Who are we?
Friday, April 28, 2006
Recently, all too recently, I found myself questioning the fact that I have to grow up and buy some adult work clothes for my upcoming job as the Student Director of one of my law school's legal assistance clinics. I have told very many of you that "I am a T-shirt and Jeans kind of guy, what does a T-shirt and Jeans kind of guy wear on a business casual day?"
Men's fashion is so cookie-cuter-Ken that it makes me sick. After perusing far too many racks of clothes it came to my attention that my options are the following: Khaki pants or "nice" jeans as a bottom and a polo shirt (or some button up collared short sleeve variation), or a long sleeved dress shirt. Oh and, go ahead, try to find 5 people who agree on what "nice" jeans are - designer and traditional are only a few of our options. There is also the SUIT, but as many fashionable men know the amount of variation you can have with a shirt and tie is even limiting, and the rest of the suit never changes. I am left feeling like my wardrobe must now come from some department with the variety of a McDonald's billboard. No really, how many ways can you serve hamburger and grilled chicken? T-shirts were my way of speaking through my clothes because they could be imprinted with sayings that said something about the wearer.
Sorry, Ralph, but I will not live by YOUR choices of my style. I am ok with growing up, but I am not ok with losing my individualism to do it. I understand that this, go ahead read it, is not the way I should dress (nor should anyone else Ms. Spears). I am on a quest to find my own grown up style - ARE YOU WITH ME?!?!!??
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Day of Silence
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
"Please understand my reasons for not speaking today. I am participating in the Day of Silence, a national youth movement protesting the silence faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their allies. My deliberate silence echoes that silence, which is caused by harassment, prejudice, and discrimination. I believe that ending the silence is the first step toward fighting these injustices. Think about the voices you are not hearing today. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO END THE SILENCE?"
That's what the back of my shirt, and the cards which I pass out today have on them. Here's how I feel about it.
As someone who uses his voice to both stand up for himself and to speak out against the very homophobia and heterosexism that I protest through silence today... I have never felt more alone, more powerless, and more vulnerable, since I started my career as an activist, than I do today. I am reminded about all the things that I have not said, all of the things that I will not say, and all of the times that even I have been silenced, and I remain speechless. This blog post is not an attempt to understand that. Understanding I work on as today passes. This blog is just a note to say, SILENCE IS LOUD, and as a result I have been changed today.
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Quiz time!!
Monday, April 03, 2006
| You are White Chocolate |
 You have a strong feminine side with a good bit of innocence thrown in. Whether your girlish ways are an act or not, men like to take care of you. You are an understated beauty, and your power is often underestimated! |
Take the What Fruit Are You? test by Ellen!
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