I’m going to be out of touch for a few days, but I wanted to tell EVERYBODY that last week, my sister got engaged to Brent! I’m thrilled because Brent is a really good guy, and I know he and Laura are going to be great for each other. So this July, I’m getting a cool brother. I’ll even forgive him for dragging her off to Georgia (although he better remember how lucky he is, or I’m kidnapping her back until he does).
So congrats to Brent and Laura; you’re both amazing people, and I know you’ll be amazing together. I couldn’t be happier.
I recently hear Beyonce’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”. It has a catchy beat, and at first I was happily dancing to lyrics like “If you liked it then shoulda put a ring on it,” reveling in the idea of girl telling her ex off. Then after listening to it for awhile, I got the same feeling I got after repeated listening to “Irreplaceable”, another song that at first I really dug.
What was a talented, beautiful, successful woman doing with this jerkoff in the first place? In “Irreplaceable” she’s living with a guy, buying him expensive presents… and he’s so special she can have another guy just like him “in a minute?” It begs the question, is it feminist to be proud of yourself for dumping a guy you never should’ve gone out with to begin with? Now, all of us have those relationships… the “what was I thinking” times. And we all should be proud of ourselves for getting out of that. But to feel feminist for dating a low rent, cheating gigolo, ditching him, and then writing a chipper song about how he never meant anything to you… well, I dunno. There seems to be a fundamental flaw there.
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