OMG….

On page 9 of The Sunday Mail – in Brisbane – if you’re not in Brisbane then you probably won’t have it..... bummer…anyway on page 9 there is this man who is, I am sure, going to cop a lot of flack from anyone he comes in contact with. Why? Well it seems he is very busy – so busy in fact he wants to hire a ‘virtual wife.’ I don’t whether to feel appalled or just sorry for him as he really does not seem to have a clue when it comes to women in 2008. I think he wants a woman from the 1950’s or possibly a Stepford wife. His requirements for a ‘virtual wife’ – quote –

“So you need to be humble enough to do my washing as well as savvy enough to make appointments with professional people.”

Golly, do you think a woman can be trusted to do both?

“You must be able to clean my bedsheets….You must be able to stack my fridge and cupboards….you must be able to put the wheelie bins out and bring them in.”

Sorry…pardon me while I laugh my arse off…

Hmmm…other requirements are “ironing, shopping, making lunch and dinner, and preparing food menus for his cat.” Well…that’s what a wife does, doesn’t she? What other purpose has she? Funny, sad and probably lonely boy. Naturally all the rad fems are up in arms and rightly so. Sometimes it seems like we haven’t come far enough if there are still men like this being produced in this day and age.

Yep, so he’s busy. Who isn’t? Men and women alike are busy. It’s not a gender based thing nor is it confined to the single or the married/partnered. But like most busy people you find ways to pay someone to do the washing and ironing and look after pets if they can’t without needing a 'virtual' someone – or – gasp – you make time to do it yourself. Why does he have to hire a ‘virtual wife?’ Why not hire a man to do the same job? A lot of men are quite capable of fulfilling all his requirements. So why a woman? Does she have to look a certain way? The whole things smacks of ignorance. Sure, go and hire someone Sonny Jim but take the ‘wife’ bit out of your advert as you clearly do not understand women. Sandra Bullock is apparently his ideal woman. Gee, I have a feeling Sandra would not be waiting obediently at home with his pipe and slippers with a well fed cat at her heels and dinner on the table….


Comment on yesterday’s blog…

I wonder, do books become classics because they were controversial at the time they were written? Does that mean we'll be designated as classics in another 200 years? Think Cliff's descendants will have a little more fun summarizing us? Barbara Huffert

You know, I was thinking about this and I wondering how someone from the Cliffs Notes people would summarise erotica books.

Chapter 1 – introduction of characters – they get naked and have sex – explicit terms are used to describe his ‘love muscle’ and her ‘flowered centred’.
Chapter 2 – characters have sex every where and any how while sub plot is added to make it less like a book where people are just having sex and spending ridiculous amounts of money on condoms.
Chapter 3- characters realize they may actually have more in common than sex – they also enjoy bondage/spanking and maybe are not averse to ménage.
Chapter 4 – threat from bad guy or similar while main characters still going at it like rabbits despite the imminent danger of running out of condoms.
Chapter 5 – the ‘love’ word is introduced making the sex more meaningful. Toys are introduced to add more meaning as well. At least that’s what what the author says.
Chapter 6 – misunderstanding between hero and heroine – no sex for a couple of angst filled pages because she hates him for whatever reason, while he acts stoic/know-it-all
Chapter 7 - Bad guy threatens heroine. She takes care of him herself because she can kick arse with the best of them or the hero does. After the day is saved they have sex
Chapter 8 – Declaration of love, sex, wedding proposal, sex – but no babies as babies are ‘forbidden’ in erotic romance.
Theme: Romance and sex
Purpose of book: enjoyment

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