Bowls and Ball-Busters

I just want to say this about the Fiesta Bowl last night between Texas and Ohio State: The Buckeyes played a good game and simply lost to a better team. Period. If anyone says anything contradictory to that, or anything about OSU being embarassed, "here we go again," "didn't deserve to be there...again," etc., they're just trying to jump on the Buckeye-hater bandwagon. Though still a loss, it was a completely different story this time. They can win the big game, and almost did.

Ok. That's better.

So this is my 100th post on Blogger. Pretty nifty. Figured I'd write about something that I've been wanting to for quite some time. That's the whole feminism/house-wife vs. working woman thing. I just think that feminism kind of started on the wrong foot. And I'm talking about sensible, woman is equal to man under the law type feminism. Not the crazy, woman is actually superior to man variety. But I even think that "equal" is maybe not the best term. There are things that each sex is better than the other at, and they are different in numerous ways. But I think that people should have an equal chance to do things with no discrimination. But that I believe this should go without saying.

Anyway, here's where I think that things went awry. For centuries, women had been relegated to the home and it was believed that housework and birthing children was about all that they were good for. They were often seen as being less than men, and therefore, their tasks in the home as less respectable. So, naturally, women just didn't want to take it anymore and sought to get their gender some respect. But, we are told that this respect is achieved only by women entering what was the world of men and doing what they do. But I think that they missed something very important: bringing respect to house-wives.

We have bought into the idea that the home is just a place that women settle for. Obviously, women should have the same right as any man to persue whatever career or lifestyle that they want. Women have proven that they can perform just as well as us men in the workplace. But there is nothing wrong with being a housewife if that's what you really want to be. In fact, I have trmendous respect for housewives. It's a freakin' tough job. Definitely worthy of its own respect.

We just need to respect people for doing their job in whatever field they feel called to be in, whether in the home or outside. Cos men can be house-husbands if they like. Homes need work. Food needs cooked. Kids need care. Someone has to do it, and they deserve respect and thanks.

So, to some of you feminists: don't drag the honorable position of being in the home through the mud. Pisses me off.