My first real rant-fucking sweatshop labour

Definition of sweatshops from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

'A sweatshop is a working environment with very difficult or dangerous conditions, usually where the workers have few rights or ways to address their situation. This can include exposure to harmful materials, hazardous situations, extreme temperatures, or abuse from employers. Sweatshop workers are often forced to work long hours for little or no pay, regardless of any laws mandating overtime pay or a minimum wage. Child labor laws may also be violated.'


i watched this documentary on google video yesterday, after my boyfriend showed it to me
and i think it shows the horrible and difficult situations of people working and living(!) in these kind of environments pretty well.
its a shocking subject and its close to my heart, it goes hand in hand with the exploitation of big coorporations of just fuckin
everything on this planet, let it be people, animals or the environment.
its very sad and i wish more people wud wake up to this and make better and more conscious choices with their purchases, because that is where their power is. maybe stop buying your children those 50 fucking plastic toys made by other children in poorer countries, which break til next christmas anyways, so u can buy new ones and keep trapped in the consumer cycle. and maybe buy them one or two nice ones, made environmentally friendly and handmade by a person, making a living from doing what they love!
as its stated in this documentary, people dont wanna pay the price for socially and environmentally responsibly produced items. now why is that? as i said before wudnt u feel better, by just buying a couple of things, but buying them right?
i made the handmade pledge and im pretty aware of what im buying(and thats not just coz i hate malls!)
im sure most of us cant avoid buying 'sweatshop made' 100%, but just starting and making some thoughtful choices is already a start and very helpful!

its just so wrong! especially around christmas, the time of giving! Yea, right i wonder for whom!? and its not just toys, i mean as everyone SHUD be aware off, most things we consume, let it be clothes, electronics or whatever appliances, is made in china under horrendous circumstances!

im just trying, with this article and by posting this interesting video, to make more people aware of the situation! dont feel helpless or just blame politicians for the state of the world! the world is run like it is, coz most people LET it be run like it is! do something, live ur life more liberated and make some right choices this holiday!

a bit of fry and jay z

This is just so bloody hilarious, you have to check it out!


a bit of fry and jay z from defyingdarwin on Vimeo.

CRAZY SHIT

watch this!
it might be a bit hard on ur nerves!

MY INTERVIEW

Hi people!

My really good friend Maisy Brown(MaisyBrownReproRetro.etsy.com), who i got to know thru etsy, posted this interview of me(interviewing myself) on her blog. She made a really cute post of it and i felt really flattered.

Etsy-the website where we sell our clothes on, has a featured seller on the frontpage who changes every couple of days. Its a great exposure and its just a great way for people to get to know ur shop and your person.

I was quite frustrated today and cudnt get myself to get up in the morning so i came up with this instead.

http://maisybrownreproretro.blogspot.com/2008/11/mice-are-nice-lyptis.html

Yes this is me and Yes I AM OUT THERE!!