Are black women too religious to get married?
As I’ve previously blogged here, the media has a not-so-subtle obsession with the love lives of single black women. Recently, CNN.com added more fuel to the fire, pondering, “Does the church keep black women single?” We’ve already learned from the mainstream media that black women are too educated, too successful and too independent to be [...]
...read moreIf There Are Wedding Bells In Your Future
Please consider Iowa and national treasure Leslie Hall: In her own uniquely random manner of speaking, Hall calls the offering the “Gem Sweater Wedding of Grands,” a package she has posted on her Web site and tailored to members of her gay-friendly fan base. In April, Iowa became the third U.S. state to legalize gay [...]
...read moreA Comparative Free Write: The Wedding Industry vs. The Baby Industry
Crossposted at My Ecdysis Lately, my thoughts have been swirling around one comparative question: What’s worse – the wedding industry or the baby industry? Recovering my 2004 journal, the year I was engaged, I see loopy sketches of my fiancée with the word “love” underneath and short poems exploring life and commitment. To describe my [...]
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How about this? Don’t change your name.
I previously posted this last week on my blog and on BlogHer. I had initially intended it to be my first Feministe post, but I then I found the CNN.com article, and I had to express myself immediately. If you haven’t read it already, then it’s new to you. :) “Name change tricky for working [...]
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