March 2011
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Exploitative on so many levels.
That’s what it is, exploitative on so many levels. Yesterday, the online world was abuzz with the viral video of Jan-jan’s dance number on Willing Willie. Many of you have watched with disgust, horror, sadness or amusement (depending on which side you’re on) at the 6-year old boy who was, out of his family’s poverty, forced to dance a la burlesque king in front of a...
Mar 27th
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A Critical Analysis of Disney's Sleeping Beauty...
(An entry in honor of all the women in the world. That you may always remember that you are strong and that you can fight, and that we are partners. Happy International Women’s Day.) When I was a kid, one of my all-time favorite Disney movies was Sleeping Beauty. Partly because I thought the gold book at the beginning of the movie was whack, partly because I loved how the characters...
Mar 9th
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“DAMN YOU TUMBLR RESET! I wrote a really good piece for International...”
Mar 7th