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Politickin'
Jan. 18th, 2005 10:58 pmI was interviewed by CNN today re: Condoleezza Rice's senate hearings. Actually, I wasn't asked about the hearings so much as what my government class thought of them and of the 2004 presidential election. I said something quote-able and articulate (I think), but I can't remember exactly what it was as I said it sometime before nine in the morning and had not yet had my cup of coffee.
Later in the day, some of my friends and I were sitting in Health class and discussing what we found attractive about the opposite sex. I said hands and eyes because woah am I a sucker for the whole Bambi eyes thing; another girl said noses and backs; a guy said arms and some other things I'm not going to repeat here because they look irreversibly crude on paper--screen--whatever. Then, somehow, we started talking about what our ideal spouse/partner would be. My best girl friend said she wanted a guy with a wicked sense of humor who smiled a lot and was good with kids. I said something along the lines of a smart guy who appreciates British humor and likes word puzzles. And D started to say something, and then stopped, claiming that he was afraid we'd be offended. We assured him we wouldn't and finally managed to drag it out of him.
I want a sort of housewifey wife, he said. Someone I can take care of, someone who I can feel protective of. He was terrified that we'd...I don't know, string him up for saying that. We said that of course that's an okay thing to want--it's completely legitimate and not offensive at all.
But I was curious, so later I posed this question to three of my guy friends:
Do you think that the feminist movement has so redefined the popular view of a "woman's role" that women who would like to fulfill traditional mother/housewife roles and men who would like to singlehandedly support their families are less acceptable to society than they were pre-feminism?
( The answers )
I guess if I were to sum up their opinions quickly, I'd say that they all believe that feminism has progressed to mean a great number of things that are not necessarily in the female gender's best interests. I'm still thinking about it, but for now, I tend to agree. Huh.
Oh, and if you have an opinion, I'd love to hear it. I sense an essay in the making.
Later in the day, some of my friends and I were sitting in Health class and discussing what we found attractive about the opposite sex. I said hands and eyes because woah am I a sucker for the whole Bambi eyes thing; another girl said noses and backs; a guy said arms and some other things I'm not going to repeat here because they look irreversibly crude on paper--screen--whatever. Then, somehow, we started talking about what our ideal spouse/partner would be. My best girl friend said she wanted a guy with a wicked sense of humor who smiled a lot and was good with kids. I said something along the lines of a smart guy who appreciates British humor and likes word puzzles. And D started to say something, and then stopped, claiming that he was afraid we'd be offended. We assured him we wouldn't and finally managed to drag it out of him.
I want a sort of housewifey wife, he said. Someone I can take care of, someone who I can feel protective of. He was terrified that we'd...I don't know, string him up for saying that. We said that of course that's an okay thing to want--it's completely legitimate and not offensive at all.
But I was curious, so later I posed this question to three of my guy friends:
Do you think that the feminist movement has so redefined the popular view of a "woman's role" that women who would like to fulfill traditional mother/housewife roles and men who would like to singlehandedly support their families are less acceptable to society than they were pre-feminism?
( The answers )
I guess if I were to sum up their opinions quickly, I'd say that they all believe that feminism has progressed to mean a great number of things that are not necessarily in the female gender's best interests. I'm still thinking about it, but for now, I tend to agree. Huh.
Oh, and if you have an opinion, I'd love to hear it. I sense an essay in the making.
