I am not really going to write much tonight. I just wanted to point you to a post by Chris over at Formerly Fun, a blog I follow.
My thighs take top billing on a least-favorite-body-part list that sometimes feels like it is a mile long. So a post that celebrates women's thighs (and their imperfections) caught my notice. That poem she posted also captures some of the mixed emotions I have when trying to reconcile my own body dissatisfaction and my feminist beliefs.
Regarding the final photo on that post? Yeah, most days at least, I think I'd rather have mine than those. (But is it too much to ask to have thighs that look at least a little more like the example in the fishnets? Wow!)
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
It's too bad I'm going out of town this weekend...
I would absolutely go see this show.
Back when I was in college, I knew a man who self-identified as bisexual with a preference toward men. He worked as a music teacher in a local suburban school district. He had a beautiful voice but felt that he could not join the Columbus Gay Men's Chorus for fear of losing his job. His fear was not unreasonable, sadly. I often wonder if he ever felt comfortable enough to join CGMC, but I lost track of him over a dozen years ago so will never know the answer to that.
I'm hoping that the reason I haven't heard any public controversy about this production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is because nobody thinks it's a big deal that gay men are sharing a stage with a children's choir. I'm hoping that it means that people are starting to understand that just because you are gay does not mean you are a pedophile. Or trying to recruit impressionable youth. I also hope that it means that any gay youth in that children's choir learn that they are not alone. And that straight allies exist.
I hope that the reason I haven't heard anything isn't because I've just been in some sort of hole or something.
Back when I was in college, I knew a man who self-identified as bisexual with a preference toward men. He worked as a music teacher in a local suburban school district. He had a beautiful voice but felt that he could not join the Columbus Gay Men's Chorus for fear of losing his job. His fear was not unreasonable, sadly. I often wonder if he ever felt comfortable enough to join CGMC, but I lost track of him over a dozen years ago so will never know the answer to that.
I'm hoping that the reason I haven't heard any public controversy about this production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is because nobody thinks it's a big deal that gay men are sharing a stage with a children's choir. I'm hoping that it means that people are starting to understand that just because you are gay does not mean you are a pedophile. Or trying to recruit impressionable youth. I also hope that it means that any gay youth in that children's choir learn that they are not alone. And that straight allies exist.
I hope that the reason I haven't heard anything isn't because I've just been in some sort of hole or something.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Daylight Savings Time
OK, for the most part, the time change blows. I'm having trouble adjusting to going to bed early and thus have trouble waking up in the morning, especially because it is back to being dark until nearly 8 a.m. Thank goodness for coffee!
But, on the bright side, I saw a beautiful sunrise this morning as I drove to work. I wish I could have snapped a photo but that would probably have been dangerous while driving at 65mph.
For those who were wondering, I actually survived February quite well this year. I just have not been inspired by anything in particular as far as blogging goes.
But, on the bright side, I saw a beautiful sunrise this morning as I drove to work. I wish I could have snapped a photo but that would probably have been dangerous while driving at 65mph.
For those who were wondering, I actually survived February quite well this year. I just have not been inspired by anything in particular as far as blogging goes.
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