The single American Woman. Free and needy.

DavidByron2 · 2016-02-24T20:04:11+00:00

Advert for a book trying to make feminism relevant. Fail.

Funniest line:

Men, especially married wealthy white men, have for generations relied on government assistance

thrway_1000 · 2016-02-24T18:42:54+00:00

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2016-02-25T00:40:20+00:00

abolish marriage. finally something I can agree with the feminists on.

MalibuStayZ · 2016-02-25T01:43:37+00:00

In 2009, the proportion of American women who were married dropped below 50 percent. In other words, for the first time in American history, single women (including those who were never married, widowed, divorced, or separated) outnumbered married women.

I would assume that this also means that for the first time in American history single men outnumbered married men.

thimblesful · 2016-02-24T23:59:21+00:00

I do like the upturned middle-finger. That's one of the symbols of feminism nowadays, isn't it? It's a recurring image in feminist spaces and it's not a mystery who the finger is directed against; but feminists don't hate men, though. Don't let all of those middle fingers give you the obviously-crazy idea that feminists have some kind of chip-on-shoulder antagonistic resentment against men.

I've seen this author before. She will occasionally say completely idiotic things.

economically, socially, sexually, or reproductively dependent on or defined by the men they marry.

You know, if a man wishes to have children, he is also "dependent" upon the woman he marries for she is the one who gives birth to them (reproductively dependent? sexually dependent? WTF is she smoking?). Not to mention he is also "dependent" upon his employer or his customers to keep money coming-in. And "dependent" upon his neighbors to help keep the community decent. Etc.

Why do feminists seem to have it in their heads that men live in this kind of idyllic bubble of "independence" all the time? That wives are "defined by their husbands" while the husbands are completely un-altered by the wife's (apparently unimportant) existence? And she also implies that married women are "reproductively & sexually dependent" upon the men they marry? What the hell does that even mean? That married women aren't free to go fuck a bunch of other men at will? That married women are forced to give birth? What I don't even.... this is one of the "idiotic" kinds of things I mentioned up top. Everything is completely one-sided for this woman; a man always enjoys some kind of profit in every situation and the woman is always the hapless, hard-luck loser at every turn.

mochacola · 2016-02-25T07:32:24+00:00

Women are not marrying or men are waking up not to sign up. Either way, when no one gives a shit about marriage contract, it's great news.

Title	The single American Woman. Free and needy.
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Date	February 24, 2016 6:09 PM UTC (10 years ago)
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