Monthly Archives: June 2006

I am so angry and disappointed!  I was watching World News Tonight last night, and at the very end, they aired a segment on the new "Superman Returns" movie.  Apparently, Superman no longer stans for "Truth, Justice and the American Way".  In this new movie, he stands for "Truth, Justice and All That Stuff".  Yeah, I’m serious. Superman is no longer an American. (Which begs the question:  What exactly is he?)

They showed interviews with various people associated with making the film, and they all think this is a great thing.  After all, this is a global market these days, so we need to keep in mind how all those other nations feel when they view American movies.  Why, some of them don’t even like us! (Imagine that!) So, of course, we mustn’t offend anyone, ever.

I cannot even begin to express how angry this makes me!  I am a hopelessly patriotic American.  I don’t alway like our elected leaders, but I always respect the offices they hold.  My great aunt taught me that.  And I think she expressed a lot of wisdom there.  We are Americans, and I am firmly convinced that we are the greatest country in the world.  And, we gave the world the greatest superhere in the world: Superman.  So, it only follows that he should still stand for "Truth, Justice and the American Way".  If other countries don’t like us, they don’t have to watch the movie!  And, if they don’t like us, why do so many of them try so hard to be just like us?

At this point, we are becoming so politically correct that we don’t even know who we are.  I am greatly saddened, and more than a little concerned about the world my children are inheriting.  I guess that’s why we homeschool, huh?  So we can skip all of the PC garbage and teach our children that they should be proud of their heritage!

I will not waste my money on this movie.  My children will not see it.  I am going to fall back on the Biblical advice of St. Paul:

"Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things."  (Phillipians 4:8)

I do not think this movie is true or honorable, excellent or worthy of praise!

I have so many thoughts and ideas, and it is hard for me to remember that I have this blog, and I should write about it all here!  At least then it won’t be floating around in my head anymore.

A few weeks ago my daughter and I went to a wedding shower.  I don’t care for showers, but I know how important they are to the bride/mother-to-be, so I go.  And when it’s over, I’m always glad I went.  At this shower, they divided the guests into two groups, and played a game where each group had to decorate one of its members with toilet paper, to make it look like a wedding gown.  The results were quite creative, and downright entertaining!

Anyway, I was standing back and watching as my little girl joined in the festivities.  She giggled with the older girls, and squealed with delight at the finished ‘product’.  I realized I was witnessing an important rite of initiation.  This was her first experience with the unique sisterhood of women.  This was, so-to-speak, a rite of passage.  And she jumped in with both feet.

I had to reflect on how important it is for her to celebrate her womanhood, even at the ripe old age of eight.  In our culture, we have worked so hard to blur the boundaries between the sexes, that we too often miss the beauty and wonder of being exactly who God created us to be.  I believe that we are all fearfully and wonderfully made, just as the Bible teaches, and that we should not be ashamed of who we are.

Women are amazing creatures.  We nurture life within us, and continue to nurture it long after birth.  The feminist movement has robbed us of what makes us special.  Women have fought for equality with men, believing that we must be like men to have that equality. But our power is different from men’s power.  Men have a strong, brute strength, and it is a gift, when used properly.  Women are just as strong, but in an emotional sense.  Ours is an inner power, and not to be underestimated.  In our efforts to become equal to men, we have forfeited the wondrous God-given powers that make us uniquely feminine, and in doing so, we have greatly diminished our beauty.

So I had to smile to myself as I watched my little daughter join in the dance with movements that are exclusively hers.  She had a wonderful time, and for the first time, I really understood why showers are so important.  It’s not just the gift-giving.  It’s the bonding, the support, the fellowship.  It is, upon closer examination, a celebration of womanhood, and the things that make us uniquely beautiful.