By alienman on March 30, 2010
I love sifting through Japanese Fashion Magazine scans. I download the hell out of the Livejournal community. One thing that really bugs me, though, is the way they seem to advertise weigh loss solutions. A lot of times, the models employed for “before” and “after” shots start out already being pretty skinny. Their “after” photos [...]
Posted in Daughter of Asia, Media Critic |
By alienman on January 14, 2010
The DailyMail seems to think it’s made a remarkable discovery. Apparently, we’re hearing for the first time ever that men don’t like women who wear ‘too much makeup’ and they prefer women to look as close to natural as possible. What the déja-vu, yo! I could’ve sworn I heard this at least a billion tired [...]
Posted in Being a Woman, Media Critic | Tagged Rant |
By alienman on December 5, 2008
I came across this article as I was browsing reddit. Basically, it’s criticizing Victoria’s Secret for making real women feel bad about themselves by using models with unrealistic body types. Sure, it’s true that most women don’t have the bodies that those models have and that it usually takes a LOT of dedication, control and [...]
Posted in Being a Woman, Media Critic |
By alienman on March 6, 2008
Probably since the day we started dating, I’ve been singing a song about how I wanted to visit Las Vegas b/c, even to this day, I have never been there. Everybody I know have been there and loved it. I wanted in on the experience, especially since Le Cirque du Soleil stopped coming to Portland [...]
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By alienman on January 23, 2008
I used to be a huge fan of the show “Las Vegas” on NBC. This season, though, SOMETHING changed and it’s just become one disastrous episode after another. I don’t know if any of you guys have watched this show, but it’s become a joke. Furthermore, it’s become a racist and sexist joke. Letting this [...]
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