Tag Archives: Patriarchy

Language

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Scorchy

Language shapes our reality. Whether spoken with proper enunciation and grammar or bent and twisted in the neighborhoods, it shapes who we are and how we see the world. Do you have an abortion or do you have your pregnancy … Continue reading →

Posted in Breastploitation, Social Commentary | Tagged amputation, breast, breast amputation, breast cancer, cultural commentary, Diagnosis, Foucault, gayle sulik, Information resources, Komen, language as power, mastectomy, Media, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, Patriarchy, Philosophy, pink movement, pink ribbon, pink ribbon culture, Pinktober, Politics, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, Treatment, Wellcome Film UK | 58 Comments

Those Goddamned Ribbons

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Scorchy

So I’m reading through my Facebook newsfeed yesterday and I see a Gawker article that piqued my interest: some freaky girl got her asshole tattooed. She said it felt really good and this is the second guy to have his … Continue reading →

Posted in Discovery and Stage II | Tagged advocacy, Attitude, awareness, breast cancer, Cancer Culture, cure, frustration, Komen, Media, National Breast Cancer Coalition, Patriarchy, Philosophy, pink ribbon, Politics, tattoo | 20 Comments

Health Care is No Joke

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Scorchy

Nothing gets my pantyhose in a bunch more than patriarchy. You know, that unwritten series of social laws that places women in positions subservient to those of men. I can list a million examples of it, but all you need … Continue reading →