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Carla
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2011-10-03
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1. Life as a Reader
Life as a bibliophile, lit scholar, Catholic, & all-around equality advocate in American culture. Gay rights, gender equality, children's rights, religion, science, and more!
Latest Blog Posts
- Awareness of Racial SlursTRIGGER WARNING: External links contain slurs.I guess a lot of people in the United States have no idea about ethnic slurs referring to Romani people, so after trying to find some good information about it, I wanted to make this post as a reference a...
- Film Review: Les Miserables [SPOILERS]Obviously the movie was cinematically stunning, and Les Mis's music is excellent, widely held as the epitome of musical theater. I spent a good portion of this movie in tears; the story is sympathetic and moving. There were issues addressed that are...
- Tell the Boy Scouts: We Support Inclusive Scoutingon Jan 31, 2013 in stereotypes culture bisexual activism lesbian gay rights queer Boy Scouts transgender gay americapeace.
- 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Blog for Choice: Trans-inclusive ActivismToday, Roe turns 40. In the recent election, abortion was a topic that ruined several politicians' campaigns. The debate rages on, more restrictions are passed across the country, and in an attempt to hit hard against anti-choice attacks, pro-choic...
- PROJECT FOR AWESOME VIDEO: PADS4GIRLSon Dec 17, 2012 in activism Increase the AwesomeThis is the video!LIKE, COMMENT, AND SHARE to help the Project for Awesome get the attention of the entire internet!BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY VOTE FOR THE VIDEO HERE: http://www.projectforawesome.com/pads4girls/project-for-awesome-2012---pads4girls...
- THE PROJECT FOR AWESOME IS NIGHI realize I'm not posting a lot these days but I'm getting pretty stoked about the Project for Awesome, so here's a post encouraging you to get involved. I'm making a video, and I'm hoping you guys will help me promote my charity or make a video of...
- Racism: Controlling the VocabularySomeone tried to tell me that it was wrong to call it racism when a person is being racist. He thinks it should be called (in reality, he thinks it is) "ethnocentrism," because people who are of African or Asian or European descent aren't actually o...
- 15 Ways to Stay Married for 15 Years???This list keeps popping up on my facebook news feed, so I finally read it. OMG guys, the bullshit is giving my anger problems. Here's my take on it point by point.1. Yeah, "never go to bed angry" can be taken in different ways. You can choose to t...
- Hate CrimesSo I'm watching season 1 of The West Wing (again), and they're talking about hate crime legislation. I'm hearing a lot of "it's not right to punish people for what they're thinking" and "one murder isn't worse than any other." I have to say, those...
- Communion Rails, Reverence, and Catholicismon Aug 19, 2012 in CatholicismI don't think Jesus came to die for our sins. I, like many early Chrisitans (not excluding biblical authors), think that Jesus came to show us what he was willing to risk to make sure we know that he loves us. His execution was not the purpose of h...
- Twilight Birth in The Bell Jar/Motherhood, Marriage, and the Female SpiritI was so struck by the sight of the table where they were lifting the woman I didn't say a word. It looked like some awful torture table, with these metal stirrups sticking up in mid-air at one end and all sorts of instruments and wires and tubes I...
- Will Gun Control Laws Work if Nobody Agrees with Them?on Aug 13, 2012 in death penalty mental illness law culture violence justice morality language human dignity america abuseI wanted to hold off on posting this, because I don't want to take advantage of the tragedy in Colorado to get on my soap box. However, the shooting and discussion of it on facebook were the impetus for this post, and I want you to know that up fron...
- Sexy Ass-kicking Womenon Jul 31, 2012 in stereotypes art gender roles culture sexism books sexuality fashion women's issues feminism americaThere's a problem I've been mulling over for a few weeks that I want to open up for discussion here. See, I've seen a bunch of posts on tumblr criticizing how female comic book heroes/superheroes get hyper-sexualized in their portrayals. They'll ha...
- Full Humanity for People with Cognitive Handicapson Jul 17, 2012 in stereotypes abortionThere's a so-called pro-life argument that's bugged me for years. Essentially, it's that people with cognitive handicaps "just love life" and so a parent expecting a child with a cognitive handicap who is worried about how the child might suffer are...
- DivorceIt seems strange to me that people really think that if you don't reject divorce altogether and consider it an absolute evil, that you don't really believe in marriage, or that you're not really committed to the person you want to marry.I really don'...
- Slut Memeson Jul 4, 2012 in stereotypes gender roles culture sexism nudity sexuality obscenity women's issues human dignity feminismI don't care how many people she's slept with.I don't care how tight her clothes are.I don't care how much boob or ass I can see.I don't care how much you think she's flirting with you.I don't care what kind of kink or fetish she's into.She's not a s...
- Attachment Parenting and God the FatherThe thought occurred to me today that what really ended my belief in the Judeo-Christian god was my exploration of the concept of attachment parenting. The more I learned about AP, for instance, that using punishment to teach right from wrong had ne...
- Is Abstinence Really An Answer?Someone told me recently that it's perfectly all right for employers to not be required to pay for birth control in insurance plans because 1. women are still "free" to pay for it out of pocket and 2. everyone is capable of abstaining.Can everyone re...
- The Concept of Rape Culture: Basicson May 28, 2012 in culture sexism sexuality morality abuse feminism human dignity marriage stereotypes education human rights bullying love women's issues americaRape culture is a buzz-word thrown around a lot, especially in feminist circles (in my experience, anyway), but often without much discussion of what we mean when we use it. This will be a discussion of the basics of rape and rape culture, what we m...
- Letter to My 15 Year Old SelfDear Me-from-the-Past,The future is not as terrifying as you imagine it to be. For instance, college is actually not that different from high school, except that people actually talk to you, and there are people besides the teacher who think you're...
