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Women, Culture & Society: ‘Spoken Word/Short Story’

Women, Culture & Society: ‘Spoken Word/Short Story’

marniepili January 22, 2017 No comment

“The Beauty” by Marnie Pili “When I was a young girl, I grew up with an earthly childhood. In my eyes, the grass was greener. The sun was brighter. My surroundings were greater. Everything was bigger. The beauty was surreal. A careless childhood that was filled with arts and crafts that encouraged you to go beyond your creativity. To dream big and to never let yourself be discouraged. Growing older, my inspiration slowly drifted away and I became needier to the things of this world. To have ‘this’, and to have ‘that’, and to ‘want’ every ‘thing’ that came into…

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Bes! What IS a ‘dalagang Pilipina’ or a ‘typical Filipina woman’ these days?!

Bes! What IS a ‘dalagang Pilipina’ or a ‘typical Filipina woman’ these days?!

marniepili December 21, 2016 2

‘Typical Filipina Woman’ Representation To all my fellow Filipinos out there, what does ‘dalagang Pilipina’ mean or a ‘Typical Filipina woman’?   “The traditional dalagang Pilipina (Filipina maiden) is shy and secretive about her real feelings for a suitor and denies it even though she is really in love with the man.”   I had also asked on my social media to provide me with a definition and this is what I got:   Although, as the term derives from tradition and Philippine culture, social media has made an impact yet again, on today’s society. So whilst ‘dalagang Pilipinas’ are…

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Its that Time Of the Month again: #TAMPONGIRL

Its that Time Of the Month again: #TAMPONGIRL

marniepili December 07, 2016 2

Remember #TamponGirl?! Before I begin, a bloody disclaimer… WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT MAY VARY Here’s the link to the full video: Girl sucking her own tampon! But why do such a thing, though?! What were her intentions? Is it an American thing maybe? Or is she going through a societal crisis where she is trying to impress her peers? Many questions go through my head yet again. Here I’ll go with my assumptions that by the majority of the responses I am aware of, most people are saying that this is purely for attention seeking purposes. Why do girls feel the need…

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Why do women feel the ‘NEED’ to diet and are they ‘showing off’ on social media?

Why do women feel the ‘NEED’ to diet and are they ‘showing off’ on social media?

marniepili November 07, 2016 No comment

#HealthyEating #EatClean #FoodPorn For many years women have always felt the need to be very considerate of their appearance and have been living with the mindset of constantly trying to “look good”, whether it was for men or for themselves. From the era of corsets to diet-related hashtags on social media. This has been a remaining issue that has been around for quite a while now. It has been this constant need to have ‘the perfect body’. With the two lines on your stomach marking the abs, a perky butt, a thigh gap, and prominent collar bones. It has caused…

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