“Cat Power Feminism”

The above phrase brought people to this site three times yesterday.  That seems enough of an excuse to share a favorite youtube video.  There are many copies of the video on youtube.com.  Searching under “cat man do” will bring up some of them.

Thanks to the many friends who have sent me a copy of it.

One of the youtube versions has this addition:

‘Wake Up Cat’ is by an English animator called Simon Tofield and it is actually called ‘Cat Man Do’. He works for an animation company called Tandem Films.

Beth Ditto’s Advice

For all who woke up on this day after Thanksgiving with actual or incipient self-loathing for the number of calories consumed yesterday:

If I ever [were granted] three wishes, this would be one for sure. I would wish that all the people who are dissatisfied with their bodies be granted immunity from all the bad feelings.
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We are the guinea pigs force-fed ads that tell us how pathetic we are: that we will never be loved, happy or valuable unless we have the body, the face, the hair, even the personality that will apparently be ours, if only we buy their products.
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The first step to letting go of the hatred is to stop blaming yourself for your body. Step two is accepting that not everyone will agree with you. You will have to defend yourself regularly.
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I can’t stress enough that it is hard work, so don’t expect to wake up tomorrow feeling like a new woman. Instead, pat yourself on the back for your daily progress.

From her column today.