New reformed gender model

Last Thursday, I watched a presentation be given about a new gender model.  I have to say, I was amazed at how a group of people from Junaita came up with it.  The new model is usable for anyone which makes is nice.  Think of being a girl and one day you feel like you aren't complimenting your attribution (what genitals you were born with) and other people say you as a looked like a bum, but in your heart you felt like a woman. Well even though you make have presented yourself as a bum and people saw you as a bum (looking like a boy) you really don't identify yourself as a boy; you just choose to dress a different way.  This model allows for you to feel,act, and identify with whatever you want, whenever you want which is really nice for the women who enjoy wearing sweatpants 24/7.
 Over all, I really enjoyed this presentation.  Our class was given the opportunity to talk with a guest speaker who is going through the transgender phase. It was amazing to hear her story and the beginning pain she had to go through with her family.  But now her family is 200% supportive of her and Junaita the students here at Juniata have become supportive too.  It's nice to see an accepting community.

Chicago Male

This morning I was watching Tabitha's Salon Takeover on Bravo.  The name of the salon was called ChicagoMale and its employed by gay white men.  The owner is a gay white man as well and created the business model of MEN ONLY. They refuse to service women because the owner insists on being "a different kind of salon".  He believes that the 55,000 men of Chicago will come to a salon that only services men.  When a women would walk into the salon, the receptionist would kindly let her know that they do not service women and directs them to another location.  As a response by the community, neither men or women would come leaving the salon lifeless.  So in response to the unethical decision to have the salon be MEN ONLY, I feel it being hurtful to the women.  Luckily the owner got a taste of his own medicine by going to a salon that only serviced women. 

To be honest I find it fascinating that a salon would make itself become extremely selective in providing service that they would ultimately risk losing clientele.

Valenti is an absolute hoot!

Ok, so we all already know the stereotypes about what it means to be a FEMINIST, but Jessica Valenti takes it to a whole new level about her views regarding the "F-Word". She explains that most young women are feminists but "too afraid to say it". She then goes on to say that us youngins' don't want to see as ugly, fat, and/or hairy because of what society has stereotyped feminists! The part of the entire article was that Wendy Wright of Concerned Women for America (anti-feminist organization) was quoted saying that pesky feminists were to blame for the increase of women in prison. HAHAHAHA!

But Valenti makes a really good point that if it weren't for people making us feel like absolute shit about ourselves, then people wouldn't buy the skin firming lotion and diet pills. Or if we weren't called stupid then we wouldn't stick up for ourselves against screwy lawyers. Or BEST YET! women going under the knife to get vagina surgery! Hello Nip Tuck.