Monday, March 9, 2009

"A feminist is a woman who does not allow anyone to think in her place." -Michele Le Deouff

As yesterday was International Women's Day, I thought it'd be the perfect time to kick off Girl Crush Week 2009. Check it, I even made myself a banner and everything.

 
(That, my friends, is the magic of MS Paint.)
The definition of a girl crush is "1.) A sense of admiration and respect for another female. 2.) Wanting to be a girl's BFF based on her rocking actions, style, and all-around awesomeness."
I'm hoping to cover such topics as why I'm a feminist, current girl crushes (both fictional and non-fictional), and some other cool stuff. It should be fun and different and may very well be the most important thing I do on this blog.

I'm starting things off with this speech from Joss Whedon for Equality Now. It's totally powerful and I can't recommend that you watch it strongly enough. Also, it has Meryl Streep!

8 comments:

Craig said...

So, when I want to talk about my girlcrushes it's creepy, but when you want to do it, it's feminism?

Kristina P. said...

Girl Crush Week? That is awesome!!

Cassandra said...

I love it! Definitely looking forward to more posts. :D :D

Erin said...

"Recognizing someone else's power does not diminish your own." -- YES. YES. YES.

Loved that video so much, thank you for sharing it. I can't wait for the rest of the week!

Jaime said...

Thanks for that video... it made me well up a little!

Ashley said...

Girl crush week is SO MUCH FUN.

Anonymous said...

I love how your feminist week was kicked off with a video of a man.

-MAN POWER BABY!!!!!!!!

Gretchen said...

Dear Anonymous,

Don't be such a loser.

Lovingly,
Your big sis