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It's very telling that I thought "drag queen" femininity was the perfect way to describe Caitlin Flanagan's life and not, as Flanagan would have it, the women's movement. Dressing up in sexy nightgowns while laughing at other stay-at-home moms' devotion to their children is drag queenishly grotesque indeed. My own stay-at-home mother threw herself into class projects, field trips and birthday parties with enthusiasm, good cheer and imagination. The thought of someone as phony and insecure as Flanagan mocking the dedication of women like my mom makes me want to kick her (Flanagan) in the ovaries.
This is a great piece, but Walsh's assessment of Flanagan as a happy hypocrite does not quite go far enough. She is a rich bitch in the tradition of Marie Antoinette - happy to play dress-up on a toy farm with no idea of how to actually make it run.
