Comments on eclectic / eccentric: Women Unbound Reading Challenge

Jade - Glad you agree! Mel U - Awesome! Shellie ...

2009-11-16T19:39:20.037-06:00

Jade - Glad you agree!

Mel U - Awesome!

Shellie - Thanks. Er... no list yet. I'm so durn indecisive on it.

Trisha - Great responses! Off to check out your li...

2009-11-15T17:38:59.241-06:00

Trisha -
Great responses!
Off to check out your list.
Shellie

I am joining this challenge also My Reading List ...

2009-11-04T01:46:53.234-06:00

I am joining this challenge also

My Reading List for Women UnBound Challenge.

"The biggest obstacle women face today is the misc...

2009-11-02T20:52:22.667-06:00

"The biggest obstacle women face today is the misconception that the struggle is over...These rose-tinted glasses mean more and more women are blind to the obstacles we still have to overcome...As for a second obstacle - WOMEN. We are our own worst enemy as we allow ourselves to be objectified and even encourage this objectification and youth-based sexualization."

Yes, yes, yes and yes! SO right. Thank you for saying this so eloquently and I can't wait to read more of your blog and your thoughts during this challenge.

Susan - I see your point, but the overt sexualizat...

2009-11-02T20:14:31.976-06:00

Susan - I see your point, but the overt sexualization and objectification of women is the result of women, not men. I think that until we take it upon ourselves to be more than tiny waists, big boobs, and bedroom eyes, we can't expect men to treat us as anything other than what we are pretending to be: sex toys. It's possible that men think so little of us because we think so little of ourselves.

While I get that women are sometimes foes rather t...

2009-11-02T19:48:24.600-06:00

While I get that women are sometimes foes rather than allies, I do not believe women are our biggest enemy. To paraphrase Alice Walker, when I walk down the street I don't fear women. Women aren't raping and killing other women. Daughters are beaten by their fathers, raped by dates and boyfriends and assaulted by strangers. I'm not a man-hater. But our greatest enemy are men who think so little of us that they cause us bodily harm.

Andi - I hope they do too. Aarti - The whole pre-...

2009-11-01T20:09:28.981-06:00

Andi - I hope they do too.

Aarti - The whole pre-election all I could think about was Chisholm's essay titled "I'd rather be black than female." I think sexism is ingrained in us and so much more accepted while we strive to eliminate racism.

Rebecca - I know! It's not even the new year yet and here I am already starting 2010 challenges.

Susan - If you ever have the answer to that question, please let me know!

Elizabeth - I'm working on a list of possibilities for the challenge; there's just so much to choose from.

Wendy - To tell you the truth, I think we've slid backwards over the past 40 years in some ways!

Eva - Ah, I really need to check those things. I'm too used to one person hosting a challenge!

Rebecca - I hope you are joining in!

It does sound like a fun challenge!

2009-11-01T06:51:46.559-06:00

It does sound like a fun challenge!

Thanks for joining in! Just to let you know, Aarti...

2009-10-31T22:43:32.415-05:00

Thanks for joining in! Just to let you know, Aarti posted the meme, not me. ;) I LOVED your answers!

Fantastic answers! I agree, women are their own wo...

2009-10-31T19:58:21.864-05:00

Fantastic answers! I agree, women are their own worst enemy...we still have long way to go, don't we?

AMEN to all of the above. I just signed up myself ...

2009-10-31T19:13:52.403-05:00

AMEN to all of the above. I just signed up myself - can't wait to get reading, and see what everyone else chooses!

Agree and really appreciate you taking time to exp...

2009-10-31T19:08:08.830-05:00

Agree and really appreciate you taking time to express how you feel.

It bothers me, too, that girls and women will alter themselves in order to make a man feel comfortable.

I'm fine with partners in a relationship making compromises for the relationship but not compromise who you are. How do we teach girls and women the difference?

This sounds so interesting! I might have to give ...

2009-10-31T11:15:30.089-05:00

This sounds so interesting! I might have to give this one a go. Oh gosh. So many cool challenges, so very little time!

Wow, it's disturbing students in your class said t...

2009-10-31T10:18:55.906-05:00

Wow, it's disturbing students in your class said that about Clinton. But I think a lot of people worry about women leading the US- strange as women have led other countries, just now ours. One group at a time, I guess!

Hope you have fun with the challenge :-)

I plan to join in on this challenge as well. I use...

2009-10-31T10:04:17.839-05:00

I plan to join in on this challenge as well. I used to read a TON of women's studies (mostly non-fiction), and I think it's time to revisit some of that. Loved your meme answers as I feel much the same. Especially about the freshman girls and those PMS opinions. Ugg! I hope they think back about those statements in 10 years and blush--hard.