Comments on: Iran Scores a PR Point http://www.tomsbigpicture.com/2007/04/04/iran-scores-a-pr-point/ A Discussion of Politics, Religion, Business, Science, Technology and Life - Comments Encouraged! Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:43:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Sarah http://www.tomsbigpicture.com/2007/04/04/iran-scores-a-pr-point/#comment-1343 Sarah Fri, 06 Apr 2007 20:58:29 +0000 http://www.tomsbigpicture.com/2007/04/04/iran-scores-a-pr-point/#comment-1343 My mother, who taught for over 20 years in a military town, commented on this. She said that even with the moms off to war and the dads at home doing the caretaking of the children, it was the moms STILL doing the detailed caretaking- from Iraq. How were their kids doing in school...what was going on with this...or with that... The dads in general just were not covering the same ground their wives were- from thousands of miles away. I think that the culture not respecting motherhood and families leads those who really do not know any better to mirror this disregard. Very unfortunate. My mother, who taught for over 20 years in a military town, commented on this. She said that even with the moms off to war and the dads at home doing the caretaking of the children, it was the moms STILL doing the detailed caretaking- from Iraq. How were their kids doing in school…what was going on with this…or with that… The dads in general just were not covering the same ground their wives were- from thousands of miles away.

I think that the culture not respecting motherhood and families leads those who really do not know any better to mirror this disregard. Very unfortunate.

]]> By: Becki http://www.tomsbigpicture.com/2007/04/04/iran-scores-a-pr-point/#comment-1328 Becki Thu, 05 Apr 2007 19:27:59 +0000 http://www.tomsbigpicture.com/2007/04/04/iran-scores-a-pr-point/#comment-1328 I think the better question would be, "What mother would choose to enlist or have children while in the service?" The military is damn if you do, damn if you don't in this. The feminists would be up in arms if women were not allowed to go off to war! Good grief! I think the better question would be, “What mother would choose to enlist or have children while in the service?” The military is damn if you do, damn if you don’t in this. The feminists would be up in arms if women were not allowed to go off to war! Good grief!

]]> By: M.M. http://www.tomsbigpicture.com/2007/04/04/iran-scores-a-pr-point/#comment-1327 M.M. Thu, 05 Apr 2007 18:03:54 +0000 http://www.tomsbigpicture.com/2007/04/04/iran-scores-a-pr-point/#comment-1327 People these days seem unable to distinguish between a Christian notion of masculinity and the secular ethic of machismo. From the Biblical point of view, men have a certain natural authority which is strongly tied to notions of duty, meekness, and humility. Machismo, by contrast, simply states that men should be powerful, that powerful men should flaunt their power, and that the most attractive females are the property of the most powerful men. There is no better illustration of this secular machismo than Rap and Hip-Hop "culture." People these days seem unable to distinguish between a Christian notion of masculinity and the secular ethic of machismo. From the Biblical point of view, men have a certain natural authority which is strongly tied to notions of duty, meekness, and humility. Machismo, by contrast, simply states that men should be powerful, that powerful men should flaunt their power, and that the most attractive females are the property of the most powerful men. There is no better illustration of this secular machismo than Rap and Hip-Hop “culture.”

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