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…)
National Singles Saturday–Let’s Celebrate! September 25, 2008
Posted by Onely in Everyday Happenings, We like. . ..Tags: dedication, delilah, National Singles Week, National Unmarried and Single Americans Week
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Copious Readership,
Call into your favorite radio dedication show, and dedicate a song to yourself. (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…)
That’s Right – We Get a Whole Week, Suckers!!! September 24, 2008
Posted by Onely in Great Onely Activities, We like. . ..Tags: National Singles Week, Onely rocks, we love being single
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Yup. That’s right. Couples get a DAY. We get a WEEK!!! (Not that this is a competition or anything — I’m just sayin’!)
Maybe we should be giving each other gifts — I believe I promised Christina a jacuzzi some time ago… 🙂
So — how should we celebrate, as a collective 90+-million-or-so bunch? Readers, submit your ideas!!!
NATIONAL SINGLES WEEK! September 23, 2008
Posted by Onely in Everyday Happenings, Singled Out, We like. . ..Tags: bella depaulo, Marriagecanwait, National Singles Week, National Unmarried and Single Americans Week, Unmarried America
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Lisa and I have been so busy blogging about being single, we almost forgot it’s National Singles Week! (Aka National Unmarried and Single Americans Week aka USA Week.) Lisa may write more on this topic later, but for now I’m going to cheat and just link to some great USA Week articles for the convenience of y’all, Copious Readership! (more…)
NATIONAL SINGLES WEEK: Quick, grab a partner! September 23, 2008
Posted by Onely in As If!.Tags: chemistry.com, mandy ginsberg, National Singles Week, National Unmarried and Single Americans Week, USA week
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WHOA here’s one for our “look what Google barfed up” file: The dating site Chemistry.com, in honor of National Singles Week, is offering free memberships so that national singles can find themselves some national nookie (as part of an established committed couple, of course). (more…)
FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT: Heteronormative and Singlist September 23, 2008
Posted by Onely in As If!.Tags: family and medical leave act, heteronormative, nucular, single, singlism
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Copious Readership, did you know that the Family and Medical Leave Act is heteronormative and singlist? Lookie here: (more…)
Onely Likes… September 22, 2008
Posted by Onely in We like. . ..Tags: dialogue, don't ya, heteronormative critique, plug, pro-Onely
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Lindabeth over at Don’t Ya Wish Your Girlfriend Was Smart Like Me (I so love the title of this blog!) posted a comment here, which prompted me to check out her blog. I came across these two articles (“Thoughts on the Tyranny of Marriage” and “What’s Wrong with this Article“), both of which align with our stance over here at Onely. So I’ve got to plug this fantastic blog (as Professor What If did) — and say that I look forward to future dialogue between our blogs!
— L
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…)
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