tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post2163472937564955033..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: The Shame of Naomi WolfStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-22309778255215115992012-03-31T05:42:19.663-07:002012-03-31T05:42:19.663-07:00I have never meet a feminist who is a strong woman...I have never meet a feminist who is a strong woman. I have meet many a conservative woman who are strong women.<br />I, like a previous commenter, have never meet a man who was intimidated by a woman. The fact that we might possess manners and are polite does not mean we fear anyone. It is akin to the steps one learns in martial arts. The first step, and one of the most importance, is avoidance. Then progressive responses go from there until one has no other choice.<br />If a strong woman is one who whines at almost every challenge they face, blames others especially men, talks a lot, but cringes when it is time to face up to Islamists or dangerous people, et al then feminists are strong women. If we avoid them it is because of the aura of inhumanity and death that surrounds them. What does feminism stand for: abortion, infanticide, the killing of men if they could find a way do it without getting their hands dirty or put themselves in danger, et al.<br />I have been married to a strong woman for so long I cannot remember what is was like not to be married. I have raised daughters, and a son, granddaughters and spent most of my life around women. They have made my life a joy. I like and love women I just don't like feminists because they are bigots and possessed of misandry.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962996070458991675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-69147905593513922602012-03-31T00:34:18.785-07:002012-03-31T00:34:18.785-07:00Naomi Wolf longs for a burqa and a strong hand at ...Naomi Wolf longs for a burqa and a strong hand at the end of her leash. She always has.<br /><br />-GrayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-43118026016474349322012-03-30T22:48:31.959-07:002012-03-30T22:48:31.959-07:00Slartibartfast:
I think it begins with respect, w...Slartibartfast:<br /><br />I think it begins with respect, which, as you have identified, is defined in a context.<br /><br />There is a class of feminist who seems to be afraid of their feminine qualities. They consider themselves oppressed by nature/man and their animosity is reflected in overt hostility to anyone who is capable of reasonably compromising between their natural and conscious imperatives. I can't imagine that this can be justified other than in the exception. We may be sexual creatures, but we are simply not so crude as some women would like to believe.n.nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252447117532342957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-90762830472278084842012-03-30T21:08:06.832-07:002012-03-30T21:08:06.832-07:00As far as the 'Strong Woman' trope is conc...As far as the 'Strong Woman' trope is concerned: I constantly hear women saying 'Men are intimidated by a strong woman' I hear it in my social life, at work, on tv, etc....ad nauseam. I could never understand it. Not one of my friends has ever been intimidated by a woman, and I can't imagine ever being so. Then I realized that what women consider a 'strong woman' is quite different than what a man would consider a SW. To men, a SW is one who can be trusted and relied upon. A woman who would make a good wife and mother. To women, a strong woman is one who is aggressive, abrasive and overly-competitive. Mannish, if you will. As a man, I'm not intimidated by that, I just want nothing to do, sexually/romantically with a woman like that. I get enough of that at the office.Slartibartfastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-89587117224645113302012-03-30T16:30:04.000-07:002012-03-30T16:30:04.000-07:00Wolf seems detached from reality. Not only does s...Wolf seems detached from reality. Not only does she betray the men and women of our armed forces, but her selective expression of indignation would suggest she is envious of Perry. Maybe Wolf is simply lashing out in her confusion.n.nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252447117532342957noreply@blogger.com