Posted by unregistered user at 2/19/08 10:55 a.m.

Wrong.

This party is simply an example of the natural desire women have to be pursued by a lover. Sure, it was taken to a fairly absurd extreme with the costumes and all, but to claim that it is promoting abuse is even more absurd.

So get off your femi-nazi soapbox and realize that this is part of what it means to truly be feminine. What is the true shame is that so many people think gender distinctives should be wiped out. To do this is to try to remove something natural. you might as well try to change the DNA strands in every cell of your body. Fools.

-george

Posted by shawnkempsbartender at 2/19/08 2:08 p.m.

Isn't it up to women to decide for themselves whether they are being demeaned?

Posted by AReasonableMind at 2/19/08 2:28 p.m.

Much ado about nothing, as I noted in my letter to the editor for this upcoming issue.

The fact is, people need to learn to mind their business and understand the old motto "different strokes for different folks." Who cares if someone has a theme party that is potentially oppressive? For that matter, who cares what the hell people do in private parties - sexism, racism, homophobia, xenophobia, whatever...if you don't like such a party, don't attend it. If you were one of the folks quoted in the article who thinks the hosts are ignorant, then let your moral superiority be enough to satisfy you.

Rose, you bring up "productive uses of time." But you might want to ask the bigger question: how is a "Courageous Conversation" or any of the other nonsense sparked by the outcry of less than a dozen students a productive use of Seattle University's time (and resources)? The school, being a Jesuit institution, should focus on actual social justice issues. And this is not one of them.

Plus, if one light-hearted celebration is enough to potentially unhinge the entire social standing women have achieved through the 19th and 20th centuries, then we've got bigger problems than theme parties.

Posted by unregistered user at 2/19/08 10:49 p.m.

i dont understand why females engage in acts that demean other females. united we stand, together we fall apart...

Posted by unregistered user at 2/20/08 12:22 a.m.

Here is a better question: Which is a more productive use of time for a college student - going to an awesome party or complaining about an awesome party?

I say put the fight against the phallocracy on hold and have a little fun. College students have their whole lives left to take themselves way too seriously. Have a beer. Make a memory. Who knows - you may like it.

Posted by jjallin at 2/20/08 11:14 a.m.

p-c stikes again. lighten up, their just having some fun. to all do-gooders go hug a tree and pick up some trash, feed a bum etc...