Would Our Country Vote for a Oneler? October 1, 2008
Posted by Onely in Food for Thought, Singled Out.Tags: bill clinton, hillary - honorary Oneler!, hillary clinton, hillary for president, singlism and politics
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In response to an earlier post, Professor What If asked the above question and answered it with a definitive “no.” Unfortunately, I must agree. The United States may be (remarkably) ready for a black (mixed) president (we hope!!!), but it most certainly isn’t prepared for a single person to take the lead as commander-in-chief. As a case in point, let’s take Hillary Clinton: (more…)
Gay Unlike Me September 30, 2008
Posted by Onely in Everyday Happenings, Food for Thought.Tags: comfort factor, gay, mistaken for gay, sex and the city, single
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Yay! Another post where I get to reference Sex and the City!
Remember the episode where Miranda’s boss sets her up with a lesbian, having assumed that she must be gay because he’s never seen her with a man? That happened to me! Except it was my neighbor who tried to set me up with her lesbian friend. She said, “But I never saw any men around your house, so I thought. . .” Her friend was very beautiful, so too bad for me I’m not gay. (more…)
Get out the Onely vote! September 29, 2008
Posted by Onely in As If!, Food for Thought, Singled Out.Tags: newsweek, Sarah Palin lies, single voters, singlism, time, vote
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Single women only earn 56 cents to every dollar a married man makes!
Newsweek‘s and Time‘s coverage of the Sarah Palin VP campaign contains singlist rhetoric disparaging both childfree single women and single moms! (Even though single women form a key voting demographic that could sway the election.)
Bella DePaulo, a social psychologist specializing in singlism (and conveniently for us, also an expert on the social psychology of deceiving and detecting deceit) writes a restrained yet scathing post about these topics here on the Huffington Post. Check it out! And then—GO VOTE! (more…)
Gay Marriage perpetuating stigma against non-heteronormativeholes? September 26, 2008
Posted by Onely in book review, Food for Thought, Heteronormativity, Reviews.Tags: gay marriage, gay normalization, michael turner, ron hogan, the trouble with normal
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On our in-process “Things We Like” page, Lindabeth recommended an interesting-sounding book by Michael Warner, The Trouble With Normal. I don’t know if we’ll end up reviewing this book, but it definitely raises a very interesting point! Ron Hogan’s below Amazon.com review says Warner argues that when people push for gay marriage, they are trying to normalize gays according to the current culturally sanctioned standards of monogamy and matrimony. But according to Warner, really this just paves the way for trying to normalize other people who don’t fit into heterosexual coupled roles. (more…)
Out of the Onely Closet September 25, 2008
Posted by Onely in Food for Thought.Tags: out of the closet, single
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Lisa has already come out as Onely. She sent an email to her friends telling them about our new blog and inviting them to comment. I keep postponing sending out a corresponding email to my peeps. Why? (more…)
Long Week, but at Least I’m Onely! September 19, 2008
Posted by Onely in Food for Thought, We like. . ..Tags: being alone in the dark, blackout, candlelight, hum of electricity, i love being single, Ike
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I’ve been virtually (haha) absent from Onely this week thanks to the remnants of Hurricane Ike that blew through the city of Louisville on Sunday and knocked out half the city’s power. Although I got my power back early Wednesday morning, having to work in candlelight required lots of patience and extra time, which therefore pushed me and my work behind, and thus put Onely low on the priority list (quite unfortunately).
But as I told Christina on Sunday evening as I sat on my loveseat surrounded by a small stockpile of burning candles, I much prefer to be Onely to being coupled in a situation like this. Here’s why: (more…)
Coming Home Onely September 18, 2008
Posted by Onely in Food for Thought, We like. . ..Tags: homecoming, single, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
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Often it’s nice to come home to a smiling face, right? Sure. But our mission here at Onely is to seek, find, and relish those moments when significant others do not apply.
When I was living with my then-boyfriend, when I came home from work he greeted me and wanted me to sit down on the couch and take a couple minutes to chat about our days. Sweet, right?
Yes, but I hated it. (more…)
The Onely Gene? September 15, 2008
Posted by Onely in Food for Thought.Tags: infidelity, Monogamy Gene, New Scientist, oxytocin, Priya Shetty, vasopressin
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According to this New Scientist article by Priya Shetty, there may be a Monogamy Gene. This got me thinking, could there be a Onely Gene? Is the Monogamy Gene related to the Onely Gene? Copious Readership, what do you think?
First we need to understand the Monogamy Gene: (more…)
Cat People and Dog People September 11, 2008
Posted by Onely in Food for Thought, Singled Out.Tags: cat person, cats, couple, dog person, dogs, single, singlism
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The terms “Cat Person” and “Dog Person” refer to someone who gravitates to a particular animal, not someone who likes one animal and dislikes another. Similar with Single Person and Coupled Person. (more…)
Onely speeches: who swarms? September 7, 2008
Posted by Onely in As If!, Everyday Happenings, Food for Thought.Tags: childfree, husbandfree, Obama, Sarah Palin, speech
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Copious Readership, help me out here:
If Barack Obama or Sarah Palin weren’t married with children, who would swarm out onto the stage to hug them after their big speeches? (more…)
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