Awesome, right?
In case you don’t know who she is, she is the UFC bantamweight champion and current Espy holder of Fighter of the Year. She’s also received a crap ton of twitter trolling and nasties in the press because she fails to be definable. She is a kick-ass judo fighter, an outspoken feminist, and–a “girly girl.” She’s often seen on the red carpet or in magazines in full hair and makeup, looking as much like a top Hollywood actress as a cage fighter, and that dichotomy seems to piss off the establishment.
(note: the establishment looks a lot like this, only you should imagine roughly 100% more dudes who live in their parents’s basement who have strong relationships with the dominant muscles in their forearms.)
The establishment likes well-defined labels and categories in which they can place women. (Human incubator, tax write-off, focus for unspent rage, bagel bites baker.) Women like Rousey defy their carefully constructed gender binaries, and her ability to commodify that unique talent, has placed her in the unenviable position as a lightning rod for their ire.
The comments I read on twitter set a fire ablaze beneath me. It’s 2015, and the GOP is talking about SHUTTING DOWN THE GOVERNMENT to defund family planning/female independence services. More women are hassled on twitter by.the.day. Redditors are creating new misogynistic subreddits faster than Reddit can collapse them.
What the fuck?
Thankfully, there is a movement. A movement toward body acceptance, professional mentoring, the “ungendering” of toys; of committing to raising our girls so that they are not caught up in the same cycles we are strung up in now. The movement is also teaching our boys that women are more than pretty baby makers. We’re fierce, intelligent creatures with whom ONE DOES NOT FUCK.
I’m doing my part. I’m educating my children that women are just as capable, intelligent, and willful as men. But that’s not always enough.
It takes a village–and sometimes–a library.
I made a list. It’s all essential reading in my opinion, and it swells my soul with pride for the double ecks chromosome bearers.
The Top 10 Books for Badass Bitches.
In no particular order:
You may think this post wouldn’t get a recipe. Guess what? My MawMaw is A #1 badass bitch in my opinion, and bitch can bake.
So can I.
Top 10 Books for Badass Bitches. #books #booklists #amreading
Vegan Peanut Butter Cup Napoleon
*it has crispy bits. You’re welcome.
Vegan Peanut Butter Cup Napoleon
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Keywords: bake vegan mousse
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Ingredients
for the mousse
- the separated cream from one can of full-fat, no emulsifiers added, coconut milk. (refrigerate over night, pour off liquid.)
- 3/4 cup of Jif Natural Peanut Butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup dark chocolate cocoa powder
for the layers
- 12-15 round vegan wonton skins
- cooking spray
optional
- vegan peanut butter cups for topping.
Instructions
for the layers
preheat oven to 375F
spray both sides of the wonton skins lightly with cooking spray
arrange in a single layer on a cooling rack over a cookie sheet
bake 5 minutes or until edges are brown and crisp
for the mousse
whip the coconut cream in a mixer on high
slowly add in peanut butter and vanilla
sift in the cocoa powder a bit at a time, mix well
add sugar LAST, mix lightly
AVENGERS, ASSEMBLE
place a wonton on a plate
spoon or pipe 3-4 tbsp of mousse per layer, repeat.
top with pb cup.
EAT RIGHT MEOW.
ALTERNATIVELY, keep components separate and mousse refrigerated until time to put together.
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