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Aug 28, 2005 23:12

As a kid, I played Ninja Turtles with the boys on the playground, but I also played Barbies with my sister at home and made up stories with girlfriends about meeting our prince ( Read more... )

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lavidatirante August 29 2005, 04:16:16 UTC
i fucking adore you. and i fucking adore this. fantastic.

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fireflesh August 29 2005, 04:39:51 UTC
Sorry, can't say I agree with you (except for the nod to the value of coolheaded, well-designed revenge). Then again, I insisted that my fifth birthday party be He-Man themed. I figgin' loved He-Man. And dinosaurs!

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leadencircles August 30 2005, 02:37:37 UTC
oh don't get me wrong, I respect the artful act of revenge, used selectively (and hopefully for better reason than just that two people aren't together anymore). I'm just speaking against the trite acts that are orchestrated in order to create some sort of female homogeneity/girl power.

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i'm seriously misogynist, i'm not kidding gothiqueer August 29 2005, 19:05:43 UTC
but it isn't even about intensity these days - chicks are just so crazy that they act nuts over anyone and anything unfortunate enough to get in their path. this is why i don't like having many female friends, or i keep them at arm's length. that's kind of private to say for me but it's out now so whatever. i think women are insane. dudes are fuckfaces too, but chicks are dumber because they'll let more manipulation and stupid shit get to them. i hate people all in all. fuck the word dude let's listen to slipknot.

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Re: i'm seriously misogynist, i'm not kidding leadencircles August 29 2005, 19:44:59 UTC
I think that's sad ( ... )

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shoegazed August 29 2005, 21:55:04 UTC
i think some women do overract in some situations and make irrational statements and actions. but i think some women simply react on a level equal to how the relationship ended or the guy treated them, confused and unfair. i admit to acting immmature in situations like that, but there was no way to compete with how much of an idiot my former bf had been and made me feel. my heart definitely wasn't healed but i felt better. i know that's a ridulous way to reason, but sometimes it's hard to think clearly when your emotions are involved. also, i think men are just as guilty if not worse in this regard. anyway, i think most times it's just fun and not meant to be harmful anyway ( ... )

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leadencircles August 30 2005, 02:30:15 UTC
i hate that people are so afraid of the word 'feminism' and attach negativity.

exactly. which is why I worry that some behavior (such as childish pranks) women follow in the name of strong independence ends up sending out the wrong message or defeats their initial reasoning. I also get sick of the trend that only one person is wrong in a relationship and that the woman is the victim (I'm speaking in the very broad sense here. I know nothing about your past experiences. And of course I know it does happen. I just try to think about it as two people communicating positively/negatively. I say things like "dudes are stupid" probably too often to even be writing this).

I also don't doubt for a second that there are some emotional acts that do and are necessary in leveling the playing field!

and I could talk about this forever so I, too, will stop :)

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