Women's Issues, Media Issues, Politics, LGBTQ Rights, and Sass. "The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls." -Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Saturday, March 27, 2010
TURBO SIGH of spring break
So as usual, I was in Borders browsing the "Political Science" section. Then I came upon this (above). TURBO SIGH. I knew it was going to be good when they called out my boy Al Franken right on the cover of the book. HELLS TO THE NO. So I start flipping through it. More Turbo Sigh. The first page I flip to... number 96. Eve Ensler. You do NOT pick on the Vagina Woman. This woman is one of my heros! So he complains that Eve Ensler is the grinch who stole Valentines Day (Ensler started a campaign called "V-Day" to bring awareness to domestic violence/violence against women/rape.) Boo hoo! First off-- no one likes valentines day in the first place. It is a stupid hallmark holiday that you have to make a big deal. It forces people to buy junk they don't need, and possibly to have the dreaded DTR ("define the relationship") talk ("So.... are you my boyfriend? How serious is this?) that no one likes. OR even worse... the "WTG" ('Where's this going?) and for SURE no one likes that. Plus, its not like raising awareness of violence against women can't coexist with crappy hallmark holidays. Can't we all just get along? Ok... so then I continue flipping and get to the following names:
--Gloria Steinem (This guy has really got it out for the feminists!)
--Al Franken (ggggrrrrrr. Hey, did you know that Franken is a senator now? And I don't know who the hell you are???)
--Bill Moyers (SERIOUSLY??? Bill Moyers??? The PBS guy??? really???)
--Diane Sawyer (yes. RUINING America. Damn it Diane.)
--Courtney Love- His argument? He simply wrote "Ho." Hey... author guy who is an asshole--meet me at the next paragraph.
Hey. So have you ever thought that maybe YOU are the problem? You RAIL against people for being "vulgar" and then you say that Courtney Love is screwing up America by simply calling her a Ho? I would say that is pretty
1. Vulgar
2. Tasteless
3. and downright MEAN.
Guess what? I think maybe YOU are ruining America.
Ok... so then I get to it.... the WORST person he could have listed to offend me.
Number 11? NOAM CHOMSKY.
I literally gasped in Borders. Is this guy serious??????? I put the book down. I couldn't even read it any longer. It was so dumb I couldn't handle it.
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