As a person who is born and identifies as a (dusty) lady, noticing how my ‘body’ or the space it occupies is as natural as breathing; though this space is hued coloured over and eventually pushed to the fringe. As I’m considerably tall, it would be hard to not see me, one would assume. In fact, [...]
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Cataloging Gray Areas
Posted by Jaded on February 3, 2011
http://jaded16.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/cataloging-gray-areas/
Hark! I Hear Whispers Of ‘Hysteria’ Again*
As it is required by the Handbook of LadyBusiness, I do have a mandatory LadyFriend who helps me pick out books and bags, nods in agreement after I’m done talking and sometimes talks; and even then only talks about me. Fine, I embellished a little. The truth is, often we agree so intensely on so [...]
Posted by Jaded on October 13, 2010
http://jaded16.wordpress.com/2010/10/13/hark-i-hear-whispers-of-hysteria-again/
Writing From The Mud Edition Of Stereotyping
As a ‘natives’ of what is still considered today ‘The Third World’ sometimes we get asked the silliest questions, as my students and I were discussing today. It never fails to amaze me how deep and inanely hilarious — where hilarious is the new heartbreaking — stereotypes are. Especially when they are as sensitive as, [...]
Posted by Jaded on September 28, 2010
http://jaded16.wordpress.com/2010/09/28/writing-from-the-mud-edition-of-sterotyping/
Is The Great Detachment The New Saviour?
As a Lady who is more often than not publicly and loudly UnSubtle (why yes she speaks!) (when she is allowed to that is), I get my fair share of thoroughly silly people who will sprout the most ridiculous reasons for the most inane things. Last week I had to convince someone that I didn’t [...]
Posted by Jaded on September 21, 2010
http://jaded16.wordpress.com/2010/09/21/is-the-great-detachment-the-new-saviour/