I was planning on blogging about Palin charging women for rape exams (http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/21/palin.rape.exams/?iref=hpmostpop )
but in all honesty I'm so upset about it I feel like all I would write would be obscenities
So I'm sparing you

Instead I'm asking you to please go here:
http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahshow/20080911_tows_predators
and do as much as you can!!!

We can not just push this issue under the rug and pretend like it doesn't happen
Look at the statistics:

15% of sexual assault and rape victims are under age 12.
7% of girls in grades 5-8 and 12% of girls in grades 9-12 said they had been sexually abused.

In 1995, local child protection service agencies identified 126,000 children who were victims of either substantiated or indicated sexual abuse.

• Of these, 75% were girls.
• Nearly 30% of child victims were between the age of 4 and 7.

93% of juvenile sexual assault victims know their attacker.

• 34.2% of attackers were family members.
• 58.7% were acquaintances.
• Only 7% of the perpetrators were strangers to the victim.

Somewhere in America, a woman is raped every 2 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!

Taste like Cherry chapstick

I guess it's time I talk about this, since well everyone is asking me about it.
For some reason I'm the go to girl when it comes to this issue.
(Cause don't you know that all gay girls know each other therefore I must know that this 20 something celebrity who I never met is batting for my team)

Lindsay Lohan...is she or isn't she. Months ago one would think the "is she/isn't she" question was about a drug addition or an eating disorder rumour. Know times have changed, now the question on everyones mind is : is she gay.


Honestly when the news first hit, I must admit I was intrigued. And maybe I might have gossiped a little about the pop tart, speculating about her sexuality. I might have even had a deep philosophical conversation with my girlfriend about how Samantha is sexy with a capital S. There's no doubt about it that I was victim to the gossip gods.

But how could I not be. Everytime I opened a magazine, everytime I (and don't judge me on this) checked tmz.com all I saw was a spread of pictures of Lindsay her "girlfriend" Samantha. Quotes from so called close friends of the girls saying that they are the newest it couple. All the while of course, the girls have never said they were in a relationship. Maybe that's my biggest issues about this whole thing.

If Lindsey were to officially come out, it would be great. Finally there would be a (mostly) positive role model for teenage girls who are dealing with their sexuality. The fact that it's a clearly a loving and supportive relationship, that Sam has apparently cured Lohan of her wicked wicked partying ways is plus. Too long had gay relationship been seen as a phases or a dangerous, purely sexual unhealthy thing. Truth be told, images of gay couples are few and fare in between in the media. Other then the Ellen's and Rosie's, there really is no lesbian visibility. Putting a positive face on such a controversial topic [of GLBT loving] would really help middle America learn that gay is truly is okay and that normal/healthy relationships are real. Not saying that one couple could change homophobes into PFLAG members, but the couple could combat the invisibility/bias in the media.

The thing is, she hasn't come out yet. And guess what America: IT'S HER RIGHT!! How dare the media out her like this. Not only is it no one's business but the coming out process is an extremely private and personal matter. Anybody that has been through it knows that being outed is the hardest thing to deal with. What really upsets me is when the gay media speculates on the issue. After reading Perez Hilton blog, in which he belittles Samantha; focusing on her androgynous looks and calling Lindsay a lesbo, I can not believe that a gay men would do such a thing. He of all people should know the ridicule, discrimination , and daily struggles one has to deal with being gay in the public eye. I'm not expecting that the media gives up it's gossiping ways. I mean that's where the money is but maybe just possibly could they atleast try and remain respectful to the GLBT community. Last time I checked "Lesbo" is a derogatory term. Just a guess, but I doubt that these mags would title an article on African American using the word "negro".

And with that note
I'm stepping off my soapbox


EDIT: Well it seems she just come out kinda sorta maybe
She seemed to do it in such a half assed way, that I'm a little wary
Atleast some of the media have been nice about there relationship, making it out to be a positive thing which I think really shines a positive light on the LGBTQ community.

Ay Dios Mio

A little birdie told me recently (and when I say birdie I mean http://www.parentdish.com/2008/08/24/dora-the-explorer-getting-a-makeover/
told me) that Dora the Explorer is getting a "makeover". After picking my jaw off the floor, I was shocked at the recent news. It seems that Nickelodeon feels the need to update her a bit to draw in a older crowd. Now I understand completely why they would choose to do this. There is a ton of money in the tween market and maybe it's time for Dora to grow up with her viewers. A part of me feels sad about this also, after all Dora holds a grande place in my heart. As an older sister, I was always glad that Dora existed. For a Latina girl as myself it was nice to finally see a positive role model for my little sister. I also always loved her spunky tomboy style (that hair, that attitude) and her independent, feminist ways. Now it seems even little old Dora is feeling the pressure of the female ideal. A makeover in my mind only means one thing: Dora's gonna get girly. The very thought of it is heartbreaking, seeing the ways in which the media and the toy companies portray "girly". My only thought is that Dora might get the Brat's treatment. An idea that is equally terrifying seeing just how minorities are treated by Mattel (because don't you know that all little Latina/African America girls wear mini's and have big asses and lips). My only hope is that the sensitivity and understanding that created this character can survive in this day and age.