tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006987619093676904.post4896977605012468089..comments2023-05-09T05:29:23.918-04:00Comments on Alienated Conclusions: Shop Till You DropOutUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006987619093676904.post-71904870434481464882009-04-24T16:00:00.000-04:002009-04-24T16:00:00.000-04:00your soul looks good to me. :)
i wish you had mor...your soul looks good to me. :)<br /><br />i wish you had more options, though.uppitywhorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10900094626102924867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006987619093676904.post-50205809037130083642009-04-24T14:26:00.000-04:002009-04-24T14:26:00.000-04:00terrific post! I would love to grow my own food.....terrific post! I would love to grow my own food...be more self-sufficient- we have lost so much basic info on how to live since industrialization. It horrifies me that i spend all day building things that don't even exist. I wonder what virtually creating has done to my soul. soul is the word of the day btw.AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17834181157473316729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006987619093676904.post-17482976047417635122009-04-19T22:24:00.000-04:002009-04-19T22:24:00.000-04:00you're right!
as a ww with "frizzy" hair, i strugg...you're right!<br />as a ww with "frizzy" hair, i struggle to fit in to "professional" standards of style (crazy lady hair all over the place doesn't look businesslike, apparently). so i have to purchase products to make my "wild" hair "managable." i'm also supposed to buy makeup to hide my freckles and blemishes for a more "polished" look. straight hair, just like "white" skin is more profitable. these "imperfections" reflect the idealized whiteness that forms the standard of beauty. if black women were on top, my hair would be an asset.<br />similarly, my menstruation and moods are supposed to be "managed" so that i'm not "needy" or "dirty," and things like caring for children and seniors are left up to women, but not supposed to interfere with our work or relationships (or we risk losing paid hours, promotions and the financial security of a second income). all of that = $: for ibuprofen, padsntampons, prescription medications, child care, nursing etc.uppitywhorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10900094626102924867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006987619093676904.post-31060302013630123612009-04-19T20:52:00.000-04:002009-04-19T20:52:00.000-04:00"everyone, and especially women, faces a barrage o..."everyone, and especially women, faces a barrage of advertising telling her what she "needs." for women, looking "ugly" or "masculine" equates to looking "unprofessional" and "unlikable." <br /><br />Very true. However, no matter how much a black woman buys, she is still unapproachable and masculine. What I have noticed is that Black women have to be more well-dressed and look wealthy because in our community, the gender role is reversed and black men typically go after women who make much more than themselves (users). So if a black woman isn't lighter, she knows she has to put in much effort to look "on point" to snag a partner. Sort of how, maybe a white woman who is considered average has to put forth much more effort in being thinner or looking younger. <br /><br />However, WOC simply do not get the beauty standard privilege that white women have globally. White women are deeply insecure because if they don't fit the beauty hierarchy, they lose privilege over other women. White women are obsessed with beauty, according to products. Because no matter what, WOC do not receive the beauty privilege that white women have, looking "closer to white women" (beauty) is what WOC around the world must have to get basic humanity and a little value. MOC in general want the "lightest" of every ethnicity in the planet because of the global white supremacist beauty standard.<br /><br />Society lies to us all. It tells us the more we buy the more wealthy we are. We buy products roundaboutly because we think they give us access to power. It's actually just the opposite. Buying products weakens us. If money attributes to power, how can we have power from buying products that guarantees we have less to spend?<br /><br />Great post!Ionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01632942297801438795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006987619093676904.post-38000050751371559922009-04-19T10:36:00.000-04:002009-04-19T10:36:00.000-04:00Great post, and yes your correct women in Canada g...Great post, and yes your correct women in Canada get paid like crap, I know cause I live in Toronto.Beauty Is Diversehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10391862182408461540noreply@blogger.com