Girl Power

the best part of beyonce's whole act is her all girl band.  you don't get more bad ass than that.

And it's not a cry you can hear at night, its not somebody who's seen the light, it's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah 

Picture of the Week

"It is not a man's job to take life."

That's really interesting, Scott Roeder, because when you gunned down Dr. George Tiller in his church you took a life, which you just admitted you had NO RIGHT to do.


hypocrite

I Heart HBO

Iron Jawed Angels

we are watching this in Women's Studies. I cannot describe how much I love

it. Alice Paull was one bad ass chick.

I'll Try. Wicked Hard.

Where Do I Get A Glitter/Confetti Gun?

Countdown to Scripps

2 Weeks

it's always nice to start the week with a cute YouTube video!

I'll Wait.  Not Forever.

Photo of the Week

What Does "Trust Women" Mean to You?

Today is Blog for Choice Day, with this year's theme being: "trust women".


Sarah Palin was recently quoted extolling the values of being Anti-Choice, saying that the anti choice movement is all about "empowering" women, by telling them that they are smart enough to have a career and raise a (possibly unwanted) child.  The problem with this argument is that it makes the case that while women may be powerful enough to work and have a family (a fact we already know, with the rising number of working mothers in the United States) they are not smart enough to recognize this, or to make an educated decision regarding whether they actually want to raise a child or not.  The Anti-choice movement doesn't trust women to know what is best for themselves and to make their own decision.


I believe in the argument that women are smart enough, strong enough and brave enough to have a child and a career.  Therefore they are also smart enough, strong enough and brave enough to make the decision of whether they want to bring a child into the world or not.  To take away this choice is to imply that women are not smart enough to make it.

Top 10 Reasons Feminism is Still Relevant (in no particular order)

#1

The Christina Aguilera Double Standard

So what am I not supposed to have an opinion
Should I be quiet just because I'm a woman
Call me a bitch cos I speak what's on my mind
Guess it's easier for you to swallow if I sat and smiled

When a female fires back
Suddenly the target don't know how to act
So he does what any little boy will do
Making up a few false rumors or two

That for sure is not a man to me
Slanderin' names for popularity
It's sad you only get your fame through controversy
But now it's time for me to come and give you more to say

This is for my girls all around the world
Who've come across a man who don't respect your worth
Thinking all women should be seen, not heard
So what do we do girls?
Shout louder!
Letting them know we're gonna stand our ground
Lift your hands high and wave them proud
Take a deep breath and say it loud
Never can, never will, can't hold us down

Nobody can hold us down
Nobody can hold us down
Nobody can hold us down
Never can, never will

So what am I not supposed to say what I'm saying
Are you offended by the message I'm bringing
Call me whatever cos your words don't mean a thing
Guess you ain't even a man enough to handle what I sing

If you look back in history
It's a common double standard of society
The guy gets all the glory the more he can score
While the girl can do the same and yet you call her a whore

I don't understand why it's okay
The guy can get away with it & the girl gets named
All my ladies come together and make a change
Start a new beginning for us everybody sing

This is for my girls all around the world
Who've come across a man who don't respect your worth
Thinking all women should be seen, not heard
What do we do girls?
Shout louder!
Letting them know we're gonna stand our ground
Lift your hands high and wave 'em proud
Take a deep breath and say it loud
Never can, never will, can't hold us down

[Lil' Kim:]
Check it - Here's something I just can't understand
If the guy have three girls then he's the man
He can either give us some head, sex her off
If the girl do the same, then she's a whore
But the table's about to turn
I'll bet my fame on it
Cats take my ideas and put their name on it
It's aiight though, you can't hold me down
I got to keep on movin'
To all my girls with a man who be tryin to mack
Do it right back to him and let that be that
You need to let him know that his game is whack
And Lil' Kim and Christina Aguilera got your back

But you're just a little boy
Think you're so cute, so coy
You must talk so big
To make up for small lil' things
So you're just a little boy
All you'll do is annoy
You must talk so big
To make up for small lil' things

This is for my girls...
This is for my girls all around the world
Who've come across a man who don't respect your worth
Thinking all women should be seen, not heard
So what do we do girls?
Shout louder!
Letting them know we're gonna stand our ground
Lift your hands high and wave 'em proud
Take a deep breath and say it loud
Never can, never will, can't hold us down

This is for my girls all around the world
Who've come across a man who don't respect your worth
Thinking all women should be seen, not heard
So what do we do girls?
Shout louder!
Letting them know we're gonna stand our ground
Lift your hands high and wave 'em proud
Take a deep breath and say it loud
Never can, never will, can't hold us down
Spread the word, can't hold us down

Girl Crush

Ever since seeing Failure to Launch  (i don't give a shit what the critics say, I liked that movie!!) I have been obsessed with Zooey Deschanel.  I think she is the cutest thing ever.  I will watch a movie soley on the basis that she is in it.

Not only is she an entertaining actress, she is also in a band: She & Him.  They make 60's style folky music and are really good!

one of my favorite songs:

Also:

Top 5 Zooey Deschanel Movies

1. Almost Famous
2. Failure to Launch
3. Big Trouble
4. Elf
5. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

I haven't seen (500) Days of Summer yet, but i'll let you know.

According to Me

This chick rocks. hard.  she has the potential to be a really great musician and a revolutionizing force in pop music (playing an instrument AND singing?? what?!?)  

So why does she need "him" to remind her how awesome she is?

Teenagers

"we count the years we think we're smart

 but we're not 

we don't know anything 

so don't ask me where i'll go 

cause frankly i don't know 

and i don't give a shit  

why must we all make sense? 

oh i just won't make sense 

for once i'm just gonna live"

2nd Semester Senior

The beginning of the end.  I am officially a second semester senior.  I know I'm supposed to be getting sentimental but honestly, with the few exceptions being my friends and the complete lack of real responsibility facilitated by being a minor, I won't miss high school.

I'm just waiting for real life to start. 

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Countdown to Scripps

This February I get to fly out to Scripps College in California for a visit.  I am so excited to see the school and escape the dreary Chicago winter!

3 Weeks

Monday Morning Pickup

50 people, 1 question

Haiti

or 

http://www.redcross.org/

Some people go to church on Sundays.  I go to PostSecret.  Here are some of my favorites:

Love Is...

i don't need a 4 carat diamond ring.  i don't need a big white wedding.  i don't lavish gifts.  I don't need elaborate declarations of love and devotion.  

all i want is someone who makes me feel like this every single day...

Cheesy. But i don't care.

Photo of the Week

    York Dukes Marching Band

New Decade, New You

I feel like I'm taking this whole: New Decade New You thing pretty seriously.
I have:

• new glasses
• new hair color (blonde)

and most importantly...

• new nose stud!!

I won't lie.  It hurt. I definitely teared up, and that has never happened to me when getting a piercing.  But is was so worth it.

thank you skin gallery!

Overdose on the Cool

0I first saw Lupe Fiasco on the Kanye West Glow in the Dark Tour and ever since then, I've been in love with him (ok ok i'm exaggerating. but you get my drift)

What differentiates Fiasco from other rappers is his subject matter.  Instead of talking smack and encouraging his fans to "fuck bitches, get money", Lupe Fiasco raps about important issues in an extremely intelligent manner.

Mama K's Lupe Fiasco Play List

Baba Says Cool for Thought

They thought it was cool to burn crosses in your front lawn as they hung you from trees in
Your backyard.
They thought it was cool to leave you thirsty and strand katrina.
He thought it was cool to carry a gun in his classroom and open fire, virginia tech columbine,
Stop the violence.
They thought it was cool to tare down the projects and put up million dollar condos,
Gentrification.
They think its cool to stand on the block hiding products in their socks making quick dime bag
Dollars.
They think its cool to to ride down on you in blue and white unmarked cars, bustin you upside
Yo head.
Freeze....cause the problem is we think its cool too.
Check your ingredients, before you overdose, on the cool. 

this is probably my favorite track on the whole album, because it is a really powerful piece of poetry

The Coolest

Little Weapon

Fiasco uses his ability and star power to bring attention to important issues like Child Soldiers

[invisible children]

Hello Goodbye (Uncool)

As if being an incredible musician wasn't enough, Lupe Fiasco was recently part of the team that climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise awareness about the water crisis.

so he is pretty much my celeb crush of the moment...

A Woman Belongs in the (white) House

"If we believe that human rights are women's rights and women's rights are human rights, then we cannot accept the ongoing marginalization of half the world's population," Secretary Clinton said one week ago today. "We cannot accept it morally, politically, socially, or economically."

well said Hilary.  well said. 

 read entire speech here.

New Year, New Semester, New Blog

"I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass."

-MAYA ANGELOU-

Title courtesy oF