim-blaming which essentially silenced the Women's Studies students out of frustration.<br />
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During one particularly difficult class, I made a statement that caused my classmates to explode.<br />
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<b>I said I didn't feel bad for men accused of rape. </b><br />
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The class discussion that day was about devil-women falsely accusing men of rape. As in many other classes, students claimed to know a friend of a friend of a friend whose life was ruined by some attention-seeking girl.<br />
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As the class discussion escalated due to my comment, I felt targeted and frustrated, and I couldn't articulate my thoughts as well as I wanted to.<br />
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<b>I don't feel bad for men accused of rape because it diverts the conversation away from the real problem-- rapists-- and demonizes women as a whole.</b><br />
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Let me be clear: <b>no one should falsely accuse anyone of a crime.</b> It just should not happen. Sadly, it does happen in a minuscule amount of cases-- only 2% of reported rapes.<br />
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Men's rights groups insist that women "cry rape" to make excuses for their "bad decisions." This is destructive because it weakens the validity of rape accusations and demonizes women who do come forward.<br />
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People who insist on talking about false rape accusations fail to consider other circumstances that go along with rape accusations. The truth is, it is difficult for women to come forward with their rape story in the first place, so the isolation and stigma they face is enough to recant. Just because a woman retracts her story does not mean an assault didn't happen. It's not permission to discredit her character and story.<br />
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In turn, the same people who insist on talking about false rape accusations create a hostile environment for women to come forward at all. Who is to say that a truthful survivor won't face the same despicable criticism? This thinking literally silences women and perpetuates rape culture.<br />
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People who insist on talking about false rape accusations are literally pushing us backward in history. This thinking helps no one. Instead, choose to stand with survivors so that rape becomes a thing of the past, and so that we no longer even have to worry about false rape accusations... because rape won't happen in the first place.<br />
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Do not be mistaken. My point is that concentrating on false rape accusations does not educate anyone on rape, unless it is followed by this sentence: less than 2% of men accused of rape are falsely accused.<br />
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On Tuesday, we visited the Hello Kitty Cafe! Because it was so rainy outside, we spent most of the day indoors, shopping or eating. Becky had the Golden Chocolate dessert with a peach lemon soda and Michelle had ice cream and apples with sweet bread. This cafe is so adorable and is definitely a must-see for Taipei. (Though we still need to see the Barbie cafe and Lego cafe, too!)</div>
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this puzzle so small it has tweezes<br />
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On Sunday, we had the privilege of going to a traditional Chinese engagement ceremony and wedding. After leaving our hotel room (complete with a heated toilet seat and bidet!) at 6:45am, we went to the bride's house for a tea ceremony.<br />
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We drank fertility soup (red bean soup with rice balls), wishing the bride and groom a firstborn son. The groom's family of the bride and groom drank tea the bride's family offered to them. Then there was a lot of picture taking!<br />
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The bride wore four dresses throughout the day. The first one, a gorgeous red dress, was specifically for the tea ceremony. And she got to wear A LOT of jewelry. <br />
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Onto the reception! We ate, and ate, and ate a 10 course meal in the swankiest place in Taiwan. Seriously, it was gorgeous. The bride and groom spent the afternoon changing dresses, greeting guests, and barely eating (!!). We watched THE SWEETEST videos of Claire and Wei Wei. </div>
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Fun fact: Brides here rent their dresses! <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170059164027747419.post-59458337388035002722014-05-15T11:11:00.000-04:002014-05-15T11:11:50.272-04:00Time Travelers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybRMnCVnk0byHQQHhyphenhyphenQ8Uw6Veoq_-Cae1aroZuFJ-zPau422EJ7ulk76BElCuvwnV2Ag9HJfetVcjDq-DSEaNzBgWTor2XlOPyBHmLRM9xQtSiwTO7OhneePC_hQ2Otvthjm-qpjCsWc/s1600/2014-05-15+22.22.50.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybRMnCVnk0byHQQHhyphenhyphenQ8Uw6Veoq_-Cae1aroZuFJ-zPau422EJ7ulk76BElCuvwnV2Ag9HJfetVcjDq-DSEaNzBgWTor2XlOPyBHmLRM9xQtSiwTO7OhneePC_hQ2Otvthjm-qpjCsWc/s1600/2014-05-15+22.22.50.jpg" height="225" width="400" /></a>Today we traveled to Taiwan! Because of the drastic 12-hour time change, it felt like we were time traveling. We left on Wednesday afternoon and arrived in Taipei Thursday evening.<br />
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One of the people on the plane stood up to get something from his carry-on. He pulled out fresh strawberries and proceeded to put them inside the pouch of his red sweatshirt. Lint, anyone? High point of our 12-hour flight. It was like a weird cross between the Willard Preacher and Napoleon Dynamite.<br />
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We've decided that all Asian babies are cute. Ke ai!<br />
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Today we experienced something totally new! On the plane from SFO to TPE, the passengers on our plane were served a ham and cheddar sandwich and GELATO as a snack. They must've known we were coming.<br />
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We had a conversation in Chinese! It was mostly by accident, but it still counts. Michelle has been teaching me some phrases and words, so our conversation went like this:<br />
"I am Becky."<br />
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We're staying at Michelle's grandma's place and had some delicious fruit! Fruit here is much more flavorful. Bananas, watermelon, honeydew<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170059164027747419.post-33857062503058770542014-05-12T15:28:00.003-04:002014-05-12T15:28:41.168-04:00I'm going to Taiwan!Hi friends,<br />
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It's been awhile since I've written on this blog, but there are a few HUGE developments in my life.<br />
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First of all, I'm leaving on Wednesday for Taiwan. My best friend's family is from Taipei, and we'll be <b>blogging through our two-week adventure here.</b><br />
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Next, I just graduated from Penn State with two degrees! I can't adequately sum up my four years, so I'm not going to try, but it was a really wild, wonderful ride.<br />
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Finally, I'm spending the next year volunteering abroad in the UK. Those adventures will definitely be chronicled here, and if you'd like to join my listserv (it's part of my service), please click <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1r0Badny1tgCah17mT-AYijoYD3PTj-2w8C1bt3jGDLo/viewform?usp=send_form#start=invite" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170059164027747419.post-80914703101544678402013-08-29T18:10:00.000-04:002013-08-29T20:36:06.954-04:00Sex column is not sex positive<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Daily Collegian at Penn State has a history of winning awards but also being kind of... off. I've been quoted in the paper at least once a year since freshman year, and they've always misquoted me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They've tried to write a sex column a few times. After a few controversial and off-putting pieces, the column was shut down around the same time the Sandusky Scandal broke. They've started it again, and it's called "Let's Talk About Sex." The goal is to feature a female and male writer, aptly named Dick and Jane, to show both sides of the story. Or so their <a href="http://www.collegian.psu.edu/blogs/editor_in_chief/" target="_blank">editor says.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started reading the columns. Besides the fact that both Dick and Jane seem to be heavily gendered, they are extremely heteronormative. ("<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">The importance lies in the company you share your first time with, not the end result, because the end result will more than likely be a satisfied male and a less-than-satisfied female laying together watching “Friends” until someone passes out or parents are on their way home.") </span>Gay students also lose their virginity (though virginity is a very complicated topic, however), so shouldn't their experiences be represented too? Will gay columnists debut a column in the future?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Furthermore, Dick seems to be totally okay with mediocre experiences... shouldn't we be helping students figure out how to have positive, healthy relationships rather than telling them to settle?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was infuriated after reading <a href="http://www.collegian.psu.edu/arts_and_entertainment/ps/article_a5ab7240-105c-11e3-a69a-0019bb30f31a.html" target="_blank">Dick's column</a>. He explains the high probability that alcohol will be present in the sexual encounters of college students at Penn State, and that you'll be "often too drunk to really feel anything." He ends with this gem: "...if you decide to drink heavily in college, don’t be surprised if your first time doesn’t go as you always dreamed."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wait a sec. That's it? The whole article mentioned alcohol but not one sentence mentioned sexual assault or rape? On college campuses,<a href="http://www.slc.edu/offices-services/security/assault/statistics.html" target="_blank"> 1 in 4 women </a>will be assaulted. 50% of those will involve <a href="http://www.slc.edu/offices-services/security/assault/statistics.html" target="_blank">alcohol</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dick failed to mention one really big, glaring fact: IF YOU ARE DRUNK, YOU CANNOT GIVE CONSENT.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is problematic! It's an issue that "Let's Talk About Sex", which as far as I can tell is trying to be sex positive, is missing this huge part of information. The goal is to inform readers about "topics we never talk about," right? So why aren't we educating them about rape and sexual assault when it's so prevalent on college campuses?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our school newspaper is normalizing situations that end in rape and sexual assault.</span><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170059164027747419.post-62316210156303474452013-06-19T10:59:00.000-04:002013-06-19T11:00:25.147-04:00New rape whistle? Old rape cultureIf you frequent Buzzfeed or similar sites, you've probably seen this already. Even if you don't, I'm willing to bet that you've heard of the "newest" trend in tights...<br />
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Yep, these are hairy-leg tights made by a company in China, claiming that these "sexy" tights are essential for girls and women to ward off the rapists.<br />
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THERE ARE PROBLEMS HERE. The idea that these tights are meant to ward off rapists causes a TON of misconceptions about rape, rape culture, women, and men.<br />
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Rape isn't about sexual gratification-- it's about power and control.<br />
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These tights teach that women should protect themselves and assume that men are predators, not that men shouldn't rape. We're on the defensive, living by a <a href="http://feminishblog.tumblr.com/post/21772916427/wait-what-is-rape-schedule" target="_blank">rape schedule.</a><br />
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These tights make the assumption that only attractive women (read: hairless legged girls) get raped, so they need to be protected by making themselves unattractive, according to society.<br />
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Rape and sexual assault happens in every culture, class, race, gender, weight class, you name it. Rape doesn't exclude any group of people, so guess what? Hairy girls get raped too. Magical hairy tights don't prevent assault.<br />
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These tights tell us that women who choose to grow out their leg hair are undesirable and that the only thing that matters about attraction is outward appearance.<br />
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They assume that men are <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/109731131/The-Inherent-Male-Rapist" target="_blank">inherently rapists </a>because we need to constantly protect ourselves against them.<br />
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I mean, I'm not surprised that something like this exists. It's sad, too, because I'd like to believe that whoever came up with this idea meant well. I don't want to be the bearer of bad news, but rape is a subject that needs constant care. It's something that too many people experience to just gloss over and assume that any attention to the problem is beneficial, because that's just not true. It's just another example about how society's ideas are implanted directly in us, without us realizing it much. </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170059164027747419.post-6562740048174276382013-05-13T12:11:00.000-04:002013-05-13T12:38:07.435-04:00Ten Things I've Learned In My First Week At NOW<ol>
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<li>Databasing a few hundred names is actually kind of fun. It's especially fun when people come up who are from my area of Pennsylvania!</li>
<li>It's never too cold for Starbucks Frapuccino Happy Hour.</li>
<li>Suspicious mail is not a big deal, says the Po.</li>
<li>Social security is definitely an issue that young people should learn and care about, though we don't often do much of either.</li>
<li>If people are yelling at you during your demonstration, you're doing it right.</li>
<li>If old people are yelling "malarkey!" at a rally about social security, you're doing it right.</li>
<li>EVERYTHING IS AN APP.<br />
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<li>I actually do, kind of, almost, like coffee.</li>
<li>Someone will wake you up at Union Station if you fall asleep on the train, but if you jump-wake up, they will look at you like you're insane. They will probably laugh at you, too. </li>
<li>The people in my office run on coffee and awesome.</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170059164027747419.post-50844345634331202422013-05-08T21:39:00.001-04:002013-05-08T21:40:15.141-04:00My first few days at NOWThis summer, I'm working at the National Organization for Women (NOW) in Washington, D.C. I've been working there for three days, and so far, I love it! Specifically, I'll be working as the President's Assistant Intern.<br />
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On Monday, I got up early, got dressed, and headed to work. I have a pretty long commute, and I gave myself extra time to be sure I got on the right trains. It's about an hour ride on the train then a couple minutes on the metro. Not too hard, actually. I was really surprised. I have been on a bunch of subways/metros in different cities around the US, but had never done it alone. Cake!<br />
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I exited the station and found the building where the NOW offices are. I jumped right in as soon as I got there. I met Emily, the President's Assistant, found my cubicle, and read over some routine first-day papers. Emily gave me a tour of the office. Even though the rest of the summer interns weren't there yet (PSU got out suuuuuper early this year) there were a lot of people to meet! They were all super friendly and made an effort to stop by my cubicle to introduce themselves to me if I didn't see them on my tour. I felt very welcomed. I knew it would be a place that I enjoyed working and being in.<br />
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My first task was to draft letters to invite prominent people in social justice to NOW's conference in July. Each year, NOW holds a conference for all women's rights activists to network, attend workshops, and hear amazing speakers. It was tricky because it was new, but eventually, Terry (the current NOW President) and I were able to get a form letter all worked out with the correct wording. </div>
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I also dabbled in a few other things. I had my training for the database that NOW uses for their membership information. Databasing is actually pretty therapeutic. I also designed a certificate for an award that will be given at the conference, honoring women who made contributions to advancing women's health. </div>
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That first day was a great way to get my feet wet. Since then, I've sat in on a meeting, attended a rally on social security, and started working on researching our speakers so that I could draft bios. </div>
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So far, I'm loving the experience. It's been different from day to day and I enjoy learning new things, especially in the women's rights sphere. I thoroughly enjoy being surrounded by smart people who have made our passion a career. </div>
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I'm hoping to archive my experiences here. I don't know that anyone will read them, but I'm happy to share if you're willing to listen. =)<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170059164027747419.post-78286057852407139262013-02-22T11:36:00.002-05:002013-02-22T11:36:29.196-05:00The Faces of The Vagina Monologues at Penn State<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the past few months, I have been incredibly fortunate to co-direct <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/2013-Vagina-Monologues-at-Penn-State/135247736628012" target="_blank">The Vagina Monologues at Penn State</a>. We open <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/460393524010180/" target="_blank">tonight</a>, and I could not be more excited.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have learned so much from these women about being open, strong, and caring. We have worked so hard, and I could not have assembled a better cast. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Below, you can see our photos taken by the wonderful <a href="http://kgtunney.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kelly Tunney</a>. These are the faces of the stories you will hear tonight.<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 14.545454025268555px;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;"><b>I don't like the word "feminist."</b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinM-GE_KuIshXoeW4tKTK6TXIP0RwTrn9K6H4HUer_VeaivaLAdBjRHsEoCHUSjaaOk27poxfEmCTbRHI0pD5emg0TOz1hn-7jChjjHsLNiuIbt5PYOKWjF9DmpzEwwGybikFY9hi7uRU/s1600/15058979973634690_kUNMuYCA_c.jpg"><b><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinM-GE_KuIshXoeW4tKTK6TXIP0RwTrn9K6H4HUer_VeaivaLAdBjRHsEoCHUSjaaOk27poxfEmCTbRHI0pD5emg0TOz1hn-7jChjjHsLNiuIbt5PYOKWjF9DmpzEwwGybikFY9hi7uRU/s1600/15058979973634690_kUNMuYCA_c.jpg" /></b></a><br />It's about man-hating, right?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMW8G_ZB39MABucHP-3rNor3ECFNO-QvZT8PdOtEwQ6eDfjTBOT2M5eqGEoWJY81HNmtydnv1Ys13AQu2K5v5xU3E3wxyuRA_Ja-YIHq8BB2gsdgNBtsJBAjMObgvNbSpGRL8Cf3DxDlM/s1600/29906784996382230_7LoIDgxY_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMW8G_ZB39MABucHP-3rNor3ECFNO-QvZT8PdOtEwQ6eDfjTBOT2M5eqGEoWJY81HNmtydnv1Ys13AQu2K5v5xU3E3wxyuRA_Ja-YIHq8BB2gsdgNBtsJBAjMObgvNbSpGRL8Cf3DxDlM/s1600/29906784996382230_7LoIDgxY_c.jpg" height="640" width="412" /></b></a><b><br /></b><b><br /></b><b>Aaaagh! The women are trying to be better than men!</b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_d3ui02ue-6xW-rwB9SLGgiAZ78GHKrbqFH_scXz66l5PgdL6Ba3aTixr8opckBfmUhm1h9F4uaiv-UHdK2CX8vJzCorqfg8twjdnWAPb7HLXkOlg-QZ28LABOUscFKZlwpbFR9qftM/s1600/386394842999081686_kATC85c5_c.jpg"><b><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_d3ui02ue-6xW-rwB9SLGgiAZ78GHKrbqFH_scXz66l5PgdL6Ba3aTixr8opckBfmUhm1h9F4uaiv-UHdK2CX8vJzCorqfg8twjdnWAPb7HLXkOlg-QZ28LABOUscFKZlwpbFR9qftM/s1600/386394842999081686_kATC85c5_c.jpg" /></b></a><br />It doesn't effect me.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXK1o14jDKdBrnQWQypgBkjykzuLr4acrmCJtTgAWOQZ2Mx2IMsy7NOTY_cfGTeagiahHsJlOYJ3OM4S3rjLxQN4LkNdNwmJ-4MHMANgiTuczljVnhDEQ470JY1Kkz4NrZX5TP0jnkKKs/s1600/178032991491079580_FtEn7ViS_b.jpg"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXK1o14jDKdBrnQWQypgBkjykzuLr4acrmCJtTgAWOQZ2Mx2IMsy7NOTY_cfGTeagiahHsJlOYJ3OM4S3rjLxQN4LkNdNwmJ-4MHMANgiTuczljVnhDEQ470JY1Kkz4NrZX5TP0jnkKKs/s1600/178032991491079580_FtEn7ViS_b.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br />I'm not a feminist. I'm a guy!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnY-qH6JrzmNGKGVu_zG5qZO6huu4_LfQNaQLr4SBQTGWwvS6fYvPbeeZSMJy7rnp8ijoPY2y8_bAEbWU6GuTG6PVKHUEqvEbA9ik3XUnBUHoEnJdjWEgo9jXkWlhyphenhyphen4bgNOKM83RTMIg/s1600/222506037809278061_ZAACDrj0_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnY-qH6JrzmNGKGVu_zG5qZO6huu4_LfQNaQLr4SBQTGWwvS6fYvPbeeZSMJy7rnp8ijoPY2y8_bAEbWU6GuTG6PVKHUEqvEbA9ik3XUnBUHoEnJdjWEgo9jXkWlhyphenhyphen4bgNOKM83RTMIg/s1600/222506037809278061_ZAACDrj0_c.jpg" height="400" width="257" /></b></a><b><br /></b><b><br /></b></span></h2>
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<span style="color: magenta;"><b>Wait. So it's about choices? And equality? </b></span><b style="color: magenta;">I don't have a problem with that.</b></h2>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm sitting at my table. A group of four guys congregate about 15 feet from me. They're speaking loud. Guy says, that last night he was "breaking down those girls' self-esteem." Friends laugh. Guy keeps telling friends how he told this girl she wasn't his type when he met her at the club. He told another girl she has a nice nose for a Jewish girl. Guy refers to girls as "slutty-ass hoes." He says he doesn't mind being mean, it's what girls deserve. He said he didn't care-- he was drunk. <b>He actually said these things.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">My adrenaline was rushing. I could feel the heat rising in my face. I didn't say anything, though my mind was racing. I wish I had said something. I was very close to getting up and going over, but four against one is not a great ratio.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">I wish I could have yelled over, <b>"Could you please turn your misogyny down? I'm trying to study!"</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">How dare anyone make a comment to a person with the intent of breaking down their self-esteem. As a person, I know that comments matter. It's hard just to brush it off. It's hard to recognize that you are worth something when someone insults your most public version of yourself-- your appearance. In high school, a group of girls began referring to me as "Beaky" (heh heh, so creative. My name is Becky and I have a nose. So much win.). I knew their comments didn't mean anything, and that ultimately I don't have a big nose. However, it definitely made me insecure. It was hurtful, especially because it was meant to hurt me.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">It is hard enough to be a person in this world, so why do we make it harder for each other? Girls, especially, do not live in a girl-friendly world. We're constantly told we're not good enough from the media-- not smart enough, not attractive enough, why don't you have a boyfriend yet?!, not fit enough, not stylish enough, I could go on forever-- why should we be told the same thing from the people in our lives, much less strangers?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">What I experienced today was not okay. This was a blatant display of misogyny. The guy speaking knew what he was saying. He admitted his intentions very clearly. What I don't quite understand was his need to say he's drunk. Was that an admission of guilt-- the alcohol made me do it? Was it his way of justifying it to himself because surely, he had to know he was wrong? I don't know. I do know it was hateful towards women.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Don't say that I should lighten up.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Do not tell me I'm a man-hater or a female supremacist.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">To the men in my life that are supportive, caring, and respect women, I LOVE YOU. I wish everyone had you in their lives. Thank you for being the wonderful people that you are. </span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170059164027747419.post-11078044651658756232013-01-03T16:39:00.002-05:002013-01-03T16:39:53.613-05:00I'm excited for spring semester =)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170059164027747419.post-49315754123378645492013-01-02T14:34:00.000-05:002013-01-02T16:34:06.813-05:00Is it okay to go vigilante?This post is definitely longer and heavier than any other my other posts... it's worth reading, and I need to hear your opinions. <br />
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Trigger warning-- graphic language contained in links in this post. <br />
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A few weeks ago, I joked with a friend that I was going to go vigilante. I would take the law into my own hands while wearing a kickass superhero costume. All the mysogynists, moslesters, and wife-beaters would cower at the very mention of my name.<br />
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Little did I know, another person, not even that far away, was actually doing it. Anonymous is the name of the masked person who sat in front of his or her computer, explaining the horrific rape ring that occurred in Steubenville, Ohio in a video that was released just before Christmas.<br />
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UPDATE: I really know nothing about hactivism. I realize that Anonymous is a hactivist group. I'm not going to lie, it's really hard to write about this nebulous idea that is a group of anonymous people... Anyway, carry on... <br />
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Anonymous reported that a 15 year old girl was drugged from party to party, where she was eventually raped in August 2012. The teachers, parents, and students of Steubenville are have kept the entire story quiet. The public today would not even know of the self-proclaimed "Rape Crew," a group of star athletes who allegedly committed the crimes, had it not been published by a blogger <a href="http://jezebel.com/5969076/we-wouldnt-know-about-the-steubenville-rape-case-if-it-wasnt-for-the-blogger-who-complicated-things" target="_blank">originally</a> from Steubenville.<br />
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Please take time to watch the <a href="http://jezebel.com/5970975/anonymous-outs-members-of-alleged-steubenville-high-school-rape-crew" target="_blank">video</a>. Warning: it contains actual tweets and pictures from the Rape Crew. <br />
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It's eerie, at best, but it contains a very interesting idea. "A preliminary dox is being released on some of those involved, while a
full size dox of everyone involved including names, social security
numbers, addresses, relatives, and phone numbers is being compiled as
you watch this video on every single member of the football team, those
involved, the coaches, the principle, and more. This dox will be
released unless all accused parties come forward by new years day and
issue a public apology to the girl and her family. Make no mistake, all
you need is a google search engine to realize we are serious in what we
do. You can hide no longer, you have attracted the attention of the
hive. We will not sit idely by and watch a group of young men who turn
to rape as a game or sport get the pass because of athletic ability and
small town luck. You now have the world looking directly at you."<br />
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Anonymous recently leaked another video of Steubenville athletes talking about the girl who was raped. The video can be found <a href="http://youtu.be/W1oahqCzwcY" target="_blank">here</a>, though I doubt you'd want to watch it. I was extremely disturbed as the boys call the girl "deader than OJ's wife...deader than Trayvon Martin" among other horrifying insults. Throughout the video, a low voice off camera contributes to the conversation. "That's rape... that's not cool... what if that was your daughter? This is not, like, funny." This voice is met with justification for rape.<br />
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As promised, Anonymous has posted information about the Rape Crew on his <a href="http://www.anonpaste.me/anonpaste2/index.php?070961bcde7bf9d7#sObkWjsK+ZbV9PeupgZlNbJxqzROmyhDSNo2erqpU2M=" target="_blank">site</a>. This is becoming real. It's not just an empty promise from a masked person and a voice-changing program.<br />
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I want to know who Anonymous is. An activist? A former member of the Rape Crew? A survivor of sexual assault?<br />
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I want to know what you think. Are Anonymous' actions justifiable? Why or why not?<br />
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If no one is listening, what are you left to do than go vigilante?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170059164027747419.post-51291279209247532552012-12-29T18:50:00.000-05:002012-12-29T18:50:12.836-05:00I have a fat ass, apparently.Dear "friend,"<br />
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We were recently at a party together. Sure, we're not the best of friends, but we had a class together and worked on some projects together freshman year.<br />
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It was nice to see you. I said hello on my way to the bathroom. You might imagine my surprise when I could hear you outside the door. "She has such a fat ass. It's just so...wide." Someone tried to quiet you, saying that maybe I could hear you inside the bathroom. <b>That person was right</b>. "I don't care! I don't care who hears me!"<br />
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I'm 5"5' and 127 pounds. That is <b>not</b> fat. Even if I was, who are you to criticize me?<br />
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You tried to talk to me later, but I cut you off. Maybe that wasn't the right thing to do, but I didn't want to hear what you had to say, especially because <b>I have had a tough time with weight,</b> like many girls.<br />
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I've never been anorexic or bulimic, but<b> I've thought about it</b>. I've criticized myself for my thighs touching. My family seems to carry our weight in our thighs when we gain it. I've lost weight rapidly after a break up, and criticized myself when I returned to my previous weight.<br />
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Later, you apologized. You told me that I should know <b>I'm a beautiful person</b>. I brushed it off-- no offense, but it meant nothing to me. If you really wanted to make an impression, you should have told me I was an <b>intelligent</b> person. That would have meant more.<br />
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You told me you say strange things when you're drunk. I said it was fine, no big deal. The fact of the matter is,<b> it was a big deal</b>.<br />
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You see, girls (and boys too) starve themselves. They make themselves throw up. They're depressed and hopeless. <b>They die because of comments like what you said about me last night.</b><br />
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I forgive you for what you said. People make mistakes. But please, realize that what you said contributes to a larger problem that physically, mentally, and emotionally hurts people. <b>I forgive you, but it is not okay.</b><br />
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Becky<br />
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P.S. For the record, a friend said they'd vote for my butt if it ran for President.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170059164027747419.post-48085265590448329682012-12-24T13:44:00.000-05:002012-12-24T13:44:10.056-05:00It needs to be said<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Need a little pep talk today? Me too.</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170059164027747419.post-2499310076457759962012-12-02T11:27:00.000-05:002012-12-02T11:27:08.080-05:00Pro-anorexia?The following posts and pictures are from a collection of pro-anorexia tumblr pages. I decided to look this up because a comment was recently made by my body when a friend thought I couldn't hear it. I love my body. I wish the people who posted these loved themselves just as much.<br />
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"I'll stay with you, be there for you, support you, hold you, talk you
through things, check up on you, keep you safe and happy. Don't worry,
I'll never leave" - said no one. Ever. At least when they did they
didn't mean it.<br />
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"NEVER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES exceed more than 3 capsules in 24 hours" </div>
Adderall has less warnings. I’m sold.<br />
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Perhaps I shouldn’t be buying supplements based on how dangerous they
are. Then again no one ever got skinny taking flinstones…….<br />
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Guess what today is!!!! A FAST. Okay I haven't fasted for more then a
day in months so I'm trying not to eat untill tuesday! Wooo, I can do it
I can do it I can do it<br />
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Body: I'm so hungry. </div>
Mind: No you’re not.<br />
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I would be underweight by now if I wasn't so fat to begin with........<br />
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Dear Anorexia,<br />
I love what you do to my body. You make me skinny and beautiful. But I
hate you. You make me hate myself no matter how beautiful everyone
thinks I am. You make my friends stare at me while I eat. You
make everyone think I’m crazy. But you know what, sometimes you’re my
best and only friend so I can’t stay mad at you. Just promise me one
thing. At least make me skinny.<br />
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When I see pictures of all these MUSCULAR ass girls, I want to throw up.
Fuck that. I want to be Little. Frail. Breakable. Thin. Perfect.. NOT
LIKE I COULD KICK SOMEONE'S ASS. Forreal. <br />
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What kind of society lets this be okay? Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170059164027747419.post-84461973664572255302012-12-01T13:55:00.000-05:002012-12-01T13:55:53.592-05:00If I were a roller derby girl...<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I have a confession... I have derby-envy. I want to be a roller derby girl! I've creeped on all the websites, liked all the facebook pages, and even came up with some of my own roller derby names!</span></span></div>
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Or just come from the front. And then you can still whisper stuff, but really, who likes when people sneak up behind you? Especially when they goose your love handles? Amirite??</div>
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Cartoons.</div>
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Tweens.</div>
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No one names their kid Topanga.</div>
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Died.</div>
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If someone said that to me, I think I would laugh. </div>
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I'd be like, where'd you get that line... Pintrerest?</div>
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UM WTF</div>
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Oh, sweetie, no.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170059164027747419.post-36878698147996823752012-11-28T23:34:00.001-05:002012-11-28T23:34:51.149-05:00Becky's List of Favorite DocsI'm a documentary lover. Today was not a great day, so what did I do? I started watching hulu. After a few hours (I'm not proud), I decided my brain was turning to mush and that I needed something more substantial, so I turned to my favorite docs.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you watch music videos-- Dream<span style="font-size: large;">worlds 3</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you <span style="font-size: large;">don't believe that "this girl is going to end up sterile... or DEAD!"-- The P<span style="font-size: large;">urity Myth</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you want the bajeezus scared out of you-- Bowling for Columbine</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you <span style="font-size: large;">like to say "what the eff??"</span>-- Secret Lives of Women</span><br />
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I don't remember how it started, but I started Googling some things related to gender. Autocomplete showed me some interesting things.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170059164027747419.post-50219056006498118812012-08-12T21:16:00.001-04:002012-08-12T21:35:29.294-04:00My thoughts on the Olympics in gifsThe 2012 Summer Olympics have been monumental, but do you know why?<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The 2012 Summer Olympics were the <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jul/27/opinion/la-ed-olympics-women-20120727">first</a> in which every country that participated had both men and women athletes competing.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sarah Attar</b></span> was the first woman to compete for Saudi Arabia. Ever. She competed completely covered and ran over a half minute slower than her competitors, but that wasn't the point. She was there. That was the point.<br />
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"This is such a huge honor and an amazing experience, just to be
representing the women...I know that this can make a huge difference."-- <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/attar-makes-olympic-track-debut-saudi-women-16955453#.UCg7r0TAozw">Sarah Attar</a><br />
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Sarah is breaking: expectations in her own country, the idea that Olympians are sex objects (have you SEEN pictures of female beach volleyball pictures??), the idea that winning is the only objective. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Aliya Mustafina</b></span> is an incredibly talented Russian gymnast... like <i>gold medal talented.</i> The Internet, however, decided to focus on more important things, such as how she appears to be a bitch. She hasn't made a "Call Me Maybe" video, nor has she giggled in front of the camera, so obviously, she's a bitch.<br />
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Um, what? I think you mean serious, determined, and focused. Just goes to show that a woman in control is automatically labeled a bitch.</div>
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Aliya is breaking: the idea that female athletes must be perfect Covergirls. <br />
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Talk to the hand, haterz.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Gabby Douglas</b></span> is an amazing athlete. To prove it, she's got gold medals. That can't be enough, though. Her hair's not done right.<br />
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Oh please. She's gotta keep her hair back so that she can win you gold medals.<br />
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So, for those of you who think a female athlete must look a certain way while she is training, twisting, running, stretching, and contorting, I ask you a few questions.<br />
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Can you do this? Can you even do this while sitting on the floor? I don't know about you, but I can't.<br />
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Do you have a gold medal?<br />
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Is your body made of pure mercury?<br />
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Gabby is breaking: ...oh heck, she says it better that I would... “<i>I don’t know where this is coming from. What’s wrong with my hair?
I’m like ‘I just made history and people are focused on my hair?’ It
can be bald or short, it doesn’t matter about my hair. Nothing is going
to change. I’m going to wear my hair like this during beam and bar
finals. You might as well just stop talking about it.” </i><br />
– Gabby Douglas<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>McKayla Maroney</b></span> is known for her signature scowl. Here's the story. She did really well, then not so well, so she didn't get gold. She stood on the podium, refused to hug the other medalists, crossed her arms and scowled during the medal ceremony.<br />
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Not very sportsmanlike, but hey, she was honest about her emotions. Women are constantly taught and socialized to repress their emotions lest we be *GASP* girly or needy. Suck it up, smile, and don't show the world that you're upset. That's how you <i>should</i> be.<br />
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So what happens when you are completely honest about your emotions? You get a meme made out of you. Okay, okay, there are worse fates, but let's just take a minute to appreciate McKayla Maroney for her athleticism, rather than poke fun at her scowl.<br />
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McKayla is breaking: the Suckitupandslapasmileonyourface Standard. <br />
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But here's one thing we can all agree on. This. Is. Awesome.<br />
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