[zora]

I really do miss the old Bust. I liked reading articles written by people around the country. And the Boy De Jour article seems like Cosmo's "Guy With out His Shirt" page. I liked the old issues with the collum written by a man, (I can't remember if it was the same guy every time.) As weird as this sounds, I buy the magazine for Ayun Halliday's piece every time. I love her to pieces. She just writes so well. But, yeah. I want to see more of the feminism in Bust. And less of the knitting. I'd like to see a crochet craft featured. Remember the article they did on chinese punk bands? That was awesome! I had no idea punk was in style in China.
I'd also want to see the themed issues coming back.
And I'd really like to see an article on where music is going, music featuring women. I was thinking about it the other night when I saw this local band play. The women rapped about sex and danced around is scant clothes. I was thinking about how that used to be a big deal. Like when Peaches arrived on the scene and everyone freaked out. I'm not really a Peaches fan, I haven't heard much of her music.
But still. It seems relevent.
A reproductive issues Issue would be grand. I hope they come out with one. And Betty Page? Feh.

[mouse]

the really depressing thing is that i would've been thrilled to see the travel article in something like "jane". they're super sex-positive, but they tend to not acknowledge that some of their readers might not actually want to put on a bikini and flirt with foreign men. like i said before, i expected more from bus.

you know, this is funny, and this should probably go under one of the feminism threads, but it's interesting how i reacted to it. i think i've got my back up quite a bit to be offended by bust these days so maybe i was halfway looking for something to piss me off, and i haven't read any ariel levy and don't plan to, but it's kind of interesting where all of this sex-positive feminism (which i wholeheartedly agree with) has taken us to--if it's considered empowering to give a blowjob in exchange for room and board or a meal or drinks or whatever, does that make those of us who aren't comfortable with that, frigid or unempowered? i'm not saying that oh my god i would never ever ever give a strange man a blowjob!! but it most likely would not happen. i'm not unattractive, i've had several boyfriends, but i'm not the kind of girl that boys regularly hit on. i'm the friend that, after talking to for a long time, they finally realize is really awesome, and then they get me into bed and they're totally suprised that i actually really want to have sex and will gladly comply with whatever they want to do to me and suggest some things of my own. i shock the hell out of them in bed because they expect me to be a mouse (ha), but i'm not. the thing is, i'm really picky, and i also don't tend to come out of my shell unless i trust and really like someone and as much as i want it to, that has never happened right away. i wish this third-wave post-feminist whatever would acknowledge that just because you don't put it all out there doesn't mean it ISN'T there, and that just because it IS there, doesn't mean you have to let everyone know about it, or if somehow people don't know about it it doesn't make you any less of an empowered female.