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Weekly Recap
June 29, 2007 | 15 Comments
- Hey Mrs. Iowa, still looking for a job? How are your bartending skills?
- Congratulations to West Central Valley softball player Molly Cox who was named the Dallas County News’ All-Star of the Week.
- Former Hawkeye basketball player Adam Huluska was selected 43rd overall by New Orleans in last night’s NBA Draft. He will get the chance to play alongside former Jayhawk Julian Wright who was the 13th pick.
- The Independent Eye has officially become a one-woman blog. Ann and Susan, you’re always welcome here. Peggy, not that you need it, but good luck.
Come see me at Ruby’s Pub next week. You never know, you might see Mrs. Iowa there.
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1. Is the IEye REALLY weekly recap worthy?
2. You never answered the steak night question. Come on! You know how to grill!
same to you nate.
P.s. i hope ms iowa shows up for ya!!
Two points to Peggy for saying the all-inclusive “Ms” instead of the outdated and somewhat offensive “Mrs”! Wonder when the beauty pageant world will catch up with the rest of the world? Nevermind, I guess beauty pageants would be obsolete if that happened .
why in the world would mrs. be offensive? I am very proud to be married to my husband and proud to carry the title of mrs. sometimes there is a thing as too much feminisim.
I agree with 12:12. Why wouldn’t you use Mrs.? The only reason I can think of is if you don’t want people to know you are married.
There is no such thing as too much feminism, but feminism is a handy bucket into which any ideas that seem opposed to a healthy, happy patriarchy are dumped.
I saw a great bumper sticker once that while not defining feminism precisely, made me chuckle:
“Feminism: the radical notion that women are people.”
i believe in equal rights for women, what i thought feminisim was supposed to mean, not women are better than men and children don’t need dads attitude that are more frequently touted by so called “feminists”.
suzie q. – whats hoppin?
FYI. Menlo Mania is next weekend. They are having a street dance with Stone Thro on the 7th. It might cut in on your “big party.” Just thought you’d like to know.
Thanks
What do you mean “get lucky 7-7-07?” Are you being dirty?
Mrs. is clearly sexist in a business sense. If women are defined by a title that designates whether they are married or not, why aren’t men? Many dishonorable employers will take the subtle hint and refuse to hire/promote you because you may one day soon have kids and take a leave of absence (which, they assume incorrectly, no man will do this when a baby is born).
It’s sexist privately because it contains the notion that women somehow change when they become married – that marriage is something so special and sacred to women that it changes not only their title, but their last name as well. Why isn’t there a married form of “Mr.”? Why do only women feel the pressure to change their last names??
What’s in a name? master/mister transition delineated by marriage. Boys to men taken care of. The FMLA does give men the right to take maternity leave. Civil rights violation to take into consideration the title of one’s “choosing”. There is no pressure on women only a choice as to whether they want to assume the man’s name at marriage and a man can assume the woman’s name if he so chooses. Take away the Mrs/Miss in pageants and you are left with one pageant which would leave us with little to complain about when there is all the free t.v time we can watch something else. Choices are out there nowadays and to belittle someone elses choice is ridiculous. I was a miss and then a mrs, now I am plain old first, second, and third name, retaining my maiden name. I will choose whatever I want to use. I also think a prospective employer cannot ask you for anything other than your given name. They are restricted in a lot of ways than before. I give them only what they need and nothing more. As for changing after marriage, we all do men and women alike. Sexism is saying you can’t do it because of your anatomy.
11:44, I agree. The use of Miss/Mrs/Ms is purely a choice, and CHOICE is really what feminism was all about in the first place.
Congrats to Molly Cox. She’s a terrific kid and a hell of an athlete. Great team player, too. I’m glad to see she’s doing well.