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Say Cheese

28 February, 2010 at 10:17 pm by belgianwaffle

I met a female politician a while ago. One of the things she said made a big impression on me and I am going to tell you about it. Lucky old you. Delegations regularly come to see this politician and there is usually a photo opportunity. Invariably the men stand up straight, pleased as punch with themselves and make no bones about their inclusion in the photograph. The women don’t want to be in the photograph, they want to be at the back, they protest that they look terrible. What exactly do we deem so unappealing about ourselves? Why do we feel that we are so much less worth being photographed than our male counterparts, who, let’s face it, are not necessarily the best looking people on the planet either? What kind of message are we sending to our children about who is important and who is not? In future, I will be smiling in the front row.

Feeling Elderly

26 February, 2010 at 10:09 pm by belgianwaffle

Belated thoughts on Ash Wednesday

25 February, 2010 at 9:59 pm by belgianwaffle

Always Winter and Never Christmas

24 February, 2010 at 9:58 pm by belgianwaffle

Fear and Loathing

23 February, 2010 at 9:58 pm by belgianwaffle

Signs, omens, portents

12 February, 2010 at 10:06 pm by belgianwaffle

Ouch

11 February, 2010 at 11:20 pm by belgianwaffle

Appointments

10 February, 2010 at 11:19 pm by belgianwaffle

Stair na Teanga

8 February, 2010 at 11:04 pm by belgianwaffle

The Problem with OCD

7 February, 2010 at 4:29 pm by belgianwaffle

Reading

3 February, 2010 at 9:37 pm by belgianwaffle

Trains, planes and automobiles

1 February, 2010 at 10:54 pm by belgianwaffle

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