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The End of Valentine's Day?
Men's News Daily ^ | February 10, 2004 | Carey Roberts

Posted on 02/10/2004 1:16:24 PM PST by presidio9

When I was a kid, Valentine's Day meant eating those small, heart-shaped candies, and hoping to get a card from one of the cute girls in class -- in that order of priority, I will admit. But now, our college campuses have come up with a radically different vioew of Valentine's Day: the Vagina Monologues. This play, which celebrates lesbianism and pedophilia, claims to liberate women by the vulgar repetition of the V-word more than a hundred times.

Now, the all-American types who brought us the Vagina Monologues are telling us to forget the chocolates and roses. This year, we should be "Celebrating Vagina Warriors" who protect women from domestic violence (no, I am not making this up).

According to the WHO report on Violence and Health, men are twice as likely as women to die from violence. But the Vagina Warriors want you to think that only female victims of violence are deserving of our sympathy. Things have reached the point that commentators are now urging us to "Take Back Valentine's Day!"

Many would dismiss the Vagina Monologues as absurd. So absurd, people believe they can ignore it, knowing that eventually it will go away. But "eventually" may be a long time in coming.

I don't expect the Vagina Monologues will just go away. That's because this play represents the next logical step in the campaign of radical feminism to impose a genderless society.

Let's go back to the basics.

The radical feminist interpretation of Marxism-Leninism is that the family is the root cause of the patriarchal oppression of women. As Robin Morgan, who would later become editor of Ms. Magazine, explained in a matter-of-fact manner in 1970, "We can't destroy the inequities between men and women until we destroy marriage." Therefore, they set out to eradicate it.

But how would any movement go about the job of eliminating marriage? Simple.

In 1971, the National Organization of Women launched its first salvo on heterosexual relationships. The NOW passed a resolution declaring lesbians are the frontline troops of the women's movement. The corollary of this statement is that all women should aspire to be lesbians.

By the 1980s, feminists were beginning to equate marriage with prostitution. Here's University of Michigan law professor Catherine MacKinnon: "Feminism stresses the indistinguishability of prostitution, marriage, and sexual harassment."

But marriage was once a mighty fortress. So a broader assault on gender relationships was called for.

First, you portray men as brutes, clods, deadbeats, and unreliable providers.

Then you try to fill women with contempt for men -- remember Gloria Steinem's famous quip about a woman needing a man like a fish needing a bicycle?

Next, you contort the divorce and child custody laws so prospective fathers come to view marriage as a losing proposition. And when suitors hesitate in making the Big Commitment, you naturally blame men for their hesitation.

The final coup de grace? Dilute the sanctity of marriage by pushing for full legal recognition of lesbian and gay marriages.

The greatest obstacle to the achievement of the feminist utopia is not the patriarchy. The greatest threat to the Sisterhood is the timeless allure of heterosexual romance, love, and matrimony.

And that is exactly what radical feminism has set out to destroy. But the idea is so preposterous -- no one would ever believe it.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: feminists; valentinesday
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1 posted on 02/10/2004 1:16:25 PM PST by presidio9
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To: presidio9
The 'V' Chronicles. How womantic.
2 posted on 02/10/2004 1:18:05 PM PST by Semper Paratus
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To: presidio9
How about just igoring the "Vagina Monologues" and celebrate Valetine's Day anyhow. I'm going to take my wife out to dinner and give her a nice pair of diamond earrings. She's seen the "Vagina Monologues," but I doubt she'll object to my plans.
3 posted on 02/10/2004 1:18:44 PM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: presidio9
Americans just have too much time on their hands.
4 posted on 02/10/2004 1:19:13 PM PST by EggsAckley (..................**AMEND** the Fourteenth Amendment......(There, is THAT better?).................)
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To: presidio9
We'll be doing all the wonderful, romantic things that go along with Valentine's Day. Candy, choc, hearts, roses, cards, etc. All the things those in love do on Valentine's day. V in this house stands for Valentine!!! Nothing else.
5 posted on 02/10/2004 1:21:17 PM PST by cubreporter (I trust Rush...he will prevail in spite of the naysayers)
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To: presidio9
Just when I think people can't get any weirder...
6 posted on 02/10/2004 1:22:57 PM PST by half_nelson
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To: presidio9
When I was a kid, Valentine's Day meant eating those small, heart-shaped candies, and hoping to get a card from one of the cute girls in class -- in that order of priority, I will admit.

Yeah, those were the days! Nowadays, for a great many students 12 and older, it's just another day, another Lewinsky.

7 posted on 02/10/2004 1:25:44 PM PST by newgeezer (for further reading on this subject, see Romans 1:18-32)
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To: presidio9

to paraphrase a line from "Goldeneye:"

"You can't win. Marriage is dead. Deal with it, men."

8 posted on 02/10/2004 1:28:12 PM PST by KantianBurke (Principles, not blind loyalty)
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To: presidio9
INTREP - SOCIOLOGY - FEMINISM
9 posted on 02/10/2004 1:29:15 PM PST by LiteKeeper
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To: presidio9
Things have reached the point that commentators are now urging us to "Take Back Valentine's Day!"

They are NOT going to take away the fun of Valentine's Day for me. I like red roses, candy and diamonds. LOL!

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10 posted on 02/10/2004 1:30:30 PM PST by NRA2BFree (http://www.angelfire.com/nm2/chainreaction/ValentinesDay.html)
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To: presidio9
The NOW passed a resolution declaring lesbians are the frontline troops of the women's movement.

Yeah, that makes sense...let 0.5% of a gender fight for the rights of the rest of us. The only thing I have in common with the lesbians I know is physiology.

11 posted on 02/10/2004 1:35:46 PM PST by grellis (softly softly catchy monkey)
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I'm not the least bit frightened of these losers. They represent such a miniscule part of our society that they can't be taken seriesly.

Just steer your kids clear of these freaks, or teach them enough so that they can deal with the trash dispensed by these freaks, and there's nothing to worry about.

For every woman wanting to turn Feb 14th into some freak holiday there are 10,000 who want flowers and chocolates and a nice card. Unfortunately, I only handle one, so the rest of you will have to take care of the other 9,998 out of 10,000.
12 posted on 02/10/2004 1:48:38 PM PST by You Dirty Rats
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To: presidio9
If "marriage" is some obscene thing that perverts and lesbians do, no straight person is going to be willing to do it, so that will be the end of marriage.

The lesbos want it, they can have it.
13 posted on 02/10/2004 1:52:50 PM PST by Chris Talk (What Earth now is, Mars once was. What Mars now is, Earth will become.)
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To: You Dirty Rats
Unfortunately, I only handle one, so the rest of you will have to take care of the other 9,998 out of 10,000.

Alright. Just to do my part, I'll take a dozen... : )
14 posted on 02/10/2004 1:54:15 PM PST by Stone Mountain
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To: presidio9
What about the fact that it's not just Valentine's Day, it's SAINT Valentine's Day! We're promoting Christianity here, which we all know is a big no-no. And what if kids are exchanging V-day cards in school? Don't we have a Church-vs-State issue potentially? </sarcasm off>
15 posted on 02/10/2004 2:00:56 PM PST by Guvmint_Cheese
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To: Chris Talk
I can think of at least one "obscene" thing lesbians do that I would be willing to do, and I'm straight as an arrow! Saves me money on dental floss, too!

16 posted on 02/10/2004 2:01:41 PM PST by You Dirty Rats
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To: presidio9
I remember back when Valentine was referred to as a saint. How soon will it be when St. Patrick's Day is just called Patrick's Day?
17 posted on 02/10/2004 2:05:46 PM PST by Kirkwood
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To: You Dirty Rats
They represent such a miniscule part of our society that they can't be taken seriesly.

This may be true, but they are so vociferous and noisy and are so driven in their agenda that they have succeeded in negatively redefining a lot of our culture. Look at what they've achieved in the past 30+ years.

18 posted on 02/10/2004 2:05:46 PM PST by Inspectorette
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To: presidio9
The planets of the solar system:
19 posted on 02/10/2004 2:31:29 PM PST by Salman (Mickey Akbar)
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To: NRA2BFree
Will someone send me a Valentine's Day card?
20 posted on 02/10/2004 3:20:39 PM PST by mlmr (Taxation with greedy representation is not a good thing)
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