No, you didn't claim those things. But plenty of people, myself included, read between the lines. You contrasted "married couples" with "single parents with multiple sex partners." Uhhh, you don't have to be married to be monogamous or committed. And (posted to Ten Feminist Questions I'm Still Exploring)
Here are your words, in response to a question about marriage, specifically: "As someone who resists being critical [about marriage], it's because I'm suspicious about the idea of raising children outside of a committed relationship." Your answer erases committed couples (posted to Ten Feminist Questions I'm Still Exploring)
To be sure, I am in no way opposed to two people making a meaningful lifelong commitment to each other. Marriage, as a concept in a vacuum, is fine in my book. But in patriarchy, it is oppressive to women (posted to Ten Feminist Questions I'm Still Exploring)
Your incredulous reaction to her suggestion is just one of many ways in which you've displayed privilege in this conversation. I could tell you were a man before you mentioned your sex. Who's name do you think children should get? (posted to Ten Feminist Questions I'm Still Exploring)
GREAT point about captivity. Van Damme was not allowing her to do her job; he was manipulating the situation (she has to stick around to *try* doing her job) by coming on to her in a really inappropriate way instead (posted to Life as a female reporter)
Jessica, I can't help trying to answer question 1 as well, but I come to different conclusions... like you I've studied this area and I have to say I have a real problem with using rats as human substitutes especially (posted to Ten Feminist Questions I'm Still Exploring)
Exactly, Rachel! I commented further up the thread about Money's study coming to much the same conclusions as you. (posted to Ten Feminist Questions I'm Still Exploring)
Nah. Feeling like you've been sexually harassed does not equal being sexually harassed. That means that if someone calls you 'sweetie' when delivering your mail, you could call it sexual harassment. Not so. Mr. Van Damme didn't do anything other (posted to Life as a female reporter)
Well, if two hyphenated last names married each other than I suppose in theory they could just each pick one half of their hyphenated last name for the children. (posted to Ten Feminist Questions I'm Still Exploring)
But yeah, having really tiny advantages from patriarchy is what confuses me about the whole thing- we all get screwed by it, so why not just give it up all together, and fully embrace equality, instead of clinging to only (posted to Ten Feminist Questions I'm Still Exploring)
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