Friday Fluff x2

Consider how patriarchal civilization has managed to keep women in hand for all these millennia. Among other methods of social control, women are almost always given a series of either-or choices. The deal is usually that they may realize one aspect of their personality but at the expense of many others. And the deal is usually that if they choose "too much," a terrible punishment one way or another awaits them.

Relax! I didn't accidentally post part of my master's thesis on this blog. The above comes from a new article by a well-known female public intellectual who has figured out that Angelina Jolie is awesome! As if that weren't enough, do you know who said this:

"I'm actually frightened of [Angelina Jolie]. I haven't had the opportunity to meet her and I try to avoid that because I'm afraid. Angelina's a powerful person and I bet she would eat me alive. I guess that is why I'm afraid of her." - FHM, June 2007

Find out here. (Harper's/Jezebel)