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Comment on “Rihanna is not a slut; she’s from Barbados.” by Shohini (@sayitaintsho)

Shohini (@sayitaintsho) — Tue, 22 May 2012 23:33:52 +0000

I said so on Twitter but wanted to reiterate here – this is absolutely epic. THANK YOU.

Comment on “Rihanna is not a slut; she’s from Barbados.” by Zoie @ TouchstoneZ

Zoie @ TouchstoneZ — Tue, 22 May 2012 23:03:09 +0000

Thank you for writing this. I’m commenting now to support your writing and hopefully will have more to say later. I’ve read it twice and plan to sit down to really digest. It’s that good.

Comment on “Rihanna is not a slut; she’s from Barbados.” by Jessica (scATX)

Jessica (scATX) — Tue, 22 May 2012 22:29:47 +0000

Wow. Thanks!

Comment on “Rihanna is not a slut; she’s from Barbados.” by JessieNYC (@JessieNYC)

JessieNYC (@JessieNYC) — Tue, 22 May 2012 22:27:31 +0000

Excellent post ~ thanks for the recap and analysis.

Comment on HIV/AIDS Prevention in Barbados by “Rihanna is not a slut; she’s from Barbados.” « scATX: Speaker's Corner in the ATX

Tue, 22 May 2012 22:01:02 +0000

[...] There is a huge, ongoing campaign on the island of Barbados today because HIV/AIDS is a major issue there, as it is throughout the Caribbean: The Caribbean [...]

Comment on A Dissertation on Slavery by “Rihanna is not a slut; she’s from Barbados.” « scATX: Speaker's Corner in the ATX

Tue, 22 May 2012 22:00:59 +0000

[...] population on Barbados today is a direct result of the fact that the British brought hundreds of thousands of Africans to the island and enslaved them in grueling, body-breaking, hard labor, all to the benefit of the white British [...]

Comment on On Barbados: Past, Present, and History by “Rihanna is not a slut; she’s from Barbados.” « scATX: Speaker's Corner in the ATX

Tue, 22 May 2012 22:00:55 +0000

[...] I’m writing my dissertation on 17th-century Barbados, slavery, and the history of the body, I have discussed the history of island before: England founded the colony of Barbados in the mid 1620s. There was no one on the island (the [...]

Comment on I’m gonna judge “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” by its terrible posters [UPDATED] by The Real Cie

The Real Cie — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:26:58 +0000

Because apparently, now we women are failures if we don’t look like fashion models with basketballs stuffed into our shirts while pregnant.
I did not look or feel beautiful while I was pregnant. I was sick as hell every minute of every day for the first three months. The last trimester, I developed toxemia. I still have stretch marks on my calves because of how swollen my legs were. And the last thing I felt was horny, crazy or otherwise.
This movie looks incredibly sexist to me. I won’t be spending a dime to see it.