Tag Archives: body image
7 August 2009: awaiting my own tragedy
Day after biopsy–sitting bandaged in the backyard. An excruciating experience all around–less from the pain of the surgery than the hospital inefficiency, in a corner alone for hours afterward, told I’d see the surgeon–that I must see the surgeon–before leaving. “Before … Continue reading
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“Sexy Mastectomy”
If I know you, I don’t really care if you read my blog. I mean, please do feel free, but you’re not the reason I write it. I write for other women with cancer. And they’re all strangers, because I realized — … Continue reading
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Feminism takes a bullet, courtesy of Reebok
Does this commercial make anyone else feel ill? Why, when whichever advertising mastermind was making this pitch, did no one grab the storyboard and shove it where the sun don’t shine? YouTube asked me to verify I was over 18 … Continue reading
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Mastectomy Barbie.
Holy f*ing shit. “The NEARLY ME® brand was originally developed in 1976 by Ruth Handler, the creator of the BARBIE* Doll and former CEO of the Mattel Corporation. Ms. Handler, a breast cancer survivor, found that the breast forms available … Continue reading
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Help, I Think I’m an ‘A’ Cup
When I once googled “mastectomy support” in search of women who were also trying to deal with the psychological implications of their cancer diagnoses and surgeries, most of the results it returned involved places to buy bras and prostheses. Mastectomy … Continue reading
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audre lorde, falsies & feminism
Controversial question of the day: is breast reconstruction after mastectomy an anti-feminist practice? I find coming to any sensible conclusion on this issue particularly taxing. As with most issues of moral ambiguity, the answer always slides into the terrain of ‘situationally-dependent.’ Audre … Continue reading
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