Comments | hannahchan: Dear Forbes Magazine

hannahchan

Dear Forbes Magazine

Aug 23, 2006 12:43

Fuck you. Look, I've done social trend reporting, and I know it's tough, but you're a goddamn national magazine with a serious reputation. You can't just print any old piece of shit that (pardon the mixed metaphors) regurgitates hackneyed notions from the 1950s without examining their sources or underlying causes ( Read more... )

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wasabi_poptart August 23 2006, 17:09:09 UTC

Even your house will be dirtier ( Institute for Social Research).

Yeah, well, that's what you get when you marry a gal what's too uppity to cook and clean and wait on you hand and foot. You might even have to learn to do your own goddam laundry.

ranger_hotsauce August 23 2006, 17:11:34 UTC

"Waah, being married to a woman who has better things to do than get my beer sucks."

Sorry, just thought I'd summarize the article for those who don't follow the link.

overheardgirl August 23 2006, 17:16:05 UTC

"The work environment provides a host of potential partners," researcher Adrian J. Blow reported in the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy...

Well, maybe the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy is Studio fucking 54, but there sure isn't a host of potential partners in my workplace, so blow me, Adrian J. Blow.

ranger_hotsauce August 23 2006, 17:25:59 UTC

Too funny! And I couldn't agree more.

hannahchan August 23 2006, 17:26:23 UTC

Not to mention the unstated logic: "The best way to keep yer wimmin from running around on you is to keep 'em in the house with the kids all day long where they won't see no of them other fellers. In fact, lock the door every day when you leave, just to be on the safe side."

wasabi_poptart August 23 2006, 17:42:31 UTC

yeah! better bolt it from the outside.

she won't be happy, either, if she makes more money than you. Because she wants a REAL MAN.

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jodihoover August 23 2006, 17:26:18 UTC

Don't forget to look at the photo essay..... I enjoy the picture of the woman crying because she has children.

hannahchan August 23 2006, 17:33:01 UTC

I like the one where the guy looks like he's contemplating beating the shit out of his wife for making more than he does. That BITCH!

jodihoover August 23 2006, 17:36:47 UTC

I just made Mickey read the article and he has determined that in the interest of his continued good health, I am no longer allowed to have shoes. (so that I have to remain inside, cleaning.)

wasabi_poptart August 23 2006, 18:14:38 UTC

nice change of pace from the woman who is crying because she forgot to have them ...

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Wherein. . . plantastic August 23 2006, 18:26:23 UTC

I can't respond without writing something that could get me arrested.

Re: Wherein. . . hannahchan August 23 2006, 18:30:12 UTC

I wrote Forbes a letter to the editor. We'll see if they print it. I quoted a bit of it to my coworker who linked me the story in the first place, then commented that it made me once again wish for the magical power to bitch-slap people remotely with the power of my mind. "I think you just did," she said.

Re: Wherein. . . ramentenshi August 23 2006, 21:13:06 UTC

Gawker so kindly provided handy Cliffsnotes.

All Gone! jazzometer August 23 2006, 22:33:27 UTC

It looks like Forbes pulled the story from their website. Guess they aren't planning to stand behind it . . .like a good woman would for her man, no matter how insensitive he might be at times . . .

~ Martino

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