Comments on: Iri, Monica and the wedding of the century http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/23/iri-monica-and-the-wedding-of-the-century/ Writings and whereabouts Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:59:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: cioni http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/23/iri-monica-and-the-wedding-of-the-century/comment-page-1/#comment-8184 cioni Mon, 01 Jan 2007 11:03:52 +0000 http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/23/iri-monica-and-the-wedding-of-the-century/#comment-8184 sunt caraghiosi impreuna comunismul nu are legatura cu grotescul ciao sunt caraghiosi impreuna
comunismul nu are legatura cu grotescul
ciao

]]> By: soopermouse http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/23/iri-monica-and-the-wedding-of-the-century/comment-page-1/#comment-1195 soopermouse Thu, 07 Sep 2006 23:25:54 +0000 http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/23/iri-monica-and-the-wedding-of-the-century/#comment-1195 I agree about the lack of feminism in Romania, but we do need to address something that separates Romania from the Western world. Remember that the second wave feminists of the Western world raised against being just mere housewives. Keep in mind that this was happening in the early 1960's. Women in Communist Romania in the 1960's were not housewives. The Communist tendence was that men, women, all had to work for the "progress and well being of the people". Women in Romania under Communism were doing all sorts of men's works... so they didn't really need to have a feminist revolution to get that right, did they? Only in the countryside, and funny enough in the rich families were the women actually staying home. Of course, they were also breeding machines ( abortion was illegal for 20 years in Romania, having as its direct result the thousands of orphans the West still hasn't forgotten about. I agree about the lack of feminism in Romania, but we do need to address something that separates Romania from the Western world. Remember that the second wave feminists of the Western world raised against being just mere housewives. Keep in mind that this was happening in the early 1960’s.
Women in Communist Romania in the 1960’s were not housewives. The Communist tendence was that men, women, all had to work for the “progress and well being of the people”. Women in Romania under Communism were doing all sorts of men’s works… so they didn’t really need to have a feminist revolution to get that right, did they?

Only in the countryside, and funny enough in the rich families were the women actually staying home.

Of course, they were also breeding machines ( abortion was illegal for 20 years in Romania, having as its direct result the thousands of orphans the West still hasn’t forgotten about.

]]> By: Linna http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/23/iri-monica-and-the-wedding-of-the-century/comment-page-1/#comment-746 Linna Sun, 30 Jul 2006 13:12:31 +0000 http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/23/iri-monica-and-the-wedding-of-the-century/#comment-746 First of all,Irinel Columbeanu graduated a university in Bucharest,so he is an educated person,not an electrician.So,if we wanna say the truth,let's say it all,not only half,because that's the way we are used to do it,as romanians.Secondly, USA is full of this kind of marriages,some of them last,some don't. Let's judge none,it's their choice,that's all. Thank you. First of all,Irinel Columbeanu graduated a university in Bucharest,so he is an educated person,not an electrician.So,if we wanna say the truth,let’s say it all,not only half,because that’s the way we are used to do it,as romanians.Secondly, USA is full of this kind of marriages,some of them last,some don’t.
Let’s judge none,it’s their choice,that’s all.
Thank you.

]]> By: bs http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/23/iri-monica-and-the-wedding-of-the-century/comment-page-1/#comment-742 bs Sat, 29 Jul 2006 21:51:28 +0000 http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/23/iri-monica-and-the-wedding-of-the-century/#comment-742 sick sick sick there's no other way to put it sick sick sick
there’s no other way to put it

]]> By: Romerican http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/23/iri-monica-and-the-wedding-of-the-century/comment-page-1/#comment-736 Romerican Fri, 28 Jul 2006 19:36:15 +0000 http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/23/iri-monica-and-the-wedding-of-the-century/#comment-736 One of the interesting phenomena to come out of the American feminist experience was the eventual rejection of a "one-size fits all, compete like a man" attitude by a large portion of women. While some would still like to sell bra-burning books, the vast majority of women have moved on with their lives and realized all it was ever supposed to be about was choice. Not a particular choice. Women choose to be lawyers. Women choose to be porn stars. Some want to be mothers. Some want drag racers. But the mature ones should know better than to sneer down at the choice of others. As for this Iri and whatshername gig, I don't get it personally. I haven't watched, refuse to watch, and this post is actually the most information I've ever learned (because I tune out any discussions around me). He's a grown man. She's a legal adult. Their choice is theirs. If you and I wouldn't make the same choice, it's not for us to belittle them. As for the circus, I understand. It's Romania's latest (first big?) attempt at generating American-style celebrity distractions. Soon we'll all be learning about Andrea Antonescu's dug habit, Caddy Daddy's alimony payments, and Tiriac's newest mansion by the sea. It sickens me, but that's only because I don't give a f*click* One of the interesting phenomena to come out of the American feminist experience was the eventual rejection of a “one-size fits all, compete like a man” attitude by a large portion of women. While some would still like to sell bra-burning books, the vast majority of women have moved on with their lives and realized all it was ever supposed to be about was choice. Not a particular choice.

Women choose to be lawyers. Women choose to be porn stars. Some want to be mothers. Some want drag racers. But the mature ones should know better than to sneer down at the choice of others.

As for this Iri and whatshername gig, I don’t get it personally. I haven’t watched, refuse to watch, and this post is actually the most information I’ve ever learned (because I tune out any discussions around me).

He’s a grown man. She’s a legal adult. Their choice is theirs. If you and I wouldn’t make the same choice, it’s not for us to belittle them.

As for the circus, I understand. It’s Romania’s latest (first big?) attempt at generating American-style celebrity distractions. Soon we’ll all be learning about Andrea Antonescu’s dug habit, Caddy Daddy’s alimony payments, and Tiriac’s newest mansion by the sea.

It sickens me, but that’s only because I don’t give a f*click*

]]> By: mutz http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/23/iri-monica-and-the-wedding-of-the-century/comment-page-1/#comment-728 mutz Thu, 27 Jul 2006 18:45:09 +0000 http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/23/iri-monica-and-the-wedding-of-the-century/#comment-728 You said about Iri "He is by training an electrician and his first job was turning off the lights at an animal farm" - it's not true. He is the only child of a nomenklaturist(former communist elite activist). He is NOT a self made man. You said about Iri “He is by training an electrician and his first job was turning off the lights at an animal farm” - it’s not true. He is the only child of a nomenklaturist(former communist elite activist). He is NOT a self made man.

]]> By: Karla http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/23/iri-monica-and-the-wedding-of-the-century/comment-page-1/#comment-720 Karla Thu, 27 Jul 2006 06:09:20 +0000 http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/23/iri-monica-and-the-wedding-of-the-century/#comment-720 acrv, aren't we using "grey" as a metaphor for two different things? acrv, aren’t we using “grey” as a metaphor for two different things?

]]> By: acrv http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/23/iri-monica-and-the-wedding-of-the-century/comment-page-1/#comment-715 acrv Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:47:48 +0000 http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/23/iri-monica-and-the-wedding-of-the-century/#comment-715 fine post. lightly satirical and an interesting analytical comment. karla: "we’re never grey, cause grey is lame". i think the reverse: the mainstream is "grey", loud and glittering, but always grey. fine post. lightly satirical and an interesting analytical comment.
karla: “we’re never grey, cause grey is lame”. i think the reverse: the mainstream is “grey”, loud and glittering, but always grey.

]]> By: elle http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/23/iri-monica-and-the-wedding-of-the-century/comment-page-1/#comment-675 elle Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:20:51 +0000 http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/23/iri-monica-and-the-wedding-of-the-century/#comment-675 How do you think the whole Communist anti-intellectual thing affected the culture? Ceausescu embodied that, right? So now maybe the culture has evolved from workers-are-awesome to workers-are-awesome-especially-if-they-have-lots-of-stuff? How do you think the whole Communist anti-intellectual thing affected the culture? Ceausescu embodied that, right?

So now maybe the culture has evolved from workers-are-awesome to workers-are-awesome-especially-if-they-have-lots-of-stuff?

]]> By: Karla http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/23/iri-monica-and-the-wedding-of-the-century/comment-page-1/#comment-664 Karla Mon, 24 Jul 2006 22:03:54 +0000 http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/23/iri-monica-and-the-wedding-of-the-century/#comment-664 Is the lack of feminism a national phenomenon? I know a few cases, but not enough to be able to say it's that popular. I rather tend to believe this is part of a larger issue - the mighty stereotype. I think Romanians thrive on stereotypes, and probably because we were never really realised that the world isn't all black and white. We're either black or we're white (girlie girl or tom boy, person of the people or stuck-up nonsense-speaking arrogant ass, loser who always follows the rules or cool-person who always bends them, nationalistic commie or country-bashing democrat, gay or anti-gay... the list goes on and on) - we're never grey, cause grey is lame. Is the lack of feminism a national phenomenon? I know a few cases, but not enough to be able to say it’s that popular. I rather tend to believe this is part of a larger issue - the mighty stereotype. I think Romanians thrive on stereotypes, and probably because we were never really realised that the world isn’t all black and white. We’re either black or we’re white (girlie girl or tom boy, person of the people or stuck-up nonsense-speaking arrogant ass, loser who always follows the rules or cool-person who always bends them, nationalistic commie or country-bashing democrat, gay or anti-gay… the list goes on and on) - we’re never grey, cause grey is lame.

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