Expression comes from my husband's way of showing beenthere/donethat in all sorts of events. I never thought to ask him whether he knew where the expression came from. Usually he was saying it after he perceived someone thought he was naive.
When I read about killing unfaithful daughters and wives, I thought of Afghanistan. One of the reasons this country went into Afghanistan was to set women free. (Seemed, to me,like a neoconservative argument for female votes.) I don't know whether some women really thought this was a plus for feminism, but I doubt it, considering how American woman (among others)are used to lures when it comes to talk of sex.
There is no doubt the Rovian regime is sensitive to male superiority. If they can dictate where condoms are forbidden in foreign aid, why would they not want to be sensitive to the unconceived children of the world? "W is for Women" in 04 worked when Laura (first a lady and secondly a First Lady on the campaign trail) played the helpmate to a T. In one of the debates, she had a heavy schedule before that evening. Of course, her transportation was of the best, but still it's hard to make quick changes when one is supposed to look her best.
'Sposed to. I hear the phrase often. Shoes and purses should match. Wear solid colors if you're heavy. Have a child every two years (this from older women who breastfed and had automatic contraception). So I don't need to go on. Everyone knows not to rant and rave. But just one more teeny little observation. As a guest of a fairly middle of the road Baptist Church I ran into the question of original sin. I braced myself and expected everything but the restatement of how we've been stuck with the "curse" ever since. But no. This preacher, whose wife is educated as a public school teacher, saw the light. He told us that the bite of the apple was also wrong for Adam although Eve did it. Because, he should have observed her needs and explained to her that God wouldn't like it.
And then we went out for ice cream.