"Conflicts in your head"? What are you doing in my head? B-) amethyst22, gem, treasured one, I don't think there's a woman on here who hasn't experienced at least some of these. You speak for us all. Hugs if you (posted to Conflicts in my head.)
I'd like to heartily recommend Tony Horwitz's book Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches From the Unfinished Civil War -- in the context of this thread, specifically for its chapter on American Civil War re-enactors. Those Horwitz dealt with were accuracy-minded (posted to The most fascinating thing I found on the internet this week...)
I'm thinking here of Mary Sues, the idealized-self-insert characters in fan fiction, and wondering -- when does Mary Sue's identity change? From very many younger fanwriters, I've seen self-insert characters that can be summed up in the phrase I Wish (posted to Encouraging Adventure)
As a resident of Maricopa County, Arizona, I have to say that this sort of thing is horribly familiar to anyone remotely acquainted with the regime of our tinpot tyrant of a county sheriff, Joe Arpaio: Pregnant Latina forced to (posted to "No One Should Go Through What I Went Through")
Oh Zes, I'm very disappointed that you're not embarking on massive science experiments in response to a blog comment. Somehow someway, I'll get past it. I find your feminine archetypes about getting married and hoping for the guy to strike (posted to Encouraging Adventure)
Yes I think depending on anyone to live for you is just depressing. I agree about domestic strife. If I were a husband I would feel totally betrayed if I married a really smart, ambitious women who jacked it all (posted to Encouraging Adventure)
My brother participates in Civil War reenactments. My previous understanding of historical reenactment was based entirely on friends in the Society for Creative Anachronism and Renaissance fairs. Civil War reenactors are incredibly different. I asked my brother once about the (posted to The most fascinating thing I found on the internet this week...)
Why is something male dominated automatically seen as a negative? If you didn't enjoy the film that's fine, but I take issue with the fact you're making a big deal out of the lack of female characters on it's own (posted to Encouraging Adventure)
