I have recently been spending my spare time sitting on my couch, waiting in anticipation for the new “Resident Evil” survival-horror video game to release. I played the demo of the game last week, and it was great! I was tense for many hours after, but it was worth it. I love a good scare, and in video games there is the sweet feeling of starting over again even after failure, so there is usually a feeling of relief. After playing it though, I started thinking about video game characters throughout time, and how they kind of always typically find a way to make everything look good. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘bodies’
How do we boobify it? A look at bodies and abilities in video games.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged beauty, bodies, horror, standard, video games on January 26, 2019| Leave a Comment »
People Are Kind of Gross, Right?
Posted in bodies, healthy bodies, tagged also, bodies, but, gross, not gross, people on December 16, 2016| 3 Comments »
I was thinking about this as I cleaned some sweat off of the ear pads of my headphones. People are kind of super gross.
(A very distressed, very pink, child) (more…)
The Burka vs. The Bikini: Too much or too little?
Posted in bodies, clothing, women's bodies, tagged bikini, bodies, burka, clothing, objectification, women lose on September 27, 2016| 6 Comments »
In everyday life, women’s bodies are constantly being policed and judge by not only men, but by other women as well. (more…)
Procrastinating Bodies
Posted in anxiety, Procrastinating, Procrastination, stress, tagged anxiety, assignments, bodies, Depression, Last minute, Procrastinating, work on December 16, 2015| 2 Comments »
Well, here we are again. It’s the day that an assignment is due and you’re still working on it. (more…)
My Father, The Former Coal Miner
Posted in bodies, family, illness, labor on the body, manual labor, pain, tagged bodies, Bodies at work, coal mines, family, manual labor, work on December 11, 2015| 1 Comment »
My dad used to work in the coal mines of West Virginia. This was before I was born and right around the time my parents got married. His father and uncles were coal miners as well and my grandfather wished for my dad to work anywhere but the mines. (more…)
Gymtimidation.
Posted in beauty, beauty standards, body, body image, body ownership, body projects, body shaming, confience, control, Exercise, fat, fat acceptance, fat-shaming, health, healthy bodies, normal bodies, Self care, Self-Awareness, size, skinny, societal norms, stereotype, stereotypes, strength, Uncategorized, weight, weight standards, tagged beauty, bodies, body image, crossfit, exercise, gyms on December 8, 2015| 4 Comments »
One of my favorite things to talk about is gyms. Not because I’m a hardcore “gym rat” or that I consider it a hobby (more…)
Why would I feel bad for fat people?
Posted in bodies, weight, women's bodies, tagged beauty standards, bodies, body image, Fat Acceptance, fat-shaming, overweight on November 26, 2015| 4 Comments »
That was a question told to me in the 6th grade. The children often snickered about my obese teacher. One day in class the children were making “fat jokes” about the teacher and I still remember a girl in my class telling me that fat people make themselves fat, so we shouldn’t feel bad for them. I immediately thought how wrong this girl was for saying that, but was she right? (more…)
Cambodian Classical Dance: Storytelling through Body Modification
Posted in body modification, tagged art, bodies, culture on November 26, 2015| 1 Comment »
When you think of body modification, what do you think of? Maybe you’re visualizing a person with many tattoos all throughout their body. Perhaps you’re thinking of someone with multiple body piercings in non-traditional places. Or are you imagining someone with different additions to their bodies? Well for me, when I think of body modification I think of dance, specifically Cambodian classical dance. (more…)
Body Empowerment
Posted in body, body image, body ownership, Uncategorized, tagged bodies, body empowerment on November 24, 2015| 6 Comments »
Each of our bodies is a spectacular part of our being. Many of them are disabled, hurt, pained and self-conscious, yet they are still unique and something to be proud of. (more…)
