General lib whining and an update

It never fails to amaze me what petty things libs can find to whine about. Take the latest: this summer, Virginia Tech created gender-segregated classes for visiting faculty from Saudi Arabia. King Abdulaziz University is paying Virginia Tech $246,000 to design and operate the faculty development program, and the gender-segregation is in keeping with the preferences of the University. Doesn’t sound like a bad thing … a US school helping educate men and women from Saudi Arabia in areas such as Web development and online instruction. 

Not so fast, says Eloise Coupey, an associate professor of marketing at Virginia Tech. She filed a complaint with the school saying the single-sex classes “create a hostile environment for women”. She further stated “the presence of these segregated classes on campus indicates to me that [Virginia Tech] doesn’t place a strong enough value on women’s rights.” Ms. Coupey, I have two words for you. Oh, SHUT UP! Okay, that’s three words – the emphasis is necessary.

What, pray tell, is hostile about a single-gender environment? Sometimes it’s really more conducive to learning. Personally, I found it hard to focus on memorizing the seven layers of the OSI model when there was a set of nice biceps in the desk in front of me. I still can’t tell you what all seven layers are. And one would think that our man-hating fem-nazi counterparts would feel safer in a milieu that is free of the presence of the evil repressive male.

Coupey is whining about a situation that isn’t even her problem. (Of course, that’s what the left is best at.) These are the preferences of the University, and we’re talking about women who have been raised in an environment where men and women don’t have close contact. Forcing them to attend classes together would only make them uncomfortable. As a good lib, Ms. Coupey should be more sensitive to this cultural diversity.

Shouldn’t she be grateful that our sheltered sisters in Saudi Arabia have the chance to attend the University? I would think she’s be applauding this step forward in women’s rights in the Middle East, and remembering how lucky we are to be raised as American women. But no, she has to get all bent out of shape and offended because she is again reminded she doesn’t have a penis.

That’s the real shame … all these women who don’t see the glory of being a woman. They prefer to obsess over what they’re not (and can’t be) instead of seeing the value of what they are. I love being a woman … not having those dangling parts is just one of the benefits. In a way, our Saudi Arabian visitors have it right. They know men and women are different. We’re meant to balance each other, and that’s where our equality lies.

UPDATE: Perry already received email from Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. at stopglobalwarming.org. He was very excited and we immediately put it in his litter box so he could use it. He also responded:

Dear Mr. Kennedy, Thank you so much for your informative update. For my part, I am trying to eat less fiber in an effort to prevent excess methane.

Sincerely,

Perry T. Felis
Shower Curtain Artist Extraordinaire