tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181533216875568450.post8453088974112249295..comments2024-03-01T00:50:54.460-08:00Comments on Plain Jane Activism: Don't Wait Till You're 40Mae Suramekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782021107361247495noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181533216875568450.post-84902144694029124052013-03-23T03:45:51.421-07:002013-03-23T03:45:51.421-07:00Cassie, I have no doubt that you will find your pl...Cassie, I have no doubt that you will find your place, remain true to yourself, and help the world re-define beauty in a more diverse and less exclusive way. On a practical note, I swear if you throw on a blazer, you get instant professionalism :-) Best to you on your journey, my friend. Such an exciting time in your life!Mae Suramekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01782021107361247495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181533216875568450.post-25034584712204755952013-03-22T08:51:22.869-07:002013-03-22T08:51:22.869-07:00I am a Berea student and just stumbled across your...I am a Berea student and just stumbled across your blog this morning...so many of these posts are hitting home for me. This one is especially encouraging because I daily struggle with the thought of needing to put on a different face and change who I am to get a job. I have a nose piercing and still feel like I'm developing my own "style" (one that doesn't include a lot of makeup an manicures!) and this gives me courage to be smart and confident in the environments I might find myself in without caving in to cultural pressures. cassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300501716776688300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181533216875568450.post-38627177700405564232013-01-26T21:20:23.833-08:002013-01-26T21:20:23.833-08:00Great persepctive and great point! I for one woul...Great persepctive and great point! I for one would embrace such diversity in personal expression at my work environment!Mae Suramekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01782021107361247495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181533216875568450.post-84328124431858880242013-01-26T21:19:04.104-08:002013-01-26T21:19:04.104-08:00I love those powerful lyrics and how very, very tr...I love those powerful lyrics and how very, very true. Thanks for sharing, friend!Mae Suramekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01782021107361247495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181533216875568450.post-39479197238184720022013-01-22T05:03:56.028-08:002013-01-22T05:03:56.028-08:00Mae, I got my nose pierced three months after my g...Mae, I got my nose pierced three months after my grant-funded BC job ended for similar reasons (but before I was 40!). It's amazing the angst we put ourselves through over the what-if's... It reminds me a one of my favorite quotes from a Tom Petty song. "I'm so tired of being tired / Sure as night will follow day / Most things I worry about / Never happen anyway."<br /><br />*TamboneTambonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618938916184204811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181533216875568450.post-36730854125394344232013-01-12T07:24:37.028-08:002013-01-12T07:24:37.028-08:00Love it :) I always have to fight with myself ove...Love it :) I always have to fight with myself over this very thing, what with the nose ring, lip ring, and teal streaks in my hair. I've finally come to this conclusion: I'm going into social work. One of the core tenets of social work is supposed to be not judging clients on anything: appearance,religion,gender,expression,orientation,skin color-anything. If I have an interview with a potential employer, and they don't want to hire me because the see a sparkle on my face or a streak of blue in my hair, then how can I have faith that they aren't also judging the people we should be serving?Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09060093854790967339noreply@blogger.com