V-Day

[annuin]

But I don't like the weeks of men-are-clueless-scum-and-women-are-grasping-bitches-and-you're-fucked-if-you-don't-buy-her-a-diamond media propaganda.

From Poppy Z. Brite's journal.

And I heartily concur.

I dislike the rampant sexism in the ads for Valentine's Day. Nearly always it's about the men needing to buy gifts, either chocolate, flowers or preferably something sparkly from Kay jewelers, with the threat of spending Valentine's night on the couch. I guess feminism goes out the window when it comes to getting goodies.

I patiently await when there are ads in the media for women to buy stuff for their men (yes, I know many do anyway, but I'm talking about media/marketing perception here).

Meanwhile, all the candy will be on sale tomorrow at CVS :D Hopefully they discount it like they do the Halloween candy: 75% off!

Comments

[vgnwtch.livejournal.com]

Women want stuff and men want sex; both are prostitutes and love be damned. Ick. Nothing against prostitution, it just doesn't describe my marriage.

Honestly, though, I tend to think of myself as being in a parallel universe to people who swallow this line. My universe is people by cool folk who celebrate holidays because they mean something special to them, not because everyone else says they ought to and by the way buy stuff. I'm a big believer in spontaneous romance, but at the same time, there's much to be said for setting aside a special day for something more planned. Balance is a good thing.