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more about #sexandthesinglegirl more comments → 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 » -
#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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#frugalyetfabulous
Band-Aids Instead Of Bras, And Other "Wisdom" From Helen Gurley Brown
Can't afford a bra? Try band-aids over your nipples! Questionable tips like that abound in this quiz, based on Helen Gurley Brown's Sex and the Single Girl. [NYT] -
#bookreviews
Cosmo's Helen Gurley Brown: Maybe Not Such A Bad Girl After All
In Bad Girls Go Everywhere, Jennifer Scanlon tries hard to make Helen Gurley Brown look like an unjustly overlooked feminist icon — and she kind of succeeds.
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#funfearlessfemale
Sex & The Single Girl: Why Cosmo's Helen Gurley Brown Got Canned
Legendary Cosmo editor Helen Gurley Brown helmed the ladymag for 32 years, and didn't go easy: apparently it took a series of flippantly tone-deaf gaffes to get the sorta-feminist doyenne fired. Heroine or relic? More »
