http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/feminism/ en-us Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:14:21 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2413078/posts Awhile back, Leo posted these delightfully nostalgic and funny “Marital Rating Scales” from 1939 in the Community: [See linked article] After having a good laugh, what Kate and I both noticed after reading through these charts was that while we could imagine a modern day woman expecting her husband to live up to most of the standards on the Husband’s Chart, if a man expected a woman to adhere to the Wife’s Chart, he’d probably be met with the look of death. Now obviously some of the expectations on both charts are just silly, and part of the reason that... The Art of Manliness http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2413078/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:14:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411261/posts National Organization for Women opposes Senate health bill By Michael O'Brien - 12/19/09 01:55 PM ET A leading women's group called on senators on Saturday to defeat its healthcare reform bill. The leader of the National Organization for Women (NOW) excoriated the language in the health bill curtailing federal support for insurance plan covering abortions, which was inserted to win the 60th vote of Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.). "The so-called health care reform bill now before the Senate, with the addition of Majority Leader Harry Reid's Manager's Amendment, amounts to a health insurance bill for half the population and a... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411261/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:17:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2411382/posts A leading women's group called on senators on Saturday to defeat its healthcare reform bill. The leader of the National Organization for Women (NOW) excoriated the language in the health bill curtailing federal support for insurance plan covering abortions, which was inserted to win the 60th vote of Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.). "The so-called health care reform bill now before the Senate, with the addition of Majority Leader Harry Reid's Manager's Amendment, amounts to a health insurance bill for half the population and a sweeping anti-abortion law for the rest of us," NOW President Terry O'Neill said in a statement. Thehill.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2411382/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:25:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409715/posts “I hate Sarah Palin, I… I just hate her!” That is not an uncommon outburst from some when it comes to feelings about one of the most polarizing figures (in “liberal” minds) in the political arena. As I write about the political happenings of the former governor of Alaska, I am continually amazed at both reader responses and callers to my radio program, Conscience of Kansas, when it comes to the level of hatred that Palin generates from some in the public. So, who are the real Palin-haters? Is there a common factor that binds people who find their blood... Renew America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409715/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:48:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2407805/posts Over the years, radical feminism has been attempting to demonize any display of testosterone. The slightest aggressive behavior is taken to the ultimate extreme portraying males as abusers. Their goal clearly is to wimpify maleness. When I was serving on the board of our local YMCA, a national touring team of Christian strong men/bodybuilders wanted to make a presentation to our youths. Through various exciting well-choreographed displays of strength (chopping through cinder blocks with their bare hands and etc.) the ministers taught kids Christian values and principles. Our female chairperson of the board rejected their proposal. She said their display... The American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2407805/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:06:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403237/posts The conflict between parenting and career is hardwired in the female brain.In the struggle for equality between the sexes, it keeps coming down to motherhood, doesn’t it? Consider a recent article by Hanna Rosin in The Atlantic. Rosin finds that nursing her infant is holding her back from the work she enjoys, despite her plan for a fully egalitarian marriage. “We were raised to expect that co-parenting was an attainable goal,” she laments, yet breast-feeding ties her, and not her husband, to their baby. She combs through research on the health benefits of breast-feeding for babies and makes a convincing... City Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403237/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 23:15:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2402919/posts As the news of golf superstar Tiger Woods' alleged multiple affairs spills all over the media, a fascinating - and disturbing - subplot to the story has become a revealing litmus test of societal attitudes toward gender and domestic violence. RealClearPolitics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2402919/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 16:49:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2401771/posts Note the date of the article. What is dated in that article continues to present and into the future. The past molds the present. AmericanConservativeDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2401771/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 01:38:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2401160/posts RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles elected the first female bishop in its 114-year history Friday but ended voting for the day with one of two openly gay candidates still vying for the second bishop's position.Rev. Diane M. Jardine Bruce, rector of St. Clement's-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church in San Clemente, was elected Friday at the diocese's annual convention to replace one of two retiring assistant bishops.Bruce, who was elected in the convention's third ballot, is a former bank executive who has spent the past 12 years working as a priest in Orange County.Voting for the second spot did... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2401160/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 21:39:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2399734/posts Gathered around her cause are Islamic women who have shared her convictions for justice and reason. faithfreedom http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2399734/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 23:25:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2399725/posts Admirers have written concerning Ghada Jamshir: "She is one feisty woman, and for some orthodox males, such forcefulness is itself a crime against ‘submission,’ so cherished in Islam. Her style is firm, aggressive, no-nonsense. This amazing woman who refuses to wear a veil, condemns lack of family planning, Sharia courts, and accuses the categorizations of ‘Islamic’ marriage as oppressive to women. "Ms. Jamshir is not a lady to be messed with, and she has nothing but contempt and derision for her critics. If only there were more like her in the Arab world." faithfreedom.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2399725/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 23:16:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396589/posts Earlier this month DoubleX, Slate's short-lived female-oriented publication (launched six months ago and about to be folded back into the parent site as a women's section), ran an article ringing the alarm about the dire threat posed by the power of the men's rights movement. But the article, written by New York-based freelance writer Kathryn Joyce and titled "Men's Rights' Groups Have Become Frighteningly Effective," says more about the state of feminism—and journalistic bias—than it does about men's groups. Joyce's indictment is directed at a loose network of activists seeking to raise awareness and change policy on such issues as... Reason http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396589/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:33:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2396232/posts The philosophical basis of Hegelian/Marxist philosophy is antithetical not only to the family; it is irreconcilable with the rights of women everywhere. The philosophy is, at its core, misogynist. Hitching the feminist wagon to Marxism was, and is, the feminine mistake. In this article, I will dig deeply into the Marxist notions about women, the family, and the workplace. As I will show, Marxism, and the far left, are not female friendly. First a little history: Betty Friedan (1921-2006) is often cited as the pioneer of the modern women's rights movement. Friedan co-founded the National Organization for Women (NOW) in... The American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2396232/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:04:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2395358/posts The Changing Faces of FeminismDAVID REARDONMany people assume that feminism and the movement to legalize abortion are virtually synonymous. Susan B. Anthony 1820-1906 Some equate feminism with a virulent leftist political philosophy that advocates abortion, lesbianism, pornography, witchcraft, and goddess worship. In fact, however, this "neofeminism" is far removed from the ideals and goals of the 19th-century feminists, who were strongly rooted in the Judeo-Christian concepts of morality and justice. For most early feminists, Christian idealism was the motivating force behind their demands for the reform of attitudes and laws that allowed the suppression of the weak. Besides pleading... CERC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2395358/posts#comment Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:26:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2393852/posts If the current pace continues, Sarah Palin’s Going Rogue is on track to become perhaps the best-selling nonfiction book ever. The extraordinary, record-breaking rollout and the throngs of fans who await Sarah at every stop of her nationwide bus tour is rivaled only by the endless succession of liberal talking heads who are willing to put aside years of carefully cultivated gender sensitivity in an attempt to finish off a job they had hoped they had taken care of last year – or at least in the last two months of granting Levi Johnston full access to the most coveted... The Americano http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2393852/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:02:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2390274/posts Women should support women. That’s what feminists preach. They write it as a part of their creed. It’s basic. Not however when it comes to Sarah Palin. She will not get the support of America’s women in total. Not on your life. MichNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2390274/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:39:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383611/posts Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi scored a giant gain for feminism last weekend. In shoving her controversy-plagued healthcare reform bill to victory by a paper-thin margin, she conclusively demonstrated that a woman can be just as gritty, ruthless and arm-twisting in pursuing her agenda as anyone in the long line of fabled male speakers before her. Even a basic feminist shibboleth like abortion rights became just another card for Pelosi to deal and swap. It was a stunningly impressive recovery for someone who seemed to be coming apart at the seams last summer, when a sputtering, rattled Pelosi struggled... Salon.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383611/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:24:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383194/posts Recently I attended a domestic violence conference hosted by a church in my community. "The Church's Role in Addressing Domestic Violence in the Faith Community," the glossy brochure explained. The program featured a Proclamation by President Barack Obama filled with heart-rending language about the "devastating impact" of domestic violence on women and children. The conference included a workshop a dramatic presentation of The Yellow Dress, a play based on stories of women who were victims of dating violence. I opted to screen a video called "Defending our Lives," featuring the accounts of five women incarcerated for murdering their partners. All... Renew America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383194/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:28:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2382666/posts You see them clack-clacking along the pavement, fat-faced British girls with goose-pimpled thighs en route to the disco. In the third blast from his new book on the dumbing down of Britain, Quentin Letts holds Germaine Greer responsible for at least some of this destruction of feminine modesty and decency. Foreigners retain a touchingly generous image of the British. They imagine us as people of gracious airs, opening doors for the infirm, standing when strangers enter the room. We say 'please' and 'thangyew' and 'don't mention it - I insist'. Overseas caricaturists draw Britons as fastidious dressers, the men attired... Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2382666/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:20:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382316/posts LIFT AND SEPARATE (Why Is Feminism Still So Divisive?) (New Yorker can only be linked to) New Yorker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382316/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 19:23:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2382172/posts Based on the media’s treatment of Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin, Meghan McCain asks: Will we ever have a female politician who is good enough to lead? BY MEGHAN MCCAIN I have admired Hillary Clinton for years. Though we disagree on nearly everything politically, I respect the barriers she has broken as a woman in American politics, and what she’s had to go through to get there. Those “18 million cracks in the glass ceiling” will hopefully make other women’s journeys in politics easier in the future, but sometimes I am not so sure. During her years in the White... The Daily Beast http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2382172/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 16:59:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381651/posts Acts of Orwellian feminismBy: Tom Oleson 7/11/2009 1:00 AM My elder daughter spent Thanksgiving weekend with her boyfriend visiting his parents at their farm northwest of Winnipeg. For a young woman who had never had any previous taste of life in rural Manitoba -- aside from a walk in the woods at Clear Lake one year -- it was eye-opening. For her, at the time, the emphasis was first on taste. At home on Thanksgiving she gets turkey, mashed potatoes, a vegetable, and, if she's been good, which is not often, a piece of pie with, perhaps, some ice cream.... Winnipeg Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381651/posts#comment Sun, 8 Nov 2009 19:50:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2380322/posts Rome, Italy, Nov 6, 2009 / 02:58 pm (CNA).- Speaking to Vatican Radio on Tuesday, Cardinal Franc Rode shed more light on the reasons behind the ongoing apostolic visitation of female U.S. religious orders, saying that a “secularist mentality” and a “feminist spirit” evident in the communities were among the factors leading to the visitation.The apostolic visitation was launched earlier this year with the stated aim of helping strengthen religious communities in the U.S., which are suffering from a sharp decline in vocations.In his Tuesday interview with Vatican Radio, Cardinal Rode said “some criticism arrived from United States and... cna http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2380322/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:44:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2380238/posts Rodé: "Feminism" Drove Visitation Following up on his Tuesday clarification concerning the Apostolic Visitation of US womens' communities, the Vatican's Religious Czar amplified his thought-process on the evaluation yesterday in an interview with Vatican Radio. Shown above greeting sisters of a more traditional stripe on a March visit to an Italian seminary specializing in the "extraordinary form" of the Roman rite, Cardinal Franc Rodé's significant points were summarized by The Tablet's Rome correspondent, Robert Mickens, in a dispatch e.mailed around earlier today: The official that initiated the Vatican's investigation of women religious in the United States admitted this week... Whispers in the Loggia http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2380238/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:55:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379370/posts Dear xxxx xxxxxx, The elections held Tuesday should open all of our eyes. Please meet the new Governor of Virginia: [The] " dynamic new trend of working women and feminists ... is ultimately detrimental to the family." You read that right -- the new Governor of Virginia thinks working women are "detrimental" to the family. If you're scared that it might get worse in 2010 -- and you should be -- well, I have a way you can help fight these right-wing extremists who'd like to take over our government. NOW is committed to making sure women's voices are heard... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379370/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:35:03 GMT