This Guest Post Scared the Pants Off Me

September 17, 2015 by curvylou 15 Comments

I’m excited and nervous. I wrote my first guest post recently, and it scared the pants off of me. It just went live.

Conflict is hard for me. I’m not very good at it, and I didn’t realize when I volunteered for the gig that the subject matter I chose for it has the potential to create conflict. The name of the post is “What I Learned from Self-Made Man, by Norah Vincent”, and here’s a brief excerpt:

Norah Vincent is a journalist whose work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, The Village Voice, the New York Post, The New Republic, and The Washington Post.

Years ago, she underwent voice and physical training, sought help from professional make-up artists, and lived as a man for eighteen months. Among other activities, she joined a bowling league, dated, and joined a men’s therapy group. Self-Made Man is the story of her experiences, a thoughtful, humanitarian outsider’s view on what it means to be a man.

I couldn’t figure out how to start, proceed, or end. Should I explain my feminist credentials? Apologize to my feminist past for taking a stand for men and men’s needs? But what should I apologize for? This book really moved me. It’s important. I went in circles for weeks.

Michelle gave me an extension, I eventually figured it out, and it’s now live at Look Through My Lens. I’d love to hear what you think.

Michelle writes about “college, feminism, culture, inspiration and motivation.” She’s a thoughtful woman and writer bringing her own experience to her articles. Her blog is a zero tolerance for intolerance space, and I love that she blasts that out loud on her front page.

Two of my favorite articles are her How to Stay Sober in College and Why I Am Sex Positive. Please go give Michelle some blog love!