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The Practical Buddhist Responds
Not what you were expecting, huh? You thought it would be about the Republican Party, or maybe Rick Santorum, or maybe Saudi Arabia, right?Nope, the above headlines screamed from my monitor, trying to get me to buy a “women’s magazine.”
Is that what really interests and attracts women?Or how about men’s magazines that promise flatter abs in 12 days, or offer the secrets of sexy nights with your latest squeeze?Is this was really interests and attracts men?My worry is that “men’s issues” and “women’s issues” are so trivial as to be embarrassing. Maybe they are boys’ issues and girls’ issues.Unisex issues in Time and Newsweek and USA Today are war and peace and health care and spirituality and parenting and philosophy, but when publications are targeted toward males or females taken in isolation, suddenly we seem self-absorbed, shallow and silly.Are there issues of importance that are really gender specific?
Buddhism is a religion without a god or a creed, yet it's a way of life for four hundred million. It seeks no converts and strives only to relieve suffering. This blog offers no high teaching but only practical observations, mostly about the daily news. You can write me at familyhelpaz@gmail.com.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
War on Women: Buddhist Response
