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Instructions to Avoid Getting Laid - Part II « The Restaurant Refugee — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:23:39 +0000

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By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:55:27 +0000

I guess I’m a ranch-post-post-feminist (or would that be a fencepost-feminist?), because I both work so hard, I’m too tired to even think about sexual overtones!

I haven’t heard the “relax and enjoy it” phrase rolled out since good ‘ol Clayton Williams ran for gubner here in Texas.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:29:47 +0000

Wow and post-post-feminist blonde was so clearly broadcasting she wanted to get laid. And maybe even with a little light bikini bondage to pass the time. To bad it backfired on her.

I’m still into the Camille Paglia post-feminist sex-is-power kinda thing — keep my principals and still not have to wear a bikini in Olympic volley ball if it interferes with my serve.

Kinda reminds one of Ginger Rogers — she could do everything Fred Astaire did, just backwards and in high heels.

By: Marissa

Marissa — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:57:13 +0000

In Wimbledon, all the players must wear white. Does that help their game?

They’re on a beach in beach volleyball! Perhaps, it’s just another tradition, which doesn’t necessarily have sexist motivations behind it — men wear swim trunks on beaches, women wear bikinis.

By: Marissa

Marissa — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:39:04 +0000

Although it’s unpopular to think LOGICALLY nowadays, perhaps the reason the ladies of beach volleyball wear bikinis is because THEY’RE ON THE BEACH. IT’S HOT. THEY’RE ON THE BEACH. WITH SAND.

I feel sorry for the guys, actually. They probably sweat in all sorts of places. If I were them, I’d certainly petition to wear an old-school Speedo. They should start a movement for this unfair treatment.

Actually, the Pro Volleyball Tour mandates that women wear bikinis. They even specify that the bikini can be no more than a certain width at the hip. Further, I stand behind the argument that no athletic purpose is served by this attire. If it provides a competive advantage, I am sure that the men would be wearing the same skimpy get-up as their Olympic diving teammates, or Waterpolo, or don’t make me keep going.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:07:34 +0000

OhMyHeart…we were mocking the stereotypes that people have about feminism, not feminism itself. I doubt any of the commenters here equate stubble with genuine beliefs.

And if the woman Refugee met does mental contortions in order to make herself “more appealing to men,” then I weep for her. Confidence and authenticity are far more attractive. Hell, I tell men I’m a feminist divorcee with a surplus of opinions and a neurotic streak. Hasn’t hurt me a bit.

By: OhMyHeart

OhMyHeart — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:46:32 +0000

Once a boy I was on a date with asked me if I were a feminist. Thinking saying otherwise would scare him off, I said “no, not really.” And then he launched into his story of how he used to work for the feminist movement in Oregon (or something like that) and how feminism is misunderstood and it’s just the insistence of equality between men and women in rights, the workforce, and society in general.

The point of the story is, she probably was trying to act as appealing as possible, and the stereotypical (ahem, commenters) hairy-legged vision of a feminist is less-than-appealing to most men.

By: LivitLuvit

LivitLuvit — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:50:01 +0000

Bush seems to like it. Ref, why can’t you just “lie back and enjoy” the conversation?

Oh yeah… because there was only 200 IQ points between the three of you… and you were hogging most of them.