October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

...so, ladies (and guys, too!) get involved by doing something as simple as feeling your boobies; even you're young and your chances are very slim you might as well get some practice in (:
This month sport some pink, walk for a foundation, or donate. There are a lot of organizations that make donating easy by teaming up with brands who sell products (usually pink) and devote a portion of the proceeds go to breast cancer research. I know I will be purchasing a favorite hair product: It's a 10 leave-in spray which comes in a limited edition hot pink bottle. The proceeds from the sale benefit Christina Applegate's Foundation, Right Action for Women whose mission is to educate women about breast cancer as well as "provide aid to individuals who are at increased risk for breast cancer and do not have insurance or the financial flexibility to cover the high costs associated with breast screenings." More info can be found at  www. rightactionforwomen.org


If you open any women's magazine this month they are filled with breast cancer related articles and ways to support breast cancer awareness with your wallet. 


At the least, feel your boobies...or have someone else do it for you ;)

"Why Aren't There More Female Writers in TV?"

asks Molly Lambert, one of my favorite writers on Grantland. "I don't know, do you? I don't know, do you? I think you do." - quote from Superbad that I'm for some reason taking out of context and it's probably inappropriate for this specific post, but it got stuck in my head. Apologies. Anyway, read this article; it's short, but a good reminder that women are awesome so we should spread our awesomeness. Done.

Answer: Maybe because it's a man's world, but it would be nothin' without a woman or a girl. Right James Brown?

Fall TV

Like many from my generation, I watch TV. I watch a lot of TV. There's really not much to say about it other than my impaired vision (like -6.50 impaired) is mainly due to a childhood of television; perhaps a small portion of my sad eyes are thanks to genes. Anyway, the time for Fall TV has come and along we it awesome returns of our favorites like Thursday giants The Office, 30 Rock, and Parks and Recreation; Fox hit and personal gleeky fave Glee followed by newcomer with dorky potential New Girl featuring girl crush Zooey Deschanel; along with possible greats or total failures like Up All Night with Amy Phoeler hubby Will Arnett and The Playboy Club featuring my other girl crush Amber Heard. To help me break it down Grantland.com's article, Your Fall TV Cancellation Forecast. Favorite quote in the article:

Terra Nova (Fox, Monday 9/26, 8 p.m.)
Gargantuan hype. More visual effects than a Nicole Kidman close-up. A dinosaur-sized budget. Dinosaurs. Everything about this time-traveling adventure series is extra-large, including the expectations. For Terra Nova to succeed, it has to be a legit phenomenon. But if it goes down it will be spectacular, a brontosauran belly flop of epically embarrassing, money-burning proportions.

Although this article is more gentle with ABC's Pan Am, I'm absolutely looking forward to this '60s workplace show (obviously because of the hair and fashion) mixed with modern dialogue and female leads (versus roles supporting male characters). There has certainly been a lot o f controversy surrounding the new '60s based shows Pan Am and The Playboy Club due to a) following (some might say copying) the steps of popular AMC program Mad Men, and b) the insanely "sexist" themes. My response to those lazy gripes would be a) copying a formula that works and gets ratings has never, ever happened before on television (cough American Idol, Karaoke Battle USA, The Voice, The X Factor, America's Got Talent, The Singing Bee, Finish the Lyrics....Oh, reality TV doesn't count for some reason? Okay, howsabout Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Twilight, True Blood, The Vampire Diaries, Teen Wolf...and I'm not even including the British versions. Ooh, ooh I have another one CSI: (fill-in-the-f*cking-blank.) So, refrain from comparing it to Mad Men because that's like comparing The Office (UK) to The Office or Hawaii Five-O (1968-80) to Hawaii Five-O (present). Totally ridiculous, right? As for b) I would say the '60s were a pretty fucking sexist time period, but the shows based in the '60s shouldn't be. At face value they seem to be edging the line of sexism and possible female empowerment with female leads, yes, sexy female leads but who says being sexy means you're catering to men and objectifying yourself and therefore it's sexist? I'm giving this show a chance that it's the latter. I'll read into the dialogue and characters that ultimately determine whether it's sexist or not, rather than assuming it is based on the setting. I think some writers have jumped the gun and the nature of the show remains to be scene. 

it should just be read:

pussy rant

"Submissive" - Lauren Zuniga

I can't get enough of these pro-women, pro-sex, pro-love poetry slammers. xoxo

Cannot Get Enough of Stacyann Chin, inspirational feminist poet

"I want a leash with my name on it!"

"Nails" by Stacyann Chin

...or that other thing when I'm in the kitchen, and you hoist me up by my knees... and dinner is a little bit later than we planned.

Just wanted to share a quote

A pleasant and erotic blog I sometimes frequent had a short post I'd like to pass along, just because I think it's a great message that I happen to agree with:

feminism means gender equality in terms of equal social, political, and economic rights and opportunities. in the context of this blog, feminism is essential to sex positivity and my belief that a part of gender equality is sexual liberation.