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Much appreciated!

Suzanne Reisman — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:36:24 -0600

And although this is not relevant to the post, I love corndogs and your tag line.

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Yes, politics aside

Suzanne Reisman — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:35:18 -0600

I mentioned that I don't know what Sgt. Munley's politics are because I didn't want to put words in her mouth, since as you said, her actions speak louder than words. I hope I didn't sound like I was being critical of her, as that was certainly not my intent.

Yet I think her very courageous actions lead to political reactions given the stereotypes that I hear about what women (and men) can and can't do just based on gender. So I want to honor her deeds and also say that it has a lot of ramifications for how we look at women's abilities and what our "places" in life are. So I guess politics are both aside and central to my thinking about this particular excellent woman and her work.

Suzanne Reisman, Contributing Editor - Feminism & Gender Campaign for Unshaved Snatch (CUSS) & Oth

Honoring women's work - whatever it is

Suzanne Reisman — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:30:05 -0600

All the great people who blogged about Sgt. Munley and the other ways that women do great work is critical. :)

Suzanne Reisman, Contributing Editor - Feminism & Gender Campaign for Unshaved Snatch (CUSS) & Oth

the power of nouns

Suzanne Reisman — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:28:14 -0600

Exactly. Mistress sadly now just sounds like a married man's girlfriend. And while I don't think heroine sounds less heroic than hero, I think some people would. It's the whole diminutive thing.

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Politics aside, bottom line,

Cop Mama — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:55:53 -0600

Politics aside, bottom line, she responded to an active shooter with great courage and bravery. Even though wounded, she managed to stop the assailant. She deserves a medal and a great deal of respect. She's in my prayers as she recovers from her injuries.

Mistrust

snigdhasen — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:49:22 -0600

Yes, Nita, it seems like it. The problem as I see it is that nobody trusts anybody, pretty much, in the region.
It could benefit India if the U.S. is successful in the region, but given that they are so narrowly focused on what is most helpful to them, I doubt we will see anything come out of this anytime soon. Also there is so much pressure for them to end the effort in the region. What happens after they leave?

And given recent stories likes these -- Intel team returns home after US snub -- I wonder if Indo-U.S. co-opereration on terrorism will be at all be possible.

Another slam dunk

MommyWriter — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:20:13 -0600

Another slam dunk Suzanne!

I'd heard some talk about the events at Ft. Hood all over Twiiter nad Yahoo, etc. But this is the first I'm actually getting the full account of what happened. With that said - I think it's awesome that you're honoring her here and spreading the word again about how ignorant some anti-feminist points of view can be.

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I have nothing well thought

Daniellaland — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:01:03 -0600

I have nothing well thought out or revolutionary to say here, I just love your posts. Thanks for another great one!

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Master or Mistress?

cluelesscrafter — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:39:11 -0600

Which one sounds more powerful? Carries more weight? That's why you didn't grab "heroine" out of your vocabulary arsenal.

Ha! Having a weird day? I know those all too well. I got in a bit of a subway "brawl" today with a dude 3x my size. That's not even weird for me;-)

Thought provoking all around!

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I'm with you under the table

Suzanne Reisman — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:13:19 -0600

I'm just glad that we get to do what each of us does best - writing, photography, traveling, policing, grant writing, whatever. :) Anyway, while I researched this post, I came across a right-wing blogger who demanded to know where the feminists were in their praise for Sgt. Munley. Well, we are right here, doing what we do best, which is supporting people - female or male - who do their jobs well!

Suzanne Reisman, Contributing Editor - Feminism & Gender Campaign for Unshaved Snatch (CUSS) & Oth

Did you hear the one about the lady police officer?

Suzanne Reisman — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:10:01 -0600

Like you, I hope that this puts to bed all those stupid "jokes" about women being incompetent and hiding. And I love the scene you created for her home.

Suzanne Reisman, Contributing Editor - Feminism & Gender Campaign for Unshaved Snatch (CUSS) & Oth

Female hero and heroine

Suzanne Reisman — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:07:56 -0600

You are right. I'm not sure what I was thinking when I titled this post. Maybe part of it was a bigger play on the idea that heroes somehow count more than heroines (which, by adding "ine" at the endof the word hero, sort of makes it diminutive, doesn't it?). Maybe part of me thought it would somehow get more attention by putting female in parenthesis to emphasize that a hero can be a woman? Maybe I don't like that heroine sounds like heroin... I was having a really strange day yesterday overall, and I'll just attribute my title to that. :)

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Snigdha, as you said its a

Nitajk — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:52:33 -0600

Snigdha, as you said its a long haul and the war will not end anytime soon. There is too much support in the tribal areas. And unfortunately the negative impression of the USA is not helping Pakistan one bit. If their people trusted the USA they would support the war against terror better.

I heard it was a woman that took him down...

Leighbra — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:38:47 -0600

And was headed online to get the details.

Thanks again for a timely post. This is important to me as a woman who has heard 29 years worth of "women drivers," blond jokes and inappropriate work place humor. It's important to me as the mother of a daughter, and the wife of a man in law enforcement.

Bravo Sergeant. You did a great job. Here's to a speedy recovery, and a well-deserved vacation with your beautiful daughters.

(can you imagine the arguments in that house between mother and daughter? "But Mooooom, I don't WANT to clean my room!" "Well, I didn't want to get shot in the wrist saving the lives of strangers!" "But moooom, that's for BOYS" "Is saving the lives of who knows how many people for boys? Is it!?")

Heroine!

cluelesscrafter — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:50:26 -0600

Let's go all the way.

Sgt. Munley is a heroine, not a female hero.

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