Wow, nice and painfully correct.
On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 10:30 AM, Jason (Memphis) <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > Letter to the Editor (sent for publication in the Jackson Sun) > > After reading Jessalyn Bailey's column (Feminists are upset by Palin, > 11/4/08), I began to wonder why Ms. Bailey appears to have an intense > disdain for women who do not fit into the Palin category. Many women > would love to be blessed with physical beauty and have a loyal > husband; many people would love the financial luxury to be able to > drop out of a number of universities before finally buckling down to > finish a bachelor's degree. > > The reality is that most American women are not beauty queens. Many > American women must work hard—like men—to earn a spot in a competitive > corporate or even in a smaller business environment. There are also > good Southern women who've been divorced by their husband who pursued > a younger, sexier Stepford wife, leaving this former and older wife > the responsibility of raising their children he left behind. In > addition, the 1950's (which Ms. Bailey whitewashes) had a number of > unreported cases of spousal abuse, widespread poverty and blatant, > unapologetic, numerous incidents of civil rights violations against > blacks. No time in history is perfect even our own time in > history. > > In my opinion, Ms. Bailey's article is a slap in the face to > responsible, less beautiful, hardworking, single moms who had the > misfortune of marrying a dead beat dad; a slap in the face to women > who worked extraordinarily hard for an education and finished at their > first university; a slap in the face to non-traditional women who work > with their husbands as equals to raise a family and put food on the > table; and a slap in the face for all women who believe that equally > competent, equally hardworking women should be on equal footing with > comparable men. > > Jason > > > On Nov 10, 12:59 pm, "Angelia Stinnett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Please, please, please!!!!! go to the Jackson Sun's website and look up > > Jecilyn Bailey's latest column. It has pissed be off like no other and > > please leave comments and write letters to the editor about how it's the > > equivalent of blatant racism.www.jacksonsun.com > > > > Send letters to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > When people make racist comments, we speak up. When people make sexist > > statements, we usually do nothing. Please speak up for women. They reject > > what I write sometimes as they should have done on the mentioned column. > > > > Thanks! > > > > On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 1:29 PM, Liz Purkrabek <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > http://www.feministing.com/archives/011876.html > > > > > *National Review**: Women who don't support Palin are just upset about > > > their abortions* > > > > > Now this< > http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MTA0YjdjZDc2OTVlNmM1YmE1YTY4ODRl...>is > rich. Kevin Burke, a proponent of the invented > > > "post abortion syndrome,"< > http://www.feministing.com/archives/006386.html>writes that the criticism > of Sarah Palin > > > *"may have a relationship to the collective grief, shame, and guilt > from > > > personal involvement in the abortion of an unborn child."* Here I > thought > > > voters made decisions based on the issues that matter to them - little > did I > > > know that women across the country who don't support Palin are simply > > > depressed about all of those abortions we've been having! > > > > > Burke gets even classier when he brings Palin's pregnant teen daughter > into > > > the mix: > > > > > If Bristol Palin had quietly aborted, Sarah Palin would have been > spared > > > the politically untimely focus on this very personal family issue. The > > > problem would have quietly gone away. But Bristol, like countless post > > > abortive women, would have paid a high price to protect her mother from > the > > > political heat that her pregnancy brings to the campaign. We know from > our > > > work with thousands of women who feel pressured to abort for various > reasons > > > that she would surely suffer many of the common post-abortion symptoms; > > > depression, promiscuity, drug and alcohol abuse, sleep disorders, and > > > relational problems. But she would have suffered in silence; no one > would > > > know her secret. No one would acknowledge that she has reason to grieve > or > > > have symptoms after abortion. Sarah Palin would have lost not only her > > > precious grandchild...she likely would have lost her daughter Bristol > to the > > > silent ravages of post abortion suffering. > > > > > Wow, given that one in three American women will have an abortion< > http://www.guttmacher.org/in-the-know/incidence.html>in her lifetime - > there must be millions of tired, addicted, slutty, > > > depressed, single women running around voting Democrat! > > > > > Seriously, conservatives need to get their heads out of their asses - > and > > > out of our uteruses. (Sorry, *not* the best visual.) > > > > > Posted by Jessica <http://www.feministing.com/profiles/1> - October > 29, > > > 2008, at 11:45AM <http://www.feministing.com/archives/011876.html> | > in > > > Election <http://www.feministing.com/election/> , Politics< > http://www.feministing.com/politics/>, Reproductive > > > Rights <http://www.feministing.com/reproductive-rights/>- Hide quoted > text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
