Happy Easter, or what remains of it, for those who celebrate it! (And happy Deep Discounts on Peeps Day to all who celebrate that tomorrow.)
There’s an interesting, er, theological discussion about the meaning of Easter over on The Spearhead. In a short post, WF Price argues that the uppity ladies of today could learn a thing or two from Mary Magdalene:
One of my favorite subtexts of the Easter story is the devotion of Mary Magdalene, who kept a vigil at her Lord’s tomb, and thereby became the first witness to the Resurrection.
I don’t see it as a specifically Christian message, but rather a universal one: the woman, regardless of her background or past, can attain holiness through selfless love and devotion. I hope some day that our own errant women can follow Mary Magdalene’s example.
A nonbeliever with the clever handle fakeemail isn’t convinced:
Once a whore always a whore.
I have no interest for a whore who “saw the light” aka a 30 year old cock-carouseler who is out of options. I want the young woman who was smart enough to never be a whore in the first place.
Evidently MRAs never take a holiday from being dicks.
I KNEW someone would do the bog-standard conflating Mary Magdalene with the woman taken in adultery and then pretend that she was a prostitute. Any excuse to use the word whore.
WTF Price misses the point (well, many points) as usual. Devotion to someone is perfectly possible … but they have to be worth being devoted to, and it needs to go both ways. He and his crew fail colossally at being worthy of devotion. (I don’t mean people have to be flawless to inspire devotion, btw, but these guys are so far from flawless they’re hardly even on the same scale.)
Whee, first comment!
De-lurking here. Why do I get the feeling that when WF Price says “selfless love and devotion,” he means servitude and a complete disregard for one’s own safety and well being? And what’s with the religious imagery? Have the mra’s given up on their sooper-lojikal atheist jeenyus?
Also, clearly fakeemail feels inadequate compared to other men. Probably with good reason, if you catch my drift.
Yeah, stupid and illiterate misunderstanding of Mary Magdalene. Lazy. The Gnostic Gospels are free for anyone to read, dumb-asses. The scholar Elaine Pagels? Ever heard of her?
These guys think the worst thing in the world for a woman is having lots of sex. It’s so short-sighted, it’s so indicative of a fragile ego. It’s sooooo boring, so tiresome.
Welcome, Kristine! 🙂
Seconding everything you said.
I <3 "ooper-lojikal atheist jeenyus".
🙂
Thanks, Kitteh! It’s good to finally join the fray!
Once again, assholes, I am not your woman. I am my woman and no one else’s.
Oh, this shit:
“I hope some day that our own errant women can follow Mary Magdalene’s example.”
Errant? Fuck off. Also, we are not YOURS, you asswipe, therefore you do not get to write, “…our own errant women.” You entitled asshole.
Uh-huh, clairedammit. Great minds think alike. 😉
Yep 😀
::fistbumps Kristine::
I heard we need a welcome package in this thread? Lessee, I got your scented candles, your cupcakes, your colored towels, your Spanx…what am I missing?
Hey, clairedammit is back! Hi there. And welcome Kristine!
My scalloped potatoes were a hit at easter dinner. Apparently all I can be trusted to do is make potato dishes, but at least I do those well. I am exhausted. I am an exhausted, errant woman, but I am my OWN exhausted, errant woman.
Yay! The natives have accepted me as one of their own! I need a peace offering… oh! Here! http://onlylolgifs.net/post/46150827695/vastderp-nalunani-gemiblu-crateshya
Hi cloudiah! And welcome, Kristine! Katz, I think a kitten or two belongs in the welcome basket? Since we’re going to die alone with our cats and all.
A kitten? Certainly.
Penguins whores in Spanx, too, I think.
I IZ DED OF CHEETAH CUTENESS
and if anyone else has survived that, here’s a lion roaring:
http://youtu.be/QBjKntYuUIk
I will happily sit by any of these asshats tomb and wait three days for their ressurrection. With a shot gun and a flame thrower. I’m very devoted to *getting rid of* these guys.
Actually, conflating Mary Magdalene and the penitant whore is very common among Baptists and Evangicals. Just the way its taught, cause you can’t have TWO good women in the Good Book. Women might think they have some worth in Gods eyes.
One welcome package coming right up! (Sorry for the delay, I’m sewing)
The complementary welcome package consists of a misandrist hard chair, matching bath towels, SCENTED MOTHERFUCKING CANDLES and cupcakes, delivered by female (whore) penguins in spanx.
And now a kitten care of katz.
Kitties! I just looked at all your kitty pictures…so cute.
Oh, I forgot the misandrist hard chair! I am a lousy welcoming committee.
Kitteh, that clip is highly reminiscent of Simba trying to roar in The Lion King.
That comment above was for Katz, if it wasn’t obvious.
Thanks; i would ask if people were getting tired of my endless kitten pictures but I know better.
Um, katz, you know where you are right? Manboobzers tired of endless kitten pictures? Does not happen, ever. 😉
And… I just saw that you said you know better. I think I am too sleepy to comment.