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Touchy, Touchy
Thursday, December 29th, 2011
There is this weird thing that some men/boys do that, apparently, they think they can get away with. Touching women. I don’t mean on the shoulder or the elbow or even pinching a cheek. I mean “touching”, as in patting her ass or brushing a hand across her breasts or even putting a hand up her skirt. You know why they think they can get away with it? Because they can. Because we simply pretend it didn’t happen. (more…)
Tags: men over 40, unwanted touching, why do women let men get away with it, women over 40
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Seat Hogs
Friday, December 23rd, 2011
Whether it’s on a bus, in the movies or on a plane, why do some people just think it’s okay to spread their legs, their arms and whatever they’re reading in front of me? Did they pay extra for the privilege or do they simply consider it a birthright? (more…)
Tags: bus riding, commuting, inconsiderate people, men over 40, people who take up too much room, seat hogs, women over 40
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“Special” Education
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
Women make up over 50% of the population, so how the hell can you call us a “special interest group”? Sure, we’re special, but don’t you think it’s about time the rest of you began thinking of us as, perhaps, just as important as you? Let me educate you on what’s special – and not special – about women. (more…)
Tags: education, health care for children, ladies night, men over 40, special privileges for women, women in politics, women over 40
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The Girls with the Ugly Tattoos
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
I went to see “The Help” the other night and was a little disappointed. The movie did follow the book (which I really liked) very closely, and it was – mostly – very satisfying. However, one thing really bothered me: the main character, Skeeter, who was supposed to be tall and gangly and unattractive was . . . Emma Stone! Now, really, Emma Stone? Unattractive? (more…)
Tags: how women are portrayed in movies, men over 40, misogyny, movies, realism in movies, The Help, TV, why are there only beautiful women in american movies, women over 40
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The Catholic Lie
Sunday, August 14th, 2011
This isn’t a diatribe against the pope; it isn’t a complaint about the number of (extra) collections they hit you with during mass. It’s not even a repudiation of the urban myth Catholic kids used to spread about a free pass to heaven if you wore a scapula from the moment you were born. No, this is about the kind of lying that Catholics do. Yes, we lie. And I say “we” even though I’m really a non-practicing Catholic. I still feel guilty about lying. So Catholic lying is how I do it.
Tags: catholicism, do lawyers lie, how can you lie without lying, lying, men over 40, women over 40
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