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    Image of JerseyGrrrl JerseyGrrrl
    10/07/09

    In reply to How Mobile Phones Contribute To Female Progress In Developing Nations
    Here's the thing: Mary Wokhwale's success did not come from a cell phone; it came from her ingenuity and hard work. I've been hearing more and more about the success of microloans (especially to women) in developing places, and that's what I'm most optimistic about. I think this represents a new way of thinking in humanitarian aid and the best way to bypass corrupt government. Cell phone, goat, coffee grinder, whatever it is, it is the woman behind it that creates the success.
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    Image of History Major History Major
    10/07/09

    In reply to How Mobile Phones Contribute To Female Progress In Developing Nations
    I thought the minerals used to make things in cellphones was actually a detriment to the women in developing nations?
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    Image of Zombie Ms. Skittles Zombie Ms. Skittles
    10/07/09

    @PogoStick09: The minerals are, but that doesn't mean the phones themselves are.
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    Image of prettycool prettycool
    09/08/09

    In reply to "Snow White's Revenge"

    My favorite is still this:
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    09/08/09

    In reply to "Snow White's Revenge"
    Snow White goes gansta...?
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    Image of Cam/ron Cam/ron
    09/08/09

    In reply to "Snow White's Revenge"
    I love it, eat your hearts out, Banksy and Ron English.
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    Image of schoolofloverboy schoolofloverboy
    09/08/09

    In reply to "Snow White's Revenge"
    I really hope they got permission of some sort of somehow legally won't get into trouble. disney once shut down a 3rd grad play in queens because of legal issues (copyright or something)
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    Image of tiredfairy tiredfairy
    09/08/09

    @schoolofloverboy: Since her face isn't showing, they can probably get away with it. What Disney has is a right to their very particular version of Snow White, not any Snow White ever. Without the face, they can get away with it.
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    Image of JRae JRae
    09/08/09

    In reply to "Snow White's Revenge"
    So she's stealing the apple of knowledge, Eve style?

    But why does she have to steal it? It was always ours for the taking. :)

    Does that mean women had to steal knowledge? I don't like that implication... but maybe I'm misinterpreting.
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    Image of Cam/ron Cam/ron
    09/08/09

    @JRae: I'd say it's a jab against the "poisoned" Apple corporation.
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    Image of JRae JRae
    09/08/09

    @Cam/ron: Hmm... so Snow White is gaining revenge on the aristocracy by feeding them their own poison?

    I don't get the Snow White as hoodlum part. I guess it's trying to put her in the offering role, rather than receiving?
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    09/08/09

    @Cam/ron: But why would an Apple user put it on their Mac laptop then? Obviously they bought the Mac... :P

    I guess it's self-aware and ironic.
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    Image of Connor Henzel Connor Henzel
    09/08/09

    In reply to "Snow White's Revenge"
    I still don't get it
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    Image of Cam/ron Cam/ron
    09/08/09

    @Connor Henzel: Remember what happened to Snow White when she bit the poisoned apple?
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    Image of Zombie Ms. Skittles Zombie Ms. Skittles
    09/08/09

    In reply to "Snow White's Revenge"
    Okay, I'll bite (HAH!). I don't get it.
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    Image of casi nadie (loves MCC forever) casi nadie (loves MCC forever)
    09/08/09

    In reply to "Snow White's Revenge"
    I just showed this to a friend. He was like "I don't get it." I was like "It's a visual pun." He was like "I still don't get it." I was like "It's a feminist and subversive visual pun." He was like "Oh, so that's why you think it's awesome."
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    Image of Eddie Sarphie Eddie Sarphie
    09/08/09

    @casi nadie (loves MCC forever):

    Is it feminist because the Queen/Wicked Witch was a man? I'm still confused.
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    Image of Zombie Ms. Skittles Zombie Ms. Skittles
    09/08/09

    @Eddie Sarphie: Me too. Why is she wearing gloves and a bandana?
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    Image of lilbobbytables lilbobbytables
    09/08/09

    @Zombie Ms. Skittles: *shameful whisper* I thought she was a ninja!
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    Image of IBleedGlitter: The High Priestess of Tinsel IBleedGlitter: The High Priestess of Tinsel
    09/08/09

    @lilbobbytables is a la-di-da feminist: I figured she was just incognito.
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    Image of tiredfairy tiredfairy
    09/08/09

    @Zombie Ms. Skittles: Well, if it's a poisoned apple, then the gloves and face mask mean she's handling it with care. And since it's "glowing" it could also be read as a kind of bomb.

    It could be a subversive look at the way Apple has taken over parts of the tech market (and it's tie in with Disney, for that matter). A play on the poisoned apple theme.

    Or it could be a take on Snow White's victim status where she's taking that poisoned apple and handling it differently this time around. Ie. using it as a weapon against others instead of eating it. The apple in Snow White symbolizes her loss of choice and victimization...and also her "happy ending" which is being saved by the handsome prince. This would be subverting that.
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    Image of casi nadie (loves MCC forever) casi nadie (loves MCC forever)
    09/08/09

    @casi nadie (loves MCC forever): I'm interpreting it as feminist because she's 1) dressed in an outfit of power, when she is entirely passive in the myth and 2) appearing to exercise control over the apple, which was the weapon that had harmed her.
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    Image of LuvEwan LuvEwan
    09/08/09

    In reply to "Snow White's Revenge"
    Want.

    And that's coming from someone who hates Snow White.
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    Image of Penny Penny
    09/08/09

    In reply to "Snow White's Revenge"
    Very clever!
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    Image of MizJenkins MizJenkins
    09/08/09

    In reply to "Snow White's Revenge"
    This rocks SO MUCH!
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    Image of saintbernadette saintbernadette
    05/15/09

    In reply to Dell Discovers Ladies Use Computers For More Than Diet Tips
    Fifty bucks says a bunch of dudes headed up the advertising team.
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    Image of Triana Orpheus Triana Orpheus
    05/15/09

    In reply to Dell Discovers Ladies Use Computers For More Than Diet Tips
    I use my dell as a maxi pad. It's huge and bulky, just the way I like 'em.
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