Letters to the Editor
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We need equality who becomes a star!
Will Ferrell? Why not Victoria Jackson?
LEGISLATION GIRLS! We demand legislation!
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How many male SNL stars have died of overdoses? And how many female?
Ergo, women comedians aren't edgy enough to become stars.
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Gender disparity
Yes! And why is custody of children in a divorce awarded to women ~80% of the time, instead of men....oh, never mind.
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Passive Aggressive in the Pissoir
So, its Pride weekend. The town is swarming with happy GLBTs. One of them has to pee. She goes into a women's room and someone sees her, doesn't grok her gender, and rushes out to the bouncer, snivelling that there's (EEK) a *man* in the *Ladies Room*.
First of all, Miss Complainypants has to be from out of town. Anyone over drinking age in New York has been to McSorley's. Sharing a bathroom with a guy is not scary. Every club in town winds up with some weird gender skew as the night goes on, because people need someplace for a quick bang in the stall with their honey. Deep breaths, honey. Even if you haven't gone to a club or to McSorley's all the women's rooms have stalls. We don't pee in public. Very modest. No man or assumed man is going to see your hoo-hoo. If you see a male face under the door, that's what those New York FM Stilettos are for. Give him a dimple.
But to make an assumption and rush out to complain to the bouncer? That's ludicrous and passive aggressive. If it bothers you to see a masculine looking person in the crapper, just say, "Hi, how's it goin'?" If she's from the U.S. or Canada, she's going to say, "Fine. How are you?" The timbre of her voice will show she's female. If its a male, get the mace out.
Honestly, I think some people need a permit to go to New York.
As for the bouncer, he should be bounced or the restaurant should be blogged out of existence. I'd think if someone was cooperative enough to show ID, she should at least get a comped drink for her trouble.
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I want my bread and circus!
I was actually just thinking about this last night as I caught Jan Hooks in the Jiminy Glick movie (slow night...). SNL really doesn't promote their female stars like they could. I can't believe you can't buy a "Best of..." for Jan or Nora Dunn or Victoria Jackson. Heck, best of the sweeney sisters would sell big! C'mon Lorne - what gives?
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The secret life of burqas
According to Reuters, two men broke into a bank in Sarajevo today and got away with $40,000. How'd they do it? They wore burqas to make it look like they were Muslim women,
This reminds me of some things I've read about cultures that keep women in burqas. One advantage of a burqa is that it makes a boy able to pass for a woman, so people have a harder time telling if you're into boys instead of women.
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I have some thoughts on comedy and women
Comedy is kind of cruel. It's hard to be good at comedy if you're trying to be nice to people and always say the nice, PC thing. But once a woman gets famous, everyone expects her to say nice, PC things, and have some nice, transparently PC, happy life, because she's a role model for girls and all that.
That's what kills women in comedy, I think.
In addition to whatever sexism is out there, women try to PC and role model each other away from the edge. You can't be afraid of the edge. You have to love living there all the time, to the point where some people even hate you, and think you're a terrible role model, if you want to be great at comedy.
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Female firenurturers, etc.
"...Wales wants more female firefighters."
Why? Do they meet lower standards? Can they carry 250-lb men down ladders?
"...four female firefighters" How many men/women in the total force?
"...supported by an awareness raising DVD."
HALF awareness, of course. Those who demand the fire department be comprised of "brave men and women" (no percentages given) will also insist that DV be seen as something men do to women...despite the fact that females cause half the neglect/abuse done to men and most of both done to children.
As for women being more modest, is that why Paris et alia show their junk to cameras?
Finally, can men "dimple" female faces with fists and/or mace visages spotted in men's room.
Equality: So hard for feminists to accept.
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re: The secret life of burqas
men hiding in Burkas - or better, criminals (men) using Burkas to evade authorities, is nothing new, and has been a complaint - met with charges of racism - for a quite a while. Back in the days of Israel's first invasion of Lebanon, Yasir Arafat snuck out of town dressed as a woman.
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Men abused by women. Men abused by the Domestic Violence system.
Here is a topic that all feminists and others should discuss: what is the nature of domestic violence against men? To what extent are men doubly victimized by their wives AND by the Domestic Violence system that deeply believes that men must be the abusers?
Catherine, you would do me a personal favor if you would visit the Domestic Abuse Hotline for Men and Women
The Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women provides crisis intervention and support services to victims of domestic violence and their families in order to help survivors recover from the trauma of domestic violence.
And if you would read the following paper and post about it:
http://www.dahmw.org/docs/DAHMW%20Characteristics%20of%20Callers.pdf
Characteristics of Callers to the Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men
Denise A. Hines - University of New Hampshire
Jan Brown - Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men
Edward Dunning - Family Interventions Project
Abstract
Intimate partner violence (IPV) by women against men has been the subject of much debate. Feminists typically argue that IPV is committed only by men against women. Others argue that violence is a human problem and women also commit much IPV. To resolve these debates, IPV has been classified into two categories: common couple violence captured by population-based studies, and patriarchal terrorism, captured by studies of battered women. This typology ignores male victims of extreme IPV. The current study addresses this omission by describing 190 male callers to the Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men. All callers experienced physical abuse from their female partners, and a substantial minority feared their wives’ violence and were stalked. Over 90% experienced controlling behaviors, and several men reported frustrating experiences with the domestic violence system. Callers’ reports indicated that their female abusers had a history of trauma, alcohol/drug problems, mental illness, and homicidal and suicidal ideations.
Key Words: abused men; intimate partner violence; domestic violence; female violence