Erika is a Legal Director in San Francisco
Role Call is a Petal + Sass blog section featuring interviews with professional young women occupying diverse careers- and their advice to teens.
Name: Erika Payne
Age: 32
College & major: Tufts University, Philosophy
Graduate school & concentration: Columbia University, Law
The phrase “slut shaming” often pops up in social media and magazine article commentary. What does this mean and how is it applied to women? And why is it only applied to women and not men, when guys are having just as much sexual interaction?
A recent article in New York Times Magazine explored the changing concept of the word “flaw,” or rather, its more contemporary counterpart, “flawless.”
In no small measure, thanks to feminist icons like Beyonce and Lady Gaga, a curious thing is happening to the meaning of “flawless” – a word meaning “perfect” is evolving before our eyes to mean “different,” “unique,” and, at its core, “imperfectly beautiful.”
What does this mean when you take a deep breath and look in the mirror, often scrutinizing the parts of your body you’d like to change?
Just in case karma is real..
While I’d love for you to follow this blog pretty regularly, or at least peek at us on Twitter and Facebook from time to time, I’d rather you get down to these 10 easy ways to maximize your life off the bat– starting— *now!*
What do you see when you in the mirror? A glossy mop of hair (maybe a mess right now); a row of (kinda) pearly teeth (snaggles are super cute); penetrating eyes blinking back at you (where are my contacts!?)
So often we spend time looking at The What. But what about…’The Who’?
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