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Wednesday, April 12, 2006 12:00 AM

The happy hypocrite

I never cared that Caitlin Flanagan calls herself an at-home mother, even though she's a magazine writer with a staff of helpers. But now she's using her battle with cancer to denounce feminism and extol her traditional virtues -- and I've had it.

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  • Wednesday, April 12, 2006 08:14 AM

    Good thing that no feminists are hypocrites...

    What is so amazing is that the breathtaking hypocrisy of many ardent feminists never seems to get commented-upon.

    Women can do anything just as well as a man, except for things that only women can do better. Right?

    There are no significant differences between men and women, except for the fact that women are morally superior. Hmm?

    A feminist must attack the stereotypes that portray women negatively and promote the ones that portray men negatively. Correct?

    Ahh, but if somebody /criticizes/ feminism, suddenly they're horrible horrible hypocrites. You must remove the splinter in their eye as you nuture the forest of logs growing in your own.

    How conveniently idiotic.

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