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more about #caitlinflanagan 1.1.1.: I'm not going to click on the Atlantic link and give this person attention. I assume that she gave appropriate credit to any writers whose work she... more » funzette: flanagan's protrayal of men is certainly misandrist and highlights her anti-feminism. i read this and i picture women, wives and concubines, holding... more » hollygirl: Just read the article- surprised to learn from Ms. Flanagan that because I have not reproduced I've never actually felt love! Shock! All those feelin... more » geekgirlliz: I agree that the responsibility for honoring promises of faith lies with the party who made them. Still, it doesn't make chasing married people the r... more » Chamalla,barren crone: But does Edward's responsibility for his actions absolve Hunter of responsibility for hers? Cheating on your wife is a shitty thing to do, but isn't ... more » la.donna.pietra: "Clearly, there is something Appalachian about the easy truck with bodily functions that became so important to Brown’s mission and message." Goodne... more » mrsryan: Well, Edwards' has to answer to his wife- who does Rielle have to answer to? Us? Women? Do men who cheat with married women owe something to other men... more » cantankasaurus rex: "BORN IN AN Arkansas hollow in 1922, fatherless by 10, Brown was poor—dirt poor—from the get-go, and she was raised by women who tended to step of... more » funnyface: "Sexual Pocketbooks" cracked me up b/c Maya Angelou (among others) referred to her ladybits as her pocketbook. A marriage is the responsibility of th... more » rednrowdy: Because women — single or married — can't actually control men. Luckily, it's not our responsibility — it's theirs. this is so true, but it flie... more » ytuhermanotambien: Not to ignore the (excellent) main points of Anna N.'s post, but what's so noteworthy about that pickup line? Compliments on appearance are probably o... more » Casquivana: Does this woman ever write anything that isn't an angry projection of her fears, insecurities or resentments? I've never read anything written by her ... more » mrsryan: "It came, surely, from the powerful emotions that accompany all pregnancies, but especially those that occur in women who probably thought they would ... more » SomeAuthorGirl: Anyone who wants to net something based on an exercise of manipulation deserves what they get, I don't care who or what they are. If people continue ... more » ritualtheory: What we've learned so far today: Cintra Wilson sucks, and Caitlin Flanagan continues to make Maureen Dowd look like Valerie Solanas. Oy. more » aftercancer: Sorry, I'm a great big liberal, feminist and while I despise Ms. Flanagan's attitudes towards just about everything I kinda agree with the idea that i... more » NefariousNewt: If a man wants to listen to his hormones, and cheat, he will. HGB was one of the first, I think, to really recognize this. And Rielle Hunter... well, ... more » NefariousNewt: Strangely, this brings up a conversation between Carrie and Samantha on Sex an The City, when Carrie is complaining about how she doesn't want to chan... more » Sputnik_Sweetheart: All of a sudden I'm very happy that I let my Atlantic subscription lapse. more » lilbobbytables: LEAVE BOB DYLAN ALONE! more » -
#flantagonism
Sex & The Single Homewrecker: Caitlin Flanagan Slams Rielle Hunter, Helen Gurley Brown
Caitlin Flanagan is back, defending marriage against all those who would destroy it. The villains this time: John Edwards's "minx" Rielle Hunter, and onetime Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown.
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#bedtimestories
Too Tired For Sex? Why "Just Do It" Is Not The Answer
A recent study claims that 80% of Brits would rather get extra sleep than have sex, and the Daily Mail's Jackie Clune wonders if we should just wake our tired asses up and "Do It." More » -
#fakepraise
Professional Underminer Praises Michelle Obama's "Bad" Taste
In this week's New York Magazine, Caitlin Flanagan joins the British press in criticizing Michelle Obama's "hostessing" abilities — but she does it with all the undermining passive-aggression of a world-class frenemy. More » -
#liebackandthinkofengland
Aussie Writer Tells Wives To Put Out
"Whatever happened to wifely duty?" asks Bettina Arndt in The Canberra Times. Modern wives should put out for the good of their marriages, she says, even when they don't want to. More »

