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		<title>My wonderful/lazy/thoughtful/crazy husband</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:19:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would never make the assumption that all men, married or single, leave their shoes around; or don't talk good; or fail to close things; or don't take care of their clothes; or don't say what they mean.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thefemspot.com&#038;blog=3742533&#038;post=1751&#038;subd=femspotter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Whatever happened to &#8220;asshole?&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now, as I said before, I love "The Daily Show" and I really appreciate Samantha Bee's refreshing perspective. But this use of female-identified words as derogatory designations for men has got to stop. Terms like "vagina men," "douche," "douchebag," and "pussy," or "pusswad" as Bee uses in the segment, are all related to female anatomy and imply, whether intentionally or unintentionally, that female anatomy is inferior to male anatomy and thus that females are inferior to males. Why don't we keep sex-defining anatomy out of it? Instead of "douchebag," why not use insults like "loser," "idiot" or "jerk?" Instead of calling the Better Men Organization "vagina men," couldn't Bee have called them "weaklings," "freaks" or "wimps?" That is what she meant, is it not?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thefemspot.com&#038;blog=3742533&#038;post=1386&#038;subd=femspotter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why &#8220;gender&#8221; must go</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As language evolved, as it continues to do, the concepts of male/female gender said to be "masculine"/"feminine" arose as adjectives inclusive of traits traditionally exhibited by either sex. But as the eras morphed and gave way to one another - and with women's liberation advancing women's choices in behavior - the concept of gender became archaic. While masculine and not feminine might originally have been thought to include athletic agility, certainly we have seen women accumulate a myriad of athletic achievements. And while feminine and not masculine might originally have encompassed all things, activities, attitudes and behaviors relating to the sphere of the home, we have seen men take over housework and child rearing in the absence of and occasionally as the preference to women. Ergo, gender as masculine/feminine doesn't mean anything anymore, really...but we still use these words.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thefemspot.com&#038;blog=3742533&#038;post=1128&#038;subd=femspotter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>WALL-E: great for girls?</title>
		<link>http://thefemspot.com/2008/11/26/wall-e-great-for-girls/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The bottom line is that until we're told we have to behave in a certain way - for instance: our parents say so, our girlfriends do so, or magazines show so - we girls usually behave in a way that feels natural for us. Sometimes, we find ourselves seeking permission to behave differently than other little girls. There are standards out there. This is why little boys often find it difficult to cry...and probably why little girls often find it difficult not to. How quickly they learn the rules!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thefemspot.com&#038;blog=3742533&#038;post=254&#038;subd=femspotter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The crying cat&#8217;s out of the bag</title>
		<link>http://thefemspot.com/2008/06/26/the-crying-cats-out-of-the-bag/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This means that the qualities of gender – masculine and feminine – are identified as the nature of the corresponding sex. Therefore, women are feminine by their very nature and are expected to be sensitive, gentle criers. And because tears are anticipated, a woman becomes a cliché if/when she does cry. (“Is it that time of the month?” men ask.)<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thefemspot.com&#038;blog=3742533&#038;post=11&#038;subd=femspotter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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