thoughts on the news of the day: here we go ....

March 10, 2012

hmmm…..

            So, Ladies, is “Fifty Shades of Grey” on your nightstand?  You will probably not be surprised to know that it is not on mine.  The book is an up and coming best seller that has been called “mommy porn.”  Apparently it is filled with all sorts of deviant behavior and violence.  In addition to that, it is said to contain extremely disrespectful behavior toward women.  Yuck!  A major bookseller recently acquired rights to the book, whose popularity apparently had spread by reader reviews on the internet. 

            While I happen to disdain these kinds of books, I, on the other hand, think that GCB – the new network series on ABC is hilarious!  Yes, it does have a few suggestive (and funny) moments and the actresses do sometimes wear rather bawdy outfits.  But, if you have ever lived in a place like Highland Park, a Dallas, TX township, you would understand that the show nails that big-hair, gossipy kind of semi-uniqueness in a parody that never implies that all female Dallasites behave that way …. well … not all of them, all the time.  Some of my guy friends think the show is demeaning to women but I disagree … it’s supposed to be funny—and it is.

            Rush Limbaugh has made some really crude remarks about women lately.  Most people, including a few advertisers of the show seem to think that the statements were way over the top.  Interestingly, there are a few (mostly men) supporters who think that Rush is right.

            I am not sure where it all ends.  But I am sure of one thing.  Who knows how or why it happened, but women do have a power today that never before in history have we had.  We can wield it respectfully and thoughtfully and therefore improve and change the world. Or not … it’s our choice …

            hmmm…..