Comments on: Girls Just Wanna…Get Approval From Men??

By: Dollface

Dollface — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:18:50 +0000

Haha, Roxanne, awesome. So true…

By: Roxanne

Roxanne — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:03:33 +0000

Having a vagina doesn’t make you a feminist,

Word. See exhibit A: Sarah Palin, after which we will continue on to exhibit B: Ann Coulter.

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:05:43 +0000

She may have needed someone taller than her, someone more mechanically minded, or someone more technically minded than her, but needing a man is an absurd statement. The fact that was published under feminism bothered me.

By: Dollface

Dollface — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:54:09 +0000

@ Professor — Thanks for your wonderful comment :) And no problem, your blog is great.

@ Kim — I’m glad you liked the post! Thanks for commenting on this site and the other blogs :)

@ E.M. Russell — Too true. Men can’t exactly burn their bras…but maybe they could burn their jock straps? Hmm…

@ Ian — At the end of that article she asks “Is this sexist? Has my feminist card been revoked?” If I were a member of “The Frisky” this is what I would say…

Whoever gave you a feminist card in the first place should be fired. Thanks for upholding gender stereotypes. P.S. If you don’t want to get a bad deal on a car, why not do a little research yourself. Oh wait, I forgot, we females can’t handle that kind of strenuous brain activity.

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:56:46 +0000

http://www.thefrisky.com/post/246-girl-talk-damnit-i-need-a-man/
This really bothered me.

By: E.M. Russell

E.M. Russell — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:42:34 +0000

I stumbled Ian’s article and that was the first time I’d been to your blog. As you said, there is a culture of rewarding men for saying they’re decent human beings. Man: “Rape is wrong! Women must be treated with respect!” – cookie and a pat on the head. Woman: “Rape is wrong! Women must be treated with respect!” – well DUH. I think women are more under-cover Feminists than men are as well because of the negative connotation with the word. Whereas if a man said he was a Feminist he wouldn’t necessarily be associated with bra-burning and man-hating. Plus male Feminists are still a rare, mythical creature :P

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:41:51 +0000

Thank you for posting this – I was thinking the same thing! I rarely comment, but you definitely deserve all kinds of shout outs for the constant, effective wave of information you keep rolling through this blog! I left comments on a healthy handful of the links you posted as well – let’s keep up the dialogue, fellow feminists!!

By: professor what if

professor what if — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:27:33 +0000

Great post!

“Having a vagina doesn’t make you a feminist” — this can never be repeated too often! Each semester students say/write things like “As a woman, of course I am a feminist…” (would that were true!). Just last week, someone cited Cosmo as feminist magazine because it’s a ‘woman’s magazine.’ Sorry, that is NOT the same thing, people!

As for your claim that “Even though hard-hitting feminist posts may seem to come easily to some women, they are labors of passion and activism that are deserving of positive & generous attention” I say hurrah and yes, yes, yes! Feminist blogging is an important form of activism (and I would add that good writing hardly ever “comes easily” but involves lots of labor). Thanks for contributing to the wonderful world of feminist blogging! (And thanks for the link love.)

By: Dollface

Dollface — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:57:05 +0000

Thanks for the comments, everyone!

@ veredd – No problem!

@scalesoflibra — I agree, there seem to be a lot of women (especially around our age) who seem afraid to be viewed as feminist. I was making a rather feminist statement to some friends the other day and one of them said “Wow, I didn’t know you were such…a lover of women…” (with a strange look on her face) I countered with, “Yeah, I’m a big huge feminist, didn’t you know?” Ahh well… :P

@ Ian — Great link, thanks for sharing it

@ Dolly – I’m so glad!! That rocks! Also, thanks for sharing the link

By: Dolly

Dolly — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:48:52 +0000

One more, for all you Sarah Palin “lovers” ;)
http://elleabd.blogspot.com/2009/01/things-seen-13.html