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This is my interstellar craft of truth and wit. Buckle up. If you want celebrity gossip, this is not the blog for you. If you want comfortable postings that’ll fill you with happy fuzzy thoughts about the world at large, or self-help guru shit, this is not the blog for you.
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Category Archives: Women’s Department
Jun
30
2010
The Dishonour of Honour Killings
Recently, here in the Great White North, a murder trial ended and the accused were sentenced to life. A father and his son killed his daughter, all because she was too progressive to be a good little Islamic girl. Muhammad Parvez and Waqas, his son, murdered Aqsa Parvez on December 10, 2007, in the guise of [...]
Also posted in Battle of the Comments, Current Events, Dating, Dimestore Philosophy, feminism, freedom, keeping it real, Laws, Modern Feminism, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Politics, Religion, sexuality, Society, Specifically Steff, Women's Department Tagged aqsa parvez, burkas, burqas, Crime, culture clash, fundamentalism, hijab, honour killings, immigration, islam, life sentence, muhammad parvez, murder, muslims, pakistan, parvez family killing, pierre elliott trudeau, saudi arabia, traditionalism, trudeau, waqas parvez 4 Comments
Jun
04
2010
Fuck You, Hollywood.
We’re witnessing the end of an empire at the box office. Sex and the City 2 is lying there like a dead fish, with all the appeal of a used-up 45-year-old prostitute after a night of chasing 8-balls with gin after running the line for a sex-train at a frat party. Naturally, Hollywood is CONVINCED it’s [...]
Also posted in Being me, Consumerism, Current Events, Dimestore Philosophy, feminism, Hollywood, keeping it real, Modern Feminism, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Society, Steff Rants, Women's Department Tagged bad movies, box office, carrie bradshaw, cliche, failure, feminism, Hollywood, kim catrall, movies, mr. big, new york, sarah jessica parker, satc2, sex and the city 2, Sexism, stereotypes, stupidity 6 Comments
Apr
22
2010
Respect Yourself
I’m tired of women who get into a relationship, lose all of themselves in the man, the relationship ends in a matter of weeks, they come apart at the seams, and it’s “Oh, I’ll never love again.” Please. Get serious. And to moan and piss and whine like this publicly, on social media sites? Please. Get serious. [...]
Also posted in Autobiographical, Dating, keeping it real, Life 101, Loving and Knowing Yourself, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Psychology & Moods, relationships, Self-Love & Self-Esteem, Society, Specifically Steff, Steff Rants, Women's Department Tagged adversity, being strong, being tough, being yourself, co-dependent, desperate, emotional, getting past it, having pride, keeping yourself, losing yourself, lost, lost in a relationship, loving yourself, needy, no self-esteem, overcoming, respect, self-esteem, self-respect, shameful, weak, women 5 Comments
RIP, Isabelle Caro. Damn you, Anorexia.