Comments on: Scrutinising our lives http://www.mamanpoulet.com/scrutinising-our-lives/ Clucking away crookedly through media, politics and life. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:53:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: marie http://www.mamanpoulet.com/scrutinising-our-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-58594 marie Sun, 04 May 2008 11:26:08 +0000 http://www.mamanpoulet.com/?p=385#comment-58594 Where and when and with whom did this interrogation take place tipster? Where there open public discussions, a series of workshops perhaps, debates written up and dialogues entered into? Or did the interrogation consist of a group of selected friends who with a healthy hand out from an unelected, private body, got together to tell us that if we dont comply we are colluding in our own oppression. I'm curious, very curious. If I and others know nothing about the "exploration" as you put it maybe there's a reason - because it was secretive and exclusive. Where and when and with whom did this interrogation take place tipster? Where there open public discussions, a series of workshops perhaps, debates written up and dialogues entered into? Or did the interrogation consist of a group of selected friends who with a healthy hand out from an unelected, private body, got together to tell us that if we dont comply we are colluding in our own oppression. I’m curious, very curious. If I and others know nothing about the “exploration” as you put it maybe there’s a reason – because it was secretive and exclusive.

]]> By: tipster http://www.mamanpoulet.com/scrutinising-our-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-58142 tipster Fri, 02 May 2008 13:44:51 +0000 http://www.mamanpoulet.com/?p=385#comment-58142 I think it is inaccurate of her to describe it as "<i>The uninterrogated pursuit of marriage</i>". She may not like the outcome many have drawn from the interrogation, but to say that such exploration did not happen is incorrect. I think it is inaccurate of her to describe it as “The uninterrogated pursuit of marriage“. She may not like the outcome many have drawn from the interrogation, but to say that such exploration did not happen is incorrect.

]]> By: Laura http://www.mamanpoulet.com/scrutinising-our-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-57457 Laura Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:46:20 +0000 http://www.mamanpoulet.com/?p=385#comment-57457 Marriage does not have to be the only solution and in fact should not be the solution. The fact is other ways of extending gay and Lesbian rights need to be looked at in order to level the playing field. Surely it is not to difficult for legislators to look outside the box for once. Marriage does not have to be the only solution and in fact should not be the solution. The fact is other ways of extending gay and Lesbian rights need to be looked at in order to level the playing field. Surely it is not to difficult for legislators to look outside the box for once.

]]> By: Liz http://www.mamanpoulet.com/scrutinising-our-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-57429 Liz Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:55:49 +0000 http://www.mamanpoulet.com/?p=385#comment-57429 Thank god that someone is saying this!!!! It also reminds me strongly of another feminist saying: "I don't want an equal slice of the cake, I want to change the recipe". The reactionary attitudes around within LGB communities I find really harrowing. Is our greatest ambition really to be married with a couple of rug rats? Do we have no nobler ambitions for ourselves? I have no problem with people wanting committed relationships, with the urge to be a parent, with the desire for equality - in fact I will fight for equality till my dying breath if needs be, but first it was the equality to become part of a killing machine (the armed forces) and now it's the equality to become part of the institution which historically gives women fewer rights. What the hell is going on out there? Someone left the cake out in the rain! Thank god that someone is saying this!!!! It also reminds me strongly of another feminist saying: “I don’t want an equal slice of the cake, I want to change the recipe”.

The reactionary attitudes around within LGB communities I find really harrowing. Is our greatest ambition really to be married with a couple of rug rats? Do we have no nobler ambitions for ourselves? I have no problem with people wanting committed relationships, with the urge to be a parent, with the desire for equality – in fact I will fight for equality till my dying breath if needs be, but first it was the equality to become part of a killing machine (the armed forces) and now it’s the equality to become part of the institution which historically gives women fewer rights. What the hell is going on out there? Someone left the cake out in the rain!

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