Tracy Clark-Flory, a senior writer at Salon, wrote of anxieties running high as subjects squeezed into uncomfortable shoes and deceptive shapewear at a photo shoot for More magazine’s November 2010 feature on young feminism, which both Clark-Flory and I participated in. Her conclusion? “There isn’t much that’s feminist about a feminist photo shoot.”
I largely agree with Tracy’s assessment, but I don’t think things are quite so black-and-white. Are dressing up and putting on make-up always anti-feminist activities? What about having body anxiety? Real feminists are immune to that kind of negative thinking, right?
In this article for The Frisky, I debunk the above myths, employ a somewhat convoluted analogy involving Spanx, and sing kumbaya with my fellow young fems. Thanks to Shelby Knox and Latoya Peterson (who were also profiled by More Magazine) for having last-minute interviews with me yesterday when I was finishing up my piece!
By the way, Latoya is currently fundraising for the fantastic race and pop culture blog Racialicious, of which she’s editor. It’s not easy to run a frequently updated, consistently well-written blog as a volunteer effort. (As a non-paid blogger myself, I can assure you that this is largely a labor of love.) I highly encourage anyone who can spare the change to join Racialicious’ $2 Challenge to support the start of Culturelicious, which would offer arts and culture reviews and showcase the work of artists of color. Check out the above link for more on the project!
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