More MoDo

As a break from the relentless Alito posts, why not a little more-MoDo bashing? It has been a few days, after all.

Julia starts things off ny noting that her experiences may not be entirely representative. Anne Bartow provides some political analysis, noting Dowd’s bizarre priorities and the fact that she continually attributes beliefs to “feminism” without mentioning any actual feminists, quoting any texts, etc. (In response to Dowd’s query about whether feminism is a “cruel hoax,” she responds: “I’m asking the same thing about the New York Times’ reputation for quality journalism.” That’s about right.)

And, for the coup de grace, If you think I was mean, Kameron Hurley unleashes some Grade A snark:

To reiterate: Why would you want to marry these men anyway? These are the sorts of guys who’ll tell you to quit your high-powered job, dress more fem, stop eating all together, and dump you on the street when you’re forty and marry their secretary.

What the fuck do you want with people like this?

Yep, that pretty much sums it up. Dowd’s argument consisted of a bunch of whining anecdotes about how rich, shallow assholes shockingly want to date dimwitted 23-year-old anorexics instead of strong intelligent women. And this…proves that feminism has failed. A bad argument leading to a non sequitur–I’m not convinced this is going to lead to a good book. (What’s it called–why Title IX Gave Me Bad Taste in Men?) I mean, it’s not unusual to hear whining about how one can’t get laid because of feminism, but I generally expect it to come from frat boys and Father’s Rights activists, not Pulitzer-Prize winning female journalists in front-page NYT Magazine articles…