"What I tell Sophie, when we talk about life in general is, 'I hope you
grow up to be Sophie and not the girlfriend of some guy,'" he explains.
"Women have to stop defining themselves by men. You take the guy's last
name. Every women's magazine says 'The 10 things he's interested in,'
'What is he thinking?' 'Where is this going?' 'Do I have my mother's
hips?' and every one of those articles weakens you."This is a re-post from September 2007 :-)
5 comments:
Here, here!
Wow. He's smarter than the reality show displays. That's terrific advice!
Loving this.
I really want to write romance novels that are empowering for women. I enjoy reading all kinds but I don't necessarily want my name attached to ones that are part of the current patriarchal paradigm.
He certainly is an interesting character!
I used to watch his show in the first season or so, and just seeing how smart and well adjusted his kids seemed, made me think well of him. The fact that they tease him so much says something, I think.
@JJJ - I know what you mean. When I'm writing, that part of my brain is always clicked on. Widdershins there wrote an SFF book that doesn't contain a single man.
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