Posted by BeckySharper in Culcha Vulcha, You Have Got To Be Fucking Kidding Me on Jun 30, 2011, 6:44pm | 12 Comments
Posted by BeckySharper in You Have Got To Be Fucking Kidding Me, Books, Convenient Theories For You, It's Science!, Romance, Sex, Stereotypes, Unexpected Consequences on Jun 1, 2011, 4:29pm | 6 Comments
The Hidden Dangers of Romance Novels, or...
Harpyness guest poster and righteous dude Not Mr. Big recently tipped me to a painfully stupid article from Salt Lake City area news outlet in which a “popular speaker and life coach” claims “Romance novels can be as addictive as pornography.” I laughed at the headline but the...
Posted by BeckySharper in You Have Got To Be Fucking Kidding Me, Beauty Culture, Body Image, Children, Fashion, So-Called Self-Improvement, Things That Suck on May 14, 2011, 11:52pm | 16 Comments
Skechers’s Sexist Snake Oil for Gi...
Gentle readers, check out this commercial for Skechers’ new “Shape Ups for Girls” shoes.* The shoe is for a spin-off of the adult Shape Up shoe, but now this bogus fitness product is being advertised to girls ages 7-12. Not boys, mind you. Just girls—girls who are “looking...
Posted by Marie Anelle in You Have Got To Be Fucking Kidding Me, Politics on May 3, 2011, 4:33pm | 15 Comments
Fuck....
I have no real words right now. More coherent thoughts when I’ve processed everything.
Posted by PhDork in You Have Got To Be Fucking Kidding Me on Apr 26, 2011, 12:00pm | 16 Comments
Dear Media Universe,...
Although I have done my damnedest to ignore your Royal Wedding gibberings which have been crowding my world as of late, one major angle you continue to hammer away at prompts this outpouring of seething hatred: Quit. Comparing. Diana Spencer and Kate Middleton. Yes, I get that there’s the whole...
Posted by BeckySharper in You Have Got To Be Fucking Kidding Me, Body Image, Things That Suck on Apr 24, 2011, 3:38pm | 13 Comments
(Another Reason) Coca-Cola Sucks...
The slogan says "Unique Taste. Not a single calorie." If you enjoy the special fizz of pro-ana marketing, have a Coke Light the next time you’re in Italy. Every single fucking can or bottle is adorned with a bobble-headed cartoon skinny chick, presumably what all diet soda drinkers aspire...
Posted by BeckySharper in You Have Got To Be Fucking Kidding Me, Overshare, Stuff You Really Don't Need To Know on Apr 17, 2011, 12:26pm | 15 Comments
Como Se Dice TMI?...
Alternative uses. Buona sera from Italy, y’all. I had planned to be offline most of the vacation because I wasn’t sure whether the house I was at would have wi-fi, but it does, and my sister brought her laptop. And I just had to share something ridiculous. The rented villa where I’m...
Posted by foureleven in Thoughts, You Have Got To Be Fucking Kidding Me, Anger, Double Standards, Feminism, Great Male Narcissists, Masculinity, Rants, Work on Apr 11, 2011, 9:00am | 21 Comments
“Women and Minorities Encouraged t...
The subject of employment is often brought up in my classes as it’s April and it’s natural for students to experience the going-thousands-of-dollars-in-debt-to-obtain-a-degree-that-may-or-may-not-get-me-a-job freakout. A professor instructed us to read a census report on librarians and archivists;...
Posted by annajcook in Morning Snark, You Have Got To Be Fucking Kidding Me, Busybodies, Religion on Mar 14, 2011, 8:00am | 16 Comments
monday morning mail: “your home fi...
This gem of a solicitation mailing arrived at our apartment last week. Any idea what this letter is demanding? Me neither. The front of the envelope reads, in black lettering with red underlines, This very old church loans this to you to bless someone connected with this home. Then, it must go to another...
Posted by foureleven in Heard, You Have Got To Be Fucking Kidding Me, Anger, Race, Stereotypes, Violence against women and girls on Mar 13, 2011, 9:00am | 13 Comments
In Which I Try To Contain My Emotions...
So only poor, uneducated, working class whites and minorities are supposed to engage in domestic violence? I am sad that she was a victim and even sadder that she believes this.
Posted by BeckySharper in Morning Snark, You Have Got To Be Fucking Kidding Me, Fuck You Vera Wang on Mar 8, 2011, 9:00am | 31 Comments
In Which I Roll My Eyes...
Ladies, you deserve to flaunt your symbolic virginity on your Special Day. Vera says so.
Posted by Marie Anelle in Thoughts, You Have Got To Be Fucking Kidding Me, Assweasels, Sexual violence on Feb 24, 2011, 4:14pm | 12 Comments