Book 'em, Brontës!

If you don’t have a sense of humor, skip this post.  And stop being such a stick in the mud.

My favorite lines:

• “It's the Brontë sisters, super powered English authors from the nineteenth-century!”

• “Girls can't write books, ha, ha, ha!”

• Sisters: We're boys.

          Evil literary male critic: Guys, your books have revolutionized 

          the Gothic Romance novel!  They're awesome.

          Sisters: Well, the jokes on you, narrow minded cur.  We are women!

          Evil literary male critic: What?  No one wants to read books by girls, get out of here!

• “Book 'em, Brontës!”

• “Together the Brontës wrote books about confident, independent women.  Now they join forces again to become the all-powerful BRONTËSAURUS!”

• “Brontësaurus comes with barrier-breaking feminist vision!”

Whip Our Hair and Just Shake Them Off

Can a nine year old girl be cooler than a twenty-nine year old woman? If that nine year old girl is Willow Smith, then the answer is a “hell yes.” The release of Willow Smith’s video for “Whip My Hair” debuted Monday, October 18th. I am fascinated with both the video and the fan-created videos inspired by the music and choreography (which appeared on YouTube before the actual video). A friend posted a link to a YouTube video of the choreography rehearsal on Facebook, and the song immediately stuck in my head.


Then I found the video created by girls who look to be around the same age as Willow (9-12 years old?), in which they dance in a playground and in front of a building, mimicking the choreography. It’s awesome. And by the way, there are no longer any excuses for adult graduate students and professors not to engage in digital technology – because if these preteen girls can organize, film, and upload their product to YouTube, then so can adults in the academic world.


I also found the official preview released by Willow’s label for the song, which features still images of Willow with the song playing in the background. It was actually this video which inspired me to write this post. But first, you need to watch the videos.


Official Preview of "Whip My Hair"

Official video for "Whip My Hair"

Fan-created "Whip My Hair" video