MetaFilter posts tagged with xojane

Corollary to Wheaton's Law.

shiu mai baby — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:03:54 -0800

How not to be a dick to your fat friends. (SLXOJ) Thought-provoking reading for anyone who is fat, or is friends with someone who is fat.

Obviously, I’m not a victim here

roomthreeseventeen — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:36:07 -0800

In October, 18-year old high school senior Ryan Romo was arrested for the sexual assault of a child (someone 16 or under, by TX state law). On October 31, CultureMap Dallas's managing editor, Claire St. Amant published an article asking, "Is this Highland Park baseball star a rapist?" St. Amant ended her article, stating: If it's a case of impulsive teenage decisions, remorse and guilt, then no one suffers more than 18-year-old Ryan Romo. Then, freelance writer Dan Solomon, a regular CultureMap columnist, took to his personal tumblr, stating that St. Amant's post speculated wildly, and that it was "offensive on the basis of the substance of its commentary, which is a textbook example of victim-blaming." He stated, "I’m embarrassed right now that my name is associated with the Culturemap brand. I’m really disappointed in St. Amant’s judgment and of Culturemap’s choice to publish such offensive — and stupid! — bullshit. " And a week later, he was asked by his CultureMap editors to take his private post down. When he refused, they fired him.

Slumber parties and sisterhood

naoko — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:55:25 -0800

Jezebel. The Hairpin. xoJane. Rookie. The ladyblog isn't quite the same as a feminist blog, but what is it? n+1 says, The notion that women might share some fundamental experience and interests, a notion on which women’s websites would seem to depend—'sisterhood,' let’s call it—has curdled into BFF-ship." Salon counters, "On the ladyblogs, adult womanhood is a given, and within our shared womanhood we carve out a comfortable space we can all inhabit."

of six-pack abs and real girl bellies

flex — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:35:13 -0800

Of six-pack abs and real girl bellies: thoughts after viewing xoJane's "Real Girl Belly Project" ("Show Us Your Bellies!", photo gallery part one, photo gallery part two).

Feel like a phony? Just fake it till you make it.

emilycardigan — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:00:39 -0800

"I first heard the phrase 'impostor syndrome' from a telephone psychic."

"Attack me in the comments section -- GO."

zarq — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:07:00 -0800

Jane Pratt (formerly of Sassy Magazine and her eponymous Jane,) launched a website for women: xojane, earlier this year. Last week the site's Health and Beauty Director wrote a blog post explaining that she never uses condoms, birth control pills, or other contraception (for fear of becoming fat) and instead relies on the emergency contraceptive Plan B to prevent pregnancy. And a segment of the internet exploded. (Her responses to some of the comments seem a bit clueless for someone with her title.) Critics have noted that the post was filled with "ignorant" "inaccuracies and misconceptions" about womens' health, sex, Plan B and other forms of birth control. The Gloss responded with a post amusingly entitled, "XOJane Is Written By Monkeys With Typewriters" Ms. Pratt has apologized. (That has also been criticized.) Possibly as a response to the controversy, one of xojane's associate editors (Lesley Kinzel) has announced that their site is not appropriate for teenage girls, and offers them some advice. The Morning News added more advice.