I gotta tell you, if you decided to not enjoy everything that is misogynist, you would not be enjoying much.

There are plenty of Simpsons episodes that are terribly misogynist, but I still watch the show, and watch them, and am able to laugh, because otherwise, I'd laugh very rarely.

I watch the Bachelor & the Bachelorette (online) as a "so bad it's good" sort of thing. It's been interesting comparing the men to the women. There is, in fact, a large amount of drama and competition among the men, more than I expected. But I hear next week the Bachelorette breaks down, or something, so that's not good. Also, she's been crying a lot when she dumps people, but the dumped don't cry that much. But that's okay, that's just how women express their emotions. It's an interesting lens into humanity, if nothing else.

In fact, the article seemed damn near alarmist about her -- quoting others about how dangerous she is, showing that she's very slick at pretending to be a helpless, hapless oppressed Muslim woman when necessary to save her life or escape charges or imprisonment.

This woman is a very smart operator who can navigate two sets of cultural codes, a very convincing and sympathetic actor when necessary. You never know what her real agenda is, when she is lying.

But, the West's laws protect speech acts (in Europe less so than in the US), and thus we must allow her to speak, until it crosses into incitement.

(1) and what exactly do you think is so backward about broadsheet?

(2) I am then to assume that you are also trolling Orthodox Jewish cultural message boards, telling them how backward they are? :)

why are you here?

So I went to http://theotherwhitemeat.com/porkand/, which is the website for this advertising campaign.

In addition to nail polish, you can also pair pork with:

pilates

the hairdresser

ink blots

the little black dress

jeans

haiku

ringtones

Each pairing results in a video of a fat old-ish white male chef ("the sensitive butcher") talking about how pork is like pilates (both lean) or the little black dress (both can be accessorized). Hairdresser: "nothing changes your outlook on life like a new do and a splash of color."

Barf.

(1) "estrogen equivalent of duct tape" -- ewwwwwww that just makes me cringe angrily

(2) yes, who wears hose anymore?

Other bad assumptions:

(3) women wear nail polish, and think about it a lot

(4) women wear dresses

(5) women cook dinner

On the other hand,

"Bacon: because it's really fucking good" is genius.

why do all women's sites have to be pink?! even broadsheet?!

Anyway, I really like this WSJ site and the articles seem interesting.

Thanks!

I was with Hannaham until the last couple of sentences.

I say

Yes to alimony for men on the same terms as for women,

No to calling it "manimony," like "murse" and "manorexia"

If my boyfriend and I got married, and then got divorced, he would have a pretty good shot at alimony, though I hope he would not do that.

Although dickface or needleprick also seem good.

Asshole and bastard just don't seem severe enough, at least to me.

The funniest (saddest?) part is that McCain really is all of the above -- he really is a huge asshole, calls his wife cunt, belittles and denigrades colleagues, has a bad temper, etc.

So it would be entirely accurate.

So, when will douchebag become an acceptable way to refer to him in the same way as bitch is to Hillary? Should be start a Media Matters petition?

Becuase McCain is a dickface. And no, "jerk" and "asshole" won't do -- find a gendered, disparaging, offensive word for a man who is the equivalent of a bitch, and accurately call him that on the air.

Kthxbai.

But i still love Spanish Defense Minister Carme Chacon, on whom I have a girl crush.

And at the core, it seems the author lays the blame at the feet of the women who stop having sex with their husbands. Now isn't that the oldest trick in the book.

I think what is desperately needed it a piece by his wife, or some other woman, exploring the same subject with her female friends, the Kinsey institute, etc.

I know, it would be really easy for me to make fun of your story. So, I'll ask you, have you seen the cross that turned from silver to gold? A picture of it? What you describe is near-alchemy, something that has been attempted for hundreds of years and yet never achieved with any proof.

I wonder how much of this miracle is due to the fact that your parents would love to believe it if it were true, and therefore have convicned themselves that it actually happened...

ReganaD -- you're right, that was crazy.

Well, let us know how that works out for you in the end. But in the meantime, keep respect for others beliefs, because people have had experiences you have not, and those experiences are the "logic" behind their beliefs.

Oh, kufir77, you telling someone to be respectful? That is RICH. Maybe you should try it yourself first, instead of proceeding under the assumption that you can shit all over salon.com, but that your crazy superstitions are beyond criticism or ridicule.

As for your precious experiences that somehow lead you believe in baby Jesus, care to regale us with at least one such story, so that I can know what you're talking about?