You Have to Eat to Live...

No. You don't. Via atomicjeep @ Flickr Dear Corporate Food-Like-Substance Manufacturing Overlords, I’ve been seeing this commercial of yours a lot lately–it seems to be in heavy rotation on TLC and Bravo (Lady Channels, for ladies!)–and I feel the need to write and ask if you realized...

The Bouquet Toss: A Rant...

Just say no, ladies. Via ghistil @ Flickr. I fucking hate the bouquet toss. I was ranting about this to MamaSharper just the other day, in anticipation of  an upcoming wedding where I’m on bridesmaid duty. Don’t get me wrong–I’m delighted for the bride and honored to be asked;...

The Most Ridonkulous Op-Ed of 2010: Audr...

I'm glad I saved this image from the last time I posted about Audrey Irvine. When last I wrote about Audrey Irvine, author of the erstwhile CNN column “Relationship Rants”, she was blaming everyone from Beyonce to the US Census for the fact that no one respects unmarried relationships...

Our Labia Look Just Fine, Thanks: Part I...

As if it’s not enough that women can get our labia mauled beautified by plastic surgeons, we apparently need to dye them as well. Behold My New Pink Button, a ” Cosmetic Dye especially for the woman’s genital area, to help restore that healthy vibrant Rosy color. [sic]” Click...

I Don’t Give a Damn What Color You...

Apparently instead of promoting research, funding and education, we ladeez are now supposed to fight breast cancer or raise awareness of it or whatever by posting our bra color in our Facebook status. Quoth a viral mail making the rounds: “Hi gals……..had this sent to me ……some...

The Award For Most Ridonkulous Op-Ed of ...

Gentle readers, I think we have a winner. 2009 ain’t over just yet, but today on CNN I encountered a personal essay that combines many of the things I frequently write about: women, relationships, skeevy dudes, language, the need to be a bitch and Beyonce’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring...

Shut up, Gawker...

I’ve been too philosophical lately.  In life, I am sort of philosophical, but I also have, as you have sometimes seen, anger issues.  Serious, foulmouthed anger issues.  So let’s get some anger on the table.  Today, I am angry about people lacking fundamental reading/viewing comprehension...

The List of Shame (or Rape-Apologists R ...

It’s really dispiriting–and utterly infuriating–how many Hollywood types have signed the petition to free confessed child-rapist Roman Polanski. I mean, Woody Allen doesn’t surprise me, but et tu, Wes Anderson? SRSLY, Steven Soderbergh? I can only assume they haven’t read...

Every Working Woman Needs a Wife. Especi...

Gentle readers, the last few months have been something of an epic headache Chez BeckySharper. You see, after many years in my humble Brooklyn abode, I finally scraped together the money to renovate my home. I decamped to a sublet on the Upper West Side–rented to me by one of the not-boyfriends,...

Don’t Call Me “Miss”: ...

Do any of y’all get irritated at being called “Miss?” I don’t mean on correspondence–these days pretty much everything comes addressed to “Ms. Sharper”, which is as it should be. I mean being called “Miss” by salespeople in stores, folks who approach...

Don’t Lie About Your Age: A Rant...

Recently I was at a dinner with a bunch of female friends. The five year old daughter of one friend had a birthday coming up, and was extremely excited about it. She kept rolling up on us guests and announcing: “I’m going to be six! How old are you?” We all dutifully reported our ages–which...

“Humanist” is not a substitu...

I am distrustful of anyone who says they prefer the label “humanist” to “feminist.” You’ve heard the argument before. It’s an attempt to downplay oppression against women and avoid acknowledging male privilege. “Humanist” is taken. It has a definition. ...