SHE ASKED FOR IT

Alright without starting a big fuss:

1. She's fully clothed.
2. She's in winter clothes .
   
3. She's OBVIOUSLY MAKING A SNOW ANGEL.

Now lets say it once OMIGAWD HER VAGINA! Breath, is it out of your system? If you stop focusing on the fact that under those layers of clothing she's wearing there are some naughty bits the image isn't troublesome. now in the context of it being a image that is derogatory to women, I'd like to say NEXT time you see a female try and remember there's more to her than her vagina. That's what will truly end the derogatory nature in which women are treated. So stop looking at that picture in a misogynistic and ovary phobic manner and see it for what it is a lame target ad. this target ad compared to most other ads is disney stamped. want to get riled up over an offensive ad look at this one that Dolce & Gabbana ran in the beginning of 2007 in Spain and France.Then you can be genuinely offended and we can talk about the obscene way women are portrayed as sex objects by the media and the culture of rape.

to some it up the ad you saw from target wasn't what caused you to construe it as offensive. Our patriarchal society was the looking glass thru which it became offensive and I'd rather be rid of misogynistic outlooks than the ad. Yeah so this is a pet peeve and a passion of mine I'm not just my body. The day the world looks at that billboard and sees a forgettable ad for a department store will be a happy day for me.

MINI-RUSH

So i just finished having a yelling match with my brother over global warming...Debates over politics are a pass time in my house but no one enjoys them it's just a Bootes thing YOU DON'T BACK DOWN. For those of you who do not know chase he is quite the character. He is 12 years old in the 6th grade he loves to fight. we used to beat the shit out of each other but he's learned a much more sure fire way to tick me off. CONSERVATIVE POLITICS! He recently he acquired a MP3 player that he fills with pod casts of Rush Limbaugh and his favorite conservative talking head Glenn Beck. For Christmas my dad bought chase and my sister a copy of Glenn Beck's book. It was on their wish list they are 11 and 15! My sister reads it out loud to him its quite the bonding ritual. Another bonding ritual that many of my friends can attest to is the fact that upon walking to my house you well often find all the TVs off with my Brother and Sister listening to conservative talk radio. as I'm writing this he's taunting me with something about how Europe sucks. Some how since I'm liberal that means European/French policy are my supreme wish and I should take any offense to these far away lands very personally. not my logic don't ask. anyways this is a very regular occurrence in my house and since we are loud ppl and its 4-1 conservative to liberal ratio i often run to my room (sometimes in tears or in a slew of choice words) when i can't handle anymore abortion/global warming/Iraq/religious/yu name it debate.
so unsurprisingly when I'm looking for political blogs i like them left leaning. Sometimes i need a reprieve from the conservative bullhorn. When i get to feeling this way one of my stops is Alternet.org . upon opening the browser window I'm greeted with titles like Huckabee's Biblical Madness: Dispatches From the War on Stupidity and Your Time Is Up, Mr. President -- the National Guard Is Coming Home. Seeing these titles just gives the "femi-nazi"** "dirty liberal"*** child I am the warm fuzzies. I believe that the site is pretty bias but the stories there are interesting, thought provoking and liberal enough to keep me coming back for more. I mean i figure i deserve to cater to my bias since I'm so often listening to the red side (albeit unwillingly).

** NO, I'm not literally a Nazi! "Femi-nazi" is what Rush Limbaugh regularly calls feminists on his talk show...yeahh its high brow stuff google him and Glenn Beck if you'd like more of the sort.
***I think it goes without saying that one.

reach the tipping point

The Three laws laid out by Gladwell make a lot of sense. I think that for an epidemic to kick off, all three are required. One cant happen with out the other. Social epidemics start all the time. They aren't started by just anyone in any situation and there has to be that flash that makes it stick in your mind. I think this has so much to do with all factors of human behavior.

There are many instances were people wouldn't do things otherwise. without epidemics little would be accomplished. When i take time to think about it there are a lot of things i wouldn't bother doing if it wasn't a social epidemic. Clothes, Make up, spending money on frivoulous things and certain patterns of speech . These are all things that I wouldn't be motived to do on my own out side the context of modern society and its epidemics. I don't think these epidemics are bad things. Sure its annoying but there are also benifits. Without epidemics I think there would be a lot missing in my life. Epidemics can bring enjoyment to a lot of people. Just think of all the things you do every day and where your life would be without them. in some ways it maybe better but in others you may not be fufilled. I mean its a personal Stance but im not off put by all of societies epidemics. Alot of things would be missing in my life if there wasn't a women's right epidemic. Social Epidemics are a powerful medium for change. I think it can be positive I'm sure many may disagree. 

HUSHPUPPY

So far to me this book is interesting. when i first picked the book up in the marketing section of Barnes and nobles i was concerned. However the way he relates epidemiology is very engrossing. the hush puppy story isn't that interesting though fashion trends especially ironic ones annoy me. I guess this raises an interesting point though people well wear all manners of shit if some exculsive group does it first. I guess this story of the outdated unattractive shoes shows just how susceptiable people can be. Its an excellant explaination of epidemiology

and this computer for sure i swear has no spell check. (MICHELLE)

Research and linking the second chapter

Sometimes I check on a blog called forksplit.com. Its written by a younger anonymous women living in new york. Her blog sucked me in because when i read it i feel like i know her.  Although she keeps a distance from her readers never replying to comments or there urging for her to share more. She posts on her own terms and it reads like a theraputic outlet. She often talks about her trouble with her parents. Her father is an alcoholic  and her mother is an anal retintive WASPy type. She's is a vivid storyteller and writes in a sarcastic confessional tone. She writes about a lot of tough issues like personal drug use, family relations and the distance she likes to keep from others. When she writes about these things it comes off so natural that it causes me to check back every once in awhile even though she posts maybe twice a month. This blog is a good humorous but meaningful read and i would suggest it to anyone.

handwashing?

Hand washing is kind of a mixed bucket. On one hand cleaniness is nice expect I it fron my friends and medical personal. However one of my fears in life is MSRA and crazy resistant staph infections. If i think about it too much Im terrified. These super strains of bacteria are breed by the over aboundance of anti bacterial products. So maybe if we were a little more lax with the purell the world would be a safer place.