July 2012
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June 2012
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The Myth of Having It All →
I propose we reject media-created images of “having it all” as false and designed to enslave us in the pursuit of a mythical consumer happily-ever-after. My response to Anne-Marie Slaughter’s “Why Women Can’t Have It All.”
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“It’s all about how you have to look a certain way or else you’re worthless. You...”
– Margaret Cho (via housewifeswag)
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Alice Bag: Punk Mother-Ruckus Maker
Source: http://www.rapidgrowthmedia.com/gsync/
It is rare these days in the music industry that a person is able to enjoy a career that spans many decades without having to sell one’s soul to make a mortgage payment. For those who do sell themselves, usually a casino reunion show is in their near future, but rarely do they get to maintain the street cred they once easily commanded with...
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Spoiled - An excerpt from Violence Girl
Despite the ferocity of my father’s rage towards the world in general and my mother in particular, I had no doubt that I was the apple of his eye.
“Quien te quiere mucho?” he’d ask me everyday.
“Tu!” I’d shout back. He spoiled me as much as he could, using whatever meager amount was left over after the bills were paid to do something nice for me or...
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Patriarch Kirill Says "Down With Punk Prayer" But... →
April 24, 2012
Patriarch Kirill: Down With Punk Prayer!
Alissa de Carbonnel, Reuters
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church warned tens of thousands of believers on Sunday they were “under attack by persecutors” on a nationwide day of prayer intended to heal divisions over a protest at the altar by a women’s punk band.
At least 40,000 people came to hear Patriarch Kirill...
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tasteofdecay asked: ; )
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dontneedyouu asked: I thank you for taking the time to read my message, whether or not you are able to read the post itself. You are so awesome.
bombaatomika-deactivated2012092 asked: i wanna do a photoshoot for u!
ATTN: FREE PUSSY RIOT!
dontneedyouu:
Three alleged members of Russian punk/riot grrrl band Pussy Riot are currently sitting in prison for performing a powerful and inspiring protest song called “Punk Prayer”, in which they ask the Virgin Mary to “become a feminist and drive Putin away”. FIERCE. Now, they are facing seven more years on charges of “hooliganism” for exercising their human right to freedom of...
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Permanent Wave Benefit for Pussy Riot - featuring... →
THIS #PunkSolidarity @FreePussyRiot
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amyrebeccaklein:
FREE PUSSY RIOT! This is a benefit for their legal defense fund. Three alleged members of the feminist punk band Pussy Riot, Maria Alekhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Ekaterina Samucevich, charged with “hooliganism,” have been remanded in jail. The three women are facing up to 7 years criminal punishment for allegedly...
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A Response to 'Real Punk Belongs to Fighters'
A response to Jessica Bruder’s call to punk arms in today’s @NYTimes.
The original op-ed can be found here: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/09/opinion/real-punk-belongs-to-fighters.html
Thank you for bringing attention to the plight of the young women accused of hooliganism in Russia. While punk in other countries manifests in different ways, it is far from dead in the US and UK. Punk...
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