Happy August y’all! Do you like the alliteration in my title? 😉 We’re only three days in, but I am loving August so far. Yesterday I woke up with a smile on my face, enjoyed a quiet morning savoring my cup of coffee, and started work early. I got right into some nitty gritty aspects […]
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Women and Money
Being a lady has definitely shaped my relationship to money. In this country, historically, women have been legally, socially and literally prevented from having access to money, earning money, owning property, having savings and entering high earning fields. Women have a complicated history to money and it’s hurting us in our current day. KaraKara Perez is […]
On Nicki Minaj and Being Relentlessly Female
(source) Nicki Minaj is a woman-one who is making sure no one forgets that. Through both her lyrics and her appearance, Nicki Minaj has confronted the male gaze and championed over it. She displays herself as a hyper-female woman in the mostly male dominated world of hip-hop and mainstream music. KaraKara Perez is the original founder of […]
On Changing Opinions and Taylor Swift
You know what most people are practically incapable of? Admitting that their opinions have changed. We tend to form an opinion and cling to it with every fiber of our being; if we once stated that we hate something, we forever cling to that hatred, oftentimes flying in the face of evidence to the contrary. […]