I wish they would have a more in-depth discussion about why a mother-son purity ball is so creepy. Maybe because it would be semi-insulting for a future MAN to be under the thumb of someone who has no power?

I know it's a cartoon and all, but when the conversation stops at "mother-son purity balls are creepy" I think we're missing something big.

Yeesh. Every time you guys cover this, I cringe. It really makes you wonder what kind of men these fathers are. I know if someone had asked my Dad to do something like this when I was girl, he would have called the Department of Mental Health. Most normal fathers, I've noticed, don't want to be anywhere near their daughter's hymens.

I agree with Sylke. If it's so creepy for a mother and son to do it, why should fathers and daughters do it? It's that stupid patriarchy. Plus, you know, in their mind's if a man strays it's all the woman's fault. He didn't solicit her, surely, she tempted him. Just like Adam and Eve. *rolls eyes*

Wood's cartoons are fun. I like how the men she draws look like they're on the verge of tranforming into monsters. I've always liked the undercurrent of forboding in her drawing style.

I made this cartoon about your book photo search. I don't think it's particularly funny, but I still think animals are fun to draw.

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2312/120/1600/jessicaphoto.gif

I'm especially disturbed by that cartoon because I'm sure that I would have been one of the girls who went to one of these events, if they were around 10+ year ago. Nowadays I shudder at the thought.

I think mother-son and father-daughter balls are equally creepy, because the incestuous overtones are so strong and obvious in both cases. (Although at least there's no male equivalent to the uber-creepy hymen fetish.) Truly heebie-jeebie inspiring.