Gender Studies - November 2007

In the newspaper today, Marilyn (from the Ask Marilyn column) suggested that all women should keep their maiden names through-out their lives. She also suggests that when married couples have children the boy babies should take the surnames of their fathers and girl babies take their mothers' surname.

* What do you think of this idea?

* If you kept your last name when getting married how did you handle this issue of what surname to give to your child?

* Marilyn says: "The benefits to girls and women would be enormous while costing the boys and men nothing---except the fun of claiming ownership of the opposite sex!" Do you agree or disagree that her idea takes nothing away from anyone?

2007-11-25 10:18:48 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-25 07:26:46 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

replace the second parent with staff, that can not divorce or take the children out of his life ?

2007-11-25 05:18:11 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

what possibilities does a man have to become a single dad, without having the childs mother in his life, replacing her with a payed nanny that cant divorce and take away his children, if he whishes to do so ?

2007-11-25 01:00:17 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please see for video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHfVNH1FaT4&feature=related

2007-11-24 16:39:40 · 14 answers · asked by Nep 6

You're essentially saying that women are NOT equal to men and that violence against them is its own category because they're too weak to defend themselves.

2007-11-24 16:01:22 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-24 15:06:04 · 4 answers · asked by SS 2

personality and looks wise

2007-11-24 12:10:24 · 14 answers · asked by luhb u much!! 4

2007-11-24 11:22:59 · 31 answers · asked by Red Phantom 5

I'm referring to women who punched out other women to get the last DVD player, or who "accidentally" knocked down a child and trampled him to grab the last toy. Do you consider them to be a credit to feminism?

2007-11-24 11:05:41 · 11 answers · asked by JD 4

2007-11-24 08:27:22 · 23 answers · asked by baywatch 3

2007-11-24 06:06:10 · 10 answers · asked by Pen 5

Wife made me sit through "Marie Antoinette" last night.

A Sofia Coppola movie is like the Talking Heads description of Heaven: "A place where nothing ever happens."

2007-11-24 04:49:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

"Megan gets an e-mail, or a message from Josh on her MySpace on Oct. 15, 2006, saying, 'I don't know if I want to be friends with you any longer because I hear you're not nice to your friends,'" Tina Meier said.

Someone using Josh's account was sending cruel messages and Megan called her mother, saying electronic bulletins were being posted about her, saying things like, "Megan Meier is a slut. Megan Meier is fat," according to the Associated Press.

The cyber exchange devastated Megan, who was unable to understand how and why her friendship unraveled. The stress and frustration was too much for Megan, who had a history of depression.

Tina Meier discovered her daughter's body in a bedroom closet on Oct. 16, 2006. Megan had hanged herself and died a day later.

But six weeks after Megan's death, the Meiers learned Josh Evans never existed. A mother, who had learned of the page from her own daughter, told the Meiers a neighborhood mom had created and monitored Evans' profile and page.

2007-11-24 04:31:52 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think it´s hillarious, and get all giggly. I feel mean in a good way :)

2007-11-24 04:30:36 · 23 answers · asked by Carina K 1

In other words-can a person who feels as if they aren't good enough for their partner ever suceed in that relationship?

I want to see what people here in GWS think.. :)

2007-11-24 04:03:28 · 16 answers · asked by ? 6

The famous film by Luis Bunuel.

Here is a link to Roger Ebert's essay on it if you have never seen it:

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19990725/REVIEWS08/907250301/1023

2007-11-24 03:17:09 · 3 answers · asked by Steve-O 5

I am yet to take a decision.

I would like to know positive and negative points of having another child, regarding my son's life, my life, my wife's life and other people in general

I live in India.

2007-11-24 02:32:38 · 19 answers · asked by ByTheWay 4

That it is men that complain most on GWS about women, yet these same men accuse women of using the, "victim" card. These same men say that women do the reporting yet they are the first ones to brag about reporting others.
They use insults such as hypocrisy yet they are the ones that practice just that.

2007-11-24 02:14:47 · 20 answers · asked by Deirdre O 7

Some men have a strange fascination for this, particularly if the panties have been worn for at least a day. Don't think women have like stinky male underwear. Why the discrepancy. Or is there?

2007-11-24 02:11:07 · 20 answers · asked by Whisperer 2

2007-11-23 19:21:51 · 10 answers · asked by teeleecee 6

2007-11-23 18:46:30 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think I would ask...

"Do you still believe the world is good enough to want to have children?"

What would you ask?

2007-11-23 18:46:08 · 23 answers · asked by Twilight 6

Curious from many angles, and it isn't specifically a G&WS question, but here is as good as any other place.

I think mine would be "Don't be afraid, ever."

What would yours be?

2007-11-23 18:17:39 · 58 answers · asked by Twilight 6

Some examples are given below:

(1) Any whim and fancy of the mother to be
(2) Financial status of mother to be
(3) Emotional status of mother to be
(5) Threat to *health* of mother to be
(6) Threat to life of mother to be
(7) Possibility of unhealthy child
(8) Possibility ot death of fetus before it is born
(9) Possibility of death of child within a few years after birth.
(10) Father to be's Financial status
(11) Father to be's emotional status

2007-11-23 14:29:59 · 28 answers · asked by ByTheWay 4

speaking to division of property, child custody and child support would it be better for individuals to enter into civil unions where in the event of dissolution the before mentioned factors would largely be pre-determined and regulated by state or federal law and not divorce courts? i am not talking about prenuptial agreements as those are defined by each individual but rather federal or state guidelines intended on ensuring equal rights to both parties.

also, would this change allow gay and lesbian couples the same rights as traditional couples?

2007-11-23 14:15:45 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8P1MG601&show_article=1

Why do some people in this forum say that feminism is destroying marriages when the divorce rate is at its lowest since 1970? More people are working on saving their marriages now than in decades past. Some studies have found that married women who work are NOT a factor in divorce, in fact, working women tend to stabilize marriage. True, many are opting not to marry, which may be part of the reason for the decline in divorce rates. But is this really a bad thing? Your thoughts?

2007-11-23 14:10:34 · 15 answers · asked by It's Ms. Fusion if you're Nasty! 7

2007-11-23 14:06:14 · 11 answers · asked by gigglewabbit 1

It is the responsibility of the woman not to kill the unborn baby because she knew what she was doing could amount to a pregnancy.

Just like the man must take responsibility because he knew what he was doing could amount to a pregnancy

2007-11-23 11:16:04 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

Colorado is getting closer to letting voters decide if a fertilized egg should be defined as a person, or not. What do you think...

Will the group who needs to raise 76,000 signatures be able to do it in time to get the this on the state ballot?

If our scientists and religious leaders can't coming to an agreement on when life begins is it right to let the public to decide?

Do too many young Pro-Choice supports take their reproductive rights for granted?

http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/11/colorado-high-court-oks-ballot.php

2007-11-23 11:02:21 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous