Catherine Gigante-Brown

I asked a handful of women: why are people so scared of ladyparts?

I sat obediently in her chair atop four ancient copies of the Yellow Pages. Crossing my fingers, I prayed Catholic schoolgirl prayers.

Although I tried to convince myself that I wasn't racist, if the truth were told, I didn't like Muslims. Especially after 9/11.

Why, when I'm cool with being a salt-and-pepper chick, does it so clearly unnerve others?

The Daily News quoted one painted lady as saying, “People come up to us sometimes and say what we do is disgusting,” she said. “But what is disgusting about the female body? They shield their kids sometimes, and I think, ‘Kids come from the female body.’”

herbalist. shiatsu practitioner. healer.

"Bring over a meal—and leave. Breakfast, lunch or dinner, from soup to nuts. And coffee. Plenty of coffee."

Being a little bit chubby is better than being a lot dead.

raunchy renaissance woman. multimedia artist. probably a slut.

Alas, I am the lone female in a house full of men. Only two men, but they take up a lot of space.