a feminist detour

[reddressgnome]

ok, i admit, i read "Our Bodies Our Blog". you know, by the organization that brought you "Our Bodies Our Selves" and kick-started women's political participation on issues of sex and health?

i don't want to create a big snit, but i thought these two commentaries of "Live Free or Die Hard" were amusing. Die Hard's Patriarchic Message for the

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[inthane]

Yeah, I have no problem with women being protectors - one of the most suicidal things somebody can do is to come between a mother and her children, and I wouldn't try to protect that Darwin Award candidate at all.

I don't have the delusion that I'm in control of my partner's choices - if I had one, that is - I just offer my services as a protector and companion, and if she chooses to accept them, then there it is. On the other hand, if I see somebody in immediate danger, I won't wait for them to ask for help, I'll just jump in and do something about it - which is something that some people say is "over the line" and promotes patriarchy. WTF?

Now, it is possible to take this too far - the jealous father, for example, but they end up making fun of that stereotype it sounds like - but I'm not that kind of person. Some guys are, and those are the ones that I agree have gone WAY too far.

For what it's worth, I liked the first Die Hard. The second and the third? Meh. I don't even know when/if I'll see this one. There are much better films out there... And dances to be danced, and women to be chased, and books to be read, and and and and... ;)