Women. You glorious, gorgeous complex beings of humanity. Lately, when I think about [W]omen & [w]omen, and to a large extent, Feminism & Womanism — altho’ as much as I am able to read Feminist and Womanist texts, and pieces of journalism from women who don’t identify as such — I don’t always compartmentalize my readings thusly. When I do think about the aforementioned ‘categories,’ I think about an inexhaustible subject that is never without seeming controversy. There is controversy, if you will, largely because I identify as a Woman, but also because women folk are everywhere—in colour, in size,…. [ Read More ]

ithinkyoushould. Carefully consider this position. The title of a Newsweek.com article/interview reads: “Exploitation Nation: Naomi Klein worries Haitians won’t have a role in shaping their future.” It was written on January 21, 2010 by  Katie Paul, a Newsweek correspondent. I only happened on this article moments after I installed the previous entry, but I have to say that since the devastating earthquake in Haiti I’ve been thinking the same thing. Something along these lines has been gnawing at my core, and I haven’t found the words[!] to express it without sounding like a wacko. Yes, the collective rallying cry is…. [ Read More ]

ithinkyoushould. Read what Naomi Klein says about the politics of Corporate Branding. This article in the Guardian.co.uk by Toronto’s own Naomi Klein is many shades of brilliant. Not the least because she resists being dictated to by our popular brands, but because she details and itemizes the global impact of the corporatizing of brand culture. Yes, she and her disciples lean so far left as to require the odd metaphorical prop to keep them standing upright, but I so appreciate her taking an active stand against what so many of us think and feel about brand culture, but do not…. [ Read More ]