Scrolling through my feeds on any type of social media, I find Kim Kardashian's bare butt from her Paper magazine photo shoot.
There are people who love it. There are people who despise it. I could honestly care less.
Yes, she's a mom, but does that mean she must stop being a sexual being? If she wants to show her butt, let her. There are people will say she doesn't have any self-respect, but that's up to Kim.
My real concern is the amount of backlash Melissa Milano has gotten for posting a selfie of herself breast feeding her 3-month-old child.
Kim's gotten some negative feed back, but why is Melissa feeling more heat for doing a natural thing?
Kim is showing off her curves in a sexual and fun way. Melissa is showing nurture and beauty. And you don't even see much.
I get people don't want to see breast feeding because it's more private and intimate. I believe Melissa is receiving so much backlash because she can't be sexualized while breast feeding. This is the age where we all have become so desensitized toward nudity and sex, but we can't take a loving mother feed her child.
What do you guys think?
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Catcalling: An Annoying Burden
A video made by Hollaback!, anti-street-harassment group depicted a woman being catcalled while walking through the streets of New York City. CNN's Fredricka Whitfield picks up the story and conducts interviews with comedian, Amanda Seales and author Steve Santagati.
By looks of these face, you can tell it did not go well.
These faces are saying, "Is this guy serious?" Oh, he's serious ladies and here's what he had to say.
Santagati says women would not care if these catcalling guys were hot. I call B.S. I've been catcalled by some attractive guys and I have never found it as a self-esteem boost. It is just plain annoying!
These men may be complimenting women, but when their eyes are glued to our ass' or breasts we're not taking it as a compliment. We're taking it as a violation. (Insert male comment: Well maybe you shouldn't have worn those tight pants or that shirt.)
I live in New York City. Since I was a teenager I have been catcalled by men who are old enough to be my father, my grandfather and by guys around my age. Every time it has either made me angry, annoyed me or made me feel violated and naked.
He talks about it all depends on the type of guy, which he refers to some of the men in the video, who is catcalling because maybe it's a part of their culture or how they were brought up."The type of guys that make those comments, speak for itself."
Women always hear catcalling. It's a fact, no matter where you live. It doesn't matter if your in an overly populated area with men who have low IQ levels or men who are highly educated, it still happens. Catcalling men come in all shapes in sizes. They could have been brought up well, but the people who most impact their lives and personality are their surroundings and friends.
He also says, "this thing bordered on the boy who called wolf." Um...but the boy wasn't telling the truth until finally no one came to his rescue when he told the truth. So, are we liars now? Does he simply mean that this topic is talked about too much?
Honestly, this topic isn't talked about enough.
Also, this dude is plane rude! Every time Seales was making her point or giving her rebuttal he would interrupt. She was quiet when he spoke.
When Whitfield would state information, he would make side comments. Is this your role model men - a man who can't keep is cool? Apparently his book The Manual made the bestseller list.
I have to admit, he made ONE good point. If you don't like that a man is talking to you in an objectifying way, turn around and tell him to shut up. He is right, but then Seales made the point that in Detroit, a woman was murdered because she told a man who was catcalling her to shut up.
This guy has a very let-it-be attitude - if you don't like it, deal with it. Women shouldn't have to deal with it. Plain and simple.
What do you guys think?
By looks of these face, you can tell it did not go well.
These faces are saying, "Is this guy serious?" Oh, he's serious ladies and here's what he had to say.
Santagati says women would not care if these catcalling guys were hot. I call B.S. I've been catcalled by some attractive guys and I have never found it as a self-esteem boost. It is just plain annoying!
These men may be complimenting women, but when their eyes are glued to our ass' or breasts we're not taking it as a compliment. We're taking it as a violation. (Insert male comment: Well maybe you shouldn't have worn those tight pants or that shirt.)
I live in New York City. Since I was a teenager I have been catcalled by men who are old enough to be my father, my grandfather and by guys around my age. Every time it has either made me angry, annoyed me or made me feel violated and naked.
He talks about it all depends on the type of guy, which he refers to some of the men in the video, who is catcalling because maybe it's a part of their culture or how they were brought up."The type of guys that make those comments, speak for itself."
Women always hear catcalling. It's a fact, no matter where you live. It doesn't matter if your in an overly populated area with men who have low IQ levels or men who are highly educated, it still happens. Catcalling men come in all shapes in sizes. They could have been brought up well, but the people who most impact their lives and personality are their surroundings and friends.
He also says, "this thing bordered on the boy who called wolf." Um...but the boy wasn't telling the truth until finally no one came to his rescue when he told the truth. So, are we liars now? Does he simply mean that this topic is talked about too much?
Honestly, this topic isn't talked about enough.
Also, this dude is plane rude! Every time Seales was making her point or giving her rebuttal he would interrupt. She was quiet when he spoke.
When Whitfield would state information, he would make side comments. Is this your role model men - a man who can't keep is cool? Apparently his book The Manual made the bestseller list.
I have to admit, he made ONE good point. If you don't like that a man is talking to you in an objectifying way, turn around and tell him to shut up. He is right, but then Seales made the point that in Detroit, a woman was murdered because she told a man who was catcalling her to shut up.
This guy has a very let-it-be attitude - if you don't like it, deal with it. Women shouldn't have to deal with it. Plain and simple.
Saturday, November 1, 2014
APN
For the past few weeks I have been working All Points North's (APN) website. Basically all I did was put in our new stories, added a print button and left the design the same as last issue.
Now, I want to do more with the site.
I feel like the background is too white. It feels like all of the content is just floating there. I'm thinking about lowering the opacity of the gray wood background we have, so the line isn't so hard. I want to give it the appearance it's fading into the background, so we can add a color to the background.
Thoughts?
Now, I want to do more with the site.
I feel like the background is too white. It feels like all of the content is just floating there. I'm thinking about lowering the opacity of the gray wood background we have, so the line isn't so hard. I want to give it the appearance it's fading into the background, so we can add a color to the background.
Thoughts?
Halloween
Halloween is the time of year when everyone dresses up and pretends to be someone they are not for a night.
Apparently Halloween is sticking around for one more day: Today, November 1.
I keep hearing about Halloween parties for tonight, as if Thursday and Friday weren't enough. Even two weeks ago I saw a bunch of people standing outside a house in costumes.
It's not that I don't like Halloween, I just feel I've seen enough naked girls and boys enough for the rest of the year.
Apparently Halloween is sticking around for one more day: Today, November 1.
I keep hearing about Halloween parties for tonight, as if Thursday and Friday weren't enough. Even two weeks ago I saw a bunch of people standing outside a house in costumes.
It's not that I don't like Halloween, I just feel I've seen enough naked girls and boys enough for the rest of the year.
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Blogging
I don't know what to blog about today. I've been sitting at my computer for two hours trying to come up with something to write about.
I'm currently watching the series finale of Boardwalk Empire in hopes of writing about the finale itself and how much I will miss the series, but unfortunately my WiFi sucks. The show keeps freezing every two minutes, so then I tried researching. I read articles on New York Times, Life, and Rollingstone, but nothing sparked my interest. I even went to Buzzfeed to find some sort of amusement.
I'm just in a non-stimulating funk, I guess.
Ouiji: Keep Telling Yourself It's Scary
When I watched the trailer to this movie, I immediately thought, "Oh, my god. This is going to be so funny."
The movie contains characters from ABC Family and CWTV. This immediately caught my attention because I knew the horrible acting would distract me from the scary.
Turns out I had nothing to be scared of.
Of course the film includes a character who refuses to accept that something horrible is about to happen or doesn't acknowledge their actions will have any consequences. You can't have an oblivious character without her ignorant followers - her friends.
No matter how many times her friends told to stop or that they were scared, they still followed what she said instead of smacking her and telling to her to find solace in a therapist.
Asides from that, the movie has some semi-normal looking ghosts and a half-expected villain twist.
At the end, they defeat the villain, at the consequence of losing the majority of their group, then a cliffhanger-ending that makes you think, "Maybe they didn't defeat the villain."
Don't waste your money on this one.
Monday, October 20, 2014
After Senior Year
This entire semester the only question I've heard from professors, elders and relatives is, "What are going to do with your life?"
The question itself is so blunt, but not as blunt as the reality of not knowing what you want or fearing what you won't get to do what you do want.
Many of us will move back home and begin to look for job in career we have prepared ourselves four years for.
The lucky ones will already have jobs lined up and maybe even a down payment on an apartment.
Some of us will get stuck. Some of us will work at a dead end job, so we can save enough money to move out of our parents house.
I want go home and work at a dead end job, but save enough money for a plane ticket so I can volunteer at an elephant reserve in Thailand. I want to blog about being there and write for a traveling magazine called Verge Magazine. I might make a career out of it.
This may be difficult to accomplish, but every time I picture myself being home and working for the rest of my life makes me want to hyperventilate.
Of course my mother is against the idea, but we all need to get out of comfort zones and do something that's not benefiting only to our life, but to someone else's.
We should all want more for our lives and not settle. Settling makes things easier, but not fulfilling.
The question itself is so blunt, but not as blunt as the reality of not knowing what you want or fearing what you won't get to do what you do want.
Many of us will move back home and begin to look for job in career we have prepared ourselves four years for.
The lucky ones will already have jobs lined up and maybe even a down payment on an apartment.
Some of us will get stuck. Some of us will work at a dead end job, so we can save enough money to move out of our parents house.
I want go home and work at a dead end job, but save enough money for a plane ticket so I can volunteer at an elephant reserve in Thailand. I want to blog about being there and write for a traveling magazine called Verge Magazine. I might make a career out of it.
This may be difficult to accomplish, but every time I picture myself being home and working for the rest of my life makes me want to hyperventilate.
Of course my mother is against the idea, but we all need to get out of comfort zones and do something that's not benefiting only to our life, but to someone else's.
We should all want more for our lives and not settle. Settling makes things easier, but not fulfilling.
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