Why NOT to Marry a Career Woman

[rm]

Meanwhile, there is this appalling/interesting slideshow on Forbes.com -- "Why NOT to Marry a Career Woman."

http://www.forbes.com/2006/07/25/cx_mn_singles06_destined_misery_slide.html

I'll reserve my commentary for a bit. I want to see you all duke it out.


Completely unrelated, but just as much up my nose: Ugh, I hate when gender norms amongst reenactors bite me. I'm just trying to avoid having to make my own breeches, but a woman? in breeches? horror! I may have to make my own. Am annoyed.

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[delchi.livejournal.com]

Forbes? This sounds more like one of those bottom feeding " Mens Magazine " deals like Bizarre or Maxim or some such. Maybe even Cosmo.

From my personal point of view, I think that they have a good handle on what is happening, but not WHY it's happening. To blame the success of women in general for these events happening is just silly - it implies that going bacwards will fix everything. Dry martini at the door indeed.

However, as a side note, I was reading up recently on a trend in the T community whereby many and some T people are starting to adopt the whole apron and dry martini lifestyle. They are calling it " Wifehood ". Complete June cleaver syndrome. It's interesting to see people willingly living out the retro lifestyle to the letter ( I mean house proud starched slipcovers and the roast in the oven ).

[heron61.livejournal.com]

Forbes? This sounds more like one of those bottom feeding " Mens Magazine " deals like Bizarre or Maxim or some such. Maybe even Cosmo.

The degree to which mass media in the US is pandering to (or openly supporting) the fundys and their whole "traditional moral values" nonsense is quite terrifying. Looking at modern British & Candadian mass media makes this especially obvious.