pirate day

Aye, woo hoo, argh! today is international talk like a pirate day.

If, like me, you're pirate-talk-challenged, there's a piratifying translator on the site.

more about 'female chauvinist pigs'

For those who've been "following" it so to speak, there's some good discussion on Feministing today and a Washington Post article from the author this weekend.

I'm disappointed at the level of analysis in Levy's Post rant. Fine for a rant, but it didn't really sell me on her book. Yes, Playboy isn't the new feminist icon. But she seems to confuse women's behavior with feminist/post-feminist behavior, which doesn't say much to me about her understanding of feminism.

This quote from Feministing's comments really hit the metaphorical nail for me, though:

Taking the next step, and empowering yourself to obtain your own pleasure, is where women often get stuck - it will never be as glamorous or make you as popular as flashing your boobies will.

That doesn't mean boobie-flashing can't be someone's path to her own pleasure, but it's emblematic of the problems people have distinguishing individual choice from enculturation.