Orphan. Widow. Slave. “Hottentot Venus.” The tragic mythology is that Saartje Baartman was a young African woman, ripped from her land and her people, exhibited to staring, pointing and laughing crowds as a freak with a huge derriere, who ended her life as a penniless prostitute, dying alone in Paris, far from home. After her…
Tag: body image
Got Girl Boner?
Have you ever met someone you’ve known, via the wonder of the Interwebs, for a while, and you’re a total fangirl of their work and you worry, when you do finally get to meet them, that you will either babble like a brook or be totally tongue-tied? Welp. I met August McLaughlin, for an interview…
Glamorous to the Grave? #bodyshaming
It makes me infuriated, that there is so much societal judgment about being fat that far too many women actually feel guilty about not looking slim when they are dying of #fuckingcancer.
Leading Edge Love with Sumati Sparks #OnTheRadio
How do you cope with a breast cancer diagnosis while fresh into your exploration of solo polyamory? How do you ask for and accept help as needed, keep yourself and your partners happy (Hint: boundary work!), and cope with a changing body that you were struggling to love in the first place?
Still Beautiful, Still Sexy, After Breast Cancer
Ready to discuss cancer? And look at naked boobs? Can we make that a hell yes? Estimates are that as many as 40% of Americans will be diagnosed with and survive cancer. Sadly, not everyone will beat cancer, breast, or otherwise. I lost a dear friend, Sherwin Davis, to pancreatic cancer just last month. #fuckingcancer But for…