[lit-ideas] Re: FW: Re: FAVORITE CHRISTMAS CAROL
- From: "Andreas Ramos" <andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 12:34:42 -0800
Has anyone actually read this book?
yrs,
andreas
www.andreas.com
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From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 11:42 AM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: FW: Re: FAVORITE CHRISTMAS CAROL
I heard her interviewed. Her latest book _Are Men Necessary_ is something of a tongue in
cheek (the cover is intended to show that). The title is intentionally provocative to get
people talking, but she's also serious in it. She thinks the women's movement has failed.
I agree with that too. At the same time she thinks the world is being feminized and
there's (I think I heard this before) an evolutionary dying out of the Y chromosome.
Nothing we have to worry about but on a grand scale, like 100,000 years it's supposedly
coming. The part about Bush & Co. is actually serious. They're all a bunch of ultra macho
men, invading (what's the word they use? penetrating?) Iraq. It's as good an explanation
of a pointless, unexplainable war as any other explanation. Macho Bush is now ironically
surrounded by women. The book is serious as well as light. Actually, I haven't liked Dowd
since she lambasted Clinton for absolutely no reason way back in the 90's. I also heard
her i
nterviewed on Booknotes and she admits to being a very insecure person. But then, who
isn't insecure?
I'm not clear on what you think isn't one of my strengths. A sense of humor? Maybe
you're right. We're not always the best judges of our strengths or weaknesses. Regarding
evolving, I like to think so. The way I do it is by understanding why I do things. Lots
of times I fail, but I succeed often enough to make the journey a lot more interesting
than if I had no insight into myself.
----- Original Message -----
From: Stan Spiegel
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: 12/20/2005 1:19:18 PM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: FW: Re: FAVORITE CHRISTMAS CAROL
Andy / Irene -
If you have to agree with Maureen Dowd, then you should at least recognize her as
something of a humorist. She looks at things -- often the way Molly Ivins does -- with a
humorous eye.
Of all your strengths as Andy or Irene, that's not one of them. Agreeing with Dowd must
mean you're evolving yourself. Happy New Year!
Stan Spiegel
trying to evolve in Maine
Portland
----- Original Message -----
From: Andy Amago
To: lit-ideas
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 9:23 AM
Subject: [lit-ideas] FW: Re: FAVORITE CHRISTMAS CAROL
Stan, if you're feeling alienated by Christmas, just think. In 100,000 years or so the Y
chromosome will be extinct. Feel better? That's what Maureen Dowd says, and I'm sure
it's based in fact. In the meantime, the world is feminizing. She claims that's the
real reason for why the Bushies invaded Iraq, to bring back macho manhood. Seriously. I
have to agree with her.
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