Letters to the Editor
spankathon
Published Letters: 68 Editor's Choice: 1
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High-larious
[Read the article: Are urbane tomboys truer feminists?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Wow. I never thought a feminist would call me a poser for not dressing 'girly' enough.
RULZ FOR DRESS:
1. Must not bind.
2. Must cover flesh so no drafts touch sensitive waist, ankles, or chest.
3. Must be dark to cover stains, grease, etc.
4. Must be form fitting so that first and foremost, a. there is no 'extra' cloth to get caught in doors, machinery, etc and secondly b. so that my hourglass figure is not hidden.
5. Must be ultra cheep. Old Navy, Walmart, and Target generally do it, with the occasional splurge at the Gap or great find at the SalvArm.
Not to brag, but they are generally beating down my door. Guess you gals at Broadsheet have become like the jealous chicks who wail 'but you wear rags! are you even wearing makeup? why does he like you?' Or the more controlling ones who say 'let me fix you up. you need a makeover. you'd be able to catch a really rich one if you'd let me help you.'
Sorry to say, quality of character is STILL the deciding factor for MEN with quality of character. Maybe you could research BUYING some quality of character...oh not for sale? Sorry!
Hint: scratching one's face off generally does not contribute to quality of character.
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Sometimes we wear dresses
[Read the article: Are urbane tomboys truer feminists?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Not to impress men, not to be ironic, but simply to show respect in a setting where dresses are required. Also sometimes for halloween. :) Also sometimes for FUN!
Showing respect for one's elders and doing things for the sheer fun of it also contributes to quality of character.
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CLothing
[Read the article: Are urbane tomboys truer feminists?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Actually, clothes say a lot about people.
A lot of my friends are feminine and girly, but in a down to earth way... they are easy to get along with, they don't bore you to tears with the latest vogue news, and they are creative and inventive with their dress but they never wear anything uncomfortable. An artsy femme girl is someone I'd love to have coffee with!
Women I've known who are 'fashion plates' have been brittle, anxious, and spent ALL THEIR FREE TIME shopping, matching clothes, testing makeup, and generally trying to stop the clock. Yawn. Who wants to even talk to someone like that. -- 'So have you read Chekov's 'Cherry Blossoms' -- 'Chekov, is that the new makeup editor for Elle? Is cherry blossoms the name of the new MAC blush?' The ones I've met have been extremely competitive with other women and also tiresomely conforming. My apologies for my generalizations to all you fashionistas with hearts of gold.
Fashion is about the outside. The outside is important in many cases, but it is not the reason we exist. People who spend the *bulk* of their hours improving their outsides are bound to be spiritually, emotionally, and intellectually lacking.
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Like, Om, Man
[Read the article: Seduced by the Dalai Lama]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"Hell, the Dalai Lama has forgiven China, so why shouldn't we?"
Haven't we? Is there any meaningful American or global censure against China? Isn't the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, of all places? Have YOU demanded that your elected representatives do everything in their power to 'stick it' to China? It's business as usual with this tyrannical superpower as far as I am aware.
"Would he have dared offer this counsel to the 1 million Tibetans who were directly or indirectly killed by invading Chinese? ... Tibetan parents who were forced to applaud while their children were executed? Would they be expected to believe their sufferings were merely illusory and passing?"
If they ask him, yes he does dare, and most are glad to hear what he has to say. The belief that their sufferings are illusory and passing in no way exculpates the perpetrators of violence. It requires learning, study, devotion, and yes, faith to understand these two seemingly contradictory tenets.
"If what the Dalai Lama professes is truly Buddhism"
Do you believe there's something about Buddhism you can teach the Dalai Lama? He would probably say yes, there is something you can teach him about Buddhism, while you decry him and imply there is nothing about Buddhism he can teach YOU. Hmmmm...
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Healthy Sexuality
[Read the article: Exploiting women to protect animals?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Wow! I didn't know that healthy sexuality is about impossibly perfect women showing skin to sell products.
I must be having unhealthy sex because neither I nor my partner (not that you care about HIS sexuality) is perfect, and we aren't running out to buy beer and new cars before we come. Neither of us is airbrushed or wearing pancake makeup during sex either! Neither of us diets 24/7/365, has had plastic surgery, or gets our teeth whitened with toxic chemicals!
Thanks for telling us how nonsensical and feminazi-ey us wimmin folk's objection to using women's bodies to sell stuff is...
You really put us in our places!
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True learners don't judge
[Read the article: What is your literary deal breaker?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Ha ha ha! Disqualifying someone because of the last book they read? Only poseurs who pretend they are well-read but really aren't would do that. For the truly well-read, reading is a compulsion, and *anything* is fair game. Take it from someone who will read the white pages when nothing else is available. Gideon Bible? Been there, done that. Watchtower? Check! Those little fundamentalist comic booklets? All of 'em probably.
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@ danrc83
[Read the article: What is your literary deal breaker?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Anna Karenina
Love in the Time of Cholera
Night
The Good Earth
100 Years of Solitude
Middlesex
These are all Oprah book picks. All excellent.
I don't care WHO makes Tolstoy mainstream. Good for Oprah.