Tonight: Chivalry, Schmivalry...?

I recently found myself filling out an on-line questionnaire out of boredom the other night. One of the questions was regarding the importance of chivalry as we refer to it in today's culture: acts of courtesy shown by men towards women. The question asked whether or not chivalry is dead or if it's still kicking but kinda useless in relation to modern courtship. I had to really stop myself and use my entire grey matter to even begin to come to my conclusion; it was as though I had never considered this before. And it feels as though I haven’t yet... at least not as thoroughly as I would hope.

Is chivalry dead? Is it ancient, outdated and unnecessary? Should a modern, socially aware woman be offended by acts of chivalry shown towards her by a man? I have been questioning this and can’t seem to find any satisfaction in mulling it over alone. So on tonight's show, Jennie and I are going to look at where Chivalry comes from historically, how it works for us ladies and of course, how it works for men.

For some good reads relating to our topic tonight, we've decided to post some interesting articles and blog entries from some of our favorite sites. Check out Jezebel's totally adorable 5 Rules of The New Chivalry as well as The Crap Anti-Feminist Manifesto From A Dude in which some kid claims Feminism has killed Chivalry among other things.

A couple of other fun reads to check out include Smug Intentions: Richard and Judy on Chivalry and Dear Ladies, Chivalry Makes Life More Worth Living!


Of course you can always find other interesting feminist reads at Jezebel or The F Word.

Tune in tonight at 8:30 PM MST on CJSW 90.9 FM or stream it live from the CJSW website.

Dove's Latest Video - "Intuition"

British film maker Pinny Grylls has worked collaboratively with Dove to produce Intuition, a film short exploring womens first impressions of each other. To educate and inspire women to broaden their judgments of each other, the film shows how women will rightly or wrongly make assumptions about a persons life. Its a must-see if you've ever wondered how our looks can affect our lives and the way we react to others.

Ann Coulter Grabbing For Attention

So, the ultra-conservative wing-nut, Ann Coulter, recently said this:
“[Single motherhood] is a recipe to create criminals, strippers, rapists, murderers.”

Watch the video here.

I think she's saying things that are crazier and crazier each day - mostly because she's pissed that other conservative women (such as Sarah Palin and Elizabeth Hasselback) have stolen her lime light!

*Sigh* I hate it when women hate on women. So un-feminist.

A Must-Watch Video for All Prop. 8 Supporters

This video is amazing - the lyrics are very touching.
"Created Equal" by MC Flow - visit her MySpace page here.

Sexist Advertising from Way Back When

Tonight on Yeah, What She Said we will be looking at some good ol' sexist advertisements from way back when. Tune in from 8:30 to 9:00 pm (MST) - you can even stream it online from the CJSW website.

I'm posting a few of the examples here that I'm going to be discussing. Here they are:

Back in the day, douches were pretty common. Women falsely believed that they had to cleanse out their vagina in order to keep it fresh and hygienic. Check out these ridiculous ads for products that were meant to cleanse your "delicately feminine area."

The Lysol Douche
"Pristeen" - Vaginal Spray
Demure Liquid Douche

Also, check out these other two ads. The one for Heinz soup makes reference to wife-beating in a really bizarre way, and the ad for Sardo Bath Oil informs ladies that the best thing we can do for our husbands is to take care of our skin. Thanks for the tip, jackass.

Heinz Soup
Sardo Bath Oil

A Man With Some Repulsive Opinions About Why He Can't Get Laid. Comedy? Not Quite.

He says women go to clubs wearing “...next to nothing because they want attention from men”. While he is entitled to making shallow assumptions about the reasons why women dress the way in which they please or why they go out to clubs, it’s impossible to ignore the fact that his opinions are lacking in taste, that they are aggressive and completely fucking ignorant.

For those of you familiar with Naomi Wolf’s The Beauty Myth, you’ll likely recognize that this foolish perception of the way women are expected to dress --and what must, apparently, be determined of us based on the way we dress-- is a clear and precise example of some of the dilemmas examined in the book. Toju (as he is called) expresses that, while he claims to love women, the attitude women tend to dish out produces a number of challenges for him as he attempts to collect phone numbers, grind against strangers without invitation, and do whatever else it is he thinks gives women the attention we’re looking for when out at a bar or at a club. This challenge somehow manages to turn him on.
Just me? Or are we standing firmly on the territory of blatant harassment? Yes, I think freaking so.

If anyone out there is even slightly offended after watching this young man run a muck , I suggest you do whatever is in your power to publicly decry this sort of abusiveness. I’ m shocked that his opinions are even slightly welcome by modern collective journalism websites like the one where this video can be viewed.

Toju, you do NOT love women. You clearly hate them. No, I'll re-phrase: you hate the ones that aren't afraid to look how they want, say what they don't want, and give you the burning slap in the face you're so desperately awaiting with your tongue hanging out like a diseased and starving animal, as you’ve shown us.

The video can be seen here

Maybe you'd like to say something to him? If so, I suggest you send him your message.

So Apparently Girls With Hairy Pits are "Freaks"

Our society has a serious fear of females with hairy armpits. Women who decide to go au natural are labeled as lesbians, freaks, hippies, unsanitary, unfeminine, or a combination of all the above. In a recent article in The Sun, a female reporter goes on a mission to not shave her pits for two weeks, and see how men react.

Just as you'd expect, she reports that the moment lads see her hairy pits, "they run away in horror." She also claims that she has to spend an extra 20 minutes in the shower to wash her pits because it's just so damn unsanitary to have hair in a place that hair naturally grows.

Personally, I am a pit-shaver myself and I prefer to keep them smooth. But I also realize that the reason women shave our pits in the first place is because companies wanted women to buy more useless beauty products to "cure" problems on your body (which aren't really problems, just natural occurrences). You can read more about the history of pit-shaving here (it's super interesting!)

I just wish that hairy pits would be accepted and treated as what they are - compleatly normal and natural. We need to stop hating on the hairy ladies and stop labeling them as freaks just because they don't conform to one ridiculous standard.