Reproductive rights and the art of extended metaphor
A recent conversation: ME. Okay. Try this: Say we’re dating. HIM. How does The Boy feel about it? ME. It’s a metaphor. Roll with it. So we’re dating, we’re living together, and you bring home a dog, and I’m pissed. HIM. You like dogs. ME. I like big dogs. This is a little terrier kind [...]
...read moreI Had The Time of My Life–Dirty Dancing, Remakes, and Battles We’re Still Fighting
Monday night I went to a screening of Dirty Dancing hosted by Jezebel, benefiting the New York Abortion Access Fund, and featuring a Q&A session with the film’s screenwriter and co-producer, Eleanor Bergstein. Is there any better way to spend a Monday evening than watching one of your favorite childhood movies on the big screen [...]
...read moreHaving an openly fat relationship
I’m on the couch with my husband, our roommate sitting on the other couch, drinking beer and talking about whatever. The conversation drifts to women and body image and our roommate laments the “worst question” that women can ask their boyfriends: Do I look fat in this? You’re screwed either way, he complains. My husband [...]
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