Weekly Awesome 9.27
Source: Uploaded by user via Bonnie on Pinterest . ~Stuff I pinned at my TIAW and Wisdom boards. ITEM OF THE WEEK. Balpreet is a Sikh woman who believes her body is sacred and that she should not alter it in any way. Including her facial hair. Someone took a picture of her and posted […]
Weekly Awesome 9.20
Source: face–the–strange.tumblr.com via Bonnie on Pinterest . ~Stuff I pinned at mt TIAW and Wisdom boards. ~This post at Eat the Damn Cake (I think Bethany shared this one with me?) is so well written that I can’t pick just one quote to share with you. It’s heartbreaking and makes me so glad I live […]
Weekly Awesome 9.13
Source: Uploaded by user via Bonnie on Pinterest . So. Um. You might notice that it’s not, technically, September 13th anymore. I got a little sidetracked last week, I guess. School’s back in session which makes us extra busy and I’m still working on a routine. Sorry for the lateness, but at least this way […]
Weekly Awesome 9.6
Source: practice-self-love.tumblr.com via Bonnie on Pinterest . ~Stuff I pinned at my TIAW and Wisdom boards. ~This article about a doctor who no longer accepts patients who weight over 200 pounds is full of brain-exploding little gems like, “The problem with obesity is it has become socially acceptable,” and, “But I can’t charge double for […]
Weekly Awesome 8.29
Source: 25.media.tumblr.com via Bonnie on Pinterest . Holy crap I can’t believe it’s almost September already. Anyway. You should check out these links: ~Stuff I pinned at my TIAW and Wisdom boards. ~Interesting post showing how photos of Prince Charles have been manipulated to make him look taller than he is. It’s interesting not because […]
The Legitimate Weekly Awesome 8.21
Source: quickmeme.com via Bonnie on Pinterest . So this week some bafflingly ignorant guy claimed that women very rarely actually get pregnant from being raped because, “if it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.” This guy obvs did a science there. Or the other thing. […]
Weekly Awesome 8.16
Source: fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net via Bonnie on Pinterest . ~Stuff I pinned at my TIAW and Wisdom boards. ~At least once every four years we know we’ll see natural women on TV. ~Eight inspiring geek girl costumes. ~The first woman from Saudi Arabia to compete in the Olympics. ~Just the fat facts, ma’am. ~The Bloggess on weight […]
Weekly Awesome 8.8
Source: whovianrules.tumblr.com via Bonnie on Pinterest . That’s Sarah Jane from Doctor Who. The reference comes from a 1974 episode. My daughter has a strong sense of feminism to begin with, but I’m glad she has role models like Sarah Jane to look up to as well. Over the weekend she (my daughter, not Sarah […]
Weekly Awesome 8.1
Source: keepsweatingandgetfitandhealthy.tumblr.com via Bonnie on Pinterest . ~Stuff I pinned on my TIAW and Wisdom boards. ~Is this Olympian too fat? (Answer: NO.) ~I can’t help but feel there must have been some other way to deal with the bullying than plastic surgery for a 14 year old. In my opinion, she was beautiful before […]
Weekly Awesome 7.25
Source: ifunny.mobi via Bonnie on Pinterest . ~Stuff I pinned at my TIAW and Wisdom boards. ~One little girl’s thoughts on why women are awesome. ~I love The Bloggess. ~Teenager Julia Bluhm took on Seventeen Magazine and won. The magazine promises to do an issue with non-retouched images of normal-sized women. I love the youth […]
