Hi, Cobra, This is indeed an interesting thread. When I was in college back in those uber feminist 80s I bought into the feminist rhetoric, primarily because I thought that's what the ladies wanted. Well guess what? A lot of those peasant skirt-wearing feminists actually shared their beds with some guys who were not all that interested in such issues. One thing I will say for the feminist movement: without it we would not likely be having this discussion. We would have our problems, but not the discussion. But I suspect that feminism has had little impact on the day-to-day operation of many households. Women did not suddenly start being demanding in the 60s and 70s. In fact, I suspect that the stay-at-home moms and wives of previous eras had a more firm control of the household than do the working moms and wives of today. The personal may not have always been the political, but it has always been the personal. I have yet to meet a woman who is as comfortable being who she is than was my grandmother. I know for a fact she gave my grandpa he!! on the frequent occasions when he deserved it. I'm not too concerned about the excesses of feminism. They are out of sync with the realities of human existence and so will be challenged with every birth.
