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From left to right: Anna (Frozen), Elsa (Frozen), Rapunzel (Tangled), Ariel (The Little Mermaid), Tiana (The Princess and the Frog), Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), Belle (Beauty and the Beast), Snow Whi... 
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This March, I’m challenging myself to an entire month without makeup. People wear makeup for various reasons. Some wear it to emphasize their ethnic identity, some to accentuate their gender identity. Others use makeup as an empowering survival tool in an oppressed culture, while others consider their makeup to be an ongoing art piece in self-expression. Some reasons are positive, but my reason for wearing makeup was not. I wanted to be perfect.
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Sexual objectification is not only deeply (and bizarrely) rooted in our cultural subconscious, but it's also something that has to change if we want a truly happy, sex-healthy society. Via Janine Ripper
Laura Brown's comment,
January 28, 2014 12:19 AM
It's very hard for men to see women as people versus sexual objects. They have been trained by media/ TV, their peers, their family and etc for all the years of their lives.
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I have a modest collection of vintage vanity items. (My collection and I have even been featured in Collectors News magazine.) And indeed, I’ve often wondered about the vast popularity of Rachel as a powder shade. I’d rather believed the hype that this particular shade was named after a popular actress at the time — but in Antique Personal Possessions, Silvia Druitt gives another possible reason...
Deanna Dahlsad's insight:
Links between cosmetics, prostituion, actresses, and blackmail.
Deanna Dahlsad's curator insight,
December 19, 2013 8:05 AM
I explore the links between cosmetics, prostituion, actresses, and blackmail.
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So there I am, in the "Collector's Spotlight" titled Vintage Cosmetics & Beauty Accessories: Not Taken At Face Value, covering two pages (24-25) in text with some photos of my collection.
Deanna Dahlsad's curator insight,
December 16, 2013 10:19 PM
Not written by me; but an article about me & my collection.
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"We're just as tired of overly-retouched ads as the next girls, so we've been championing Rag & Bone's DIY Project since it started back in 2011..." Via Leona Ungerer, Deanna Dahlsad
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I don’t know that I actually have to beat all the dead horses in this vintage ad, do I? [But] while we are on the subject of hair…
Deanna Dahlsad's insight:
Horrible advertising & hair's cultural power.
Deanna Dahlsad's curator insight,
November 20, 2013 12:15 AM
One horrible vintage ad (and those who click through to read will find lots of info on hair history).
Deanna Dahlsad's curator insight,
November 20, 2013 12:16 AM
Horrible advertising & hair's cultural power.
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Deanna Dahlsad's curator insight,
November 14, 2013 7:38 PM
A book of poems by Pamela August Russell
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How can you tell women that if they just put down the pound cake and took up your prayer and exercise regime they would look like that, when you don't even look like that? I am...disappoint. And none of this is to say her photo here isn't gorgeous. The only one saying that is her, when she thanks her fans for being "understanding and supportive" of her stomach skin. She is a damn knockout, as she is. I'm sorry she doesn't see it that way. Via PebbleInTheStillWaters
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A Movement Of Women Rising Up To Transform Body Image In Mass Media Through Untouched Photographs, Essays, Audio, And Video! Book Volume 1: Mothers Is Coming Feb 2014!
Deanna Dahlsad's insight:
Just incredible!
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Madelyn is convinced that her age and her fuller figure are why she was asked to cover up. She says, "Just the fact that there were other girls wearing string bikinis – 15, 16, 18 years old – beautiful young bodies, and they are not being told to cover up. I mean, do I have to be 16 and look 100 percent perfect to wear a bikini? Or can I be comfortable in my own skin. Am I allowed to have a matured body?"
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A famous actor makes a frightening discovery about women and barely keeps it together explaining why. Via Helena Lovendal Duffell
Helena Lovendal Duffell's curator insight,
July 10, 2013 5:54 PM
This is short and straight to the point - watch it to the end please! 
Rachel Lovie's comment,
July 11, 2013 2:35 PM
Wow! Something that seems so obvious to us women, and yet took this sensitive, insightful, intelligent man 40 odd years to realise. And it's not like he's god's gift as a man either - you'd have thought it might have occurred to him before. I don't know whether to feel despair or elation at this.
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Women are often worried about how they look and that's not superficial. We know that our appearance has nothing to do with how smart, creative, or hardworking we are, but it plays powerfully into what society decides we are worth.
Deanna Dahlsad's curator insight,
May 11, 2013 1:26 AM
Cameron Russell on race and genger -- on the catwalk & beyond.
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The Dove Real Beauty Sketches campaign encourages women to reassess how they see themselves. Via Andrea Fernandes
Deanna Dahlsad's insight:
This is astonishing! You must watch!
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Victory Hair Pins. Gift of Rhoda L. and Roger M. Berkowitz, The National WWII Museum
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The year is 1935 and all of these young women are trying out to be models for Texas 100 year pageant. A short video which shows swimwear styles and smiles from 1935, but more importantly, check how they are 'measured up' by being placed next to or into a female 'cutout' silhouette.
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About the constant struggle I have between accepting the body positive mandate to believe in your own beauty and still avoid the dreadful label of being thought of as “vain.”
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A spectacular vintage gift set of garters, handkerchief, and matching decorated powder puff! As lovely as the day it was once presented in a vintage department store or gift shoppe. Available in ou...
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The wind and the arid affects of having the furnace on is messing with my skin. That's no good when wearing lingerie. *sigh* So here's my review of Curvy Couture's Fleur de Lavande Travel Pack, travel-sized Bath Salts, Shower Gel, Body Lotion and Hand Cream with a lavender scent. (Save 20% too!)
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"WARNING: Picture might be considered obscene because subject is not thin. And we all know that only skinny people can show their stomachs and celebrate themselves. Well I’m not going to stand for that. This is my body. Not yours. MINE. Meaning the choices I make about it, are none of your fucking business. Meaning my size, IS NONE OF YOUR FUCKING BUSINESS."
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Phyllis Diller was among the first to show us all that women could, indeed, be funny--but they'd have to give up their looks, smarts, and accomplishments first.
Laura Brown's comment,
August 26, 2012 10:29 AM
I never thought Phyllis Diller was ugly. She just seemed really unique and liked being her own person. I guess I never judged her in the way I considered her ugly. She was one of the women I admired.
But, I would guess female comedians would put less emphasis on their looks so that others would do the same. If a woman wants to be listened to, heard, she can't have people admiring her great rack, her sexy butt, etc. Men especially, can only work with one brain at a time. |
Curated by Deanna Dahlsad
An opinionated woman obsessed with objects, entertained by ephemera, intrigued by researching, fascinated by culture & addicted to writing. The wind says my name; doesn't put an @ in front of it, so maybe you don't notice. http://www.kitsch-slapped.com
Other Topics
A Marketing Mix
Adventures in advertising and marketing - the contemporary, the historical, and the hysterical. http://deanna.dahlsad.com/
Antiques & Vintage Collectibles
Collecting old things; heirlooms and new to you things! Companion to http://www.inherited-values.com/
Colorful Prism Of Racism
Racism past and present. Companion to http://www.kitsch-slapped.com/category/colorful-prism-of-racism/
Consumption Junction
Consumerism meets marketing; who & what manipulates the free market of goods & services. See also: http://www.kitsch-slapped.com/category/ze-big-mouth-promotions-stuff/
Crimes Against Humanity
From lone gunmen on hills to mass movements. Depressing as hell, really.
Cultural History
The roots of culture; history and pre-history.
Dare To Be A Feminist
For Art's Sake-1
Art, crafts, and the people who make them. To inspire and purchase. Companion to http://www.ululating-undulating-ungulate.com/
Herstory
History as this woman sees it. The serious, the kitsch, the opinionated. Companion to http://www.kitsch-slapped.com/
In The Name Of God
Mainly acts done in the name of religion, but also discussions of atheism, faith, & spirituality.
Kinsanity
Let's just say I have reasons to learn more about mental health, special needs children, psychology, and the like.
Kitsch
Mostly vintage and retro "badness" but you can decide how delicious it is. http://www.kitschy-kitschy-coo.com/blog/
Nerdy Needs
The stuff of nerdy, geeky, dreams.
Readin', 'Ritin', and (Publishing) 'Rithmetic
The meaning behind the math of the bottom line in publishing and the media. For writers, publishers, and bloggers (which are a combination of the two).
Sex Positive
Sexuality as a human right.
Vintage Living Today For A Future Tomorrow
It's as easy to romanticize the past as it is to demonize it; instead, let's learn from it. More than living simply, more than living 'green', thrifty grandmas knew the importance of the 'economics' in Home Economics. The history of home ec, lessons in thrift, practical tips and ideas from the past focused on sustainability for families and out planet. Companion to http://www.thingsyourgrandmotherknew.com/
Visiting The Past
Travel based on grande ideas, locations, and persons of the past.
Walking On Sunshine
Stuff that makes me smile.
You Call It Obsession & Obscure; I Call It Research & Important
Links to (many of) my columns and articles.
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