I'm feeling a bit out of my depth here. Once I considered myself an
intellectual, now I am only a 32-year-old, stay-at-home mother of two who
feels that my brain has atrophied and that I am woefully undereducated
compared to the majority of people on this list. Still, I think I am
reasonably intelligent, and maybe I will have something to add to discussion
from time to time.
I live in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. I was once Mormon. I went on a mission
for the Mormon church. Now I am very lazy about spirituality, though I do
aspire loosely to Paganism.
My BA (and only advanced degree) is in English with a minor in French. My
mission was in France and Switzerland, and once I spoke French very fluently,
but now simple vocabulary is frequently elusive to me. I worked for a few
years as a computer-related technical writer, but I am actually a person who
prefers not working, even if it is this very laziness that has led to the
diminishing of my mental capacities. Everything comes at a price.
I will probably mostly lurk on this list. Religion is very interesting to me,
but I am not a religious scholar. I do consider myself a feminist. I would be
interested in hearing Geeta elucidate on what she meant when she said that
she did not believe in feminism because machismo is not better. Do you mean,
Geeta, that you do not believe in feminism because it has not alleviated the
problem of machismo? I hope you will explain further.
Thank you all, and I am pleased to meet you.
Stephanae
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