Gender Performance, Athletic Events, Costuming, and Editorial Decisions
I metaphorically unfolded my copy of the Los Angeles Times this morning and was immediately struck by this image: (Photo by Irfan Khan for the Los Angeles Times) The picture is from the World Famous Mud Run, an annual event at Camp Pendleton where civilians are invited to run on a Marine obstacle course. Judging [...]
...read moreHalloween Can Sometimes Be More Of A Trick Than A Treat
Halloween is one of my favourite times of the year. For one night you get to step outside of yourself and embrace a different side of your personality. Unfortunately for girls many of the costumes that are available purposefully reinforce gender norms. Here we see the classic good girl/bad girl binary. On a night when [...]
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