"Social media does not represent me"

I love this video that I found at feministing. It's called Girls Investigate: Our Views on Media and is a four part series where girls discuss their views on the media and popular. The series is a collaboration between the Women's Media Center (WMC) and Girls Learn International.

When the media and society continually portrays teenage girls as dumb, vapid dolls I wish everyone could see this video because it shows how intelligent girls really are.

To read more about it click here.

I wrote a letter today....

I just found a really cute group on Facebook that I think people should join. It's called Riot Grrrl Penpals and it encourages girls to exchange letters, zines, postcards, mixtapes and whatever they like.

For more information click here.

Thought For The Day

Your Biggest Mistake...

This is going to be short as I know the biggest mistake I made in my youth was not making enough mistakes.

I never took any risks or did anything bad because I was too shy and too worried about what people would think of me.

I think I've changed a little since then but not much.

la la la la la la....

This post is really just an excuse to post a Daria video. This is the episode where Val from Val Magazine comes to Lawndale to hang out with daria and find out about the 'youth culture'.

I love that even though these were made a few years ago this still happens today. Every single tv program, magazine, product that is aimed at young people are desperatley clinging to the little that they do know about us and the rest that they made up. 'Skins' is a perfect example of this. No one I know had that eventful or interesting childhood. We just sat at home feeling lonely or went out and felt lonely. Drug fuelled orgies didn't enter into it. Daria's reaction to it all is perfect. Exactly what I want to write in somedays when I see my so called culture sold back to me.

I think this episode completely encapsulates everything that I love about Daria. It's funny, perceptive and not afraid to stand up and be counted. I know she's not real but if I could be as honest and direct as Daria is all the time then I would definitely feel like I was adding a bit more to the world.

Tina Fey Is One of Us

I love Tina Fey, she's the classic example of geek girl done good. Even though Letterman is blatantly trying to embarrass her it's nice to know that she had a few issues like the rest of us.

When it comes to sexuality and virginity if you haven't done it you feel like a fool and almost less womanly.

Virginity isn't something we should be afraid of. While it isn't cool it is a fact of life for many girls and guys so get used to it world.

Today is the First Day of The Rest of My Life...

Bleak House was pretty, pretty bleak

....and it's already looking bleak.

How to Socialise With the Socially Inadequate

As part of this blog there will be a regular , easy to follow how to... guide for everyday people on how to interact, communicate and, hopefully by the end of the series, socialise with the most awkward people in our great nation.

RULE 1: While strutting your stuff at the local discotheque village hall or socially gathering, that happens to be located at a mutual friend’s house, sipping on a particularly cool glass of coolade please refrain from slurring the words “(hiccup) you’re the sensible one aren’t you (drools profusely to the disgust of passersby).” These are the words that stick in the bad memories section of the awkward girl/guy’s brain, right next to the time they called the teacher mum and the time they got picked on by a 12-year-old....when they were 22.

Now we know you didn’t mean to offend anyone. You were drunk and even if you weren’t your brain has never been connected to your mouth but YOU F***ING IDIOT. Think, THINK BEFORE YOU EVER SPEAK TO ME AGAIN.

Now. Gather, gather. Gain composure. Wipe the fresh spit from your face, take two steps back so said awkward girl/guy is not right up in your business. Remember you are completely in the wrong and here’s why:

• The recent outburst you witnessed shows that they are not alogether sensible and actually might not be all there.


• The person in question has wasted up to 10 minutes of her/his time in conversation with you so they can't be too rational.


• If you constantly remind someone of how different and uncool they are at a social outing they will feel completely inadequate and blend even more into the wallpaper than they were before.
  

Apologise.

Shake Hands.

Begin a discussion on the benefits and downfalls of chocolate spread straight from the jar.

You are one step closer to socialising with the socially inadequate.