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		<title>By: marytracy9</title>
		<link>http://beyondfeminism.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/your-ego/#comment-484</link>
		<dc:creator>marytracy9</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Allecto, thanks for your comment about Virginia Wold. If I was better read, I would know that :P

And Polly, no need to to get defensive, really. We are just being sympathetic to each other for the pain that our straightness causes us. There&#039;s more in the next post to this one!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Allecto, thanks for your comment about Virginia Wold. If I was better read, I would know that <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>And Polly, no need to to get defensive, really. We are just being sympathetic to each other for the pain that our straightness causes us. There&#8217;s more in the next post to this one!</p>
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		<title>By: polly styrene</title>
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		<dc:creator>polly styrene</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey folks twas only a lgiht hearted remark......I am not yet about to impose compulsory lesbianism (don&#039;t listen to rumours). Some of my best friends are straight.....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey folks twas only a lgiht hearted remark&#8230;&#8230;I am not yet about to impose compulsory lesbianism (don&#8217;t listen to rumours). Some of my best friends are straight&#8230;..</p>
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		<title>By: allecto</title>
		<link>http://beyondfeminism.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/your-ego/#comment-482</link>
		<dc:creator>allecto</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It was Virginia Wolf who said that women&#039;s function was to reflect men at twice their original size. You will see this ideology demonstrated in every film, every book, every newspaper article. Men are awe-inspiring and the selfhood is built on the backs of women. 

Re. lesbianism. It&#039;s easy. Just do it! ;)

No, but seriously. Bonobobabe is right. I&#039;ve only had one relationship (it didn&#039;t last) because radical feminist lesbians are not thick on the ground. Quite honestly, I&#039;d almost rather have a relationship with a Nice Guy TM than a woman-hating lesbian. And there are lots of woman-hating lesbians out there. So singledom it is then. Sigh. Being a Spinster ain&#039;t too bad. Oh and ALL of the rad fem lesbians I&#039;ve met are &lt;em&gt;coupled&lt;/em&gt;!!! The unfairness!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It was Virginia Wolf who said that women&#8217;s function was to reflect men at twice their original size. You will see this ideology demonstrated in every film, every book, every newspaper article. Men are awe-inspiring and the selfhood is built on the backs of women. </p>
<p>Re. lesbianism. It&#8217;s easy. Just do it! <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>No, but seriously. Bonobobabe is right. I&#8217;ve only had one relationship (it didn&#8217;t last) because radical feminist lesbians are not thick on the ground. Quite honestly, I&#8217;d almost rather have a relationship with a Nice Guy TM than a woman-hating lesbian. And there are lots of woman-hating lesbians out there. So singledom it is then. Sigh. Being a Spinster ain&#8217;t too bad. Oh and ALL of the rad fem lesbians I&#8217;ve met are <em>coupled</em>!!! The unfairness!!!</p>
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		<title>By: bonobobabe</title>
		<link>http://beyondfeminism.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/your-ego/#comment-481</link>
		<dc:creator>bonobobabe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh, I forgot to add the most compelling reason to become a lesbian.  As Homer Simpson opined, &quot;Public transportation is for jerks and lesbians.&quot;  I ride the bus all the time, and I&#039;m not a jerk, so...

:-D</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh, I forgot to add the most compelling reason to become a lesbian.  As Homer Simpson opined, &#8220;Public transportation is for jerks and lesbians.&#8221;  I ride the bus all the time, and I&#8217;m not a jerk, so&#8230;</p>
<p> <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':-D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: bonobobabe</title>
		<link>http://beyondfeminism.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/your-ego/#comment-480</link>
		<dc:creator>bonobobabe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;Polly, I really hope I don’t offend you in any way with this, but believe me, if I could NOT go for the ones with penises, I’d do it in a nanosecond. I haven’t as of yet found a way to become a lesbian, as much as I would like to be one.&lt;/i&gt;

Well, I have been doing some research, and there&#039;s a lot to be said for sexuality being a choice.  I really believe that.  Hunger is a drive, but the food you eat is a choice and is learned behavior.  Same with sex.  

I find that the more bullshit I uncover about men, the less I am attracted to them.  I am pretty libidinous, but just the thought of putting up with a man&#039;s bullshit turns me off.  I know I could totally be with a woman.  The emotional stuff is there; it&#039;s just adding the physical element.

Although, I will add that I am not actively seeking this out.  Because I&#039;m also realizing that romantic relationships are kinda bullshit, too.  On a lark, I looked at some women seeking women ads on the net, and I was so pissed off at the ridiculousness of the whole butch-femme thing I almost puked.  Gawd.  Can&#039;t people just be people?  What&#039;s the point of two women getting together if one of them has to be the &quot;guy&quot; and one has to be the &quot;gal&quot; just so the patriarchy can put them in a tidy little box?  Grr.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>Polly, I really hope I don’t offend you in any way with this, but believe me, if I could NOT go for the ones with penises, I’d do it in a nanosecond. I haven’t as of yet found a way to become a lesbian, as much as I would like to be one.</i></p>
<p>Well, I have been doing some research, and there&#8217;s a lot to be said for sexuality being a choice.  I really believe that.  Hunger is a drive, but the food you eat is a choice and is learned behavior.  Same with sex.  </p>
<p>I find that the more bullshit I uncover about men, the less I am attracted to them.  I am pretty libidinous, but just the thought of putting up with a man&#8217;s bullshit turns me off.  I know I could totally be with a woman.  The emotional stuff is there; it&#8217;s just adding the physical element.</p>
<p>Although, I will add that I am not actively seeking this out.  Because I&#8217;m also realizing that romantic relationships are kinda bullshit, too.  On a lark, I looked at some women seeking women ads on the net, and I was so pissed off at the ridiculousness of the whole butch-femme thing I almost puked.  Gawd.  Can&#8217;t people just be people?  What&#8217;s the point of two women getting together if one of them has to be the &#8220;guy&#8221; and one has to be the &#8220;gal&#8221; just so the patriarchy can put them in a tidy little box?  Grr.</p>
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		<title>By: Lara</title>
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		<dc:creator>Lara</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I meant &quot;...naturally IF something...&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I meant &#8220;&#8230;naturally IF something&#8230;&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Lara</title>
		<link>http://beyondfeminism.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/your-ego/#comment-478</link>
		<dc:creator>Lara</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;Polly, I really hope I don’t offend you in any way with this, but believe me, if I could NOT go for the ones with penises, I’d do it in a nanosecond. I haven’t as of yet found a way to become a lesbian, as much as I would like to be one.&quot;

I second that, MaryTracy.  Oh, and naturally is something, like one&#039;s ego, is too big, it&#039;s probably going to get knicked, scratched, and bumped more.  Men do this to themselves.  Let them suffer.
And I&#039;ve also dated insecure and asshole guys.  One or two of them being verbally abusive, I don&#039;t even feel like going into detail about it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Polly, I really hope I don’t offend you in any way with this, but believe me, if I could NOT go for the ones with penises, I’d do it in a nanosecond. I haven’t as of yet found a way to become a lesbian, as much as I would like to be one.&#8221;</p>
<p>I second that, MaryTracy.  Oh, and naturally is something, like one&#8217;s ego, is too big, it&#8217;s probably going to get knicked, scratched, and bumped more.  Men do this to themselves.  Let them suffer.<br />
And I&#8217;ve also dated insecure and asshole guys.  One or two of them being verbally abusive, I don&#8217;t even feel like going into detail about it.</p>
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		<title>By: Mary Tracy9</title>
		<link>http://beyondfeminism.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/your-ego/#comment-477</link>
		<dc:creator>Mary Tracy9</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Polly, I really hope I don&#039;t offend you in any way with this, but believe me, if I could NOT go for the ones with penises, I&#039;d do it in a nanosecond. I haven&#039;t as of yet found a way to become a lesbian, as much as I would like to be one.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Polly, I really hope I don&#8217;t offend you in any way with this, but believe me, if I could NOT go for the ones with penises, I&#8217;d do it in a nanosecond. I haven&#8217;t as of yet found a way to become a lesbian, as much as I would like to be one.</p>
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		<title>By: Polly Styrene</title>
		<link>http://beyondfeminism.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/your-ego/#comment-476</link>
		<dc:creator>Polly Styrene</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think you&#039;re going for the ones with penises BBB. That&#039;s the problem....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think you&#8217;re going for the ones with penises BBB. That&#8217;s the problem&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: bonobobabe</title>
		<link>http://beyondfeminism.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/your-ego/#comment-475</link>
		<dc:creator>bonobobabe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh, I briefly (very briefly) dated a guy who was seriously insecure about his masculinity.  He was trying to hook something up to the back of his TV.  i don&#039;t remember what it was...maybe the cable or a video game console or something.  Anyway, he was having trouble, and I got up to take a look and he said, &quot;No. Stay over there.  If you manage to figure out how to hook this up, I&#039;ll never be able to get an erection again.&quot;  

Gawd!  Boy, do I have stories about assholes I&#039;ve dated.  Problem is, you mention it around non-feminists and you get the whole, &quot;What&#039;s your problem that you&#039;re attracting these guys?&quot;  Yeah, find a way to blame the woman for the man&#039;s bad behavior.  I fucking hate that.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh, I briefly (very briefly) dated a guy who was seriously insecure about his masculinity.  He was trying to hook something up to the back of his TV.  i don&#8217;t remember what it was&#8230;maybe the cable or a video game console or something.  Anyway, he was having trouble, and I got up to take a look and he said, &#8220;No. Stay over there.  If you manage to figure out how to hook this up, I&#8217;ll never be able to get an erection again.&#8221;  </p>
<p>Gawd!  Boy, do I have stories about assholes I&#8217;ve dated.  Problem is, you mention it around non-feminists and you get the whole, &#8220;What&#8217;s your problem that you&#8217;re attracting these guys?&#8221;  Yeah, find a way to blame the woman for the man&#8217;s bad behavior.  I fucking hate that.</p>
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