This post is part of the 2013 Feminist Reads Challenge. To learn more about the challenge or join in, click here. by Dee Putri I was born on April 21st. Here in Indonesia, that’s Hari Kartini (Kartini’s Day), a celebration of the day Kartini was born. Who is Kartini? Her full name is Raden Ajeng…
by Dee Putri Karlie Kloss, an American model, has been something of a poster child for the debate on “keeping it real” in magazines. Kloss’s nude photos in Vogue Italia have been posted on pro-ana (pro-anorexia) and thinspiration blogs (as we know, these sites are very dangerous!). So, Numéro magazine (maybe having learned something?) airbrushed out Kloss’s…
by Dee Putri I used to watch TV with my dad when I was a kid. I saw a lot of assault on the news, especially the noon news. There were a lot of crimes on the news at the time–it felt like TV only showed rape, thievery, kidnapping and murder. My dad didn’t really…
by Dee Putri If you’re thinking about family animation with a female lead character, the first thing on your brain is probably a Disney Princess! But have you seen any Studio Ghibli movies? If not, you should give it a try. I did, and I’m obsessed. (Like, very very obsessed and I want to cry.…
by Dee Putri I was alone in my room, thinking about what had just happened to me. I’d attending an event at my college when someone said to me, “Why do you want to go home now? You’re dressed up so nicely, I thought you were waiting for a boy.” He was my friend’s boyfriend,…
by Dee Putri Many times in the past, I’ve found myself wondering what everybody thinks about me. Am I pretty? Do I look cool? Or maybe, do I look pathetic? But I’m not brave enough to ask people about it. Also, when they say that I’m pretty, I’m afraid that it is just about having…
Is the word “bitch” acceptable? Kanye West posted a flurry of tweets on September 2nd examining his use of the word. He just wanted to think out loud with us today. So Kanye, here’s what we, the girls of SPARK, think about the word “bitch.” YingYing: As with any other word, “bitch” can only have…