Comments for Velvet Banana http://velvetbanana.com A Pro Feminism & Equal Rights Blog Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:25:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on About the Velvet Banana by Tiffany http://velvetbanana.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-318 Tiffany Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:25:39 +0000 #comment-318 Aloha, I just used your "I have an opinion" art (I love it!) and I plugged your blog on mine at www.bigislandchronicle.com. All the best, Tiffany Aloha, I just used your “I have an opinion” art (I love it!) and I plugged your blog on mine at http://www.bigislandchronicle.com.
All the best,
Tiffany

]]> Comment on Feminism On Demand by Michelle http://velvetbanana.com/feminism-on-demand/comment-page-1/#comment-281 Michelle Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:21:29 +0000 http://velvetbanana.com/feminism-on-demand/#comment-281 Your Joking Right??? you think anybody is going to take this seriously, you are discussing feminism and say that women have rights but at the same time you have advertisement to find your Ukrainian Beauty today BRAVO! Your Joking Right??? you think anybody is going to take this seriously, you are discussing feminism and say that women have rights but at the same time you have advertisement to find your Ukrainian Beauty today BRAVO!

]]> Comment on School Dress Up Day Gets a Little Too Wacky! by Online Sam http://velvetbanana.com/school-dress-up-day-gets-a-little-too-wacky/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Online Sam Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:34:16 +0000 http://velvetbanana.com/school-dress-up-day-gets-a-little-too-wacky/#comment-132 i like the name velvet banana i like the name velvet banana

]]> Comment on Sexism on Cable Television by Dee http://velvetbanana.com/sexism-on-cable-television/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Dee Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:13:47 +0000 http://velvetbanana.com/?p=38#comment-45 George, Great Video! I want to put it on my Blog! Hope you are ok with me doing this! This makes me so mad! Grrr!!!! George,
Great Video!
I want to put it on my Blog!
Hope you are ok with me doing this!
This makes me so mad! Grrr!!!!

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]]> Comment on My Angry Letter to Encourage Change by jo http://velvetbanana.com/my-angry-letter-to-encourage-change/comment-page-1/#comment-39 jo Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:30:18 +0000 http://velvetbanana.com/?p=34#comment-39 george. this is a great letter! i have one suggestion for revision. it's a little unclear to me why you keep your car washed - this may be the privilege of a person who is not in danger of being profiled by arpaio's men, so i recognize my position here. what is the advantage of having a clean car? can you make that point more forceful by saying so? is the 'illegal immigrant' driving a dirty car? and (okay, i have to suggestions), you might consider quoting a story from the arizona republic or other credible source that describes joe's tactics. or maybe one of his notoriously thoughtless responses to such critiques. jo george.
this is a great letter!
i have one suggestion for revision.
it’s a little unclear to me why you keep your car washed – this may be the privilege of a person who is not in danger of being profiled by arpaio’s men, so i recognize my position here.
what is the advantage of having a clean car? can you make that point more forceful by saying so? is the ‘illegal immigrant’ driving a dirty car?
and (okay, i have to suggestions), you might consider quoting a story from the arizona republic or other credible source that describes joe’s tactics. or maybe one of his notoriously thoughtless responses to such critiques.
jo

]]> Comment on My Angry Letter to Encourage Change by Dee http://velvetbanana.com/my-angry-letter-to-encourage-change/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Dee Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:44:39 +0000 http://velvetbanana.com/?p=34#comment-38 George, This is an excellent letter. I hope the Governor listens. I have been following all of the incidents of racial profiling and the antics of Sheriff Arpaio over the last few months and have reported about him on my Blog. We citizen Latinos should stand up for ourselves and make our voices heard! You are doing a great job! Here is my blog address. Please feel free to visit me at any time. http://immigrationmexicanamerican.blogspot.com/ If its ok with you I would like to post your letter on my blog as another example of the impacts of these restrictionist laws, sweeps on Latino citizens. Dee dee_perezscott@yahoo.com George,
This is an excellent letter. I hope the Governor listens.
I have been following all of the incidents of racial profiling and the antics of Sheriff Arpaio over the last few months and have reported about him on my Blog.
We citizen Latinos should stand up for ourselves and make our voices heard! You are doing a great job!
Here is my blog address. Please feel free to visit me at any time.
http://immigrationmexicanamerican.blogspot.com/

If its ok with you I would like to post your letter on my blog as another example of the impacts of these restrictionist laws, sweeps on Latino citizens.

Dee
dee_perezscott@yahoo.com

]]> Comment on School Dress Up Day Gets a Little Too Wacky! by jo http://velvetbanana.com/school-dress-up-day-gets-a-little-too-wacky/comment-page-1/#comment-37 jo Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:28:14 +0000 http://velvetbanana.com/school-dress-up-day-gets-a-little-too-wacky/#comment-37 wow. was this before or after out "dress like your dad" writing exercise... how funny is that? wow. was this before or after out “dress like your dad” writing exercise… how funny is that?

]]> Comment on Analysis on Obama: The First Woman President? by jo http://velvetbanana.com/analysis-on-obama-the-first-woman-president/comment-page-1/#comment-18 jo Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:29:46 +0000 http://velvetbanana.com/analysis-on-obama-the-first-woman-president/#comment-18 one point here - 'doing gender' does not, most emphatically, refer to only people conducting themselves in accord with gender norms or stereotypes. also - the author's reinscription of gendered norms is inversely sexist. its a subtle reading to understand the aggressiveness of this characterization, i am impressed by your acumen. but don't dismiss your original thought on the basis that his inquiry warrants such a set of claims... remember, who is the audience here? perhaps if everyone could read between the lines like you have then we might excuse his culpability... my guess is the typical NEWSWEEK reader is not going to bring such a critical eye to the matter. nice work... i enjoy reading your posts! one point here – ‘doing gender’ does not, most emphatically, refer to only people conducting themselves in accord with gender norms or stereotypes.

also – the author’s reinscription of gendered norms is inversely sexist. its a subtle reading to understand the aggressiveness of this characterization, i am impressed by your acumen. but don’t dismiss your original thought on the basis that his inquiry warrants such a set of claims… remember, who is the audience here? perhaps if everyone could read between the lines like you have then we might excuse his culpability… my guess is the typical NEWSWEEK reader is not going to bring such a critical eye to the matter.

nice work… i enjoy reading your posts!

]]> Comment on Heterosexism – A Real Life Example by jo http://velvetbanana.com/heterosexism-a-real-life-example/comment-page-1/#comment-17 jo Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:25:00 +0000 http://velvetbanana.com/heterosexism-a-real-life-example/#comment-17 the most evolved thing an educator can do is move students beyond 'tolerance' and into 'acceptance' of difference the most evolved thing an educator can do is move students beyond ‘tolerance’ and into ‘acceptance’ of difference

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