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"Well-behaved women..." Opinions wanted.
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| 4/16/02
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Posted on 04/16/2002 11:06:41 AM PDT by the_devils_advocate_666
On a recent visit to my brother's house in Charlotte, NC, I saw the following on my sister-in-law's car:
My question is exactly what does the "Well-behaved women rarely make history" statement suppose to mean? Any opinions on this out there?
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: bumpersticker; history; liberal; women
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In case you had not guessed, my sister-in-law is a little on the liberal side...
To: the_devils_advocate_666
She's jealous of Monica.
To: the_devils_advocate_666
BTW, does she always park here mini-van on such a steep grade?
To: the_devils_advocate_666
It means: "I can behave as poorly as I want and when someone calls me on it, I shall say it is my political statement."
To: the_devils_advocate_666; texaggie79; dead
It means that women that are not well-behaved make history more frequently.
To: Sir Gawain
See my #2.
To: the_devils_advocate_666
I think she means for women to get ahead, make waves. Being a conformist doesn't get you anywhere or remebered. I guess she means be a Hillary.
To: the_devils_advocate_666
Man, where is the "Love Your Mother" bumper sticker with the picture of the Earth?
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posted on
04/16/2002 11:14:25 AM PDT
by
FreeTally
To: the_devils_advocate_666
I tend to agree with this. It is also true of men, by the way. History is made by those who aren't afraid to make waves. Women are singled out here because they are traditionally have been more encouraged to be "well-behaved" than men have.
To: johniegrad
BTW, does she always park here mini-van on such a steep grade?
All misbehavin' women do.
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posted on
04/16/2002 11:16:40 AM PDT
by
Cian
To: the_devils_advocate_666
Lady Thatcher was very well behaved.
To: the_devils_advocate_666
There is no way this is a womans vehicle...the bumpers aren't all smashed in.
To: the_devils_advocate_666
"Well-behaved women rarely
make-up history."
I think she is defending the honor of Doris Goodwin....
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posted on
04/16/2002 11:19:30 AM PDT
by
JohnGalt
To: the_devils_advocate_666
I hope she's a nice wife to your brother!!!
When I see bumper stickers like that, I imagine the woman behind them probably orders her husband around like a servant.
To: FreeTally
She's also missing "HATE IS NOT A FAMILY VALUE".
To: otterpond
And Mother Teresa. Very well behaved, very loved, and she really made a difference.
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posted on
04/16/2002 11:21:15 AM PDT
by
NEWwoman
To: the_devils_advocate_666
The first example that comes to my mind is Jean d'Arc. Or the english version: Joan of Arc. She made history in a big way by misbehaving(as they saw it at the time) so badly, that they burned her alive to make an example.
But in this case, I think this bumper sticker is meant as a mean spirited criticism of the 1950's american style housewife steriotype. I don't care for the bumper sticker at all.
To: StockAyatollah
She's also missing "HATE IS NOT A FAMILY VALUE". LOL!!! Forgot that one.
And "PRACTICE RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS AND SENSELESS BEAUTY"
To: the_devils_advocate_666
Bumper Sticker seen in Topeka:
"My wife says I never listen to her....or something like that."
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posted on
04/16/2002 11:21:56 AM PDT
by
AdA$tra
To: FreeTally
And the one that says "Visualize world peace."
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posted on
04/16/2002 11:22:31 AM PDT
by
Xenalyte
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