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By: Amanda Brice

Amanda Brice — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:38:23 +0000

That was a great post, Diana. Sorry I’m only finding it almost 2 weeks late.

By: Janus

Janus — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:42:03 +0000

Why the hatred for the color pink? My guess is that it is perceived as a traditionally feminine color. Just my theory, though; YMMV.

By: Justine Larbalestier

Justine Larbalestier — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:42:28 +0000

Great post, Diana. What you said.

I’m fascinated by what people mean by “happy ending”. Because they so often don’t mean what I mean by it. Like, I totally agree with you about Casablanca.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:07:04 +0000

Uh, that’s stretching it a little, IMO. I don’t think guys particularly enjoy being called a d!ck either. It’s not a flattering thing to call someone, to the best of my knowledge. I’d say that the origins start with baser humor. Otherwise, can we all agree to stick with a-hole as a gender neutral term to insult someone with?

By: Maureen McGowan

Maureen McGowan — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:38:40 +0000

Great post Diana, and that the media paints feminists as “angry women” or man haters, or “fringe militant crazies” as Heather and Patrick mentioned, is to me further evidence of how deep misogyny runs in our society. Think about two of the worst names you can call a man… (one starting with a c and ending with a t and one starting with a p and ending with a y) and it doesn’t take too much to realize the ultimate insult is to call a man a woman…

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:06:52 +0000

I love the Joss Whedon speech. Seen it a few times. I think the reason I don’t call myself a feminist is because I associate the term with the fringe militant crazies.

Excellent post. I too grew up thinking that we were past issues like this and I still have a hard time recognizing it.

If it says anything, I married my boss.

By: Heather Harper

Heather Harper — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:40:05 +0000

I grew up watching women valued for their contribution to the home; raising children, housekeeping, being a good wife by not emasculating their husbands, and working outside of the home only if it did not harm the latter.

Ironically, this is the life I lead. But it is because I choose to be a SAHM. Not because I feel it is my only choice.

When I began wearing make-up, I was asked why I felt I needed to by the men in my family. I don’t wear make-up as an adult, but it is because I choose not to. Not because I have been shamed into pleasing someone else’s idea of “proper”.

Are men ever asked to be proper?

I grew up thinking “feminists” were angry women that hated men. Maybe it is a southern thing. I don’t know. But I didn’t realize I was a feminist until I began reading urban fantasy. (I’m slow like that.)

Thanks for the post, D. And keep writing your strong, smart heroines. I’ll keep reading.