general life update

i forgot this blog exists hahaha

1. i’m in my sophomore year of college. technically, i’m /almost/ done with it, considering that i’m currently taking my second semester. i’ve also picked out a “track” for my course (track is in quotation marks because i don’t see myself committing to it entirely), which is image and sound production. don’t ask me why i picked that track because i honestly have no idea (although i do want to make a filipino educational channel a la crash course). 

2. i joined the school paper! it’s been a really great experience so far, even though i’m probably the worst writer on the staff hahahaha. i’ve had three (well, technically two and one sidebar) articles published. also, when you google my name those articles are the first results hihihi.

3. speaking of the school paper, i also signed up for the editorial board race! requirements are terrifying but they seem manageable. more on this story as it develops. 

4. i’m still single.

 

Con-hot: On the Fake Geek Girl and Sexism in the Geek Culture Community

(Note: this was originally the first draft on a research paper requirement for my English 12 class, the final draft will be much neater.)

It’s hard to deny that geeks are in. With the rise of comic book movies such as The Avengers, Iron Man, and the Batman trilogy, as well the growing acceptance of video games (both for consoles and handheld devices) into the mainstream, being a geek is no longer something to be ashamed about. But as geeks become more and more popular, there’s been a growing debate on actually constitutes a real geek, particularly when it comes to the women in the community. There have been endless online debates on the concept of the fake geek girl and whether or not they actually harm the community.

But does the fake geek girl actually exist or is it just a reaction towards geek culture entering the mainstream? This paper will try to answer that question. This will be done through the analysis of what make a geek real or fake, the examination of the type of treatment that women receive in this subculture, and as well as looking at how sexism plays into the creation of the “fake” geek girl. This paper will prove that the fake geek girl does not in fact exist, and that it is merely a sexist reaction towards the fact that more and more women are entering the community.

Herstory

Today was a great day to be a woman in my country. After sixteen long years, countless debates, and endless pressure from the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines to not pass it, the Reproductive Health Bill was finally passed in both the Senate and Congress.

And happy isn’t even the proper word to describe what I’m feeling right now.

I’ve supported the bill (and now I have to start calling it the RH law now, a really fantastic phrase by the way!) ever since I was in second year high school. That was almost four years ago, and now it’s finally a reality.

I’m so so happy that now the women in my country have the right to choose how to plan their families, whether it be the natural or modern way. I’m ecstatic that women and children will finally have the chance to be educated about how their bodies work, and I’m overjoyed at the fact that women can now have safe and satisfying sex lives.

I’m happy that the people in my country now have the right to choose and the education that they sorely need.

Tonight, after sixteen long years of the bill languishing in both Congress and in the Senate, history (or rather, herstory) has finally been made.

On Jenna Marbles, Slut-shaming and Rape Culture

Let me start out by saying that I love Jenna Marbles. I love her straightforward style, and the fact that she isn’t afraid to speak her mind. But her latest video completely bothered me.

I guess it’s because of the slut-shaming.

An introduction

I suppose most blogs start out with an introductory post.