I think it was Mark Twain who said, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics."
In high school English we did a unit on media manipulation of language. We had to read several stories that were egregious examples of biased language and twisting of facts, and this story almost reads like one of them.
It's been all over my LJ friendslist; it's inspired a remarkable (yet somehow, not surprising) amount of venom...
Because, of course, career men are never asked to make choices between spending time with their spouse and family, caring for a house and domestic matters, and having a meaningful and satisfying career.
Thanks. I needed a little bit of furious to wake up this morning. :P
Reply to Jerm -- Huh?! 1)Men who work outside the home are CHOOSING to do so; and 2, must face the (good and bad) consequences of their choice. Consequences like not seeing their family as much as they want, like bearing the pressure of being a provider (whether or not they love what they're doing 10 hrs a day), like missing out on much of their kids' lives. The grass isn't always greener, jerm.
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I think it was Mark Twain who said, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics."
In high school English we did a unit on media manipulation of language. We had to read several stories that were egregious examples of biased language and twisting of facts, and this story almost reads like one of them.
It's been all over my LJ friendslist; it's inspired a remarkable (yet somehow, not surprising) amount of venom...
Because, of course, career men are never asked to make choices between spending time with their spouse and family, caring for a house and domestic matters, and having a meaningful and satisfying career.
Thanks. I needed a little bit of furious to wake up this morning. :P
Reply to Jerm -- Huh?! 1)Men who work outside the home are CHOOSING to do so; and 2, must face the (good and bad) consequences of their choice. Consequences like not seeing their family as much as they want, like bearing the pressure of being a provider (whether or not they love what they're doing 10 hrs a day), like missing out on much of their kids' lives. The grass isn't always greener, jerm.
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