Dude, I'm LinsLo's #1 fan. I think she's legit and warrants more attention from feminists in general. I know you're thinking that I have no idea what the fuck I'm talking about. Let me break it down for you: as much as the media and everyone else gives her bullshit, she's successf
ul and rich. Motherfuckers hate to see that, first of all. She's been constantly scrutinized by people who hate that she does whatever the fuck she wants and objectified by the media as a sex object. People who subscribe to this image of purity for young women have talked shit about her over and over again. In fact, I think almost all the scrutiny this woman has faced has been sexist.Does Lindz have a substance abuse problem? Well, I don't know her, so I can't tell you. (And neither can anyone else but her-so don't get it twisted) Does she have weight problems? Well, yes, we can see that. Has she been figuring out her sexuality? Yep, we can see that too-she did, after all, have an LTR with a girl. People were pissed about that, too. Oh no! One of our beautiful starlets doesn't want some dick? She's a whore!! Does she have a crazy family that she has to struggle with and beef with, only to have some of them there right by her side in hard times? Yep, we can see that from the pictures, too. It seems to me like other young women go through similar struggles all the time, and face similar scrutiny, they just don't face that scrutiny in the public eye like she does. She's no role model, that's for sure, but her personal struggles make her-at least her image-a relateable character. I want to see her figure it all out and be okay in the end, you know? And as far as all you naysayers go? All I can say is leave lindsay a-lohan.
Some more loves: Vice magazine, cooking, Britney Spears(same reasons as lindslo), mango salsa, sangria, lil' wayne(this is a guilty pleasure, as I can derive very little value out of his sexist work other than some ill rhymes), mainstream hip hop in general (which many other feminists struggle with), the twilight series(still struggling with themes of abstinence-why is this sweet vampire series tainted with such hogwash?), slumdog millionaire(just wrote a 20 page research paper about how this movie misrepresents and homogenizes the Indian experience, especially for Indian women), high heels, america's next top model, and of course fashion magazines (I know everyone is way too fucking skinny in there, but I don't really have the means or authority to change that, so let me just recognize that and roll with the punches).
HATE: Tyra Banks
I'm pretty sure Tyra Banks is my nemesis. Listen, I know that you're thinking that Tyra is the least evil of all the cra-zos in the world (Limbaugh, Bush, abortion clinic bombers, libertarians), and should be the least of our worries. Not true, I say. She may not have any political clout, but she sure is popular-in fact, I can't seem to get the fuck away from her. I think the fact that she tries to be sweet and caring and "socially concious" is what is most dangerous-because I think all she does is reinforce every stereotype, like, ever. She has her own show, which, according to the website tyrashow.com, Tyra "provides young women with the girlfriend they want to hang out with and the role model that they need". Oh, gag me. I think Tyra is homophobic, a slut-shamer, and an awfully poor role model when it comes to body image and women. Ugh, Tyra, you can't fool me. I watched ANTM and I saw how you kicked London off for being too fat. You say you want to promote different body images, but that's how you do it? And have you ever seen her do "social experiements" on her show-where, for instance, she put a number of different sex workers in a room and made them fight over their positions in the "town"-except they were not all very good positions, some of them were janitor and shit like that. Nobody wants to be a fucking janitor, Tyra, way to incite a catfight and de-crease solidarity among women. That's just one example. I almost started a blog just to blast Tyra Banks every day, but thought better of it because I can only take so much negativity. What really pisses me off about Tyra is that she can't possibly be that fucking stupid. She can't. She knows she's a role model and she knows what issues ail young women, but she just continues to perpetuate stereotypes about women, help people look "better", and participate in a bunch of slut-shaming(she loves slut-shaming so, so much-This week on Tyra: "weekday soccer moms, weekday strippers"). Also, let's take into account the position of the speaker about these issues: Tyra, you're filthy fuckin' rich, you're a supermodel, and you didn't even finish high school because you were sooo busy with modeling. Give me a break dude, how can you possibly know shit about the average American teen girl? Plus, I'm still pissed that "creepy chan" didn't win the last cycle of ANTM.
Other evils: crispy bacon, puppy mills, young people getting married, libertarians, creepers, and all the other run of the mill shit you would expect: conservatives, pro lifers, super god people, etc etc etc.
