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The Girl on Bloor
I'm a busy 20-something about town living in downtown Toronto and creating fun, easy recipes for those on the go!
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Mid Week News
This week’s news is rife with questions and justice, so it seems only fitting that we start with politics. The latest in Rob Ford and the Senate to be exact… Amidst hilariously compromising video footage, admission of drug use, an … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged canada, Controversy, gender, miley cyrus, news, politics, scandal, senate, Social Justice, society, Women's Issues
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Dove Real Beauty Sketches: Men’s Edition
This is turning out to be the week of controversy between Dove’s claims about feminine self-image and the Boston Marathon… Keeping the focus on Dove however, I have to say, I’ve been pretty impressed by the response to the “Real … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Perspective, Culture, Marketing & Advertising
Tagged advertising, awareness, Beauty, beauty products, culture, discrimination, Dove, gender, marketing, media, Men's issues, news, Pop Culture, Real Beauty Sketches, self esteem, sexist advertising, social media, Unilever, Women's Issues
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Office Hours
Who else in university gets really nervous and ancy going to office hours? I have this one professor who is reaaaaaalllly cool and she just so happens to teach my favorite class which is about structural inequalities (think race, class … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Perspective
Tagged category, class, control, difference, discrimination, ethnicity, freedom writers, gender, hilary swank, identity, inner city, minorities, office hours, oppression, power, privilege, race, Regent Park, representation, stereotypes, student, student problems, Toronto, U of T, white privilege, whiteness
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Did You Know: 60% of Girls Will Quit Sports Because They Hate Their Bodies?
Well never fear, because the Dove Self Esteem Fund is here! When I first saw the Dove campaign for female empowerment a few years ago I thought it was so great that a beauty products brand was finally trying to … Continue reading →