Friday, June 24, 2011

The End Of Gender? : NPR

The End Of Gender? : NPR

Is such a thing possible?? No. Not biologically, at least. But, we can definitely keep blurring the lines!

Androgynous male model Andrej Pejic on the runway in Rio de Janeiro, June 4.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

New Computer Video


YouTube - Hp G42 363TX

I was researching a new laptop I wanted to buy and came across this video, which I thought was really special and illuminating. It just struck me, the shiny new computer with this definitive Latino backdrop. Ah, the courtyard, the potted trees, the upside-down Coke stands, the street noise, the people, the wind blowing into an open home. So, different from our culture....

It positively made me feel like an isolated hermit! So American! Gotta get out more.

Monday, June 20, 2011

Hundreds March Against Sexual Assault In 'SlutWalk' : NPR

Hundreds March Against Sexual Assault In 'SlutWalk' : NPR

"I don't believe that how a woman dresses dictates whether or not a woman wants to be raped. No one wants to be raped. And no one deserves to be treated like that," she said.

SlutWalks began in April when a Toronto police officer suggested women should "avoid dressing like sluts in order to not be victimized." He was talking to a small group of law students, but that comment incited an international movement.


Protesters march at the SlutWalk in Seattle on June 19. SlutWalks began in April when a Toronto police officer suggested women "avoid dressing like sluts" to not be victimized.