Sarah Brown - xoJane

Despite What Memes Keep Telling Us, Reading Is NOT Sexy

Sarah Brown — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:00:00 -0400

These images of cisgendered, scantily-clad females reclining salaciously with books with quotes touting ownership do very little to promote reading and much more to bolster sexism and classism.

Why Grammar Nazis Need to STFU

Sarah Brown — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:00:00 -0400

There’s nothing cute about desperately clinging to the finer nits of adverb use and misuse, and there’s nothing noble about publicly shaming people for grammatical gaffes and typos.

How Do You Afford Your DIY Lifestyle?

Sarah Brown — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 12:30:00 -0500

DIY is not always cheaper. Or better. Or sustainable. Or even very much fun.

I Broke My Foot And It Somehow Fixed My Food Issues

Sarah Brown — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:00:00 -0500

According to my doctor, a person with a broken bone needs as many calories as a “very active” person during the healing process -– and, at least in my case, my body has responded with a deep and abiding hunger. Smart move, body.

It Happened to Me: I Don't Have a Best Friend

Sarah Brown — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:00:00 -0500

I meet a nice girl or boy. We hit it off, and I get friend-butterflies (frienderflies!) and begin to think, "Could this be it? Could this be my new best friend??" But then, casually, s/he will drop the best friend bomb.

I Make an Inappropriately Big Deal Out of Birthdays

Sarah Brown — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 14:00:00 -0400

I send out printed invitations by actual snail mail for my parties, make or commission psychotically complicated cakes and construct elaborate themes so that I have an excuse to wear tutus and tiaras and rhinestones. I'm the only grown-up I know who does this.

Do This Don't: Wear Your $80 Sweatpants Everywhere

Sarah Brown — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:00:00 -0400

I mocked the shit out of the rich bitches that wore super fancy yoga gear: technical fabrics, racer-back-built-in everything, SKORTS. Then I bought a pair of super-fancy yoga pants.

Behold, the Femme-Flagging Manicure

Sarah Brown — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:00:00 -0400

Unfortunately, there is no obvious way to cure the sad plight of the invisible femme lesbian short of fingerbanging your girlfriend in public. Until now.

A List of Guidelines for Straights in Queer Spaces (And More)

Sarah Brown — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:00:00 -0400

A queer space, however temporary, is the one space that’s both physically and emotionally safe -- where, for once, heterosexuality isn’t assumed, and queer people are the default.

Are You a Geographic Chauvinist?

Sarah Brown — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:00:27 -0400

Generally speaking, people are wildly passionate about their own locations. The problem is this: Limiting yourself geographically is also limiting experientially.

Why I Don't Like Eating In Public

Sarah Brown — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 11:00:22 -0400

From the moment I’m seated at a restaurant, I feel like all eyes are on me.

I Just Can't Bring Myself To Call My Girlfriend My "Partner"

Sarah Brown — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:00:24 -0400

Partners are second-wave feminist dykes who wear tool belts and mom jeans and fanny packs and have permed mullets and make their own flavorless soymilk from scratch. We are not those lesbians.