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 December 2, 2008
My therapist and I randomly fell into a discussion about Oprah Winfrey. I was surprised to find another person who suspected Oprah of being EVIL. No, our conclusion was not to this extreme, but I never did approve of this woman’s immense power and popularity. I remember people being shocked to hear this from me. [...]
Posted in Rant |
By alienman on November 11, 2008
I’ve been coming across a lot of phallic talk on the internet, lately. I never understood how something so fragile and so sensitive could be brandished by men as a symbol of their strength and manliness. Furthermore, it’s strategically positioned in such a vulnerable area, with no hard-shell exoskeletal casing to protect it or anything. [...]
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By alienman on October 22, 2008
A few months back, I saw this video linked on both Reddit and Digg. Like most people, I snorted at what I called this woman’s “redneck stupidity” and frowned upon her apparent lack of education. I also got a bit angry at the inequal distribution of basic grade-level knowledge and went as far as [...]
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By alienman on October 2, 2008
I’ve been taking a daily dose of hell this past week. I quit my job even though I have no better place to go at the time. Yet, this is the uplifting event of the week. I think it’s only fair that my readers suffer a bit of hell with me. So, I leave you [...]
Posted in Rant |