Monday - March 01, 2010

Just Disband Already

Sometimes I think these feminist organizations are a bit past their Sell By date. Sure, back in the day they did all sorts of good things, equal pay for equal work, and so on. But their latest big issue seems more than a bit farcical. Especially when they continue to ignore the plight of the treatment of women in Africa and under the thumb of Islam. Two huge issues, worthy of a big worldwide fight. Nearly completely ignored. Instead, their latest crusade is ... for nap time.

TWO of America’s leading feminists are on a crusade to get the women of the world to have a lie in, or at least to take a nap, The Times of London reported.

Arianna Huffington, the powerhouse publisher of The Huffington Post, and Cindi Leive, the equally indomitable publisher of Glamour, have joined forces to identify women’s sleep deprivation as “the next feminist issue”.

They cite studies that indicate that women are more sleep-deprived than men, including one that says American women are getting 90 minutes less than the seven to eight hours recommended for someone to be well and perform well.

American author Naomi Wolf has taken up the baton in her column in The Times Saturday writing that the pair make a persuasive case that female exhaustion is undermining women’s creativity, judgment, and relationships.

I’m sure they want government issued blankies in gender-neutral colors, and a free glass of non-GM organic low fat milk heated to a safe but pleasant temperature too.



Personally, I think it’s more of a human rights issue. Most of us could benefit from a couple hours of mid-afternoon siesta, even if we didn’t get the glass of warm milk.

Posted by Drew458     on 03/01/2010 at 01:05 PM   
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