Peripheralvision commented on 75 Books Every Woman Should Read: The Complete List

"@oatmealshrapnel: Atwood totally ignited my feminist consciousness."

Peripheralvision commented on 75 Books Every Woman Should Read: The Complete List

"Like Octavia Butler!"

Peripheralvision commented on Pearls Of...Wisdom?

"@Peripheralvision: Not that I'm not earnestly pining. A part of me wants the strange (and unfair?) legitimacy conferred by pearls, but mostly it'd be fun to wear them ironically - "Hey, I'm totally appropriating the shorthand for affluence and cultural capital because I learned this look at university."

Peripheralvision commented on Pearls Of...Wisdom?

"I recently got inexplicable pearl-envy after years of not "getting" the look."

Peripheralvision commented on Can Anna Faris Fluff The House Bunny Into Box Office Gold?

"@Brigit: @Great_White_Snark: I'm so torn about whether or not to see this movie."

Peripheralvision commented on Girl-On-Girl Crime Rampant At The Workplace

"@epiclady: HAHA!"

Peripheralvision commented on Carla Bruni Does First Lady Costumes Better Than Anyone

"The American fashion and comportment rules for First Ladies and female political figures seem uncomfortably aimed at defining a very strict "place" for these women, and keeping them well within it. "We'll let you do the career thing because we're like, progressive and all, but one false move and we're tear you right down.""

Peripheralvision commented on Girl-On-Girl Crime Rampant At The Workplace

"I worked at an office for several summers as a student."

Peripheralvision commented on If you need a good chuckle

"@redheadedstepchild: @NOLA girl: @little stripes: I'm with you ladies."

Peripheralvision commented on Watching Children Compete: Olympic Gymnastics And The Age Controversy

"@destijl: The average weight of the Chinese gymnasts is low compared to the Americans because even if you took the average weight of 100 non-gymnast Chinese girls, it'd be WAY lower than a comparable American average."