Category: You’re Doing It right

Applauding those brave few who challenge us even as they sell

This is a (Wo)man’s World

Check out his viral video from France showing us life as a masculinist in a matriarchal world.  Sometimes it helps to just see things differently.  Watch the video then read more about the short, created in 2010 by Eleonore Pourriat, and the filmmaker’s surprise by it’s recent upworthiness.

Google’s Doodle-ing It Right

Russia’s laws and practices against gay citizens have been well documented leading up to the games, exposing harsh practices and the need for change.  Google welcomed the games with this doodle, which included language directly from the Olympic charter reminding us all the intended spirit of the games.  Here’s to hoping that the pressure to provide equal rights will last longer than the games.

This doodle from Google graces the search page, with the thumbnail on all it's pages on the opening day of the Sochi Olympics
This doodle from Google graces the search page, with the thumbnail on all it’s pages on the opening day of the Sochi Olympics

 

Aerie Real(er)

American Eagle’s sister store Aerie is launching its #aeirereal campaign, pledging to stop Photoshopping their models and to not use supermodels.  Even so, the women in these photos are most definitely still very beautiful by most American standards, even if not so visible in fashion.  We have a long way to go till the war on women’s bodies can be called in this country, but every journey is made of a million steps and this Photoshop free campaign looks like one.

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