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Wednesday, 31 October 2012

Psychology Today Articles

Although we might dismiss what Kucinich and Camia wrote as simple silliness, the blaming of the rocky state of a woman's marriage to her poor cooking skills must be pointed out and critiqued. Gee whiz, is that what makes a marriage meaningful: culinary abilities? Why does a major, national newspaper publish such stuff, when it is both sexist in general and alarmingly superficial in its implications about what a longterm relationship ought to be?

I would not want to have dinner with Sarah and Todd Palin, not even a glass of iced tea. But regardless of our preferences for political candidates and regardless of our sex, let us call out those who matter-of-factly purvey the tired, old sexist tropes.