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Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - Posts

  • Chardonnay or Pinot?


    I'm saying, Emily, that it's not acceptable, much less a Fast Pass, to question feminist dogma on choice within the ranks of "mainstream media" — though I'm sure there are no shortage of book contracts to be had at Regnery. Until the Times hired Bill Read More...
  • Men Are From Mars, Women From Venus, and We're All on Pluto


    Emily, you asked why self-identified feminists like Susan Pinker and LouAnn Brizendine publish books that focus on the differences between men and women. The cynic in me says: The marketplace finds it sexier than more talk about feminist goals that haven't Read More...
  • Three Fingers, Maybe


    Melinda , I think you are tellling me to go have that drink. Actually, I can think of more than two fingers' worth of women journalists who are pro-life, or who I think are, but I'll stipulate that they are relatively few. So what does that prove? That Read More...
  • Need More Than Two Fingers? I Didn't Think So.


    Emily : Ha! Here's a question in answer to your question about whether women who take on feminist orthodoxy are making a wily career move: How many pro-life female journalists do you know? Read More...
  • Mars and Venus Walk Among Us


    Yes, I think it's safe to say that Clark Hoyt doesn't get Maureen Dowd, despite her efforts to explain herself to him (what a fun interview that must have been). Dowd said that she's playing with sexist gender constructs, not aping them. She also defended Read More...
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