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Published: 12/5/09

I'm Team Tsing Loh: Whither Germaine Greer, Indeed?

By  Lizzie Skurnick - Politics Daily
I'm Team Tsing Loh: Whither Germaine Greer, Indeed?

Melinda, Lynn – I was frankly surprised to hear the n-word (narcissist) used to describe Sandra Tsing Loh, an essayist whose works on parenting culture I have adored for years. Like Delia, I'd like to put forth that often, her tongue is practically poking through her cheek. (She's not suggesting everyone leave their husbands any more than that everyone eat their babies -- although I bet they'd be delicious.) But I think it's telling that one apparently has to evoke the travails of the homeless and mothers who deal drugs to make Tsing Loh's issues, by comparison, seem unworthy -- because ...

Published: 12/3/09

The Search for Perfection: Where Did Feminism Go Wrong?

By  Delia Lloyd - Politics Daily
The Search for Perfection: Where Did Feminism Go Wrong?

Well, ladies, I must say I've been having a jolly old time here in London reading your takes on the Loh and Weil articles. On a day when my combined maternal/spousal duties left me thoroughly winded and already jonesing for that third espresso before 9 a.m., I take comfort in the fact that: a. Unlike Weil, I actually like French kissing and b. Unlike Loh, I'm not trying to raise my children in a car. ...

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