Comments on: Laughing While Reevaluating Benevolent Stereotypes: Shoes & iPhones

By: Linus

Linus — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:02:49 +0000

“I’m vaguely worried this post came off as anti-feminist. Someone tell me it didn’t?”

It didn’t.

By: Collin

Collin — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:34:54 +0000

That is to say, I’d be happy to get something too. The idea of a men’s event struck me as something rarely, if ever, tried.

By: Collin

Collin — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:34:20 +0000

What struck me about this was the idea that you’d be OK with getting something free out of a men’s event. Has a firm ever had a “men’s forum” event?

By: didionsmommy

didionsmommy — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:44:21 +0000

ames … don’t worry about pleasing the feminists … they are a pretty tough crowd. there is absolutely NOTHING you have ever written on this blog that is remotely anti-woman.

By: Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:13:20 +0000

I think TR would definitely approve….. and I actually think a little gender stereotyping isn’t always such a bad thing.

By: lanfranc

lanfranc — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:11:56 +0000

Progressive Conservative, I’m sure Roosevelt would approve. A man’s got to know his boots.

(Or maybe that’s an inappropriate gender stereotype as well?) ;-)

By: Gotchaye

Gotchaye — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:17:28 +0000

Ames, I don’t think it was anti-feminist. There are feminists who would take offense at it, certainly, but they’d also be offended that your three friends played into the stereotype. There are lots of different kinds of feminism, of course, but I think this only really offends the fringe, and they take anything less than whole-hearted subversion of the patriarchy as a slight.

By: StyxMaker

StyxMaker — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:59:33 +0000

I have one pair of sboes. When they wear out I’ll buy another.

By: Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:58:32 +0000

I like shoes too.

I count in my closet 7 pairs of boots. These are subdivided into 2 pairs of hiking boots, 2 pairs of wellingtons, 1 pair of combat boots, two pairs of LL bean ‘duck boots’ . I also have two pairs of Crocs, one pair of tevas, one pair of soccer cleats, three pairs of running shoes, one pair of kayaking booties, a pair of Keens and one pair of black wingtips for weddings.

I LOVE shoes.

By: Ames

Ames — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:54:15 +0000

You and I are on the same page :-).

I’m vaguely worried this post came off as anti-feminist. Someone tell me it didn’t?