I saw this book a few months ago in a collection that my dad inherited from my Granny. He pointed it out to me and said that my Granny had liked it and that I probably would too. I picked it up and just kind of went "Oh yeah". It repulsed me but I hadn't even noticed the authorship, I just was not at all interested in reading anything Mormon. Now that Usu Shaft has pointed out the 15 old dudes to me I kind of feel a bit sick. Best not to dwell on it too much I think, I mean... I'm out now... dodged a bullet there me thinks. Then in kicks the funny side, I mean come ooooooon! 15 guys collaborated on a book to pin down/box in/make sense of WOMAN and they failed miserably! Poor male folk; looking at their subject with lab coats on and a poking stick was never going to produce any real result. They all just need to get laid man!
in answer to your question, plase see the first part of your own tag line.
ReplyDeleteHaha, you mean bcos all the leadership are men? But shouldn't that have alerted me to the whole problem!? What synapse did I miss out on that prevented alarm bells from going off when I saw all these dudes running everything; babysitting the women; asking sexual questions behind closed doors one-on-one!!! How did that happen? Mum and dad? Why was that ok with you???
ReplyDeleteI clicked on the "Haha", "Grrr", Yay!" and "Hugs" because it all applies.
ReplyDelete"Haha" because the church is so ridiculous.
"Grrr" when I dwell on it it makes me go Grrr!
"Yay!" because you have found your way to see out of this bullshit.
"Hugs" because I know how hard it was to do it.
I love your work TGD! I have the same problem w/tick boxes, how is anyone supposed to know whether I mean yay- I agree w/this post or yay- you are suffering so eat mud! So unclear there. I think you nailed it- tick 'em all! Then I know people are alive out there :D
ReplyDeleteI know. It reminds me of one of those horrible Mother's Day Sacrament Meetings, where the main speaker was always a man whose talk centered on putting women in their "place."
ReplyDeleteBlinded by the light. The church brainwash people - make sure you only see what they want you to see. They're good at it - they've been doing it for a while ;)
ReplyDeleteHonestly, they didn't even think to consult WOMEN for a book about WOMEN? What were they thinking?
ReplyDeleteHey Donna :) I know, crazy hey! what gets me is that I bought into the whole thing and would hear such talks and think yes that is right, I should love being a mother and wife, if I just throw myself right into those things then I will be truly happy. Then I taught it to the Young Women when it was my turn to be their leader. Some of them seemed to be onboard with the idea (having heard it their whole lives) but there was one girl I remember who questioned it and I did not have the life experience to tell her what I would tell her now. I have a feeling she will forge her own path anyway. I just hate that I added the the brainwashing of the other girls!!! Towards the end there I started to get more liberal and I hope that didn't go unnoticed w/the girls. I hope they started to wonder "Hey, why is Sister Mack doing that or saying it that way now?" My lessons got pretty interesting towards 'the end' there (head swell!) I wonder if the Stake and that wondered why I didn't let them into my classes!
ReplyDeleteTGIAA - what kind of a blogger am I eh! I don't even know what tag line is! Blinded - yes, I would also add blind, deaf, robotic, comatose, numb!
Ahab - It's so bizzare hey! and I'll bet they all thought "Those women are going to LOVE us, look how much we care about them, I mean we wrote a book!".
I'm and man, and the whole thing is an afront, and embarrassing that I ever bought into it.
ReplyDeleteI know! sometimes I wonder what the hell people must have thought of me but then I remember that most people really don't know much about Mormons anyway. Hmmm, maybe I should stop educating people about all the crap I used to believe in!
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