Ariela Haro von Mogel March 13th, 2008
I’m getting married this year, and as such, a bunch of traditional bull plop is being heaped onto my lap like someone’s mangy dog. I know I’m being vitriolic - that’s the fun of being a feminist!
First, it was the White Dress. Yes, the sacrosanct virginal dress. I have never wanted a white wedding dress. It has always seemed boring to me (as a penguinal tux is boring to me also). Since I was an adolescent, my favorite color has been dark turquoise. I absolutely adore this color. So naturally, I want a dark turquoise wedding dress. When my Mom heard about it, she tried to bribe me into getting a white dress with some turquoise on it. She said to me, in a sing-song voice “I’ll pay for it!” To this I responded, “Mom, you are going to pay for my dress anyways!” Then sadly she said, “Oh yes, you have a point.” Continue Reading »
Ariela Haro von Mogel March 7th, 2008
I have always thought that if someone is going to say something racist, sexist, homophobic, what have you, it should at least be funny. If there’s one thing I can’t stand is someone telling a racist and/or sexist joke and it not being funny. I figure that if you’re going to say something that makes you look really stupid, then you could at least make someone chuckle. I speak from experience on this. I had to deal for years with my dad and brother making the most ignorant and unfunny jokes ever. Like “Why are women’s feet smaller than men’s feet?” “So they can reach the sink easier when they wash the dishes!” Ba-da-boom. Definitely. Not. Funny.
So when there’s something out there that is pretty questionable, but makes me laugh out loud, then they win in my book. The show The Office is a great example of this. Michael Scott, who plays an ignominious boss, is at least hilarious with his outbursts. He is sooo inapproriate that it is funny. I have recently found a blog on the internet called Stuff White People Like. (Via The Uncredible Hallq) I keep laughing to myself thinking “God, I fall into waaay too many of these categories” and “that is so true.” I think it’s interesting that Stuff White People Like is all about making fun of liberal, middle-to-upper class, educated yuppie/hippie types. Yet, the blog isn’t called Stuff Educated White People Like. I guess it just sounds funnier to say Stuff White People Like. Though, the author of this blog does make it clear that there are the right kind of white people and the wrong kind of white people. So I guess that answered my question!