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Re: Girls on girls (no, it's not what you think)

Re: Girls on girls (no, it's not what you think)2012-11-08T16:49:39+00:00

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Patte Rosebank
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I’ve never understood women’s comedy, “chick-lit”, “chick flicks”, sky-high heels, big weddings, babies, and all the other things that women are supposed to be mad about.

To me, high-heels are needlessly painful things, which destroy your feet & body, and make it difficult to walk (let alone run from danger).

Why do women make such a big deal about their wedding & wedding dress, but give almost no thought at all to what really matters: the actual marriage that results?

Why do they make such a big deal about having a baby, when even an amoeba can reproduce?

Why do they insist on starving themselves to fit into shabbily-made, totally impractical clothes, just because some pompous ass declares that it’s “fashionable”? Obsessing over your weight just makes you feel miserable.

The only women’s magazines I enjoy reading are the ones from the 1980s and earlier (and then, purely to wallow in the glow of nostalgia for the fashions—since, as a costumer, I love historical clothing—and to soak up the popular culture of another era).

Comedy is another thing that isn’t considered ladylike. I have never understood “women’s” comedy. However, I love Laurel & Hardy, silly radio comedy (past & present), and Red Green. Most women aren’t keen on physical comedy or Red Green, but I am a proud card-carrying member of the Possum Lodge—with a membership number somewhere in the low 4000s, which gives you an idea of how long ago I joined.

Sure, I wore frilly dresses and played with Sindy dolls when I was a kid. (My mom, ahead of her time, refused to let me play with Barbies, due to their unhealthy body image, but Sindy dolls of that time had much more realistic bodies, so I had several of them, and the dollhouse with all the furniture & accessories.) I loved making my hair & make-up look perfect when I was in my teens & twenties. But now, it all seems quite ridiculous, and I prefer quick-and-easy hair & make-up, so I can spend my time on more important things.

I wonder if this whole gender-difference thing among people with ADD is common enough to be considered among the list of symptoms…

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