tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post4724137426843080438..comments2023-10-31T05:03:38.910-07:00Comments on Letters from a broad...: A problem and a solution...C. L. Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-65875803797770827442007-11-03T08:39:00.000-07:002007-11-03T08:39:00.000-07:00Hey Aerin -- exactly!!!Thanks Stephen!!!The partic...Hey Aerin -- exactly!!!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Stephen!!!<BR/><BR/>The particulars of this segment are fictional. However it is autobiographical in the sense that I carefully re-read my journals from when I was fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen years old, and then wrote it in that voice and with the attitudes I remembered having. The events are based on my fears at that age, mixed with real stories from other girls.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Wayne!!!<BR/><BR/>It's true there's an expectation that the girl is in charge of drawing the line...C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-4199596090505239602007-11-02T16:39:00.000-07:002007-11-02T16:39:00.000-07:00And for men who depend on the strength of women to...And for men who depend on the strength of women to stay in line. For me at least, I had this vision of women as somehow perfect, strong and with out fault. What a shock it was for me when I found out that women were human just like men are.<BR/><BR/>The L.D.S. Gender roles are not fair to either sex.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the provocative story Chanson.<BR/><BR/>Waynebeatdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497471619358149692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-61844233784020071972007-11-01T08:36:00.000-07:002007-11-01T08:36:00.000-07:00I can't speak for chanson - but I'm not sure just ...I can't speak for chanson - but I'm not sure just how autobiographical some of the stories are. <BR/><BR/>For example, later in the novel there is a character who escapes from a polygamous family - one uncle is a polygamist and the other is not. I don't think she and I have any family members who are practicing polygamists/fundamentalist LDS in Southern Utah. (She and I are first cousins).Aerinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142518259771067132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-58732162851996175582007-10-31T19:01:00.000-07:002007-10-31T19:01:00.000-07:00Given how autobiographical these stories are, this...Given how autobiographical these stories are, this one showed a lot of courage to write and share.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219023897626648057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-87066158569040468542007-10-31T09:06:00.000-07:002007-10-31T09:06:00.000-07:00I agree with aerin. Also, there was this morality ...I agree with aerin. Also, there was this morality tale of a chaste Mormon woman who wore a dress about three inches above her knee. She was raped. The priesthood talked about her immoral behavior causing the rape. It was horrible. <BR/><BR/>It was discussed (I was disgusted) that the man couldn't help his behavior. Talk about blaming the victim.Cyn Bagleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404416186783891402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-66139188236593081702007-10-31T05:20:00.000-07:002007-10-31T05:20:00.000-07:00To second Cynthia's comment - In these past few ch...To second Cynthia's comment - In these past few chapters - I thought it was important to show that teenage LDS women are really put in a bind. <BR/><BR/>On the one hand, they need to be attractive and attempt to draw boys' attention (because marriage is so vital and teenaged mo women are very aware of that). Many are only a handful of years away from marriage themselves - marrying at 18, 19 or 20. Unmarried women in LDS culture at 23 or 24 are considered "old maids". In other parts of mainstream American culture, that's not the case at all.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, teenage LDS young women are responsible for keeping everything in check. They can't dress too provactively (sp). They can't "go too far" - and they are blamed if they do. I have heard people suggest (sadly) that some women put themselves in that situation - they were alone with whomever it was and so it was their fault. It's a shame. <BR/><BR/>It's an impossible situation to be in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-49653737780973041942007-10-30T10:35:00.000-07:002007-10-30T10:35:00.000-07:00Hey Cynthia!!!Yeah, it's unfortunate, but these so...Hey Cynthia!!!<BR/><BR/>Yeah, it's unfortunate, but these sorts of things happen.C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-11520619560532483592007-10-30T09:47:00.000-07:002007-10-30T09:47:00.000-07:00I there... you really showed what happens in the M...I there... you really showed what happens in the Mormon culture and pregnancy. There were two girls (sisters) in one of our wards who got pregnant at 15. Their parents sent them away to have the babies and to give them up for adoption.<BR/><BR/>Ever after these two girls were considered tainted. No one ever knew who the father's were... but I think they were probably the same age.Cyn Bagleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404416186783891402noreply@blogger.com