“Yoga Body”: The Conspiracy by Danielle Prohom Olson at body divine yoga — “The implication that rippling abs can be yours with a couple of yoga classes a week is obviously motivated by profit. It is the creation of yoga studios who want you to buy more classes, and of corporations who want you to buy all the necessary yoga accoutrements your ‘yoga body’ needs (pants, mats, water bottles, mat holders, towels, mat cleansing mists, and even your underwear) directly from them.”
Define Self-Respecting Woman by Ragen Chastain at Dances with Fat — “Samantha Brick, no stranger to writing horrific things to get attention, has written another missive about how awful it is to be fat and how absolutely laudable it is that she will do anything to remain thin.”
Why I Believe Bra-Fitting is a Feminist Issue by Anna at Bras and Body Image — “As most of my readers will know, I consider my blog to be primarily a lingerie and feminism blog. However, at least on my wordpress, feminism posts have been far and few between – my blog focus is usually on bra fitting and reviews. What I haven’t mentioned is that I consider bra fitting itself to be a feminist issue, and today I thought I’d take a minute to give a few reasons why.”
Anti-Choicers: Why Do They Demonise Us? TW! by Aoife O’Riordan at Consider the Tea Cosy — “The only way that extreme anti-choice perspectives can justify themselves is to ignore the reality of the people who have abortions and those who support them.”
Top 10 Things No One Tells You About Becoming a Teacher by Nick Nafpliotis at RamblingBeachCat.com — “Having to poop and/or pee while you are also teaching a room full of children is excruciating.”
That last one — True. Fucking. Fax.
