Comments on: Am I the only one annoyed with this? http://dearabby19.wordpress.com/2007/09/23/am-i-the-only-one-annoyed-with-this/ womanhood (wom·an·hood): the state of being a woman Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:01:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Megan B. http://dearabby19.wordpress.com/2007/09/23/am-i-the-only-one-annoyed-with-this/#comment-5 Megan B. Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:01:23 +0000 http://dearabby19.wordpress.com/2007/09/23/am-i-the-only-one-annoyed-with-this/#comment-5 Yeah, I have definitely seen it from that point as well. But I think that the authors are really just trying to make all of us understand that a part of our lifestyle could be oppressive if we chose to view it that way. I am like you, I feel good in makeup and wearing cute clothes and shaving my legs. I do want to be a mother someday and get married. I do not see these as oppressive ideas, however, somebody else might. And honestly, I don't believe that feminism calls us to step away from what makes us female, it really just wants us to fight for whatever we believe we deserve as being female in the type of society. Yeah, I have definitely seen it from that point as well. But I think that the authors are really just trying to make all of us understand that a part of our lifestyle could be oppressive if we chose to view it that way. I am like you, I feel good in makeup and wearing cute clothes and shaving my legs. I do want to be a mother someday and get married. I do not see these as oppressive ideas, however, somebody else might. And honestly, I don’t believe that feminism calls us to step away from what makes us female, it really just wants us to fight for whatever we believe we deserve as being female in the type of society.

]]> By: Laura Knudson http://dearabby19.wordpress.com/2007/09/23/am-i-the-only-one-annoyed-with-this/#comment-2 Laura Knudson Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:29:39 +0000 http://dearabby19.wordpress.com/2007/09/23/am-i-the-only-one-annoyed-with-this/#comment-2 Very good job!! What a great entry! I will say that the authors/editors of the texts and essays don't want to take any of those things away from you - they just want you to **think** about them and what they mean. You are obviously doing that, and making a wonderful job of it. Being an actively aware, questioning feminist is more than many feminists are able to do. So many people do want to restrict the choices of others, and that's always a bad idea. Keep up the excellent work! Very good job!! What a great entry! I will say that the authors/editors of the texts and essays don’t want to take any of those things away from you – they just want you to **think** about them and what they mean. You are obviously doing that, and making a wonderful job of it. Being an actively aware, questioning feminist is more than many feminists are able to do. So many people do want to restrict the choices of others, and that’s always a bad idea.

Keep up the excellent work!

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