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Attack of the feminist bridezilla!

Feministing's Jessica Valenti is getting hitched. She's already been called a princess and hypocrite.
Tracy Clark-Flory

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  • Thursday, March 12, 2009 08:02 PM

    The answer is, no, the personal DOES NOT HAVE TO BE POLITICAL.

    Look, a wedding is not a grand public gesture, or a mini-Broadway show. It's a PARTY for the couple's nearest and dearest. And as such, it is, indeed, private. Politics should intrude as little as possible on such affairs...and only as they apply to the guests (e.g., you have gay or lesbian relatives or friends in committed relationships? Treat them as you would your married relatives or friends.)

    Seems like women can't win, no matter what they do. Oh, and of course the "dick's rights" crowd had to show up here to add their crucial (not) $0.02.

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