Over the past several years, I have allowed many bloggers (and a handful of writers representing businesses) to write guest posts for Belle Brita. I am more than willing to use my platform to promote other bloggers as long as their values align with my own, even if our opinions differ. The downside to my… [Read More]
Intent vs. Impact: The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions
Welcome to the eighteenth day of the 2018 Love Blog Challenge! Today’s prompt is Mistakes. Check out the announcement post for all the prompts and rules this month. You can still join the link-up for last week’s topic, Promises. Imagine you’re at the beach, relaxing in a lounge chair, reading a book. Suddenly a volleyball smacks you… [Read More]
Enthusiastic Consent: A How-To Guide
To be honest, I struggled with the title for this blog post on enthusiastic consent. My first inclination was: Consent: A How-To Guide for the Sexual Predators Pretending They Don’t Understand Social Cues But that title was much too long. So then I considered: Consent: A How-To Guide for the Socially Inept But I thought… [Read More]
#MeToo: My Story of Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault
I was 12 the first time. I was in the kitchen with two boys from school, both in my grade, although neither in my class. I was getting a drink when I heard them walk in. I turned around and said hello. One of them leaned over and poked my breast, my beautiful, budding, barely… [Read More]
How Mike Pence’s Boundaries Hold Women Back Professionally
“Seriously what’s the appropriate reason for a married person to go out for a meal alone with a member of the other sex (outside of family)?” Back in March, conservative Christian Matt Walsh asked this question on Twitter. Friendship? Discussing doing business together? On the same business trip? Enjoying each other's company? A common interest?… [Read More]
13 Reasons Why Teenagers Need Feminism (Part 3)
This is Part 3 in a short series exploring sexist attitudes in the Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why. If you haven’t already, read Parts 1 and 2 first. Related: 13 Reasons Why Teenagers Need Feminism (Part 1) If you have not already seen 13 Reasons Why or read the novel, this post contains heavy… [Read More]