.... It's like something out of a horror movie ...
A woman in Pakistan was arrested on suspicion of killing her husband then ... WAIT FOR IT ... cutting him into pieces and attempting to cook him to cover up the crime!!!!
OH YEAHHHH, she went all out!!! Pakistani officials stated that Zainab Bibi, 32, had no intention of eating (BLAUGH!) her now-dead husband but needed to get rid of the evidence in the best possible way. If you ask me, this woman has been watching one too many episodes of Criminal Minds. I'm pretty sure it gets dubbed over there.
Reporters in Pakistan said that Bibi had no remorse for killing her husband as she had a daughter from a previous marriage, who her second husband wanted to leave her for, and marry. Bibi apparently stated in an interview that her husband "got what her deserved ... before he dared touch [her] daughter."
Well, seems like she's a total psycho and he's a total creep. One big happy family, no doubt, under that roof. Throw in the fact that Bibi's 22-year-old nephew helped with the kill and you just have one hell of a story to tell at Christmas dinner to the relatives.
I hope those were the black sheep in that family.
... Honestly though, I feel for the daughter in this whole debacle ... She clearly has some Daddy issues she's going to have to get through and now she's got a Momma in jail.
Craziness up in there.
She's a Killer Queen. Gunpowder. Gelatin. Dynamite with a laser beam. Guaranteed to blow your mind, anytime. Recommended at the price. Insatiable an appetite. Wanna try? (Killer Queen, Queen)
(who occasionally drive ME insane but I love anyway!)
* My Health
(which is back and better than ever ... minus this cold!)
* My Faith
(which whether it wanes, always comes back stronger.)
* My Incredible Co-Workers
(at ALL my jobs that I am lucky to have.)
* My Cohorts
(who get me through each and every semester and keep me sane ...)
* My Professors
(who push me to use my brain that has healed so very nicely.)
* My Sisters
(who help me remember to live by our AXO standards.)
And, last but not least ...
* Shoes
(which give me something pretty to look forward to buying!)
I hope everyone has a blessed Thanksgiving filled with food, fun, and family! Enjoy it!
Somedays we forget to look around us. Somedays we can't see the joy that surrounds us. So caught up inside ourselves - we take when we should give. So for tonight, we pray for what we know can be. And on this day, we hope for what we still can't see. It's up to us to be the change. And even though we all can still do more, there's so much to be thankful for. (Thankful, Josh Groban)
This week I have just been slapped in the face with media representation issues ... and since it's kind of my thing ... I guess I should probably say a little something (or more than a little something) about one of the giant problems that lie within the media.
I recently attended the National Communication Association Conference in New Orleans and attended a seminar about magazines. One of the speakers mentioned that the current stats say that 68 million women read magazines each month without fail.
This statistic scares me considering what I have observed about the messages that magazines (and media in general) send to its female consumers - and males too in certain cases, just to be fair! Just in scanning through a few of the more popular women's magazines, you notice what the media considers the "perfect" and "ideal" woman - both in the pages of its content and in its advertisements. For example, in the most current issue of Cosmopolitan magazine, there are 62 ads which feature front-facing females. Only one of those women are depicted as having a position of power (I think it was an Orajel ad) and from what I can remember counting - only 20-somewhat ads featured women of color. None featured plus-size women.
What is Cosmopolitan telling women about themselves simply through the ads they choose to accept and run, let alone through their actual content? (By the way, all that counting was done for preliminary research for possible thesis topics! ... OH YEAH. I can never get away from grad school which is why I have been so MIA on the blog posts lately).
Considering the state of the media today and the ways in which it is treating its women, we are the only ones who can change it. We need to stand up to the media (and the fashion industry - we can't forget them!) and say that we aren't scared of not seeing size 0 models on our runways and in our magazines. We need to see more women of color and of differing body types on our TV stations. We also need to be the ones working in the media. Today I was appalled to hear someone make a bulimia joke in a media setting and I didn't even know what to say as I was so shocked - especially when you consider the facts like the ones presented here:
All those facts should stir a little something in you to want to make a change, and even if that change is just a personal one to accept yourself and give yourself a little slack when you look in the mirror and to love yourself for who you are ... then that's enough. But if it stirs a little more in you to make more changes like contacting fashion designers and magazine publishers/editors, then more power to you! Hopefully we can help change the world before a new generation of girls are hurt by the media messages they are fed every day.
I want to be beautiful. Make you stand in awe. Look inside my heart and be amazed. I want to hear you say who I am is quite enough. Just want to be worthy of love and beautiful. Sometimes I wish I was someone other than me, fighting to make the mirror happy - trying to find whatever is missing. Won't you help me back to glory. (Beautiful, Bethany Dillon)
Seems like baby news is just blowing up the entertainment sphere these past few weeks ... First, Jessica Simpson confirmed her chub was a baby bump ... then Biebs denied he was a baby daddy ... and today, every baby sitter's nightmare came true, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar announced they are expecting ... again. Baby number 20 is on the way for the happy couple.
And, quite frankly, bitch be straight crazy.
Now, don't get me wrong - I am always the first one to congratulate an expecting couple or make goo-goo sounds and silly faces at itsy-bitsy babies but there is a point when as a couple, as a woman, you need to say that you're done. And I think after 19 kids ... and after 45 years old ... that might be it for you - and your lady bits.
I totally understand that Jim Bob and Michelle want to keep everything in God's hands and are willing to take on the responsibility of having as many children as God wills, and I respect that, but I am also a firm believer that God helps those that help themselves ... and I think we need to look at the facts - besides the fact that Jim Bob's sperm must have GPS because they always get where they are going!
She is a 45 year old woman, who already has had 19 kids.
According to the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, there are risks of complications for older women because pregnancy puts new demands on a woman's body (well, maybe not new in her case ...). There is also an increased chance of high blood pressure which poses risks to both the mother and the baby. There could be problems with the placenta and with the growth of the baby. The mother is also more likely to develop diabetes, if she doesn't already have it (in which case, it will worsen). On top of all this, there is a heightened risk of Down's syndrome and other chromosomal diseases for the baby ... or pregnancy loss overall.
Is it really worth all that? I mean like I said ... God helps those. He gave us a brain for a reason, why take all those risks when you don't know what could happen with the baby or yourself? Is it really worth it - Especially for the Duggars who already have 19 kids (and a grandchild).
I don't know - I just hope that all goes well in her pregnancy and that when the time comes and she goes into labor (and that baby just slides right out of her because God knows you don't come back from 19 kids), that the baby is just fine and dandy because there were some complications with her last pregnancy, and Josie Duggar spent several months in and out of the hospital.
c/o www.duggarfamily.com
And you know what, even if the Duggars don't really need to worry about this ... In today's world where people are losing their jobs and money is hard to come by, people need to take care in choosing to have kids because they are basically a really expensive asset. You put all this money into them, and hopefully one day, they can be used to your advantage. They will pay for you to live in some nice retirement community or they will let you live with them ... Either way, the Duggars are apparently good with banging out kids and have the means to do it, but if you don't have the means for them ... it's not fair to bring a child (or twenty) into the world and not be able to afford them. People need to keep that in mind and not just go with the flow Duggar-style.
They, however, don't need to worry about this ... They probably get a new diaper deal with every kid that's born.
Havin' my baby. What a lovely way of sayin' how much you love me. Havin' my baby. What a lovely way of sayin' what you're thinkin' of me. I can see it, face is glowin'. I can see it in your eyes. I'm happy you know it - that you're havin' my baby. [(You're) Having My Baby, Paul Anka]
Y'all knew it was coming ... My rant on this Biebs story. Y'all just didn't know when! Sorry, but grad school has been OWNING my life. But, here it is. The "IT AIN'T HIS" rant!
Now I'm sure at this point, you all have heard about this trifling bitch Mariah Yeater who is claiming that Justin Bieber fathered her 3-month-old son, after some 30-second bathroom tryst. This comes after she claimed the child was fathered by her ex-boyfriend (who, in case you are wondering, she beat and then ended up being arrested for battery when he denied being the father).
Oh yeahhhhh, Justin Bieber was her SECOND CHOICE BABY DADDY!
Now, here's my thing. If you are going to make up some crazy-ass story to get yourself some 15 minutes of fame and some dolla dolla bills in your pocket then at least pick a better celebrity ... Because I mean, come on, we all know the Biebs is all about being virgin unless you are definitely ready and you are absolutely with someone you loveeeeee (ermmmm ... Selena Gomez, anyone!?). AND, on top of that, this woman's 3-month-old child would have been conceived when the Biebs was 16 years old, and she was 19!!!! WHAT?! She's willing to be convicted of statutory rape for this!?
GIRLLLLL, you all kinds of crazy.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept./AP
I am interested to see where this story ends up going because I know right now Justin Bieber is simply denying that he knows her and that the baby is his ... (OBVI, because it's TRUE). But this woman seems like a total loony basket, so I am just wondering if the Biebs will ever succumb and take the paternity test. Or if this crazy will end up trailing him on the road because, I mean, its not too hard to track down a celeb. What do you really need to do? Google them?
Actually, that's pretty scary. I don't want to give any more crazines any ideas.
Don't need that TMZ all in our privacy. Use them lips for kissin' girl if you wanna ride with me, and if you wanna tell somebody then we can call the whole thing off, no problem. You can go your way and I'll go mine but I'd rather spend a little time with you, yeah ... I don't wanna see you tweet about J.B 'cause the only people that know is you and me ... So, tell me are you gonna kiss, kiss and tell? (Kiss and Tell, Justin Bieber)
