tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post575073635864587331..comments2023-07-14T06:50:34.013-06:00Comments on KatharineSwan.com: From feminism to...stroller aerobics?Katharine Swanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16805523619692744514noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-58353243717165443112007-07-29T10:55:00.000-06:002007-07-29T10:55:00.000-06:00I do agree with you that stroller aerobics is not ...I do agree with you that stroller aerobics is not as, er, pertinent as many of my other diatribes. It was simply on my mind when I sat down at my computer. Perhaps if I hadn't have been able to post right away, I would have forgotten about it, and it never would have made it onto my blog.<BR/><BR/>You obviously have read quite a bit of my blog, which I appreciate. It is encouraging to know Katharine Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805523619692744514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-22405308295820156662007-07-29T07:51:00.000-06:002007-07-29T07:51:00.000-06:00You’re right. This will be my last comment (and I ...You’re right. This will be my last comment (and I do respect the fact that you’ve been publishing them!)<BR/><BR/>I’ve seen you tackle many important issues on this blog – low writer’s wages, animal abuse, even this horrible presidential administration’s deceitful, lying ways – and you’ve done it bravely and cogently. Getting into a lather about stroller aerobics just seemed silly and sort of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-77969125990977615532007-07-28T23:40:00.000-06:002007-07-28T23:40:00.000-06:00Anonymous, I respect your right to your opinion, w...Anonymous, I respect your right to your opinion, which is why I've published both of your comments here, even though we don't agree.<BR/><BR/>However, I do ask that you consider the fact that I am quite familiar with the neighborhood in question. Unless you live here and know which neighborhood I am talking about, I don't really think that you have the basis to assume that I am stereotyping Katharine Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805523619692744514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-61405153699110379032007-07-28T17:24:00.000-06:002007-07-28T17:24:00.000-06:00Your point seems to be: Here's a bunch of svelte w...Your point seems to be: Here's a bunch of svelte women who are doing a bunch of (in your opinion) wimpy-looking exercises in a public place. Therefore, they must all be superficial, image-obsessed, rich yuppies who just want to show off. All I'm saying is that you may be judging them rather harshly. <BR/><BR/>And I'm confused by the "women getting together to play bridge in the 1950s" analogy -- Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-27296056024724831382007-07-28T16:28:00.000-06:002007-07-28T16:28:00.000-06:00Thanks for your comment. I'm glad you enjoy my blo...Thanks for your comment. I'm glad you enjoy my blog and appreciate my opinions.<BR/><BR/>I appreciate your input, but I still maintain that this "stroller aerobics" looked pretty silly and useless. Ten cheater push-ups are not what I'd call tough. These women were also not ones who had just given birth -- as I already mentioned, they were pretty slim.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps what I said about the peopleKatharine Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805523619692744514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-65658792529541202942007-07-28T15:54:00.000-06:002007-07-28T15:54:00.000-06:00I enjoy your blog for your strong opinions and str...I enjoy your blog for your strong opinions and straightforward writing style. But the tone of this post puzzles me. What did these women do to be the target of your cynicism?<BR/><BR/>Instead of "good, old-fashioned jogging, swimming or cycling," (which, although they're arguably more effective exercises, also tend to be more solitary), these women elected to come together in a public park and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com