Comments on: Don’t Heart This http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/02/14/dont-heart-this/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:11:03 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Katherine http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/02/14/dont-heart-this/#comment-11588 Katherine Wed, 15 Feb 2006 17:23:37 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/?p=477#comment-11588 "Miss" is a British thing: it's impossible to get people to address you as Ms without making a huge fuss, it's almost never an option on scroll-down menus, etc. It's regarded as "extremist." It drives me mad when I make an appointment to have, say, my hair cut, and they say "Is that Miss or Mrs?" If you do ask to be called Ms, they overpronounce it, with a sort of angry/amused hiss. (I'm English. But I live in the US.) “Miss” is a British thing: it’s impossible to get people to address you as Ms without making a huge fuss, it’s almost never an option on scroll-down menus, etc. It’s regarded as “extremist.” It drives me mad when I make an appointment to have, say, my hair cut, and they say “Is that Miss or Mrs?” If you do ask to be called Ms, they overpronounce it, with a sort of angry/amused hiss.
(I’m English. But I live in the US.)

]]> By: Suzie http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/02/14/dont-heart-this/#comment-11566 Suzie Wed, 15 Feb 2006 11:45:14 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/?p=477#comment-11566 <i>Poor Miss “Fat” didn’t even get to be a bridesmaid.</i> Actually, it looks like "Miss Fat" gets to be labeled the euphemistic "Miss Not My Type". And she's not even that bloody fat. Poor Miss “Fat” didn’t even get to be a bridesmaid.

Actually, it looks like “Miss Fat” gets to be labeled the euphemistic “Miss Not My Type”. And she’s not even that bloody fat.

]]> By: thebewilderness http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/02/14/dont-heart-this/#comment-11551 thebewilderness Wed, 15 Feb 2006 04:52:34 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/?p=477#comment-11551 Happy day Twisty, I hope you're feeling strong. Happy day Twisty, I hope you’re feeling strong.

]]> By: Henry http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/02/14/dont-heart-this/#comment-11535 Henry Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:24:23 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/?p=477#comment-11535 Poor Miss "Fat" didn't even get to be a bridesmaid. I've been wondering why they used quotation marks for the bridesmaids' sashes; Mr and Miss Right escaped them. Maybe they are trying to give the impression that it's "just a bit of fun", like the hilarious poem. Sadly, I am too cowardly to do anything illegal to the display, especially as there are a number of CCTV cameras nearby, but I did stand around on the pavement for a while remarking loudly on how offensive it is... Poor Miss “Fat” didn’t even get to be a bridesmaid.

I’ve been wondering why they used quotation marks for the bridesmaids’ sashes; Mr and Miss Right escaped them. Maybe they are trying to give the impression that it’s “just a bit of fun”, like the hilarious poem.

Sadly, I am too cowardly to do anything illegal to the display, especially as there are a number of CCTV cameras nearby, but I did stand around on the pavement for a while remarking loudly on how offensive it is…

]]> By: Kat http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/02/14/dont-heart-this/#comment-11532 Kat Tue, 14 Feb 2006 23:50:00 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/?p=477#comment-11532 Joy, the copyright at the bottom was for a publishing company in New York. Imported misogyny, mmm! Joy, the copyright at the bottom was for a publishing company in New York. Imported misogyny, mmm!

]]> By: Clare http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/02/14/dont-heart-this/#comment-11531 Clare Tue, 14 Feb 2006 23:45:57 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/?p=477#comment-11531 OH MY GOD! I have a bunch of stickers that say "THIS INSULTS WOMEN" and if I had the damn money for airfare, I'd fly to England right now, find that stupid ass store and deface that window something good. Please do not click on that picture, b/c what you will see are Miss Right's bride's maids: Miss "No Kids Wanted" Miss "Heavy Smoker" Miss "Career Woman" Miss "Not My Type" Miss "Money Grabber" Beyond the HOLY SEXISM, BATMAN-ness of it all, is the store trying to insult women EVEN MORE by deliberately using "Miss" instead of "Ms." or is that some British thing? I'm so pissed off, my stomach muscles are actually clenching right now. Urge...to....smash....window.... OH MY GOD! I have a bunch of stickers that say “THIS INSULTS WOMEN” and if I had the damn money for airfare, I’d fly to England right now, find that stupid ass store and deface that window something good.

Please do not click on that picture, b/c what you will see are Miss Right’s bride’s maids:
Miss “No Kids Wanted”
Miss “Heavy Smoker”
Miss “Career Woman”
Miss “Not My Type”
Miss “Money Grabber”

Beyond the HOLY SEXISM, BATMAN-ness of it all, is the store trying to insult women EVEN MORE by deliberately using “Miss” instead of “Ms.” or is that some British thing?

I’m so pissed off, my stomach muscles are actually clenching right now. Urge…to….smash….window….

]]> By: BlogHer [beta] http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/02/14/dont-heart-this/#comment-11522 BlogHer [beta] Tue, 14 Feb 2006 22:10:55 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/?p=477#comment-11522 <strong>Around the Dial: Valentine's Day Edition</strong> What's going on in the feminist blogosphere today on Valentine's Day? A twirl of the radio knob and we'll find out... Some of these posts do not have specifically feminist content, but are authored by feminist bloggers. Enjoy! Around the Dial: Valentine’s Day Edition

What’s going on in the feminist blogosphere today on Valentine’s Day? A twirl of the radio knob and we’ll find out…
Some of these posts do not have specifically feminist content, but are authored by feminist bloggers. Enjoy!

]]> By: joy http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/02/14/dont-heart-this/#comment-11513 joy Tue, 14 Feb 2006 21:22:42 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/?p=477#comment-11513 nasty display, without a doubt, for all the reasons mentioned. one weird thing, though--if this is in the UK, why are "favor" and "humor" spelled in American English instead of "favour" and "humour"? nasty display, without a doubt, for all the reasons mentioned. one weird thing, though–if this is in the UK, why are “favor” and “humor” spelled in American English instead of “favour” and “humour”?

]]> By: jezebella http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/02/14/dont-heart-this/#comment-11508 jezebella Tue, 14 Feb 2006 21:03:13 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/?p=477#comment-11508 So I clicked the linky and found the pics oh SO much more offensive than I ever could have imagined. Oh, poor, sad, lonely, "Miss Career Woman," who doesn't have a patronizing husband to eat her cold dinners... bless her, Miss "Doesn't Want Children," she's doomed for a lifetime of loneliness, and being gnawed by her cats after she dies alone... crap. Where ARE the "mr. wrongs"? "Mr. Foot Fetishist," "Mr. Weight Nazi," "Mr. Smack my bitch up," ... I could go on and on. There are just so many. For the love of bog. I'd be tempted to bust out my sharpie and edit that display. So I clicked the linky and found the pics oh SO much more offensive than I ever could have imagined. Oh, poor, sad, lonely, “Miss Career Woman,” who doesn’t have a patronizing husband to eat her cold dinners… bless her, Miss “Doesn’t Want Children,” she’s doomed for a lifetime of loneliness, and being gnawed by her cats after she dies alone… crap. Where ARE the “mr. wrongs”? “Mr. Foot Fetishist,” “Mr. Weight Nazi,” “Mr. Smack my bitch up,” … I could go on and on. There are just so many. For the love of bog. I’d be tempted to bust out my sharpie and edit that display.

]]> By: Frumious B. http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/02/14/dont-heart-this/#comment-11500 Frumious B. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 20:02:42 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/?p=477#comment-11500 No room for all the Mr. Wrongs, I guess. No room for all the Mr. Wrongs, I guess.

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