Grow up already
We (still) like to keep our understanding of masculinity connected to our understanding of maturity. We’d never had a female anchorwoman deliver our news until recently, we don’t often let female columnists explain the news, and we’ve never had a female president to make the news. For many Americans, being a real grown-up requires a penis.
I'm tempted to initiate a poll - Do those you know with said appendage act like 'a real grown-up' more than those without (the penis-free, if you will)? Or is there just an assumption of maturity regardless of anecdotal evidence to the contrary?
The real story here is that Katie Couric will be flying solo at the CBS newsdesk in just over three months. She doesn't exude the gravitas of Diane Sawyer, but perhaps she'll transition to a less flimsy/folksy style with the change in audience. The FG can only hope that the years Katie spent at Today will mitigate the shredding other women who've stepped into that spotlight have experienced.
The quote, incidentally, is from an article on adult women who, depending on 1) your perspective, 2) which studies you've read, and 3) consent laws in your state/province, rape/seduce teenage boys.
posted by fabulous girl at
8:45 AM
2 Comments:
I have said appendage, and I can assure you that I, for one, act more often like a child than a grown-up!
However, it is important to note that contrary to the opinions of some (and echoed by the portayal of men on television), there is no correlation between said appendage and acting like a child.
;)
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camarooned, at 9:25 AM
The portrayal of men on TV, as bumbling idiots in sitcoms or emotionally repressed workaholics in dramas, really irritates me. Almost as much as the portrayal of sitcom wives - beautiful, capable, intelligent women held hostage by their families to a lifetime married to an overgrown child.
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fabulous girl, at 1:03 PM
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