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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:28 PM Original message |
What is it about this shit that makes me hate being a woman? |
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crikkett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
1. looks like it so far - I've never hated being a woman |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I guess I subscribe to a different definition of woman. |
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Indenturedebtor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 05:19 PM Response to Reply #4 |
94. I think that people get feminism and other isms confused |
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MedleyMisty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 05:26 PM Response to Reply #94 |
95. I don't know - how many people could that $1000 have fed? |
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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 05:30 PM Response to Reply #95 |
96. How much does your internet connection cost? |
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rebel with a cause (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 07:25 PM Response to Reply #96 |
106. The library is open only so many hours |
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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 09:27 PM Response to Reply #106 |
131. They're obviously not exactly equivalent |
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rebel with a cause (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 09:33 PM Response to Reply #131 |
133. I got you. |
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Indenturedebtor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-02-08 12:34 AM Response to Reply #95 |
135. You're assuming that the 1k shoes don't go to anyone |
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PretzelWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. my wife and her 2 friends saw it yesterday |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
2. Hmm. Well, a movie and its popularity could never make me hate being a woman. |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. It's the content of the movie... and the show, of course. |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:35 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. I saw the movie. And loved the show. |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:36 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Then what do you think it's all about... |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:39 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. It's entertainment. Why does it have to be "about" feminism? |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:41 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. Well... I'm looking at this with a socially critical eye. |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:48 PM Response to Reply #24 |
40. What "images of women" are you referring to? |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 04:18 PM Response to Reply #40 |
79. That's my question. |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-02-08 06:24 AM Response to Reply #18 |
152. There isn't any difference between entertainment and indoctrination |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:48 PM Response to Reply #6 |
36. It's called shallow character. |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 04:17 PM Response to Reply #36 |
78. Then how do you know the character was shallow? |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 04:45 PM Response to Reply #78 |
84. How did that go? |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 09:19 PM Response to Reply #84 |
125. It was ONE scene from many, many, many scenes! |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-02-08 06:14 AM Response to Reply #78 |
151. One needn't be a chicken to know what an egg is |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 04:30 PM Response to Reply #6 |
80. I don't plan on seeing the movie and I watched only a few TV segments of the show but |
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rebel with a cause (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 07:34 PM Response to Reply #80 |
109. A silly fairy tale is my take on it. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 07:44 PM Response to Reply #109 |
114. well, I don't want to get into it. It is what it is. |
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rebel with a cause (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 08:01 PM Response to Reply #114 |
117. Me either. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
3. You hate being a woman because Sex In The City is #1 movie this weekend? |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:33 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. No, dear. I hate being a woman because Indiana Jones wouldn't sleep with me. |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-02-08 05:30 AM Response to Reply #11 |
150. Barry Manolo has a line of shoes out now? |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
5. It's no sillier than men worshipping sports teams. |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. That may be. |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
9. Hell, I'm a guy and I liked the HBO series. |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:38 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. It's lipstick feminism. |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:45 PM Response to Reply #16 |
31. The whole premise was the life of a sex column writer. |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:46 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. But the question is why a show such as this would have been invented? |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:50 PM Response to Reply #33 |
41. Ummm....money. The same reason almost everything's produced. |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:53 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. Well... duh. But why would this show make money? As in, be appealing? |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:55 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Have you ever watched the show? |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:57 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. Ref: #53. |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:57 PM Response to Reply #49 |
55. It told a good story. |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 04:02 PM Response to Reply #55 |
61. When I saw it, I thought it was well written and well-acted. |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 04:04 PM Response to Reply #61 |
63. Yes, they did struggle with that. A lot. |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 09:21 PM Response to Reply #33 |
127. It was based on an actual writer of a sex column's book. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
10. Sex and the City was fun. |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:35 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Or that THIS (Sex and the City) is what feminism is about... |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:37 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Looking good and being intelligent/respected are not mutually exclusive. |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:40 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. You're absolutely correct, but that's not all that's going on here. |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:55 PM Response to Reply #21 |
51. Not all of them were playing that game. Samantha, yes. But if you'd watched |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:56 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. I've seen a couple of shows and have no interest in seeing the movie. |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 04:00 PM Response to Reply #53 |
59. OK, well you're OP stated that it makes you hate being a woman. |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 04:07 PM Response to Reply #59 |
67. Oh come on. We can talk about this without getting catty? |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 04:10 PM Response to Reply #67 |
71. Ha. "Catty"? You see the irony of the sexist connotations associated with that word, right? |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 04:12 PM Response to Reply #71 |
74. Yes, indeed. n/t |
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Flaxbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 06:28 PM Response to Reply #67 |
102. Female power does not have to fit into one or two |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 07:37 PM Response to Reply #102 |
111. Actually I said this same thing down below. |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 09:23 PM Response to Reply #53 |
129. What do you mean? You don't have friends you would take care of when they have breast cancer |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:38 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. The Love Of My Life had both.... |
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TomInTib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:48 PM Response to Reply #17 |
39. Same here, but mine later added Crazy to the equation. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:51 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. heh. I'm certainly not one to throw stones on that matter, so it's not as important to me. :) |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:55 PM Response to Reply #39 |
52. Sounds like NPD. |
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TomInTib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 04:00 PM Response to Reply #52 |
58. NPD? |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 04:11 PM Response to Reply #58 |
73. Narcissism. |
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TomInTib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 04:39 PM Response to Reply #73 |
82. You just wouldn't believe. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:39 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. The clothes on Sex and the City never did much for me. |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:42 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. When you say soap, are you leaning more Days of Our Lives, or more Falcon Crest? |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:47 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. Any non-serious bit of entertainment. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
20. Unlike Laura Bush, I've never watched it. n/t |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:43 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. Laura Bush watches this? |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:51 PM Response to Reply #28 |
44. I think I remember hearing that somewhere. Or was it Desperate Housewives? n/t |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 05:51 PM Response to Reply #44 |
100. At a White House dinner, Laura make a joke about watching Desperate Housewives |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 04:02 PM Response to Reply #28 |
60. There is NO way Laura Bush could be a fan. Not with her frumpy style. |
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rebel with a cause (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 07:43 PM Response to Reply #20 |
113. Me either. |
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Kutjara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
22. It sort of makes me hate being human, but then... |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:43 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. Yeah. There are far worse things out there. |
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etherealtruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
23. I absolutely LOVE being a woman |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:45 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. Why does the series/movie appeal to you? |
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etherealtruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:50 PM Response to Reply #30 |
42. Good fun IS appealing ... |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:53 PM Response to Reply #42 |
48. So would this show be like a fantasy to you? |
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etherealtruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 04:06 PM Response to Reply #48 |
66. I've, most assuredly, watched more episodes of ... |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
25. I've never seen it |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:48 PM Response to Reply #25 |
38. Yeah I personally find it boring, too. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
26. i have not watched the series, nor the movie. seems from discription it takes the worse |
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etherealtruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:47 PM Response to Reply #26 |
34. Actually, it frequently pointed out the ridiculousness ... |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
32. I'm a huge fan and not embarrassed to admit it. I went to the first matinee on Friday and was sad |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:48 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. It would also seem |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 05:09 PM Response to Reply #37 |
92. Nothing wrong with women actors getting rich |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-03-08 06:44 AM Response to Reply #92 |
158. Absolutely! |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:51 PM Response to Reply #32 |
45. I lived in NYC for two years and miss it completely. |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
46. I just went and saw it last night... |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
47. I do not know one person of the female persuasion who has any interest in seeing it |
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PretzelWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:59 PM Response to Reply #47 |
57. you travel in different circles than a lot of women then |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 04:02 PM Response to Reply #57 |
62. No, I don't. |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 04:06 PM Response to Reply #62 |
65. I'd call that response "catty"....if "catty" wasn't a sexist term. |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 04:08 PM Response to Reply #65 |
69. No, I personally think that the entire Sex and the City crap is inane |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 04:13 PM Response to Reply #69 |
75. I wasn't addressing your preferences in either entertainment or acquaintances. |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 05:06 PM Response to Reply #75 |
89. And it's a lot of assumption for you to assume I meant "inferior" |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 05:47 PM Response to Reply #89 |
98. "Caliber"...from Merriam-Webster: |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 08:13 PM Response to Reply #98 |
119. I don't care ... and welcome to my ignore list. n/t |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-02-08 12:47 AM Response to Reply #119 |
137. Hey, it's not MY fault that you use words without knowing what they mean... |
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Contrary1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-02-08 03:23 AM Response to Reply #137 |
144. !!! |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 04:09 PM Response to Reply #65 |
70. Whoa whoa whoa there's no need for this. |
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Sal Minella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 04:10 PM Response to Reply #47 |
72. I tried watching the trailer to see what all the fuss was about, and I made it only about halfway |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 05:07 PM Response to Reply #72 |
91. I know, I thought my brain was going to explode |
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Avalon Sparks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
56. Loved the Show |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 05:00 PM Response to Reply #56 |
88. OK, I loved the "I'm not having a baby shower" episode |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
64. You're a woman???? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
68. Making you an object... that is why I never got that series |
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apocalypsehow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
76. Hate being a woman (or a man, for that matter) because a lot of people like a particular movie? |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 04:17 PM Response to Reply #76 |
77. It has more to do with the themes of said movie. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
81. Everybody needs a break from reality. As the economy drops, relief |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
83. I prefer to think of it this way |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 04:48 PM Response to Reply #83 |
85. Thank you, supernova. |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 04:55 PM Response to Reply #83 |
86. Excellent. That's just how I feel about it too. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 05:06 PM Response to Reply #83 |
90. Well put, Supernova |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 05:51 PM Response to Reply #83 |
99. Thank you supernova for your eloquent and so true analaysis of SATC. |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 07:26 PM Response to Reply #83 |
107. That's very interesting. Thank you. |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 08:33 PM Response to Reply #107 |
123. The "power motif" phrase puts me off |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 09:25 PM Response to Reply #83 |
130. I think there was a lot of depth to it, especially considering each episode was a 30 minute comedy. |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 09:30 PM Response to Reply #83 |
132. Good post. I think, at heart, SATC is primarly about friendships. |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
87. I loved the show and loved the movie and I don't understand why this should make you |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 07:47 PM Response to Reply #87 |
115. I never liked the show--and agree wholeheartedly. |
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Eric Condon (761 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
93. My ex-girfriend was really into this show, and I had to walk a fine line |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 07:20 PM Response to Reply #93 |
105. an exaggerated grotesque of modern gender identity |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 07:36 PM Response to Reply #93 |
110. LOL - that Onion article is AWESOME. I've bookmarked it. |
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fed_up_mother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 08:23 PM Response to Reply #93 |
121. Changing subject title here |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
97. You are definitely not the only one. |
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ismnotwasm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
101. Blame the patriarchy instead |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
103. There was a time |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
104. Lipstick feminist who hated the show and won't see the movie here. |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
108. i never hated being a woman and would not want to be a man |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
112. possibly, just keep in mind it's only a movie and it's trying to be woman friendly |
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rebel with a cause (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 08:00 PM Response to Reply #112 |
116. What about "Entourage"? |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 08:05 PM Response to Reply #116 |
118. not familiar with it, sorry |
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rebel with a cause (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 08:22 PM Response to Reply #118 |
120. This islike the old saying "the blind leading the blind." |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 08:29 PM Response to Reply #120 |
122. no it's the honest trying to lead the dishonest |
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rebel with a cause (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 09:13 PM Response to Reply #122 |
124. I am a woman and |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 09:22 PM Response to Reply #124 |
128. 've seen "sex and the city" |
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AngryOldDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
126. I could never understand the appeal of that show. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
134. Nothing makes me hate being a woman. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-03-08 12:22 AM Response to Reply #134 |
156. I admit it, I throughly dislike being a woman |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-02-08 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
136. I don't understand it either. |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-02-08 01:21 AM Response to Original message |
138. That whole sex object culture phenomenon is alien to me |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-02-08 01:41 AM Response to Reply #138 |
140. I never was into fashionable clothing. |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-02-08 11:53 PM Response to Reply #140 |
155. My Mom could not afford to dress fashionably for most of her life |
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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-02-08 01:37 AM Response to Original message |
139. I don't see why it should. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-02-08 01:43 AM Response to Original message |
141. That nonsense has nothing to be with being a woman. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-02-08 01:50 AM Response to Reply #141 |
142. I stand by my points. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-02-08 01:51 AM Response to Original message |
143. Why would that make you hate yourself? |
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VotesForWomen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-02-08 03:30 AM Response to Original message |
145. that movie doesn't define what 'being a woman' means. nt |
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VotesForWomen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-02-08 03:30 AM Response to Original message |
146. that movie doesn't define what 'being a woman' means. nt |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-02-08 03:35 AM Response to Original message |
147. Here's a good question: |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-02-08 03:41 AM Response to Original message |
148. women fuck. deal with it. |
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bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-02-08 05:16 AM Response to Original message |
149. Why would you hate being a woman? I could see hating being misidentified with those who like |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-02-08 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
153. so they fake orgasms in the bedroom and CUM over shoes? |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-02-08 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
154. It's straight women acting like gay men. nt |
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Hidden Stillness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-03-08 12:43 AM Response to Original message |
157. A More General Approach |
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SheWhoMustBeObeyed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-03-08 07:10 AM Response to Original message |
159. I don't hate being a woman...I just don't like women like that |
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