For weeks I have felt lost and confused about many assignments. It wasn’t just because most of my professors assigned projects closer to the end of the semester, it is partially because in this college writing class we have numerous assignments throughout the semester. Though I still haven not gotten used to juggling everything at […]
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About the author: Kendall Clayton
Kendall Clayton is currently a student at American University in Washington, D.C. where she plans to major in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality studies, with a heavier focus on gender and sexuality. Gender and sexuality are two topics that she finds purely fascinating and interesting, and she loves learning about the different ways in which people identify. […]
Adapted D.C. Flag: District Yoga
Yoga District 1922 I St NW, Washington, DC 20036 Farragut West/North Area Yoga District is located on I Street, right by my internship. The logo is clearly an adaptation of Washington, D.C.’s flag. The three stars of the flag are replaced by three yogis in warrior pose, suggesting both using the local D.C. yoga studio […]
Adapted D.C. Flag: District Kitchen
District Kitchen 2606 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008 Woodley Park Area District Kitchen is located near the entrance to/exit from the Woodley Park/Adams Morgan red line metro stop. Their method for adapting the D.C. flag to their logo was replacing the two bars with two lines of writing. One bar was replaced by “District” […]
Adapted D.C. Flag: Beef N’ Bread
Beef N’ Bread 750 6th St NW, Washington, DC 20001 Chinatown Beef N’ Bread is located in Chinatown, which explains the Chinese characters below the logo on the outside wall. The logo adapts the D.C. flag to encourage shopping local to potential customers. The logo is very closely related to the original D.C. flag. From […]
Adapted D.C. Flag: District Distilling Co.
District Distilling Co. 1414 U St NW, Washington, DC 20009 U Street Area District Distilling Co. adapted the D.C. flag for their logo. Unlike many other adapted flags, this adaptation is very loose, using just the three stars from the flag in their logo to connote their brand with D.C. to appeal to the idea […]
“Making Bathrooms More ‘Accommodating'” by Emily Bazelon
By Kendall Clayton A Reading Summary: In her article titled Making Bathrooms More ‘Accommodating,’ Emily Bazelon challenges the principle that bathrooms are open to all, arguing that “the terms for entering them have been fixed.” For a cisgender man or woman, entering bathrooms is simple and clear, she argues. However, problems arise when someone enters […]