The following is an excerpt from OpinionJournal.com’s “Best of the Web” written by the editor, James Taranto.
Out on a Limb
“The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in a pair of cases regarding gay marriage, but court observers say the overall impact could be sweeping or limited, depending on how the court chooses to craft its decision.”–Rebekah Metzler, U.S. News & World Report, March 25
Thank Goodness We No Longer Have to Fear the Man-Eating Burger
“Police: Man Eating Burger Crashes Van, Van Then Hit by Train”–headline, KPTV website (Portland, Ore.), March 25
It’s Always in the Last Place You Look
- “The Secret May Be in the Coffee”–headline, New York Times, March 26
- “Brass Knuckles, Stun Gun, Drugs Found in Woman’s Bag”–headline, Omaha World-Herald, March 26
Feminism in a Nutshell
New York magazine’s Jonathan Chait is tired of his wife and other women complaining that he and other husbands don’t do their share of the household chores. In response, he offers, as the headline has it, “A Really Easy Answer to the Feminist Housework Problem”:
The assumption of much of the feminist commentary surrounding household chores assumes that there is a correct level of cleanliness in a heterosexual relationship, and that level is determined by the female. I think a little cultural relativism would improve the debate. . . .
Feminists want women to work like men do, right? Why not try living like men, too? Put down the duster. It’ll be okay.
In other words, he thinks women should stop complaining and just act like men. Which pretty much sums up contemporary feminism. Well, except the “stop complaining” part.
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