Crunchy morning reading.

[boobirdsfly]

"Hoary habits die hard, and I suspect it will be a long time before we stop squirming at the meeting of respectability and femininity, the personal and the political. But it's time we grew up and realized that it is possible to exhibit both intellectual strength and personal weakness simultaneously. And that when a woman chooses to lift her

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[observacious]

Thanks for posting this. It took me until today to get time to read it, but it was worth it. Truly our gender must always fight the idea that intelligence and strength are mutually exclusive of sexuality and sensitivity.

Speaking of coming strength and sexuality, there is a huge article in the Chicago Tribune about roller derby today. Although it focuses on the Windy City Rollers it says some interesting things about the evolution of the sport, and the attitude of the derby girls