I think a lot of it is an evolution of cultural norms . I don't think younger people are as Emily Post when it comes to opening doors as us old farts. I am sometimes worried that a woman will give me an "I can open a door myself" attitude. It pisses some women off. The whole woman is property thing. Times are changing. J. In a message dated 11/17/2008 4:41:46 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
"Because of the loss of status I feel as I age..." - Liz Thanks for the stream Liz! And, this quote of yours is what I see as the 'crime' of our culture. Historically, age has represented wisdom, the opposite of a loss of status. And, as I see it, door opening, as much as I was programmed to do it and still do on occasion, has not been continued as a 'social grace' in many pockets of our culture and/ or has become a curiosity due to the notion of being politically correct. On Nov 17, 1:28 pm, "Liz Purkrabek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Although I agree that beauty can be more than skin deep, I've always thought > men were likely to respond first to positive visual stimulation. If, after > the attention was caught, then other factors like personality or > intelligence entered into the picture. I've thought about just this subject > more and more as I get older and realize that with every year that passes, > fewer and fewer men stop to open doors for me. Where once even the > teenagers did so, now just the men about my age and older do. I imagine at > some point that the few men who respond to me in such a fashion will be > doing so out of pity when I am old and unable to open the door myself. > > Because of the loss of status I feel as I age (and also for other > reasons), I am educating myself and developing myself in ways that have > little to nothing to do with the way I look. I don't want to be caught > unprepared when at last the body completely gives and the face sags. > > I am already starting to see wrinkles that don't go away when I stop > smiling, and I never feared wrinkles until I started seeing them. I think > that to become unattractive is much more problematic or even devastating > because it seems as though women become invisible as they lose their > beauty. > > This was sort of a rambling email. Sort of stream of consciousness... > > liz > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > ornamentalmind > Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 12:29 PM > To: Memphis Freethought Alliance > Subject: Re: I like this picture. I found it while looking for other > pictures > > What is obvious to me, perhaps because of my gender, is that in the > current US culture, the omnipresence of beauty industry advertising > along with programs on corporate tv and radio have been fairly > successful in producing a trance like state within too many women. > > The ‘avarousness’ found at the heart of consumerism has been quite > successful in supplanting a clear view of reality within the female > brain with one of being born in the 'original sin' of having a > lack...lack of beauty, lack of the right shape, color, height, length > nails, texture of skin etc. > > My entire life, while I do know how my eye appreciates specific shapes > and colors, I find those with inner beauty to be in fact beautiful > when it comes to human beings. Anyone who has this pure radiance is > immediately apprehended as being beautiful. > > Those who do not know this innate and true beauty appear to be sad and > have a sad life. > > On Nov 17, 8:39 am, CrossBow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Google and image Tiziano Vicellio > > > On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 9:49 PM, Liz Purkrabek > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > > I'm not familiar with his works, but I will definitely do a Google > search > > > to > > > see what else he has to offer. > > > > liz > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > > ornamentalmind > > > Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 8:36 PM > > > To: Memphis Freethought Alliance > > > Subject: Re: I like this picture. I found it while looking for other > > > pictures > > > > Liz, I've long been a big fan of Sandro Botticelli!!! > > > > On Nov 15, 11:32 am, "Liz Purkrabek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > See, ladies could be born beautiful back then. Now it takes so much > work > > > > and/or surgery... > > > > > LIz > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [email protected] > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of BC > > > > Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 1:30 PM > > > > To: Memphis Freethought Alliance > > > > Subject: Re: I like this picture. I found it while looking for other > > > > pictures > > > > > On Nov 15, 8:33 am, "Liz Purkrabek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > [The+Wave.jpg] > > > > > That is a nice pic; but she could stand to lose about a 20-spot. > > > > -BC-- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - **************Get the Moviefone Toolbar. 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