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"^^ Interesting gender stereotype there. Why, automatically, is a woman seen as not doing "her" job if she is working or participating in activism outside the home? I hear that shit all the time, and I want to know where it comes from."

probably because if you have time to make such a big deal about stupid shit then you aren't doing your job either at work or at home (taking care of the family, cooking, cleaning). Not saying taking care of the family, cooking, cleaning is a womans job but whoever has the stay at home job roll should be taking care of that. Clearly if he/she is out running their mouth about a pair of panties that no one is forcing them to buy then they have too much time on their hands.

IF she was a working mom she definitely would not have the time for that either.

12/13/2007 1:28:37 PM

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"I hear that shit all the time, and I want to know where it comes from."

Then do some research, none of us care.

12/13/2007 1:32:12 PM

i didnt read the responses in this thread, just the article...but i kinda got turned on when she called a vagina a "moneypot"

12/13/2007 1:33:54 PM

^^ THAT'S the problem. You should care. Because there are some male gender stereotypes rolled up in this, too.
For every woman that thinks she can get a sugar daddy, there is a man who gets forced into the provider role. This stress to be the provider and money-maker forces a lot of men to abandon education to jump right into a work role, either dropping out of high school or not continuing on to college.
I also know a lot of men who can't wait to be fathers, because they want to take care of their kids. The social stress to go to work is robbing men (and some women, now, too) of the opportunity to spend as much time with their children that they would like.

^^^ One problem here.

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"Jessica Valenti, the executive editor of Feministing.com"

Calling this stuff out, or, as you call it, "bitching about stupid shit" IS her job. So she's got her work part taken care of BY being an activist about this. So who says she is neglecting any home or family life she may or may not have doing her job?

12/13/2007 1:54:07 PM

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"THAT'S the problem. You should care. Because there are some male gender stereotypes rolled up in this, too. For every woman that thinks she can get a sugar daddy, there is a man who gets forced into the provider role. This stress to be the provider and money-maker forces a lot of men to abandon education to jump right into a work role, either dropping out of high school or not continuing on to college."

What do you want me to do then? Have a bleeding heart for people who want to live their lives a specific way that causes them work harder than most? There are some people out there who aren't the college type or even the high school type. Just because some people don't have the motivation to work hard in school and become something doesn't mean I should have to feel bad about them. There will be a need for garbage men, lawn care guys, janitors, laborers, etc. Just because these people get stuck with these jobs doesn't mean all of them are dissatisfied with their lives.

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"I also know a lot of men who can't wait to be fathers, because they want to take care of their kids. The social stress to go to work is robbing men (and some women, now, too) of the opportunity to spend as much time with their children that they would like."

And I know that you can't always get what you want.

[Edited on December 13, 2007 at 2:24 PM. Reason : more]

12/13/2007 2:22:01 PM

bttt

12/13/2007 3:24:06 PM

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"Who needs credit cards when you have a junior vagina? "

12/13/2007 3:49:00 PM

ahahahaha


thats funny



too bad it's for freakin middle schoolers

12/13/2007 3:50:33 PM

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"Calling this stuff out, or, as you call it, "bitching about stupid shit" IS her job. So she's got her work part taken care of BY being an activist about this. So who says she is neglecting any home or family life she may or may not have doing her job?"

her job is a waste of time. This was only brought to her attention by the typical woman i described.

12/13/2007 4:08:52 PM

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"StillFuchsia trolling people about grammar, spelling, or stuff she doesn't understand and tries to make you look like the idiot? You don't say...."

hahahaha, things I don't understand, hahahahahahahaha

oh please, half of TWW wouldn't know the difference between affect and effect even if they looked it up

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"Why, automatically, is a woman seen as not doing "her" job if she is working or participating in activism outside the home? I hear that shit all the time, and I want to know where it comes from."

Certain people hate it when women speak their minds. True story. They then automatically assume that she must just be a dumb housewife with no other outside ambitions if she'd pay any attention to things like this.

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"typical woman"

[Edited on December 13, 2007 at 4:14 PM. Reason : .]

12/13/2007 4:09:04 PM

guess which half i'm on still furshia?

12/13/2007 4:09:57 PM

^nobody cares what you think.

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"Certain people hate it when women speak their minds. True story. They then automatically assume that she must just be a dumb housewife with no other outside ambitions if she'd pay any attention to things like this."

yes, certain people hate it when women speak their minds and demand equal treatment. Because we all know thats bullshit, women have the upper hand when it comes to domestic affairs everytime. Doesn't sound like equal to me. If you want equal then its time to give up all your privileges too.

[Edited on December 13, 2007 at 6:00 PM. Reason : .]

12/13/2007 5:59:48 PM

Hey, sorry to bust your chops StillFuchsia. Also, I know TWW is dumb. It's a breeding ground for dumb(oh and LOLcats).

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"Certain people hate it when women speak their minds. True story. They then automatically assume that she must just be a dumb housewife with no other outside ambitions if she'd pay any attention to things like this."

I'll agree to this and I'll add that I don't like to hear anyone speak their minds if they're talking about "dumb shit" as well.

12/13/2007 9:12:04 PM