Yesterday I went and got my hair cut. At the end, when my hair dresser pulled out her big mirror and spun me around to look at the back, I was surprised to find a rather large patch of gray hair. I don’t look at the back of my head all that much, so I…
Today I have a guest post from Seattle-area journalist/blogger and new-mom Kris Hill. Yesterday I got my hair cut for the first time in nearly year. In fact, the last time I got my hair cut was the week before I went to Las Vegas on vacation last March. I go to a local place…
As I navigate life as a pregnant woman (half-way through by the New Year), there’s been some friction between my feminist beliefs and the societal norms of “Mommy-to-Be” and my status as pregnant. First of all, let’s get one thing clear: Hands off The Bump! My belly is NOT public property! Egads, people are ridiculously…
From NOW: Unrealistic Images of Women Make Love Your Body Day More Important Than Ever For years now, advertisers and fashion magazines have airbrushed photos to turn models into the latest beauty ideal. Women and girls are constantly bombarded with these artificial images — fantasies they can’t possibly live up to in real life. This…
I know I’ve ranted on this subject before, but what is up with the new Guess ad campaign? (Sorry for the poor quality scan. I couldn’t find a link or jpeg online.) Is this really what Guess is telling people is sexy? And furthermore, this is how they want to show their clothes off to…
It’s what I’ve been saying for years: You could look like a model, too, if you had a whole team of professionals and the benefit of good air-brushing.
I’ve been thinking about Broadsheet’s Plus-size state of the union post all day. The gist of the post is that at the same time that our society is starting to at least acknowledge non-stick-figure models of feminine beauty the recession is causing some retailers — such as Old Navy and Anne Taylor — to do…
See, I told you I can’t stay away! Getting ready to head out into another day in Hawaii but I wanted to take a moment to talk about body image. After a decade living in Sin City, I have to say that all the T&A and trophy wives have taken their toll on my neurotic…
This post is brought to you by my best friend Joshua Todd: Rick Warren devotee, 1950’s marriage counselor, and anti-feminist Martha Peace has some words of wisdom for all you gals out there. Don’t know about Martha Peace yet…well check out MotherJones.com. Among many suggestions — like praying for your husband because he must live…
Enough hating on each other and ourselves! Love your body!
The Sin City Siren 