Posted on 08/12/2002 2:55:37 PM PDT by vannrox
But one example of gross over generailizations in this piece. She simply has no authority to make such a sweeping claim. In fact I know men who agonize over being casually dumped. She is just wrong. Furthermore, women were not sold short by "feminism". They and men were (and are) sold short by commercialism ... and in more areas than just sex. There are always people who follow the herd. In today's media saturated world, is it any wonder that we see more and more people relying on media to set their standards of conduct, sexual and otherwise?
First of all, it is more than dishonest to suggest the sum total of "feminism" was the so-called "sexual revolution". Also, both authors exerpted comments assume women aren't smart enough to set their own course, are too gullible to be able to weigh the pros and cons of what they are being fed by the culture (and media). Well guess what? Many aren't, but neither are men. Women are not unique in being led along.
A certain percentage of the population (men and women) are always gullible enough to be led along by the whims of fashion and whatever the socio/political proponents of the day promote. For good and ill, this is a marketers dream come true, whether peddling products or ideas.
Skipping over that what she proposes is the "feminist prescription for happiness" is a flat out lie ....... this is SO INSULTING. This women's worth as only her "allure and fertility" and her ability to parcel out sex at height of them both to "buy" what she "really wants" (which Crittendon claims to know). Furthermore the "women as prostitutes" approach to describing women as using sex to get something else is insulting to the Nth degree. Plus it negates the fact that some women enjoy sex for its own sake, not for its "purchasing power". (Damn she's insulting).
And again, she is working from the premise that women are so stupid they don't really know what they want nor how to get it .... so SHE has to tell them. Bah! Every bit as insulting as what she claims feminists did ... make prescriptions for happiness! You know what? Most people figure out for themselves how to be happy and live their own lives. We don't need no stinking nanny (of any stripe) telling us what to do and when to do it.
I would say that the main way to oppose feminism is to put men back in the home.
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