Wednesday, February 22, 2006
I've been thinking a lot lately about how the feminist movement has fallen backwards. This new generation of women thinks that choosing to behave in the manner which they do is okay because they're choosing it. WRONG! Everything from plastic surgery to Girls Gone Wild is throwing our mentality and our spirits away. But what I find myself concerned with is not that these people are doing these things - after all, this has been going on since the beginning of human existence- but rather that SO much attention is being placed on the antics of stupid young girls that we all might be failing to pay proper attention to the minds and spirits of our little men! So much attention and focus had been placed on securing girls an equal opportunity, that we have dropped the ball on our boys! My ten year old refers to girls as "HOT!" What the hell is this? Ten years ago, a little boy would have thought a girl "Pretty." My point - let's keep reminding our little people that falling into a mass mindset is boring and depleting. Fight the good fight. Let's try to raise people who value themselves and respect themselves as well as others. And let's not let the ignorant masses invade our lives. And as far as the "HOT" thing - rest assured I let my thoughts be known.
2 Comments:
I agree, being a Mom of 3 boys also. They ( really just one of them)keep getting caught looking at porn (know you 3:oo in the morning)and still haven't figured out that we look at what they look up online. Yes my 6 year old also called a girl hot, but listen to all the music they have. It is definintely not as innocent as what I remember listening to.
I'm loving your blog- just found it on someone's??? blogroll. I am so with you on this rant. My biggest rage is at women my age and younger(I'm 30) who think "feminist" is a dirty word. What the hell- who told you your prissy ass could try to undo all the work our mothers did for us? Or, I'll hear a women/girl say "I'm not a feminist but I believe -insert feminist belief here-" What is wrong with owning that word? Grrr. Your boys'll be great with your example. And little (adorable!) Roxy will be fabulous:) I'm off to read more of your posts.
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