I am an Amazon.

[logansrogue]

I've heard the name "Glamazon" thrown around, and I think it's pointless.

What ISN'T glamourous about an Amazon? She's strong, she's brave, she's spirited and if you take the old Greek meaning of it (I don't), scantily clad. And if an Amazon is tough and strong, why can't she be glamourous too? What is so unconnected about glamour and being strong and fierce that women felt the need to add "Glam" to the beginning of it to make sure that, yeah, they're tough and strong, but PRETTY and glamourous, they're not icky and butch like a scary lesbian.

So yeah, I'm an Amazon. I work with my warrior-hearted women who fight the good fight for equality. And damn it, we're glamourous. We're romantic. We're awesome.

Comments

[boomstick.livejournal.com]

I always thought that Amazon referred to a tall, curvy, gorgeous, physically strong woman - like, a woman times fifty - so I thought that Glamazon referred to a woman who was insanely glamorous. Glam times fifty!

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

I've only ever heard (well, read) it used in old Marvel Comics, as a way of presenting big, strong women -- say, Thundra or She-Hulk -- in a way that is non-threatening to male readers. And it was bloody annoying.

[demosthenes91.livejournal.com]

I've always thought of Glamazon's as being Amazons but with the high maintenance look to them.

[hotclaws.livejournal.com]

Yep,tautology

[melalucci.livejournal.com]

Last month at Church Family Retreat, I was the Amazon Princess scorekeeper to a bunch of kids on the Knight, Viking, Trojan and Pirate teams. :) Looks like that's carried over, 'cause tonight my friends put me in the computer as Amazon when we went bowling. I love getting cool nicknames!

[logansrogue.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I love that we carry the "amazon" thing onward into our lives. I think it's a wonderful thing for a woman to hold dear to her heart!