This morning, my son was explaining to me how All About That Bass - TopicsExpress



          

This morning, my son was explaining to me how All About That Bass is not actually a positive, woman-affirming song because she is saying that she can accept herself because she is still attractive to men. He rightly takes issue with that idea. (Also, how much do I love the kind of man we are raising? Lots.) I agreed with him and said that sometimes issues are complex and a mix of good and problematic. This conversation came back to me when I read this honest piece about Renee Z by Christi Pavlis Wampler. It is easy for people to go to outrage and then shame others and snuff out opposing views. But here is the thing - people notice difference and we can intellectually tease that apart but we are human. We can notice and exist in complexity. Stable the high horses and be honest.
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 13:35:59 +0000

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