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Elfity commented on the post, We Try It: Himalayan Pink Salt 7 years, 8 months ago
Ooh, I’ve been meaning to get some of this for quite some time! I’m actually putting it on my grocery list for this week though. It just sounds too good to go without.
I did have steak tartare served on a pink […]
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Elfity commented on the post, Thinking Outside the Stanford-Binet, Part One 7 years, 8 months ago
I could talk about IQ all day long. I am finishing up a graduate degree in educational psychology and working on licensure, and I am trained on multiple intelligence assessments. I think the main issue with the […]
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Elfity wrote a new post, Superhero Sexism: Damsel in Distress Undies and Pink Wonder Woman 7 years, 8 months ago
Summertime is superhero season. The blockbusters hit the theaters, themed birthday parties are thrown, and merchandise is everywhere. If you happen to be a girl, your superhero-themed merchandise is limited to […] -
Elfity wrote a new post, Shocker (Not): Women Like Game of Thrones 7 years, 8 months ago
After last Sunday’s episode, I’m sure some of us are wishing that we didn’t watch Game of Thrones. There’s nothing quite like having your heart ripped out by your favorite television show, is there? Â It turns out […]
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Elfity commented on the post, The El Salvadoran Government is Killing Beatriz 7 years, 9 months ago
UPDATE!
Amazingly, the El Salvadoran health minister has just granted Beatriz an emergency C-section. Not an abortion. A C-section. The fetus will not survive the procedure, but the outcome will be the same as […]
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Elfity wrote a new post, The El Salvadoran Government is Killing Beatriz 7 years, 9 months ago
Just months after the tragic death of Savita Halappanavar, another young woman is set to die from anti-choice policies. After weeks of fighting for the abortion that would save her life, a woman going only by the […]
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Elfity wrote a new post, P-Mag Nostalgia Project: 2004 with Elfity 7 years, 9 months ago
The end is here! Yes, we’ve finally hit the bottom of the Persephone Magazine writer barrel, at least age wise. I, Elfity, am here to bring you the glories (kind of) of the year 2004, as seen through my […]
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Elfity wrote a new post, Silence isn’t Sexy: A Response to The Atlantic 7 years, 9 months ago
When I get up in front of a room full of teenagers and tell them that consent is sexy, I mean it. I’m not telling them that just to get some hippie feminist agenda across. I’m not telling them that because it’s […]
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Elfity wrote a new post, Feminist Insecurities: Style Edition 7 years, 9 months ago
I wish I could say that I was bold enough to be that feminist who doesn’t give a damn what people think. I wish I could be that proud woman who wears exactly what she wants, no matter how society says she looks, […]
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Elfity wrote a new post, Elizabeth Smart Proves that Abstinence Education is the Worst Thing Ever 7 years, 9 months ago
[TRIGGER WARNING for rape and sexual assault]Â
Dirty. Filthy. A chewed piece of gum. These are words used by Elizabeth Smart to describe how she felt after being kidnapped, held captive, and raped for nearly a […]
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Elfity wrote a new post, Michael Pollan Wants Women to Get Back in the Kitchen 7 years, 10 months ago
The question isn’t whether Michael Pollan is a sexist pig, because at this point the feminist blogosphere has clearly deduced that he is, but what makes him a sexist pig. The back-to-the-earth movement may have […]
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Elfity wrote a new post, Bro-Choice is Feminism for Bros Too Cool for Feminism 7 years, 10 months ago
It really seems like putting “bro†in front of everything is the new, cool thing to do, doesn’t it? And by new and cool, I of course mean “totally obnoxious.†Now imagine someone taking the term “pro-choice,†[…]
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Elfity commented on the post, Awesome Tumblrs You Need To Be Following 7 years, 10 months ago
Ooh, that reminds me of this one:
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Elfity commented on the post, Awesome Tumblrs You Need To Be Following 7 years, 10 months ago
I LOVE Garfield Minus Garfield! It’s so philosophically morbid. And hilarious, of course.
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Elfity and
amandamarieg are now friends 7 years, 10 months ago
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Elfity wrote a new post, In Defense of Betty Draper Francis (Kind Of) 7 years, 10 months ago
Brace yourselves; the Betty Draper hate is coming. Wait, I think that’s the wrong show (even though I’d love to do a Cersei post). Anyway, it’s the Mad Men time of year again, which means it’s time to hate on […]
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People hate Betty Draper because she isn’t smart, interesting, or in any way positive. Quite the opposite.
Let’s compare her to Don. Don drinks too much. Don sleeps around. Don is deeply flawed, but has a joie de vivre which he has learned through hardship and a confidence he has earned through success.
Don’s deepest love was for Anna Draper, a strong female who decided to share Don’s secret so that the real Don’s death would not be wasted.
These are modern people making modern, “non-standard” life choices.
Betty does not have this joy for life. All she has are flaws. Big, glaring ones.
Let’s not forget this: the real Don draper died, in war. While Betty was coddled by WASP parents, riding horses, and going to a prep east coast college. Neither Don Draper nor Dick Whitman had a choice about that. Their circumstances were far worse than Betty’s ever were, but Don made the best of every opportunity he found. Betty let herself stagnate. And blaming gender politics for it really misses the point. The show has plenty of examples of women making the best of their situations and improving their lives, instead of blaming the men around them for their failures.
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Elfity commented on the post, Etiquette: At the Doctor’s Office 7 years, 10 months ago
Thanks! I’m going to try that when I see him next week. I just get a lot of anxiety about medical professionals, even though I’ve never had a bad experience with one.
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Elfity commented on the post, Ask A Librarian 7 years, 10 months ago
I love this column! I have a question for you.
What do you recommend for those of us who love non-fiction, but want to read more fiction? I’m usually non-fiction all the way. I like memoirs by people who have […]
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Elfity commented on the post, Lunchtime Poll: Comfort Music 7 years, 10 months ago
Bright Eyes gives me a lot of comfort. I feel like Conor Oberst’s voice is just like a big, warm comforter I can wrap around myself that makes everything feel like it’s going to be okay. Most songs work, but “At […]
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Elfity commented on the post, Etiquette: At the Doctor’s Office 7 years, 10 months ago
Great advice! I really agree about the phone thing.
What about medication questions? I do a lot of research on medications for my conditions, but I’m always afraid to talk about my concerns or interests in […]
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