Apparently, an ad showing a mom painting her son's toenails neon pink has drawn some fire from the usual suspects. Here is a link to the story:
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/04/11/jcrew-ad-showing-boy-pi...
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You'd think they'd draw complaints...
...for charging $495 for this!
Dio vi benedica tutti
Con grande amore e di affetto
Andrea Lena
Love, Andrea Lena
I'm curious
How many of you noticed or even paid attention to this line in the story?
When asked if the ad crossed the line, a majority of Fox News Twitter users backed Paoletti.
Just so you remember who Paoletti is.
But Jo B. Paoletti, author of “Pink and Blue: Telling the Girls From the Boys in America†told FoxNews.com she believes critics are overreacting.
So apparently a majority of those of Fox News Twitter users are thinking for themselves.
My son, before you begin crossdressing…
Well, if I didn't already know that you're a boy I couldn't have guessed it. Your sister did a really nice job helping you dress up. And I must admit that you do present as an adorably cute girl. Just be careful not to lead any guys on if you're not willing and able to deal with them when they become interested in you.
But it's also time for you to learn the facts of life from a feminine viewpoint…
My son, before you begin crossdressing, understand that all your clothing must be paid from your own allowance, just as your sister has to buy hers! You'll have no more money for comic books, video games, or tickets to concerts, movies, or baseball games. You must bear the same burden that every girl must bear: girl's and women's clothing is both complicated and expensive beyond belief!
The Rev. Anam Chara+
Anam Chara
Gender Wars
Too bad for the gay revolution
This is as far as you get
And if you think you're free, well listen to me
You ain't seen nothing yet
We're all gonna feel the backlash
Of puritanical power
Kicking us down into the ground
Gonna be their Finest Hour...
~Tom Robinson Band
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Although the above song doesn't mention transfolk specifically I flashed on it as I read this bit of propoganda for the coming gender wars; attempting to orchestrate the very "outcry" they claim to be reporting. The article was bad enough, the linked editorial by the same 'expert' the article cited (who coincidently also works at FOX NEWS) reminded me of nothing so much as MEIN KAMPF. Sounds like the scapegoatists are powering up for a big assault on our supposed threat to the very fabric of society.
Then again I know I have a tendancy toward high drama, alarmism & apocalyptic thinking. I guess we shall see...
~hugs, Veronica
Well shit, I guess it really CAN happen here..,
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Fox news...
On the one hand it should be wiped from the earth like the plague that it is along with those who actually believe the stuff they put out. Then again to me most of the time it's sorta funny, I mean can they really be that stupid?
If you're American though it's something I feel sorry for you guys about because it and CNN are two of the most popularly exported channels out to the rest of the world and it really presents the wrong image really.
I mean does anyone sane want Bill O'rReilly or Glen Beck speaking for them?
Bailey Summers
Bitch, Bitch, Bitch
Well, we complained enough and got rid of Glen Beck. Remember America, Fox News has advertisers and they read your letters. Even as one person, you can have an effect. So, if you don't like what Foxnews is doing, complain!
Khadijah
Only problem is...
They technically got rid of Glenn Beck's show, but not really Beck himself. They're letting him do specials on Fox that will probably be hours long. Not only that, but there is talk of him making his own network now. Would be interesting to see how that goes, if it does indeed happen.
Nobody ever "goes away", especially people like him. Just like Fox never really "gets rid" of anyone. They just shuffle them around and see where they end up back in the deck.
Personally, I don't mind Glenn. It's not like he's coming to my neighborhood and eating the kids on my block. Though he might if he runs out of cake...
~Bailey
~Taylor Ryan
My muse suffers from insomnia, and it keeps me up at night.
Nah....
Jerry Springer does a much better job...
:-D
Janet
Mistress of the Guild of Evil [Strawberry] Blonde Proofreaders
To be or not to be... ask Schrodinger's cat.
Janet
Mistress of the Guild of Evil [Strawberry] Blonde Proofreaders
To be or not to be... ask Schrodinger's cat.
Put it this way...
Weren't they the people that hired a certain Alaskan as a political commentator?
They're owned by the Murdoch clan, who are also responsible for The Sun (Britain's biggest selling newspaper... which is at least partially due to Page 3...) and its sister paper The News Of The World (currently in a world of legal trouble for hacking into famous people's voicemails). Both publications anyone with any sense wouldn't touch with a proverbial bargepole.
There are 10 kinds of people in the world - those who understand binary and those who don't...
As the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, then only left-handers are in their right mind!
What could be sillier?
Admittedly, I'm always repeating this with some slight variant according to the situation, but…
The only thing sillier than a boy wearing neon pink nail polish is an adult upset over a boy wearing neon pink nail polish.
What the self-appointed gender police miss is that narrowly defined gender roles hurt not only those who struggle with their gender identity, but also those who are even comfortable with it. Often those who are so concerned that every one stay within the boundaries of gender are unwilling & even unable to assist in building competence of confidence within those roles. And the same folks teach their children to violate all norms of civility & to bully those who are uncertain of navigating the frontiers of gender.
The Rev. Anam Chara+
Anam Chara