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I was in college in the ’60s, when the “feminista” move- ˆ Acknowledging the importance of masculinity was a
ment took over the thinking of women . . . including me! burden dispensed with through revisionist textbooks,
Hey, any time you tell anybody that their circum- denigration of the military, and emasculated male images.
stances are not of their own doing, you  nd receptive ears. ˆ Femininity was a burden cured through crass, insensi-
Anytime you tell people they are victims of the dark side, tive, unloving, ungiving, often nasty attitudes toward being
but you have a way to bring them to the light, well, you’ll soft, loving, caring, warm, sweet, sensual, motherly, or
have an audience. care-taking.
So there I was, young and impressionable, hearing that The young women of today automatically think of
men were chauvinistic pigs if they helped themselves as feminists because they’ve been brainwashed
you with your coat, opened a door for you, by their mothers and much of society. These women
paid for dinner, asked your father for your don’t understand much about the male mind. They are
hand in marriage, or expected anything convinced that men should be just like women.
homey or caretaking from us. Their men end up either withdrawn or hostile.
The root word of “feminism” is “femi- I have told women day after day that, if they want to
nine,” and that’s what always was missing get something of value out of their men — such as atten-
from the movement. The movement high- tion, affection, and the plumbing  xed — they are better
lighted — and still does — the horrible off being more like a girlfriend than like a
Dr. Laura Schlessinger
burden of being female. So, what are these  sh wife.
is a talk-radio host and
horrible burdens? When women forgive themselves s
best-selling author. Her
latest book is In Praise of
ˆ Having a uterus and mammary glands to their petty annoyances and act like their
Stay-at-Home Moms.
co-create and sustain life became burdens to husband’s girlfriend, they’re happier.
be eliminated with birth control and abor- When women stay home to raise their
tion. Virginity has become a joke instead of a value. own children and enjoy the blessings
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ˆ Committing to a man was a burden dispensed with by of investing in and in uencing the next
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ˆ Mothering and child care became a burden avoided women get to experience their man
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lesbianism. I am 62 years old. I’ve seen the whole evolution of
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ˆ Getting a complete education, which means giving due woman-power and it saddens me. I’m all for equal pay for
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credit to the value and accomplishments of men, was a the same work. Unfortunately, it didn’t stop there. And life
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burden dealt with through women’s studies courses. is not better because of it.

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