We grew up with enough advertising to make our little heads spin. Truthfully, nine times out of ten, I barely notice the high fashion ads portraying women as sex objects. It takes something as bogus as this “Before and After” tactic to stop us in our tracks.
How is it that Sarah Palin became the voice of feminism in the GOP, with her with her stylish pencil skirts, $11,400 per week make up artist, and mama grizzly attitude? And are today’s feminists anything like Palin and her female cohorts on the right?
I feel lucky to have been born into a world where my contraceptive choices are virtually endless. Gone are the days of the pullout method. We have so many options that it can get kind of boggling. In this day and age, it’s up to a woman to decide when (and if!) to have a baby.
We’re Generation Y – the daughters of female activists and granddaughters of WWII’s unsung homeland heroes. You can call us motivated. You can call us ambitious. But what you should really call us is confused.
In part two of a series on androgynous fashion tips, clothes horse Evan Roberts gives Gen Y some innovative tips for dressing like you mean it in our era, where the lines of style are as blurred as gender roles.
Much has been thought, written and said about the ideal Gen Y lifestyle on this blog. Most of us dream it but Alex Cattoni is among the lucky few that lives it. She’s “living the dream” as a Senior Marketer … Continued
By Alison Morris This article is part of the TNGG Sex Week series on Gen Y and sex. Read more from the series here. In 1997, Britney Spears’s pleated miniskirt and overuse of the word “baby” sparked a pop culture … Continued
This article is part of the TNGG Sex Week series on Gen Y and sex. Read more from the series here. By Armando Samuels: “I was B&R in Panama and moved to the US 8 years ago to learn the … Continued
By Monique Prevost This article is part of the TNGG Sex Week series on Gen Y and sex. Read more from the series here. Cheating is a touchy subject. Nobody wants to be cheated on, and everyone’s opinion on what … Continued
Out of the many worn, misused and misinterpreted words in present-day English language, “feminism” is high up on my list. It is not hard to come across bra-burning misandrists, raving and ranting against the opposite sex, screaming for equality – … Continued
