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more about #lebanon filet-of-swedishfish: i hate that my value will ALWAYS be determined by my body and what i do/plan to do/did with it. have premarital/ lots of sex and dont hide it? a whor... more » divine booty: I hate that at 26 I feel like I'm expiring in a few years and that the window for marriage is closing. more » tweak23: I hate that because I know I have to go to such an excess of effort in order to be considered as smart/capable/strong/funny/interesting/accomplished a... more » andromedeia: I hate being judged for wearing the same jeans two days in a row when the boys in my classes are far, far nastier than that. more » Lilah: I hate that when I'm walking by myself at night and see a group of men coming towards me, I feel fear. more » voxpulchra: As a woman at an engineering school, I'm often left with this feeling that if I simply have children and raise them to make the world a better place, ... more » Sm6rtGrrl: I can't go with just one. I hate that I am expected to be a nurturer and caregiver because I happen to have ovaries. I also hate that even in academ... more » Maggita: Why do I feel shame or responsibility when a man cat-calls me on the street? Why can't I enjoy my body without thinking about the attitudes of strang... more » Jenavira: I hate that I am told that have I have to make everything look flawless and easy. more » Zombie Ms. Skittles: I hate that being forward or standing up for myself is seen as being pushy or bitchy. So if I ever attempt to advocate for myself, I risk doing mysel... more » curiousgeorgiana: What do I hate most? Knowing that I will often be held to a different professional and social standard than my male counterparts. more » PilgrimSoul: "that I should be the one defending the country or bringing food to the table" Hmm. So I don't disagree that gender roles are binding per se, but, u... more » Benevolent_Dictatrix (patently absurd): What gender role imposed by society do I hate the most? The idea that the most important indicator of my worth is whether or not men want to have sex... more » BearDownCBears: "McCarthy ... Munro ... O'Connor ... O'Neill ... Oates ... ah, Pynchon!" #lebanon more » AndPreciousLittleofThat: READERS!! I love it. Keep it up! #lebanon more » JennaW: I'm not even a kid-person, and I want to hug that little red-dress girl *so much!* *hug*hug*hug!* SO CUTE! #lebanon more » NellMood: Remember being a kid and seeing all the books on your age-appropriate shelf, and then looking up and seeing all the books you would get to read later?... more » bluebears: heart = broken. more » LaComtesse: Can we please get this girl a pink house with blue gables stat? (This looks like the house I made for my favorite troll doll when I was 7.) more » GreyCat: Little pink houses, for you and me. more » -
#personalpolitical
United/Nations: Ghida Anani On Addressing Violence Against Women
Last week, sitting alongside United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and the Princess of Thailand, twenty-eight year-old Lebanese activist Ghida Anani delivered a fiery, unblinking address on fighting violence against women. Here's what we talked about afterward. More » -
#parlorgames
In Lebanon, Learning To Be Pretty Begins Early
In Lebanon, a rising trend is for beauty parlors to cater to five year old clients. Providing services like chocolate facials and hair stenciling, is this just a way for kids to express themselves or indoctrination into beauty culture?
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#ourbodiesourselves
Can "The ABC Of Plucking Pussy Hair" Really Change Anything?
Lebanon's deliberately controversial Jasad ("Body") magazine got off to a predictably controversial start. So how's the self-described breaker of "the obscurantist taboos" actually working out? More » -
#newsat10
Obama Fixing America, Not Kissing Enough Private School Ass
- People at Washington's Sidwell Friends School (where Sasha & Malia go) are disappointed that the Obamas "only" donated autographed magazines to their charity auction rather than agreeing to hang out with the highest bidder. [MSNBC]
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#taxidrivers
Pink Ladies
A taxi firm in Lebanon is targeting women with a fleet of pink taxis, driven by women, dressed in - what else? - pink. This is the second such company to open in the Middle East. [LebaneseInnerCircle] -
#thebodybeautiful
Lebanese Magazine Advocates Nudity, Change
A new Lebanese magazine, Jasad, or "Body," may be causing controversy in the Arab world by promising to "deal with the forbidden," but is that in itself enough? More » -
#nightmarebosses
Maid In Lebanon
Every week a foreign maid dies in Lebanon, either from suicide or by an employer's hand. There are few laws to protect foreign maids so often the abusive employers are let off the hook. [Reuters]
