tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022849758144282546.post5848104644279071201..comments2023-03-24T04:26:47.617-07:00Comments on Cartwheeling: Heads and necks and suchLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212680321367846851noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022849758144282546.post-81438510204258548602010-06-05T09:43:33.126-07:002010-06-05T09:43:33.126-07:00And I agree with you; there are men out there who ...And I agree with you; there are men out there who are still on a power trip. What I'm saying is if we want to stop this idiotic "power struggle", expressions like this only prove to them that we're trying to manipulate them and therefore they are right to try and have dominion over women.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13212680321367846851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022849758144282546.post-77946312514929574122010-06-05T09:41:46.169-07:002010-06-05T09:41:46.169-07:00Well I used to think it was cute too Jessica, but ...Well I used to think it was cute too Jessica, but when you think about it it just seems petty. And girl power only exists because it's a struggle against "boy power"... expressions like this one reinforce male power more than anything. All this expression really does is prove that there still is a power struggle, which shouldn't be an issue in marriage (Ideally). I think it's sad that some spouses still have to fight to get what they wantLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13212680321367846851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022849758144282546.post-15840116411887492352010-06-05T08:56:39.532-07:002010-06-05T08:56:39.532-07:00Whether spousal abuse used to be essentially a pra...Whether spousal abuse used to be essentially a practice where women where the primary victims, modernity has made it so, just as for cigarette smoking, that women are now catching up with men in this practice. Wit a few exceptions, they cannot resort to physical means to do so, but they more than make up for it with their tongue, from bittersweet humor, to sarcasm, to plain insult. And of course, withholding sex from the husband remains the golden weapon to manipulate or punish, under the most creative excuses, even among those "saintly women," who would never miss a church meeting or a temple session...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13051164911886810827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022849758144282546.post-7327276966742134782010-06-04T22:44:49.398-07:002010-06-04T22:44:49.398-07:00aw i always liked that quote (it reminds me of Big...aw i always liked that quote (it reminds me of Big Fat Greek Wedding) but i guess i thought of it differently. there are just a lot of men out there that (wrongly) feel they always get the last word because they are the head. but then again, i am a big fan of girl power. i can see how it is demeaning tooRaimo and Jessica Laitinenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644886693855095167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022849758144282546.post-43450034297292636462010-06-04T22:32:40.478-07:002010-06-04T22:32:40.478-07:00i agreei agreeKatie Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06561196731108227495noreply@blogger.com