Friday, October 07, 2005

*steam*

I feel a rant coming on!

posted by Space Kitty at 8:56 AM|| Comments (7)

7 Comments:

Postroad is a troll.

I'd go on and on about how lame that post is, but really it's not even worth the energy.

-- by Blogger Kimberly, at 10/07/2005 11:05 AM 

Ooooooo grrrrrl.... let's hear it! I'll pipe in when the pummelling ceases.

-- by Blogger Misty, at 10/07/2005 12:13 PM 

I am reminded that one of my professors yesterday referred to modern sociology as being "pathological" in its research methodology.

-- by Anonymous Anonymous, at 10/07/2005 2:43 PM 

There are so many things wrong with the study it's hard to know where to start. But as I am me, I'll do it anyway.

First, it assumes that finding a husband is something that single mothers need to worry about.

Second, it assumes that the only "good" men are young and have lots of education. They even use the term "suitable mate" as if a "scientific" study knows who is suitable for whom.

Third, it's sampling data is ten freaking years old.

Fourth, this is like those studies that came out in the 90's about how women over 35 had a better chance of being hit by lightning than finding a man. It's an insulting, pointless scare tactic that is flawed at a very deep level.

Fifth, there's this quote: “Government efforts to reduce out-of-wedlock childbearing and provide employment and education opportunities for low-income men and women may have the indirect and long-term benefit of encouraging better matched and therefore more healthy and stable marriages.” The entire point of this study is a morality play on the evils of premarital sex and the inherent value of marriage.


What a steaming, festering load of regurgitated bat vomit.

-- by Blogger Kimberly, at 10/07/2005 3:48 PM 

I guess it was worth the energy after all.

-- by Blogger Kimberly, at 10/07/2005 3:48 PM 

hahaha. D'oh!!

-- by Blogger Kimberly, at 10/07/2005 4:47 PM 

I'm actually too damn tired to enumerate all the ways in which I found this study completely, roaringly, personally offensive - but I knew I could count on you guys to help me out.

And I nominate "What a steaming, festering load of regurgitated bat vomit" for tag line.

-- by Blogger Space Kitty, at 10/07/2005 7:50 PM 

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