The Girl in the Red Rubber Boots

Tag: culture

  • Good Grief, I Just Like Culture

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    Emily Sara Smucker
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    Isn’t there an irony in the fact that I am a communications major, and I’ve been a blogger for ten years, yet I can’t seem to adequately communicate a simple concept on my blog? Friday night I posted about hipster Mennonites. I knew it was likely to go Menno-viral, with that picture and that headline,…

  • The Bizarre Hipster Mennonite Trend

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    Emily Sara Smucker
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    Surely I’m not the only one who’s noticed the Pacific Northwest Hipster vibe creeping into Mennonite communities. Specialty coffee. Bushy beards. Donald Miller books. Artsy hole-in-the-wall restaurants. Flannel shirts. Adventuring. On and on. Am I the only one who finds it odd? Ever since I connected to the greater American Mennonite culture through social media,…

  • MOP April 3: A Rant about Culture and Humanity

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    Emily Sara Smucker
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    Blast, the evening is running out and there is a continuous rant about culture that is buzzing through my brain. It’s difficult to turn brain rants into coherent blog posts. But I shall try. This term I’m taking a class on African anthropology. The teacher has a great grasp on culture, and I enjoy the…