The Girl Revolution

If This is Progress Where the Hell Are We Going?

Tracee — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:48:25 +0000

The blogosphere is confusing the hell out of me. Specifically the supposed advocacy blogosphere, which says it’s watching out for body image and female progress. In previous years these advocates would argue that certain toy companies excluded girls from engineering type toys – maybe Lego for instance – by focusing on male narratives, often narratives [...] No related posts.

Transformation of The Girl Revolution

Tracee — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:35:19 +0000

I’m going through a massive transformation — it’s spiritual, it’s emotional, it’s physical, it’s psychic, it’s creative, it’s an upheaval of my soul and it’s awesome! Christiane Northrup, author of Women’s Bodies/Women’s Wisdom, says that as women leave the hard labor years of young child birthing and nurturing and enter into their peri-menopause and near- [...] Related posts:

I’m Sorry Jess Weiner

Tracee — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:50:44 +0000

Last year I wrote a post about Jess Weiner’s body issues. I feel bad about it. I want to apologize and make amends. Jess Weiner’s body issues are Jess Weiner’s body issues. They are her issues whether she chooses to talk about them in public or private. My point could have been made without calling [...] Related posts:

Jess Weiner & Eating Disorders

Ask. Seek. Knock.

Tracee — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 13:44:49 +0000

It’s a brand new baby 2012. What I wish for you I wish for myself. My wishes come from the Sermon on the Mount. It is the Law, as delivered by Jesus, retold by Matthew. What you ask for you will get. Ask for better and more, expecting the abundance of the entire Universe. Be [...] No related posts.

Politics of Growth

Tracee — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:20:08 +0000

I find it so irritating when pundits declare a candidate “a waffler,” claiming that they lack a moral compass or they stand for nothing if they have had the good sense to change their mind about something in the last 30 years. I call this growth and maturity. For me this is a primary criteria [...] Related posts:

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