I spend a lot of the day reading Jezebel (and not commenting). Usually it makes me happy because I like their confused feministy point of view, that is feminist, but also "girly", while still intelligent. The women that comment are also for the most part very witty and smart and caring people. Today there was shit talking about 1. leggings and 2. Sex and the City.
How I feel about leggings. Wonderful article of clothing they are, and I say this in the least brainwashed way. As for Sex and the City, OMG I am so excited for the movie. Shut up. Yes there's the stupid Carrie Bradshaw "It made me wonder...." and Samantha's ridiculous dick size obsession, etc., and the stupid shoe buying they always bring up that we're supposed to relate to or something, but I love it, and I still love it. I still love it even though so many girls took the message of the show to be whore=female empowerment (another topic altogether). Am I a shitty person for loving leggings and Sex and the City? Am I one of THOSE people? Am I missing something totally profoundly wrong about these things that should make me have nothing but contempt for their existence?
Other things I like that make me stupid:
The Hills
Reading Cosmo cover to cover while traveling
Reading Perez Hilton sometimes
Why should I care? Do jocks ever go, "HMMM buying into all this traditional male gender stereotype stuff by consuming media with misogynist undertones and attending sporting events where machismo and competition is valued over any other aspect of being a male human in this world, well, maybe it is making me an asshole...."
I guess the difference is that a jock at a sporting event probably feels good about himself. He feels like a member of a team, his adrenaline is flowing and his mind is focused on one simple thing. Oh yeah, the other difference is that men pretty much run the fucking world so they don't have to feel bad about anything.
Me reading Cosmo is a different feeling. It makes me feel a bit anxious about things, such as relationships, weight/body issues, my own girliness that is perhaps not enough because I don't actually care THAT much about such things. Mostly it makes me feel anger that women actually read this bullshit. Yet I do it, WE do it sometimes and it's FUN. Isn't there some asshole who said something like "all women are masochists"?
This blog entry has spiraled out of control!
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Joshua always gives me shit for reading magazines that he thinks are "trashy" and I always have to stand up for myself when I wanna read them, which makes me feel weird because i know they are trashy. we are talking about the same issue of cosmo here.
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