"It would be much the same were Oliver Willis taken to be an exemplar of male bloggers."

Fortunately O-Chubs mangina prevents him from being considered with male bloggers.

And for the Whitesnake references, we thank you Ace.

Somewhat OT, but the prescient Naomi Klein ain't exactly ready to fill Dowd's void either. (I apologize (amid shudders) for my wording there.)

When I think of female op-ed writers, I think Ann Coulter, not Dowd. Understandable, since I don't hate the fact that I was born a woman.

BTW, when exactly was Susan Estrich considered a female? She sure ain't one now.

Later,
bbeck

Perhaps the single best example of constructive criticism offered to a female op-ed writer.

http://archive.salon.com/media/feature/1999/06/25/coulter/

other than Ace's of course.

It would be much the same were Oliver Willis taken to be an exemplar of male bloggers.

Another "so funny because it's true."

when exactly was Susan Estrich considered a female?

Back when she was Harvey Fierstein.

Estrich and Dowd bring to mind a zinger my acquaintance Geoff wrote in an online pissing match with a similarly worked-up feminista a few years back:

"If youse broads would apply your energy toward things that really mattered instead of being petty and mean-spirited about trivial minutiae . . . more men would take your concerns seriously. As it stands, though, you may as well grab the Windex and get to polishing the Glass Ceiling, 'cause we won't be giving you a break anytime soon."

MoDo's got that Queen Bee jr. high bitchy thingy going. No one watching those snotty jr high clique-leaders wants anything to do with them or the boot-licking followers. No wonder there's a shortage of female op-ed writers if you have to put up with the jr. high crap. (Susan Estrich is sort of the Carol Channing 70-year-old playing a teenage MoDo in a musical crapola spas queen. That's even creepier.)

It starts to look like the MoDo style feminist failed to leave jr. high, even if they graduated.

Maureen Dowd---the alpha chick of columnists? Please. She doesn't even make omega.