The Perfect Woman
Did anyone see Caitlin Flanagan on Colbert tonight? I’m paraphrasing but: “‘Date night’ is a very modern concept. The idea that a husband has to take his wife to dinner at the Olive Garden and sit through a Meg Ryan movie just to get a little nookie … [In my parents' day] women understand that nookie was part of the job.”
Yeah. Because for women, sex is a just a duty. Women certainly don’t get any pleasure from having sex.
So essentialist. So full of awful, condescending stereotypes.
…I just hate her so much.
(I am shaking my fist so hard right now.)
Rach on 20 Apr 2006 at 1:09 am #
Job? Is she getting paid?
… And wouldn’t that make her, you know, a whore?
It’s wonderful where these little logic jumps take you, eh?
sara k. on 20 Apr 2006 at 1:34 pm #
OMG i love the olive garden AND meg ryan, she knows women so well!!! [/sarcasm]
Rach on 20 Apr 2006 at 10:26 pm #
You know, every time I read that sentence, I find something else to be completely enraged about. So many levels.
brenda on 21 Apr 2006 at 8:02 pm #
Rach: I could have italicized any random words and fumed about them. I hate her so much and I know by discussing her, I’m like, buying into her game, but I can’t help it.
Sara: I know, nothing gets me in the mood for nookie like Kate and Leopold! Tee hee!
Julian on 28 Apr 2006 at 8:08 pm #
There is absolutely nothing wrong with being sexually aroused by time travel and aristocracy.