You've made a point that I've been struggling to articulate since this whole thing happened: “These aren’t little Barbie dolls out there, these are some tough broads!” My wife and I agree that this is largely a gender issue that is being overlooked thanks to ideologues and attention mongers like Al Sharpton. In fact, I could see Imus's comments being racially inflamatory if the team opposing Rutgers were all white supermodels...they weren't. What I want to know is where is this generation's Betty Friedan?
>We don’t need to fix any of our own meals, we can simply order off the menu. We don’t need to understand the ingredients, the stove, or the pots and pans; all of our meals are pre-prepared. We can order up a dumb and insensitive white guy.
Hysterical and insigtful a the same time...great post, great blog. I agree that each individual has a responsbility to create one's own perception of "self" and the surrounding world; however, I'm probably a bit fatalistic (must be the generation). I think it's unrealistic to assume the mindless automata (white, black, pink, purple, etc.) will ever understand that education is the bedrock of a free society, and that self reflection is a tool that is essential to human understanding, much less enlightenment. These are values that are largely taken for granted by the "American Idol, celebutaunt obsessed, my God is better than your God-crowd." How do we as a broader community encourage people to take charge of their own lives and "cook for themselves?"
dylnfan (anonymous) says...
You've made a point that I've been struggling to articulate since this whole thing happened: “These aren’t little Barbie dolls out there, these are some tough broads!” My wife and I agree that this is largely a gender issue that is being overlooked thanks to ideologues and attention mongers like Al Sharpton. In fact, I could see Imus's comments being racially inflamatory if the team opposing Rutgers were all white supermodels...they weren't. What I want to know is where is this generation's Betty Friedan?
On No more Ms. Nice Girl
April 18, 2007 at 8:54 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
dylnfan (anonymous) says...
>We don’t need to fix any of our own meals, we can simply order off the menu. We don’t need to understand the ingredients, the stove, or the pots and pans; all of our meals are pre-prepared. We can order up a dumb and insensitive white guy.
Hysterical and insigtful a the same time...great post, great blog. I agree that each individual has a responsbility to create one's own perception of "self" and the surrounding world; however, I'm probably a bit fatalistic (must be the generation). I think it's unrealistic to assume the mindless automata (white, black, pink, purple, etc.) will ever understand that education is the bedrock of a free society, and that self reflection is a tool that is essential to human understanding, much less enlightenment. These are values that are largely taken for granted by the "American Idol, celebutaunt obsessed, my God is better than your God-crowd." How do we as a broader community encourage people to take charge of their own lives and "cook for themselves?"
On 'Nappy headed ho’s'
April 18, 2007 at 8:39 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )