Debbie Schlussel: Glamour Mag: Being Conservative is "Most Intimate Problem"
Why do I read stupid "women's" magazines, like Glamour and Cosmo? So you don't have to. I tell you what your wives, girlfriends, and maybe even (if you are a woman) you are reading.
The February (Valentine's Day) issue is most interesting. In addition to featuring a picture of Mary Cheney and her "partner" and gushing over how cool it is that they appeared together at an official White House Dinner, Glamour gives us "Rescue Me!--Your Most Intimate Problems, Solved: Big Worries, Little Worries, Weird Worries." And guess what February's lead "worry" is?:
Q: I recently reconnected with a childhood friend and it turns out she's very politically conservative. (I'm definitely not!) Is our friendship doomed?
Here's Glamour's answer, courtesy of advice columnist Irma Kurtz:
A: Not necessarily, assuming this woman hasn't mentioned things that you found deeply offensive or upsetting. . . . Think "friendship lite" . . . .
So there you have it: Being a conservative woman is an "intimate problem" according to chick-mag Glamour. Remember that the next time a chick you know plunks down the three or four bucks for this trash.
Posted by Debbie on January 20, 2006 10:06 AM to Debbie Schlussel