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Wikipedia is asking for money again and I say they deserve it. That's why I donated $5.It was not at all because I wanted to see my name and quote floating around Wikipedia or because I was too ashamed to write a blog asking people to donate without donating myself.Nope, neither of those.
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I love Wikipedia. If there is one site I use every single day of my life it's Wikipedia. It renews my faith in mankind. So, if you love them too, go and give them some money.And yes, secretly I'm hoping Wikipedia will contact me and ask me to write a book about my experience with their site and how amazing it is for them to know I love their site.And I want my quote to appear on the front page. The one in the image you are not supposed to see.Don't judge me. I gave them money.
I love Vagina!
Awesome title, huh? Yeah, I mean it too. Think it's scary? Most people fear this word as they fear the word penis (woohoo got it in there), but more on that another time.Anyhow, I'm really here to big up Eve Ensler, who you have probably heard of from the Vagina Monologues. She also has this interesting movement called V-Day (yay girlies!).Keep reading for more info and the video of Eve from www.ted.com.
So here's the video:
This particular video is about security and insecurity more than vaginas (wow, both vaginas and vaginae are acceptable ways to make vagina plural. How did I not know all the ways to increase the amount of vagina?). Don't worry though, Ms. Ensler still says vagina like a dozen times. She also makes some great general points about fear, women, change, personal security and heroes.I love hearing from people who bust their ass in the real world, talk to real people and get dirty. Then they clean the mud and blood from these hard-earned lessons and put them on display for the rest of us. Selah!This part really stuck in my head:"You can't not know who you are so you cling to hard-matter identity. You become a Christian, Muslim, Jew. You're an Indian, Egyptian, Italian, American, you're a heterosexual or a homosexual or you never have sex or at least that's what you say when you identify yourself."I love it! Hope you do too.
So here's the video:
This particular video is about security and insecurity more than vaginas (wow, both vaginas and vaginae are acceptable ways to make vagina plural. How did I not know all the ways to increase the amount of vagina?). Don't worry though, Ms. Ensler still says vagina like a dozen times. She also makes some great general points about fear, women, change, personal security and heroes.I love hearing from people who bust their ass in the real world, talk to real people and get dirty. Then they clean the mud and blood from these hard-earned lessons and put them on display for the rest of us. Selah!This part really stuck in my head:"You can't not know who you are so you cling to hard-matter identity. You become a Christian, Muslim, Jew. You're an Indian, Egyptian, Italian, American, you're a heterosexual or a homosexual or you never have sex or at least that's what you say when you identify yourself."I love it! Hope you do too.
