Several weeks ago, I hurt my back. I had been experiencing some minor pain in one particular place in my back for most of the summer, but I just got out of the shower one day and was suddenly immobile. The source is still mostly unknown. I suffered for a few days (aided by a leftover bottle of […]
When I first read about Girls, I was suspicious. The women’s studies part of my brain was all “do privileged white girls really need another ‘voice’ in popular culture, especially TV?” and “why is it called Girls, anyway? Aren’t these women, after all?” When I actually watched the show, my first question remained but the […]
You know how you get a weird feeling about the people your current lover used to date? It isn’t necessarily a good or a bad feeling; it’s just weird. Maybe it’s vaguely uncomfortable, but it’s definitely weird. That’s how I feel about Jennifer Baumgardner. You all know that she used to date Amy Ray, right? […]
Since we’re already talking about Who’s the Boss?… First of all, the title of the show is dumb. Of course, it is meant to invoke stereotypes of gender roles. How can Tony be a housekeeper when he is a man? How can Angela be a business executive when she is a woman? In the context […]
Last week, I read Get to Work by Linda Hirshman because she came to campus on Wednesday to talk about the book. It’s a short book, just around 90 pages, but it packs a big punch. The back cover asks “A question for stay-at-home mothers: does changing your children’s diapers count as a fulfilling job?” […]