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My feet and ankles hurt. My dog is looking at me with an adoring expression on his fuzzy brown face. The new BBC kids' series, Merlin, is really cool. Did I mention my feet hurt?
Why is it, that when i hear a report, or think back to the devastation of whole industries in the 80s, the picture I see in my mind's eye, is of out of work men? Despite knowing that women lost their jobs earlier, more consistently and in greater numbers, the 'tragedy' of unemployment conjures a picture of male loss. I find that interesting. I am a feminist and am aware of the mechanisms of gender construction, yet I am still subject to that construction. *smiles*
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