Maine Owl

Here's a book review written with wit and power: There Are a lot of Vaginas Out There.

The Bangor Daily News carries Kathleen Parker, including her now-infamous "bloodlines" column from a couple of weeks ago (uninitiated see THIS). She supposedly was the bookend to Molly Ivins. Now that Molly is gone, we have former Green Party candidate Pat LaMarche in her spot. LaMarche is no Ivins. Often I find LaMarche pretty close to as unreadable Parker. But that's neither here nor there.

So, I'd be interested what the parents out there think about all this boy bashing stuff. I don't have any kids, but I have seen a lot of 'em during the course of my work. Parker's book, obviously, is seized by her madness born of wingnuttery & racism. But is there anything to the notion of "anti-male propaganda" that has young males under attack?

With regard to marriage, has misogyny been superseded by an army of "apron-men" celebrating femmy room makeovers and savory Rachel-Ray-style meals while being strung up by their dominating wives? Personally, I hate most room makeover shows (except perhaps Design on a Dime). But I like Rachel-Ray-style cooking, though Alton Brown is God. And I like a good tear-jerking chick flick. Part 7 of John Adams choked me up pretty good, for example. I'd be curious to know if Kathleen Parker would be able to make me out into one of her anti-feminist straw men.