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| leave the chicks alone |
| 08.22.05 (6:15 am) [edit] |
For G-d's sake, why does everyone slam chick lit so damned much? What's with all the hating? Chick lit, for all of it's sterotypes and stupid cover art, has given modern women a voice. Some of the voices are squeakier and less appealling than others; I'll give you that. While some authors have been shoved into a category with others they don't admire, more women are writing, reading, and being published (a-HA!) than ever before. Isn't that an accomplishment?Who cares if many of the protagonists are angling for a good relationship, use shopping as therapy, and struggle with their careers? Why is it so anti-feminist to admit that we'd like to have a partner to share our lives? I don't understand this. What's so fucking embarrassing and shame-worthy about wanting to have a friendship and love affair all rolled into one? Heaven knows, no relationship is perfect. Just as those really pretty shoes that make your ankles look thin can make you hammertoed and sway-backed, being a girlfriend or wife isn't all it's cracked up to be in the movies. Trust me, I bet even Sarah Jessica Parker's feet hurt plenty. But she puts those pretty shoes on and ignores the discomfort because she believes in the benefits. That's what marriage can be like. Sometimes it's constricting, even painful, and occasionally can become somewhat stinky and in need of refreshing. But you put your shoes on (well, because it's conventional, but shhhh) because you like the way they look, the way they make you feel, and because they fit you. Once you've broken in a good pair of shoes, they feel like they were made for you. Take this all with a grain of salt -- my shoes are off the second I get home, and I don't even wear high heels. |
posted by: themarina (reply)
post date: 08.22.05 (8:24 am)
Well said. I have to agree that there's nothing wrong with works that make people read and which publish more women. I swear, sometimes people like this put the women's lib movement back in time.
posted by: islandArtist (reply)
post date: 08.22.05 (5:04 pm)
Oh girlfriend, you put that oh so perfectly. I want to print this one off and refer to it daily.
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