antibeauty

One Woman Doesn't Wear Makeup for a Year; Commenters Judgmental

Another woman learns what the beauty industry doesn't actually want any of us to know.
Marianne in
Beauty, beauty, antibeauty, experiments, commenters, oppressive beauty standards, my feminist polemic

Nov 21, 2012 at 3:30pm | 221 comments

christmas music

"The Answer Is No": The Case For "Baby, It's Cold Outside" From Two Perspectives

Prey doesn't get to say no. Not even at Christmas.
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Entertainment, christmas music, carols, my feminist polemic, high nerdery, literary theory, textual analysis is my jam, rape culture, no means no, yes means yes, enthusiastic consent

Nov 29, 2012 at 5:00pm | 166 comments

makeup

Newsflash! Women Wear More Makeup Over the Holidays

Is it just me or is this a serious nobrainer? Holidays + Parties + Seeing People You Don't See All The Time = Wearing More Makeup To Look Fancy.
Marianne in
Beauty, makeup, my feminist polemic, holiday beauty, things we already knew

Dec 12, 2012 at 5:00pm | 118 comments