tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866610815350600314.post7540241290898512929..comments2023-10-30T10:25:47.552+01:00Comments on Ruby Slipper Journeys: sunny yellows and a rantEmily, Ruby Slipper Journeyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18071938485961109157noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866610815350600314.post-13878962996604725342011-08-02T23:55:36.636+02:002011-08-02T23:55:36.636+02:00I usually call my co-workers and friends "guy...I usually call my co-workers and friends "guys" and people who offend me "mate" but I can see where you're coming from although suggestible as I am I could be tempted with "babe"ing everyone although somehow I've noticed myself about to call people "doll" more and more. <br />I am pretty unisex about my diminutives as well as my insults :D<br /><br />As for Norway you hit the nail on the head of course. Mind you I was equally upset when that was pushed off the news for nonstop coverage of Amy Winehouse, with reports of her drug related death way before an autopsy was done. When did reporters start thinking their opinion and guesswork will substitute for facts? And why is one singer more important than everything else that's happening in the world? Ugh. It just never ends.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866610815350600314.post-21392402018057508052011-08-01T22:18:07.181+02:002011-08-01T22:18:07.181+02:00Ha. My boyfriend does often call me baby, and also...Ha. My boyfriend does often call me baby, and also cutie. But I think that's all just context. For me there's a big difference between "babe" and "baby!" HeheEmily, Ruby Slipper Journeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071938485961109157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866610815350600314.post-47917613757845573982011-08-01T20:47:02.213+02:002011-08-01T20:47:02.213+02:00I should also add that I would barf if my guy ever...I should also add that I would barf if my guy every called me "babe" or even "baby" but maybe it's because it reminds me of total creeps I've had the misfortune of meeting & surely some guys don't say that to their sig o's to be rude/sound like a frat boy who just wants to get some.Dus of Cuddly Cactihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047861346315488105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866610815350600314.post-88991137711807183742011-08-01T20:40:10.200+02:002011-08-01T20:40:10.200+02:00This was actually a really great rant, short and s...This was actually a really great rant, short and sweet! I agree with the "babes" part, although I guess I am a bit hypocritical because when I do post pictures I usually say how cute/pretty/adorable they. So, actually thanks for the reminder that I should talk about why they are my great friends- obv their personalities, not their looks! Overly skinny girls in general seriously gross me out. When they look so obviously healthy I just cannot comprehend why anyone would reblog it. Makes me glad to not have tumblr. You last comment is the reason I actually stopped watching the news, an unbalanced focus on "people who remind us of ourseleves." & you do look a bit gloomy in your pics but I like it, you look real!Dus of Cuddly Cactihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047861346315488105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866610815350600314.post-61409463282274124292011-07-29T21:24:42.464+02:002011-07-29T21:24:42.464+02:00I love the conversation this post sparked!
I find...I love the conversation this post sparked!<br /><br />I find the media coverage of news is so so bad, ideologically oriented and manipulative these days. Comparable to the Norway situation is the passing of my Whinehouse. Everybody was "devastated" and "shocked" with the news and making her a saint when she had a serious diseased and all signs were pointing in that direction is it didn't get under control...<br /><br />I love Brigitte Bardot but I don't care for the "babe" label at all... although iI'm sure the bloggers don't mean it as a negative. <br /><br />I'm way annoyed by over sexualization in general so nakkid girls on bloggies... not such much. I came upon a blog somebody had recommended to me yesterday and it was a little trashy with crotch shots of herself... I believe in pushing the envelop but I hate over sexualisation, weither it be a blogger or Beyoncé shaking her booty onstage in underpants... It's just tacky and easy.<br /><br /><a href="http://virginiescinema.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Virginie ♥</a>Virginie's Cinemahttp://www.virginiescinema.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866610815350600314.post-49322900700724953502011-07-29T20:56:48.167+02:002011-07-29T20:56:48.167+02:00I look forward to your rants because I wholehearte...I look forward to your rants because I wholeheartedly agree with all of them! If I have to see one more Bridgette Bardot reference/blogger dedication....<br /><br /><br />Moving on the point #3: Yes, I 100% agree with you. What happened in Norway is terrible and definitely speaks to the growing right wing sentiment throughout Europe and the United States. However, why aren't other community issues highlighted in the media? Need I say that most communities who are forgotten are people of color? This is actually something I am quite passionate about since most of my research focuses on the intersections between race, gender, class, and sexuality. I stray from mainstream media because of this.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13170084781262606904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866610815350600314.post-49074877492422573492011-07-28T23:23:11.312+02:002011-07-28T23:23:11.312+02:00I love a good rant and what you've said is com...I love a good rant and what you've said is completely true. First of all, "babe" - not a huge fan of the word. It was totally overused in the 90s by every guy who was ogling over whatever tall bosomy bimbo was considered hot at the moment. I would have been considered the anti-babe (my 5'2 shy and nerdy, book-wormish self). So this is what this word reminds me of.<br /><br />It too disgusts me to see all the naked minus zero size model photos that people post all over blogs. This is neither real nor inspiring. It's gross. It's sad that this is what much of society deems as beautiful these days. <br /><br />Lastly, on your point about the Norway vs. Somalia thing: This is why I despise the media so much. (But that could be a whole different rant.) Earlier this year when the school I work at was raising money for the devastation in Haiti, a student came up to my desk and said, "why should we help those people out..what have they done for us"...I was stunned & appalled as this was the attitude of many students. Later on that year when the school raised money for those that were effected by the tornados that devastated several states here in the US, everyone jumped right on board. This was awesome but both events were equally as horrible. Where was the same compassion for those suffering in Haiti? This again goes along with the point you made about people being more compelled to sympathize with those that are like themselves.<br /><br />Now that I've typed a book (sorry), on a lighter note: Your dress is really Wow - gorgeous! Quite an amazing eBay find. Have a good week!! x MarisaMarisa Noellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783735879605619538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866610815350600314.post-4122741001953243382011-07-28T18:32:04.937+02:002011-07-28T18:32:04.937+02:00Ok, you look hot!!!!! Love the dress...and I will ...Ok, you look hot!!!!! Love the dress...and I will be careful not to call you a babe ;) <br /><br />Yes, I think people tend to complain about what the hot topic is, like they suddenly care. And maybe they do care, but I find it annoying that we focus on one event (great job media) while not mentioning much trouble in other countries. We're always looking for what is "news" and then we move on to the next tragedy, and forget about the one prior.<br /><br />Makes you think about where our priorities are as a human race.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16802037284331960206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866610815350600314.post-25299900508880447772011-07-28T17:03:39.384+02:002011-07-28T17:03:39.384+02:00"Maybe it's my excessive Canadian guilt, ..."Maybe it's my excessive Canadian guilt, but I look on the Somalia thing not so much as a "I feel the pain of hungry Africans" thing, but more "I'm so ashamed to be part of the problem that makes the world so unequal and fucked up" point of view"<br /><br />I agree! This morning I was reading an article about 2 Canadians who have been missing for a year & have now been pronounced dead/murdered. The absolutely disturbing thing? A reward of $60,000 for anyone that has information that could help in the case!!! Huh? What??! How is it that we state "Oh, we don't have money..." where there seems to be all this cash just sitting around for rewards, when it should be used to oh, I don't know, solve the homeless problem, hunger, famine, OTHER COUNTRIES WHO NEED IT!! *Sigh*<br /><br />It is pretty frustrating.gbgbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10544225671947209007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866610815350600314.post-79675743127860657752011-07-28T12:17:49.022+02:002011-07-28T12:17:49.022+02:00I'm not a big fan of the word babe, but I do t...I'm not a big fan of the word babe, but I do think it depends how you use it- like the way Annebeth uses it seems more ok to me because she's not using it in a masculine, leering kinda way, but just celebrating her friends' awesomeness. I guess it depends, it doesn't really enter my vocab on a daily basis. And the Norway thing, well I guess it has been and will always be the way it is. We get 5 minutes of starving orphans in Africa and then it's on to the next thing, and compassion fatigue and all of that. And we're so used to third world problems whereas Norway being a developed country with hardly anything major happening there..<br /><br />Oh yeah, love the yellow peeking through the dress and the bow at the back :) xxRachel, Cold Kneeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17947310623671217765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866610815350600314.post-40805679175013640392011-07-28T09:38:50.877+02:002011-07-28T09:38:50.877+02:00Hmm, I've lost track of who said what, but a c...Hmm, I've lost track of who said what, but a couple of points:<br /><br />1. While Norway is shocking, it's not as though these things never happen. The Oklahoma bombings, Columbine, and that guy in Montreal who shot a bunch of woman students spring to mind.<br /><br />2. I brought up the Somali famine specifically because it started last week (like the Norway thing). I myself am not as aware of news as I should be, but I saw, under the Norway headlines "Somalia slips into famine."<br /><br />Thanks for all your input babes!Emily, Ruby Slipper Journeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071938485961109157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866610815350600314.post-6222086475341334202011-07-28T09:22:57.712+02:002011-07-28T09:22:57.712+02:00First of all: That's a beautiful dress! I love...First of all: That's a beautiful dress! I love the bow in the back! <br />Now: I don't think that we are supposed to be "sweet natured". I think it is your blog and therefore you can rant on it all you want! In fact, I like seeing more "real" sides of style bloggers. I don't buy it that they are all that sweet ;)<br />I haven't read the term babe that much and it doesn't really bother me but I agree with you on the naked ladies. What's up with that? <br />About Norway, well, I guess it's normal to get more upset about tragedy when it reminds us of ourself. What happened in Norway could happen to any of us but a famine is less likely. That, of course, doesn't make it right not to comment on Somalia. <br />I was more surprised on the amount of bloggers commenting on Amy Winehouses death!Vanessa, Take only Memorieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141039731218546528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866610815350600314.post-64475768440397984712011-07-28T01:22:14.532+02:002011-07-28T01:22:14.532+02:00loving some of the reactions to this post, persona...loving some of the reactions to this post, personally I'm in hearty agreement with it all and loved the rant (and your peekaboo yellow dress very very much).<br />Looking beautiful...babe<br />xA Certain Vintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17288496726502362424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866610815350600314.post-76053750936390611922011-07-28T01:13:18.478+02:002011-07-28T01:13:18.478+02:00Second comment after skimming the comments. I had...Second comment after skimming the comments. I had been aware of Somalia. What is the answer to the problem there? Previous efforts on the part of the west often compound the problems, which isn't to dismiss it, but to know enough to think about it in a complex way.<br /><br />Currently the American media is dominated by the debate over our national deficit. If the US defaults, there are serious consequences for peoples everywhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866610815350600314.post-69333900514003687262011-07-28T01:03:09.139+02:002011-07-28T01:03:09.139+02:00Guilty as charged on #3, but the first two do inde...Guilty as charged on #3, but the first two do indeed strike me as very strange. I had just been thinking earlier today that I needed to visit Tumblr more...but now I don't think so. Now, I'm going to read all these delicious comments and comment again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866610815350600314.post-78466294716016541402011-07-28T00:53:50.914+02:002011-07-28T00:53:50.914+02:00well i think you're a babe ;) jk!!! i think yo...well i think you're a babe ;) jk!!! i think you look so elegant and gorgeous in these pictures and i do love your rants :) (and this dress). and this over stimulation of naked sickly looking chicks is tiring me out too. people need to get that none of these girl are inspiration -- they're just a depressing image of our society's twisted perception of beauty and its enough to make even the skinniest girl feel like a cow (which is ridiculous). as for the horrible situations people are living through, i honestly wish i was more informed about it, and i appreciate when intelligent people bring up thought provoking questions like this. i think it is what makes me come back to your blog again and again. that and your lovely style of course! xo<br /><br />http://dressedupallligators.blogspot.com/Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234429821917572004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866610815350600314.post-40229925634339564892011-07-27T23:36:57.600+02:002011-07-27T23:36:57.600+02:00...and thank you for a thought-provoking post, by ......and thank you for a thought-provoking post, by the way. I am so glad i found your blog. :)Maria Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17758317852277896102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866610815350600314.post-55458963089687217072011-07-27T22:52:59.011+02:002011-07-27T22:52:59.011+02:00I love rants and I love this dress. I hate when co...I love rants and I love this dress. I hate when couples call each other babe. "hey babe, pass me that chicken wing" or "Call your mother, babe" I have a cousin who is guilty of this.Kerri @ OldLadyChichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173186634296183528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866610815350600314.post-83886630102751381992011-07-27T22:49:47.034+02:002011-07-27T22:49:47.034+02:00I think what's causing all the hype about the ...I think what's causing all the hype about the Norwegian massacre is because Norway hasn't had any "problems" since WWII. It's been known as one of the safest places in the world. So when some psycho suddenly appears, it's certain to get attention. <br /><br />I have never used the word "babe." No offense, but I just feel ridiculous saying it!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11578179463007858153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866610815350600314.post-53173671759544033292011-07-27T22:41:19.455+02:002011-07-27T22:41:19.455+02:00I dont think I have ever used the term "babe&...I dont think I have ever used the term "babe" it just sounds gross. I dont tend to post current events on my blog but I have noticed that if something is on the forefront in the media then it tends to be blogged about asap while the lesser known events are overlooked. That is also a problem with media itself though.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326688859995533854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866610815350600314.post-57904634237626054542011-07-27T22:24:02.671+02:002011-07-27T22:24:02.671+02:00i think it's very importnant to be aware of th...i think it's very importnant to be aware of the atrocities your own goverment is responsible for over anything else, for this kind of thing is something we can try to do something about ( not to mention we are partially responsible by living/voting here). some American examples: the Palestinian genocide, the war on Afganistan and Iraq, the lack of security with our own nuclear reactors, to name just a few. instead of going out and looking for other causes, (Tibet, Darfur, etc.) start in your own backyard and take a good hard look about the truth regarding your own goverment's actions.Maria Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17758317852277896102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866610815350600314.post-24161734408655134502011-07-27T22:03:30.710+02:002011-07-27T22:03:30.710+02:00Thank you for the rant on the word "babe.&quo...Thank you for the rant on the word "babe." And shall we throw "baby" in there as well? That gets under my skin, too.<br /><br />No more waifs. Please. no. more. waifs. I get more irritated than inspired by those photos.<br /><br />"Why do we only feel compelled to comment upon things that happen to people who remind us of ourselves?" Because that's what the media has jammed down our throats? Because the masses are asses? Not to belittle what happened in Norway in the slightest, but I watch the news and think "okay... and what's happening elsewhere in the world?" It can be so infuriating. And don't get me started on celebrity scandals or, gasp, deaths. Really? There's nothing worthwhile that you could report on for days on end? Give me a break. I only heard about the recent postal strike in Canada via Etsy. Can you believe that? I know that it's not on the same level as, say, the Somalian famine, but it's international news, but silly me for thinking it might be important to some people.<br /><br />Emily, you are aware and informed - that hardly qualifies you as a grinch! <br /><br />P.S. These photos are really lovely. I remember seeing this dress in a previous post or two, but never that delightful yellow tie at the back!Emily, Resplendent Tranquilityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04520172325139914326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866610815350600314.post-76452403351733004302011-07-27T21:34:35.874+02:002011-07-27T21:34:35.874+02:00First, I love your dress the hint of yellow is per...First, I love your dress the hint of yellow is perfect. <br />I'm not a big fan of the word babe but, I can see how it is used in a girl-power way.<br />There aren't many naked girls on my tumblrs. But there is a lack of diversity when they do come up.jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07082761552767719640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866610815350600314.post-44675673548145060112011-07-27T20:03:34.705+02:002011-07-27T20:03:34.705+02:00beautiful dress ;)beautiful dress ;)anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17325295647490417692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866610815350600314.post-51427177467637110202011-07-27T19:48:39.621+02:002011-07-27T19:48:39.621+02:00a) i always have an immense aversion to the word &...a) i always have an immense aversion to the word "babe," though i must admit i haven't noticed blogger overuse of the term. whenever it's used it feels like it is an attempt to draw male attention, even if it is used by a fellow gal. if a man ever called me babe he'd probably get a steely glare and a dismissal.<br /><br />b) amen to the naked chicks. over it. especially since i do pretty much all of my blog-reading at work and i am sick of the near-heart attack i have when boobs pop up on the screen...<br /><br />c) the fact is, it IS unbelievably horrible what happened in norway. it's also unbelievably horrible that there is famine and child abuse and human trafficking and AIDS (the list goes on and on...). there is so much wrong with the world right now that it's almost impossible to focus all of our energy on one crisis or another. i think one of the reasons people are so distressed about norway is definitely because it is a "that could happen to me" scenario. if this sort of thing happened in the middle east there would probably be less coverage because that sort of thing happens all the time there (which doesn't make it any less tragic, just less shocking). it does not happen all the time in norway. and people begin to think, if this can happen in norway, it can happen where i am... i could be next. same with japan. and fucking nuclear power plants. but that's a different issue. anyway, the point is: there are so many ways in which world events can devastate us. i think sometimes events like these can be more devastating because they are human-caused, and just make me sad for humanity in general (although one could definitely argue that famine is an indirect effect of human activity *cough*climate change). i don't know, i am a rambler, that's for sure.caitlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18034517128072912619noreply@blogger.com