Celebrating Mothers

Hope you all had a wonderful Mother’s Day! We went out to brunch in which we all were so full and bloated after we just fell asleep when we got home and had vegetable soup and salad for dinner… well, I did and my mom just slept from 7pm onwards. This dress is what I wore and kind of just switched my purse for the photos with my mom since I thought hers looked better LOL.

And that’s why I’m carrying my pink clutch in the above photo. My brother is missing from the photo because he’s got his finals and is at school studying literally 12 hours a day so he really couldn’t afford to make it. Don’t worry, he still gave her a really lovely bouquet of flowers.

My dress and my sister’s saddle bag are from Peru, both our shoes are from Aldo, her dress is from Gap, my belt is from H&M, the purse is my mom’s which is Nina Ricci, her sunglasses are Ray Ban.

In celebration of mothers everywhere, let me get a little critical. Have you seen those Klondike bar commercials? I had just seen the one where, in order to get the Klondike bar, a husband has to listen to his wife for five seconds. Here is the commercial

After celebrating Mother’s Day, I found this commercial to be incredibly offensive. The husband is rewarded for listening to his wife. I mean, since when did we need to reward simple respect? Especially for your wife?! This commercial promotes the terrible stereotype that women talk incessantly about nothing and that listening to women is not only a chore to be rewarded, but that listening is not even a norm. It is a tremendous effort that should be recognized with a reward. How does this even get approved?!

I googled ‘Klondike misogynistic ad’ and came across this article. I was horrified to find that they had another ad that was just as offensive; but this time extremely homophobic. Because of the advertisements’ offensive messages that really have nothing to do with the ice cream product their selling, I will not be purchasing any of their products.

Sorry to end off on such a heavier note but I really think it’s important to be aware as conscientious customers. We shouldn’t be blind or willfully ignorant if we have the capacity to voice our criticisms.

Fragments

I’ve recently started using instagram not too long ago, and these are all the bits and pieces of my life that have been documented with the flash of my phone. There hasn’t been a great day to take new photos so hopefully these will suffice! Of course, there are the gratuitous food shots…

All these foods were consumed at night… which means I should probably take some instagram photos of me exercising but those are nearly impossible to document LOL. I’ve also recently finished watching the first season of Arrested Development and I really wish I had watched it while it was actually being televised. It’s amazingly clever and sharp writing, not unlike Community which aired its AMAZING Law & Order parody episode.

Hopefully I’ll be posting soon!

Oh, P.S., you can find me on instagram at amuseume

Shadow Games and Feminist Frequency

It’s been extremely nice weather lately in Vancouver! Unfortunately, it coincides with my study week as my final exams are all crammed together next week. But while I was studying, I did take a small break to take these shots, courtesy of my sister whom I kindly paid back in sushi for her services.

These shorts are actually my old bootleg jeans that I cut and cuffed. I didn’t foresee myself wearing them as they were in their original form since they were a little loose and well-worn (they’re four years old), and… bootleg. If I need my bootleg jeans, I still have two other pairs anyway.

Leather jacket from Danier, tank top Propaganda from Plenty, denim shorts are Seven for All Mankind, ankle booties are Aldo, purse is Fendi, necklace was my great aunt’s, hat from Daiso

I don’t anticipate being able to put up a proper Sunday Songs post tomorrow, so instead I thought I’d introduce a revelation in pop cultural feminist analysis that was recently introduced to me by my friend, Kevan. I don’t think I realized it until university, but I am quite passionate about feminism; it’s why I keep promoting female poets in my Sunday Songs section and kept urging you to read and watch The Hunger Games.

This video is one of many by Feminist Frequency in which she analyzes much of pop culture through a critical feminist eye. I agree almost entirely with everything she says and I highly recommend seeing the rest of her videos when you have the time. It is important to really think and contemplate what she is saying to make more informed decisions about your next purchases in the consumption of Hollywood, and entertainment in general.