Changé: Dance and movement after becoming disabled *** this originally published in the 2022 fall print issue of Thiiird Magazine. Ballet dancer Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter’s personal experience navigating dance, blindness and chronic pain. Etendre (to stretch) A reach back into the past I remember when my body flowed in graceful arcs, pirouetting towards a distant point. My limbs a… Continue reading Changé: dance and movement after becoming disabled
Tag: female identity
Diamonds and pearls: the Met Gala, Kardashians and patriarchy, and everything wrong with this country
I used to be obsessed with fashion. Staring at magazines, learning new trends, it was exhilarating. It also fueled a skinny girls deathly desire to be thin. I watched celebrity award shows and the Met Gala with stars in my eyes. Glittering gowns cascading down red carpets. I dreamed of beauty and pearls and diamonds. Designer… Continue reading Diamonds and pearls: the Met Gala, Kardashians and patriarchy, and everything wrong with this country
The mother curse
I never thought about being a parent; it didn’t cross my radar. I was not the girl who played with baby dolls and planned my wedding at age ten. I built a castle in the clouds, it just never contained children. Despite being raised with patriarchal standards of what women are and what women should… Continue reading The mother curse
Review of Trainwreck by Sady Doyle
Trainwreck: The Women we love to Hate, mock and fear… and Why by Sady Doyle is a 2016 nonfiction book about female identity and the label “trainwreck” attached to many women, especially famous women. If you’re a feminist, consider yourself a feminist, want to learn about contemporary feminism, you need to read this book. Doyle… Continue reading Review of Trainwreck by Sady Doyle
Imperfection 