Day: April 3, 2012
Relevant: 5 Big Media Stereotypes About the South (And the Real Story Behind Them)
Finally, someone dispelled the rumors and stereotypes about southerners.
April 2, 2012 |“Doubts on Romney’s Conservatism Help Santorum in the South,” reads the ABC News headline from March 13. The headline would have you believe that Rick Santorum trounced Mitt Romney in the Alabama and Mississippi GOP primaries. It obscures the fact that Santorum beat Romney by just 44-39 percent in Alabama and 42-39 percent in Mississippi. In other words, nearly half of GOP primary voters in these states voted for Romney.
The headline not only obscures the kinds ofpolitical divisions that divide the rural and more liberal urban parts of the South; it also feeds into the idea that Southern conservatives vote primarily on “family values” issues, and takes it on good faith that Romney — who has moved awfully far to the Right during primary season – is somehow the more civilized, sane, humane and/or liberal of the two.
In January, CNN contributor John Avlon wrote about the ugly stereotypes about South Carolina that he saw as that state’s primaries kicked off: “You know, the characterization of South Carolina as a swamp of sleazy politics and brutal attack ads, a Bible belt bastion of rednecks and racism, a state defined by Bob Jones University. Sometimes these stereotypes are floated in political conversations as evidence of how ‘real’ the state is in determining the true feelings of the conservative base.”
Peeper Dee #94
As discussed yesterday, here’s Peeper Dee #94.
It’s a take a photo-a-day, fun-time, everyone submit and get published thing-a-ma-doodle.
We’re welcoming submissions from you. And we welcome you to be submissive.
You don’t have to do it daily. But if you do one and you submit, I’ll add it to it even if I’ve posted the Peeper Dee already.
Submit here.
Or at home.
Or at church.
You can submit anywhere.
This week, we have three submissions so far. One from Sunny Lee, one from Tina, and one from little ol’ me.
Tina’s kind of porn
Or maybe you should practice a little self control
Prayer to God reads, “Dear God, please put your arm over my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.”
Nothing like an invisible side hug from God followed by him putting his hand over your mouth.
If he could do that, I’d be praying this prayer for believers all the time.
Honk.
Via “The Facebook”
Meet Marshmallow, a kitten who will take your heart, stomp it, and lick the blood off the floor
You have been forewarned.
About:
Uploaded by sweetfurx4 on Apr 2, 2012
Marshmallow was born on March 1st with low birth weight (~60% of the normal expected weight at about 66g or 2.3 oz). A month later, Marshy is breaking one pound, about 7 times the birthweight. At this point, we’re just thankful that she’s made it through the first month.
Ilona Szwarc and American Girls with their American Girl Dolls
This is an interesting project. Photographer Ilona Szwarc took a series of photos of American Girls with their American Girl Dolls.
The results range from interesting, to cute, to a little creepy. It’s definitely indicative of what art might do.
Here are two examples. Go see more here.
