Spinster Superheroes?

by | Jul 7, 2012 | ALL THINGS SINGLE, images of singlism, media

First, an off-topic NOTE: My apologies for not posting here as regularly as I would like to. Apologies, too, to the people who asked me about guest posting and are still waiting for me to respond or follow through. I’m behind for good reasons. I’ve been traveling, doing interviews, and working on a proposal for my new project on the creative ways that people are living other than in detached nuclear family households. (You can tell me about yours here.) Meanwhile, I have promised at least nine posts a month to PsychCentral for my “Single at Heart” blog, and I never want to let my Living Single blog go unattended for long. So “All Things Single (and More)” has tended to be the neglected child.

Now, on to the Spinster Superheroes of comedy.

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The Billboard that Just Won’t Go Away

by | Dec 13, 2010 | ALL THINGS SINGLE, images of singlism, Money, singles rights and advocacy, Singlism and matrimania

Recently, my friend and colleague Wendy Morris sent me the picture of this billboard.  (In case the words are hard to see, it says, “Married people earn more money.”) Wendy is a terrific singles scholar and she is providing guidance to the next generation of researchers. One of her students, Kate Maloney, first noticed the billboard. (Thanks, Kate and Wendy!) Kate was offended by the crass message that people should marry for money. Wendy objected to the discrimination that factors into married people’s greater haul.

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