I am writing a paper about identity politics and digital culture right now, focusing on the advent of blogs like stuffwhitepeoplelike.com and exploring their meaning in relationship to the political economy. As a result, I am noticing everything on the internet and attempting to deconstruct what is behind specific forms of visual representation… When I […]

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And I thought it was disgusting that young boys were playing video games that encourages them to kill women in order to receive “health points”. Then my friend showed me an article about this website game called Miss Bimbo. Described as a “fashion” game, this game encourages young girls (the majority between the ages of […]

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So I’m sitting here with a little free time at work and I came across a Newsweek article about a new craze sweeping women who are about to get married. It talked about how brides are going to extremes to look good for their weddings. Apparently, the total cost for an average American wedding […]

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Okay, I need to vent. It’s a cloudy and snowy Sunday afternoon and as I am hugged tightly by two of my down comforters, I am excited to find a light Sunday afternoon movie (think You’ve Got Mail). Well as I click pass the college basketball games, and episode of Friends and several […]

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So imagine my shock and utter disbelief this evening when I read on People.com that Jamie Lynn Spears, Britney’s little 16-year-old sister was pregnant. Apparently she and longtime boyfriend Casey Aldridge, 19, are expecting a baby sometime this summer. OK! Magazine was the first publication to break the news.
I can’t believe this family. […]

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I have always had ghastly yearbook pics. When I was in third grade, I looked like I was 5, (I was 9.) When I was in 4th grade I looked seriously disturbed, 5th grade was just baddd and for 6th grade…. well, a few photos came before the yearbook came out, to show you some […]

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So I was on CNN.com this evening after my brother’s football game, and I happened to come across this: http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/homestyle/09/13/hidden.agenda/index.html
Apparently there’s panties out there that work exactly like a push-up bra. Who knew?! They’re apparently meant to be worn with jeans when your butt looks saggy. Or perhaps they can be donned […]

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When news surfaced earlier this week about Vanessa Anne Hudgens (star of High School Musical and High School Musical 2) having a nude photo surface on the Internet, I was appalled. She was under 18 at the time, which to me is a red flag because of the fact that she was underage.
A few […]

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Hey all! My laptop crashed the other night, so I have pretty sporadic internet access right now… so sorry that I’ve been and probably will be slow with posting. I know the rest of the GHQ bloggers will keep you entertained…

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So while I am supposed to be at work attempting to locate an author who has not yet cashed his royalty check, I came across this article on the George Mason University’s homepage. The article regarding marriage summarizes a study conducted by Mason sociologist Shannon Davis. The results of this study show that while a […]

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