How do you describe walking into your house or apartment? If you are Jane Fonda, you describe your entry way in terms of ladyparts: Do you walk into your home or apartment and think, “It’s so nice to be back in my womb! Hmmm…the dishes need to be done?” Have you ever used the words [...]
Reproductive Organ Metaphors
Conservative Women Aren't New
- By Adrienne
- one com
- Filed in: Books, Conservative Movement, Feminism
The emergence of conservative women is invigorating on the right and baffling to the left. A.C. Kleinheider’s piece in the Nashville City Paper would be funny if it didn’t capture the begrudging puzzlement of the larger media as to why the conservative movement suddenly looks so female: Beyond a steady rightward shift and an increasingly [...]
Title IX Discriminates
The Network of enlightened Women has a post up today about Title IX, the federal policy that equalizes programs for men and women across all levels of education. Their post is in response to a Phyllis Schafly’s Townhall.com column on the subject: We were shocked to read a November report from the U.S. Army that [...]
The War on Taylor Swift
There are days when I think I should have lived in the 1950s. Fabulous clothes, nice manners, traditional gender roles and lots of martinis. Forget social media. Life would have been better. When I read about what feminists are trying to do to Taylor Swift, I have those moments. Earlier this week, I posted a [...]
Why are Feminists Targeting Twilight?
One unfortunate side of the punditry and blogosphere is the endless dissecting of pop culture for deeper spiritual, political and societal meanings. It happens every time there’s a blockbuster movie, hit song or TV show. Among Christians, Harry Potter has been a divisive issue. Apparently, New Moon of the Twilight series is that way to [...]