tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post1212715160641276297..comments2024-01-31T09:36:11.225-05:00Comments on Two Spirits - One Halle: StereotypedHallehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03847654451426257182noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post-12693148194536757132010-07-08T10:06:15.638-04:002010-07-08T10:06:15.638-04:00Claire, you are too kind. (I cannot resist paraphr...Claire, you are too kind. (I cannot resist paraphrasing from 'Victor, Victoria', by saying we are all 'Two Kind' ;P)<br /><br />As usual, I was trying to 'buck myself up' in this post. It is important, as Veronica has suggested, that we overestimate out own strength sometimes. In my case, I am working myself up to take a leap of faith in my own womanhood and as you say, I Hallehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03847654451426257182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post-12535070702484792802010-07-08T09:54:56.787-04:002010-07-08T09:54:56.787-04:00Halle, no apology needed; you say more in even you...Halle, no apology needed; you say more in even your weaker posts than most bloggers ever manage.<br />As you say, learning invloves risk, but it also involves discerning value. If a criticism has merit, accept it, but if it is valueless or unfounded, then ignore it, no matter how loudly (or cleverly) stated. <br />(I wish I could follow my own advice!)Claire L Hallamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01535569086150530774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post-59503770387890274362010-07-07T18:40:41.985-04:002010-07-07T18:40:41.985-04:00My apologies to all my friends here in Blogistan, ...My apologies to all my friends here in Blogistan, especially Veronica. You correctly point out that this post is very poorly constructed. <br />I would delete it, but at this point it should probably stand as a reminder to me not to allow my reactions to unfair criticism and gross generalizations found in a few publications affect me. I wandered this morning and got lost in fringe blog world.<br Hallehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03847654451426257182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post-70817980403387109302010-07-07T17:42:57.241-04:002010-07-07T17:42:57.241-04:00I get the feeling that you are addressing somethin...I get the feeling that you are addressing something or someone that I haven't seen, so I think I'm missing some context here. Or maybe it's just me. :)<br /><br />I gravitate toward role models just by what seems most natural to me. I don't think about it. It's really kind of a gut-level thing. I imagine it's the same for you. And if any of those role models happens VĂ©ro Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895169022031921712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post-13164449095491870312010-07-07T12:05:55.926-04:002010-07-07T12:05:55.926-04:00I think the key is to carve your own interpretatio...I think the key is to carve your own interpretation of femininity and forget what others might think about stereotypes. No matter what you arrive at there will always be someone whose idea is closer to the edge.<br /><br />As a day-to-day bloke I have avoided the use of "Feminist" ever since as a student I encountered a bloke who professed feminism as a means to attract women. The Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027942517258679266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post-58946765740514144182010-07-07T11:39:34.803-04:002010-07-07T11:39:34.803-04:00I learned how to act and dress and create my own s...I learned how to act and dress and create my own style of fashion by observing other women in places where they gathered. I had to figure what works best with what and after my first makeover, I had a getter idea of how to use makeup. My mother coached my sisters (4) but not her son (2) with beauty tips and fixing hair, I learned by trial and error. Not the best way but it works as we all find Kay & Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244257765709660605noreply@blogger.com