Hawise's Comments (149)

“Menopause (albeit of the surgical variety) was a blessed relief at age 47; no more cramps, no more heavy bleeding, no more PMS. I was happy to be done with the whole mess. I did take Premarin (low dose) for five years and then took a variety of herbs, vitamins and minerals for another three years to tame the hot flashes and night sweats. Now that it's all behind me, I'm loving my Inner Crone! Most of my girlfriends are the same age and we are FIERCE.”

“Lucky you hitting all three stages of feminity in one lifetime. For me, going straight from warrior maiden to crone wasn't what I had in mind, but early menopause decided it for me. Losing one's fertility isn't the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for everyone. Sure, if I had lovely healthy teenaged kids, like many menopausal women, I wouldn't feel the least bit bad about giving up cramps and tampons. Being menopausal when most of my friends are having babies isn't so much fun. But, you play the hand you're dealt.”

“Her power, or lack thereof, has nothing to do with how she is dressed. She looks empowered because she has clearly volunteered to go out with this boy. She is happy to do so. She does not allow her father's concerns to stop her. Unless she is deaf, she has heard what the boy has to say, and clearly is not bothered by it. And, when she believes the conversation has gone on long enough, she takes his arm and leads him away, saying she's ready to play as she goes. This girl is not being controlled by either of the men. She is empowered.”

“Because he thinks he is talking about the car. That's the joke. It's a stupid joke. it's delivered poorly, but that's what the entire point of the commercial is.”

“1. Wrong. The car is being marketed primarily to young women. Within the world of the ad, the car is supposed to be something cool. The boy is displaying dark-triad (extroversion, narcissism, aggression) bad boy/alpha male characteristics, especially with his bold confrontation of the dad, who is the symbolic beta male in the scenario, who the daughter (and all women) view as only worthy of supporting them, and deserving of humiliation from the alpha males they love. This "bad boy" narrative overwhelmingly appeals to *women* NOT men (even though women will pretend to be offended). The daughter is displaying femdom characteristics - physical narcissism, social extroversion, verbal/sexual agression, materialism, bossy princess attitude. She is a co-participant in her alpha male boyfriend's sexual humiliation of her submissive beta dad, who is unaware of the sexual acts they are talking about.

2.You're projecting the female worldview on men, where women view men as disposable success objects they compete to own and then discard. Women and feminists switch between the "empowered" and "helpless" role when it suits them. It is women who want (and have always wanted) dominant and abusive "patriarchal" men more than men do. Even "independent" career women demand to be taken care of, and look down upon non-violent, politically correct nice guys. All of which is reflected in women's own choices, fantasies and entertainment.”

“how dare those males have fantasies.”

“The idea of the ad is that having these chemicals around us all the time is creepy, but since we can't actually see the chemicals, these chose an incredibly creepy metaphor to illustrate it.”

“Try reading my post again. Pay attention. I'm writing in English. Does it matter what the message is that the advertiser is selling? It still up to the consumer (which was my point, d o l t).”

“Thank you.”

“I'm curious, would feel the same way if the actor had been a man? I'm not judging, just wondering.”