tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post3415985136366755357..comments2023-12-25T11:13:04.495+00:00Comments on Seraphic Singles: BoundariesSeraphichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06251504033428511090noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post-77637755818975460252011-11-14T23:35:26.503+00:002011-11-14T23:35:26.503+00:00It's funny that you should write about this. ...It's funny that you should write about this. I just got an industrial-strength dose of Mean Girl awfulness from a couple of my students, and right now I'm firmly of the belief that the female of the species is more deadly than the male. There are certain times when you need to defend your boundaries, and others when you need send out your raiders to chase the orcs back into their own effin' borders.Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02275790985990503744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post-70698888516261929622011-11-14T22:31:02.712+00:002011-11-14T22:31:02.712+00:00Yep it's in Ireland too, if I like you I'l...Yep it's in Ireland too, if I like you I'll tease you. If someone says, "Listen pal..." you're in trouble. If someone says to you for example, "Mornin' Missus Mantilla" it means they have a soft spot for you. I have a Canadian friend who still can't banter but does understand when we tease her it's because she's precious. I've seen Europeans falter too, it's hard to forget that to some teasing equals mean. Maybe we just have issues with showing love in the normal way (being nice!).<br /><br />p.s. I saw this in the Daily Fail Seraphic and thought of you...<br /><br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2061500/Meet-archery-loving-Scottish-princess-set-unleash-chaos-Pixars-new-animated-film-Brave.htmlSinéad.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post-39171356702251868612011-11-14T21:48:06.612+00:002011-11-14T21:48:06.612+00:00ROFL!ROFL!Seraphichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251504033428511090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post-23727783163172586862011-11-14T21:09:07.333+00:002011-11-14T21:09:07.333+00:00Once upon a time, feminists were women who wanted ...Once upon a time, feminists were women who wanted to vote, own property, educate themselves and their daughters, and not lose their legal identity upon marriage. They were pro-life, pro-family, celebrated birth and marriage, and thought that women bettering their own lot would be good for children.<br /><br />I see no reason to let a bunch of cranky, grievance-mongering shrews co-opt that term and all the good that it has done. One only need to look at some of the grislier Middle Eastern countries to know why feminism is a good thing. <br /><br />Now, being an ironic sort, if a young married Catholic man were to attempt to insult me for being Single, he would either get an earful of "Virginity is ontologically superiour to matrimony", complete with an up-and-down of him and a sad little frown for his state in life, or "Sadly, I don't have kids, but Friday night and a few gin and tonics can fix that!"theobromophilenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post-43799796212837906752011-11-14T20:22:58.494+00:002011-11-14T20:22:58.494+00:00I would say that male members of conservative thin...I would say that male members of conservative think tanks would be the first place to find un-fans of JPII. <br /><br />Among my friends, we often banter like this. Of course "feminist" is an insult, but the girls are also pretty direct with the ways in which they agree with "feminism." I have to hand it to them, they know what's up. If they didn't, I don't think i'd tease them nearly as mercilessly.Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07433834285441462347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post-75320846898844923492011-11-14T19:56:16.167+00:002011-11-14T19:56:16.167+00:00I think I would just laugh at any man who thought ...I think I would just laugh at any man who thought feminist was the worst thing he could call me.<br /><br />On that note, I have noticed that men brimming with masculine bravado and bossiness wilt before a woman so unfeeling, so darned mean, as to laugh at them.Clarenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post-10440464436608338882011-11-14T19:22:36.529+00:002011-11-14T19:22:36.529+00:00Having lived in Scotland, I agree with your descri...Having lived in Scotland, I agree with your description of banter. However, since moving down to England, I've made a sad discovery - the English (speaking generally) do make fun of their spouses/girlfriends/boyfriends/fiances, but unlike the Scots, it's not banter and it's not out of love. When I used to work at a large retail company, it was not at all infrequent to hear women (it was mostly women in my department) publically detailing the latest fight they had with their husband, all his faults, how much they hated his mother, etc. Although Scottish banter is a bit difficult to get used to, now I'm gone I miss it - at least in Scotland it's all in good fun!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04289688600665629559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905236167079601771.post-83326836166735324932011-11-14T18:20:31.530+00:002011-11-14T18:20:31.530+00:00After reading this, and the last time you mentione...After reading this, and the last time you mentioned the Scottish way of doing things, I'm starting to wonder if I (born and raised in Canada) aren't secretly a bit Scottish. :P It's gotten me in a bit of trouble a couple times.Irenaeus G. Saintongehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11526551230663069005noreply@blogger.com