tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58965135085459450432024-03-05T06:35:58.593-05:00Shaped By My Life<a href="http://www.myfreecopyright.com/registered_mcn/BV4E8_F4LAR_3VWP9" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected"><img src="http://storage.myfreecopyright.com/mfc_protected.png" alt="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" title="MyFreeCopyright.com Registered & Protected" width="145px" height="38px" border="0"></a>About Laura:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13182776160886287400noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896513508545945043.post-69162338214726424802014-01-22T08:00:00.000-05:002014-01-22T08:00:09.390-05:00Just One Example of Body Shaming
This is the kind of bullshit body shaming that is so rife in our culture, people don't even realize they are doing it half the time. Plenty of things can contribute to people, women in particular, being "huge," whatever that means. To some people a girl's thighs touching means she is huge. To others it's because she has a belly. The list goes on and on. Not to mention the alluded message About Laura:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13182776160886287400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896513508545945043.post-79150370772350965802013-12-04T09:59:00.001-05:002013-12-04T09:59:55.875-05:00Megan Falley - "Fat Girl"About Laura:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13182776160886287400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896513508545945043.post-4490972692084537752013-11-26T00:14:00.001-05:002013-11-26T00:14:22.002-05:00Fix My Kid TrailerAbout Laura:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13182776160886287400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896513508545945043.post-16991472038721553222013-11-23T18:51:00.000-05:002013-11-23T18:51:34.100-05:00This Is How You Put A Racist In Their Place With GraceAbout Laura:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13182776160886287400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896513508545945043.post-5131717050112087632013-11-20T10:59:00.001-05:002013-11-20T10:59:03.776-05:00You're More Beautiful Than You Think You AreAbout Laura:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13182776160886287400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896513508545945043.post-13793723241883836182013-11-15T21:39:00.000-05:002013-11-15T21:39:04.790-05:00The Black Bruins [Spoken Word] - Sy StokesAbout Laura:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13182776160886287400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896513508545945043.post-64137358857635826902013-11-09T13:00:00.001-05:002013-11-09T13:02:20.889-05:00Homeless Veteran Timelapse TransformationAbout Laura:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13182776160886287400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896513508545945043.post-50636242363460701532013-10-28T09:00:00.000-04:002013-10-28T09:00:02.969-04:00TANF is Not Working
According to the Mother Jones article, by Stephanie Mencimer, "The US Census Bureau reports that the number of Americans suffering significant hardships, such as having utilities cut off, getting evicted, or suffering food shortages, has escalated sharply during the recession. Between 2005 and 2011, nearly 7 million additional people were unable to make a mortgage or rent payment, suggesting About Laura:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13182776160886287400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896513508545945043.post-82427644532814827392013-10-27T10:11:00.001-04:002013-10-27T10:11:41.433-04:00Joss Whedon's Equality Now speech
"So, why do you write these strong female characters?"
"Because equality isn't a concept."
It's not a women's issue, it's a human issue. Do something about it. It can start as small acts, like not laughing at a sexist joke, at forming a union where you work to help women receive the same pay, benefits, it's fighting for PAID maternity leave, it's remembering that we all come from vaginas,About Laura:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13182776160886287400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896513508545945043.post-29791262095989645712013-10-26T13:15:00.001-04:002013-10-26T13:15:58.566-04:00100 Men Rise For V-Day: Why Are Vaginas Important To You?
Why are vaginas important to you? Comment below!About Laura:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13182776160886287400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896513508545945043.post-60736661928287419742013-10-12T13:29:00.001-04:002013-10-12T13:29:49.046-04:00Lily Myers - "Shrinking Women" (CUPSI 2013)About Laura:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13182776160886287400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896513508545945043.post-91237329308790314192013-10-01T23:20:00.001-04:002013-10-01T23:20:54.556-04:00The Government Shutdown In Nine Images
The Government Shutdown In Nine ImagesAbout Laura:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13182776160886287400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896513508545945043.post-71870390484584333582013-09-25T19:46:00.001-04:002013-09-25T19:46:51.126-04:0010 honest thoughts on being loved by a skinny boy -Rachel WileyAbout Laura:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13182776160886287400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896513508545945043.post-4350869904384348872013-06-24T10:42:00.001-04:002013-06-24T10:42:19.223-04:00The Scariest Pending Supreme Court Case That You’ve Probably Never Heard OfThe Scariest Pending Supreme Court Case That You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
About Laura:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13182776160886287400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896513508545945043.post-80144894417764481492013-06-22T18:48:00.000-04:002013-06-22T18:48:42.777-04:00A Saturday Afternoon
"Is this the real life, is this just fantasy, caught in a landslide..."
"No escape from reality..."
Gimme! State St. Origami dollars and lego coffee machine in front of real coffee machines
Lego Coffee Machine!
Girl Scout Dog Outfit I did *not* buy
Late lunch/early dinner: Melted munster and salami on everything bagel with cuke, tomato, mozz salad with balsamic About Laura:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13182776160886287400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896513508545945043.post-89162110891378928292013-06-21T10:49:00.001-04:002013-06-21T10:50:31.028-04:00That Stings
Source: pioneer.utah.gov
Not that I've had a great love for bees, or considered myself an advocate for beekeepers, or ever desired to get into one of those moonsuit-looking-outfits with the mesh mask and deal with them in mass quantities for any reason; however, they are important and they are dropping dead in absurd quantities! In Oregon and Florida an astounding 12 million dead About Laura:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13182776160886287400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896513508545945043.post-17211137691286116312013-06-20T18:23:00.000-04:002013-06-20T18:23:05.361-04:00Everyday SexismAbout Laura:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13182776160886287400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896513508545945043.post-76202185990896322182013-06-16T21:28:00.002-04:002013-06-16T21:28:58.723-04:00Happy Father's Day!
Front of the card 2013
1983
1986
1989 or 1990
1989 or 1990
2001, CHS Graduation
2005, IC Graduation
2012, G is a Master!
2012
Inside of the card.
Thirty years of being my dad. Thanks for all you've done and continue to do.
About Laura:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13182776160886287400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896513508545945043.post-980986683719545952013-06-14T23:24:00.004-04:002013-06-14T23:24:32.975-04:00Friday: Pay Attention
Both images are from the facebook page of the website Woman 2 Woman. While the focus of her page is about women's experience with trauma, these conjure all sorts of issues, particularly how my inner voice to myself is certainly not as mean as it used to be, but I certainly don't speak very positively to myself as frequently or consistently as I'd like. Being aware that this needs About Laura:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13182776160886287400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896513508545945043.post-22017380383047471132013-06-13T21:00:00.000-04:002013-06-13T21:08:08.278-04:00Quote: bell hooks
Image from msmagazine.com
“As all advocates of feminist politics know
most people do not understand sexism
or if they do
they think it is not a problem.
Masses of people think that
feminism is always and only about
women seeking to be equal to men.
And a huge majority of these folks think feminism is anti-male. Their misunderstanding
of About Laura:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13182776160886287400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896513508545945043.post-55210311965270792013-06-12T12:12:00.000-04:002013-06-13T12:19:51.884-04:00Picture Post
Artist: Banksy
Source unknown
For more images like these, click here or up top to link to the sister SBML tumblr blog!About Laura:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13182776160886287400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896513508545945043.post-78360006638580399322013-06-11T10:41:00.004-04:002013-06-11T10:41:54.486-04:00Melissa McCarthy, Photoshop, and the Media's Message It's rare when I don't come across at least one article that I find, if not 10, I want to comment on because I'm so tired of the unhealthy messages perpetuated by advertising. Now, to blame advertising entirely is to give it far more credit then it deserves and ignore the larger issue of patriarchy and how keeping women preoccupied with how they look, attempting to attain bodies not everyone can About Laura:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13182776160886287400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896513508545945043.post-67586152666998385462013-06-10T14:13:00.001-04:002013-06-10T14:13:30.859-04:00I'm Back!
Hello my lovely friends and followers. I'm back! While I have continued to post on the sister site SBML on Tumblr, I have not been writing regularly on here at all! Why, you ask? I went back to school, while working two jobs, while attempting to be present in my relationship(s), while continuing to work on myself, and snuggling with my beautiful pup who is going to be 1.5 About Laura:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13182776160886287400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896513508545945043.post-2607261590742853802013-02-20T11:14:00.002-05:002013-02-20T11:14:26.328-05:00Mindy McCready: Addiction isn't GlamorousReading through my newsfeed on Facebook this morning, between friends babies and new houses, alongside the quiet beauty of everyday life, an article from the HuffingtonPost: 'Celebrity Rehab' Deaths: Mindy McCready Becomes Fifth Cast Member to Die.
I've never watched the show, and while I don't believe exploiting people's disease/illness should be a way to entertain ourselves (would people About Laura:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13182776160886287400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5896513508545945043.post-69651505429682858272012-07-22T09:54:00.000-04:002012-07-22T09:54:03.187-04:00Silence In The Court! (And Everywhere Else)!
There are many things that make me cringe, many issues that I wonder how are we even debating something that should be an obvious human right, as in, a right for ALL humans. But one thing I don't understand and won't remain silent about is the systematic oppression of women that continues to happen in this "land of the free." It is discussed, in the news and elsewhere, the About Laura:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13182776160886287400noreply@blogger.com0