yeah, so about post-feminism,
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cimorenei was reading this nicole hollander book (of sylvia cartoons) in the middle of the night and i found this lovely essay.
why i gave up feminism.
"giving up feminism made my hair thicker and my cleavage quite pronounced. i highly recommend it."
i'm in tune with my times. it's my first experience with being like other people, and boy does it feel good.
i feel ten pounds lighter since i gave up feminism. i was tired of dragging around our history and being such a pain in the butt to myself and others. feminism ruined the movies for me. you know if you're a feminist there's only one movie you can like and even thelma & louise is a little too heavy on the violence to really qualify.
i used to stay home and watch worthwhile documentaries on my vcr. i didn't get out much and when i did i fought with everyone.
now, postfeminist, i can watch what i like and my hair is drew barrymore blond and i can hang out in mised company and no one ever seems stupid or irritating or a waste of time and i have lots of nice relationships with very old men. i don't mind getting their prescriptions refilled, either.
and i'm done with blaming capitalism for poverty and violence. i embrace the idea that television and single mothers are responsible for the breakdown of society and muliple killings in fast food restaurants.
i enjoy saying "repressed memory" and "pork barrel" and "hillary" in a voice dripping with sarcasm and ennui. i must admit i had the voice when i was a strident, whining, victim-type feminist, but now i can make my lip curl when i say "public radio." i've even started to look a bit like william buckley, but that's not all bad.
i've grown to appreciate orrin hatch's arid allure. i think bob dole is darkly witty and saturninely sexy. i think jesse helms has southern baby-boy charm. i'm a softy for pat buchanan's dark-angel side and i think newt has really nice hair.... i'm afraid i still have a bit of trouble with rush limbaugh.
i watched too many of those 1950s science fiction movies as a kid. i see rush as a blobby pod person. i can't get into him. it's not to my credit. when i hear his voice, my dr strangelove arm reaches out, of its ownh volition, to change the station. don't touch that dial.
(not the whole thing.) --from female problems: an unhelpful guide
why i gave up feminism.
"giving up feminism made my hair thicker and my cleavage quite pronounced. i highly recommend it."
i'm in tune with my times. it's my first experience with being like other people, and boy does it feel good.
i feel ten pounds lighter since i gave up feminism. i was tired of dragging around our history and being such a pain in the butt to myself and others. feminism ruined the movies for me. you know if you're a feminist there's only one movie you can like and even thelma & louise is a little too heavy on the violence to really qualify.
i used to stay home and watch worthwhile documentaries on my vcr. i didn't get out much and when i did i fought with everyone.
now, postfeminist, i can watch what i like and my hair is drew barrymore blond and i can hang out in mised company and no one ever seems stupid or irritating or a waste of time and i have lots of nice relationships with very old men. i don't mind getting their prescriptions refilled, either.
and i'm done with blaming capitalism for poverty and violence. i embrace the idea that television and single mothers are responsible for the breakdown of society and muliple killings in fast food restaurants.
i enjoy saying "repressed memory" and "pork barrel" and "hillary" in a voice dripping with sarcasm and ennui. i must admit i had the voice when i was a strident, whining, victim-type feminist, but now i can make my lip curl when i say "public radio." i've even started to look a bit like william buckley, but that's not all bad.
i've grown to appreciate orrin hatch's arid allure. i think bob dole is darkly witty and saturninely sexy. i think jesse helms has southern baby-boy charm. i'm a softy for pat buchanan's dark-angel side and i think newt has really nice hair.... i'm afraid i still have a bit of trouble with rush limbaugh.
i watched too many of those 1950s science fiction movies as a kid. i see rush as a blobby pod person. i can't get into him. it's not to my credit. when i hear his voice, my dr strangelove arm reaches out, of its ownh volition, to change the station. don't touch that dial.
(not the whole thing.) --from female problems: an unhelpful guide
