davidn3600 (1,031 posts)
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Carrie Underwood: I'd quit my job if my husband told me to
Country music superstar Carrie Underwood has discovered the secret to a happy marriage, and it's kind of retro: Look hot, have date nights, and let your her husband call the shots.
Sheryl Sandberg, avert your eyes: Underwood, a six-time Grammy Award winner, says she would totally "lean out" of her career if her husband, professional ice hockey player Mike Fisher, wanted her to.
"If Mike ever told me he needed me to quit, I'd quit," she tells People magazine this week. "When you make that promise to somebody, and you stand before God and your family and friends, you've got to do everything that you possibly can to make that work."
It's easy to make a sweeping statement like that when a.) you're independently wealthy and b.) it's unlikely that your husband would ever ask you to give up your very lucrative and successful career just because he wants you to hang out with him at the rink. Plus, given the amount of time Fisher, 32, spends on the road playing hockey and Underwood, 30, spends on the road while on tour, some downtime might be a very welcome thing. Still, while Underwood says she's willing to cut short her career if it makes their marriage stronger, it's unclear whether the idea works both ways. Would Fisher consider leaving the Nashville Predators hockey team to spend more time with his wife? Would she ever ask him to? (Though we do think it's sweet that he left the Ottawa Senators and moved to Nashville, presumably to be with his country star.)
http://shine.yahoo.com/love-sex/-carrie-underwood--i-d-quit-my-job-if-my-husband-told-me-to-164651550.html
I know some people here were praising Underwood for her support of gay marriage. But not sure if you want her to be a role model for feminism.
Good on Carrie UnderwoodNow BlueCaliDem gets it's knickers in a twist.
BlueCaliDem (4,659 posts)
7. Actually, by making this Stepford-Wife tripe public, she's influencing a LOT of young women
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and that's not a good thing for the rest of us.
The troubling thing about Ms. Underwood's statement is that it's become public, and she's feeding the "stand by your man no matter what" bullshit to millions. This can influence a lot of impressionable young women and men, and these people either already or will vote and that can affect all of us.
Statements like these only cultivate an atmosphere of a brand of CONservatism we need to eradicate from our society, because sooner or later it will come home to roost for all of us in the long run.
Summer Hathaway (1,442 posts)
10. I totally understand where you're coming from.
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But I have to disagree.
Whatever Carrie Underwood says today will be forgotten tomorrow - replaced by something some other celeb says or does. It is disposable information, and will be treated accordingly.
The idea that these kinds of statements will lead people to vote one way or another is far-fetched. I don't think Ms. Underwood has the kind of influence you are attributing to her.
"Statements like these only cultivate an atmosphere of a brand of CONservatism we need to eradicate from our society ..."
That sounds a bit too much like a call for censorship of individuals, on the basis that their statements don't coincide with your political beliefs. It is that kind of censorship that the RW have been advocating for years in respect of people who make statements they perceive as being not in keeping with their political beliefs.
Ms. Underwood is free to choose any marriage arrangement that she finds acceptable to her - not every woman, but HER as an individual. She has that right. And she also has the right to speak about it, if she so chooses.
What do ya know; Somewhat sensible...
BlueCaliDem (4,659 posts)
60. I can see the merit of your argument, BUT
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this isn't true:
Whatever Carrie Underwood says today will be forgotten tomorrow - replaced by something some other celeb says or does. It is disposable information, and will be treated accordingly.
How do I know? Well, look at this thread alone. But in all honesty, I'm referring to her doting fans in my post.
No one can deny that those young people aren't influenced, however subconsciously, by what she publicly says. To deny it would be short-sighted at best. Elvis-the-pelvis rocked the music world and changed the mindset of generations with his "scandalous" dance moves, changing our music industry and televised choreography.
Big stars like Underwood can change young people's minds who can then easily buy into the CONservative lies because it sounds so, "awwww, so sweet". Propaganda, no matter how sweetly delivered, is still mind-altering. so are drugs. Stop using them.
That sounds a bit too much like a call for censorship of individuals, on the basis that their statements don't coincide with your political beliefs. *insert shocked face here* DUers don't really want to do that, do they?! (All one must do is look at the DU rules, and then look at how many "CON"servatives/unlike hive mentality opinions are allowed there)
And that's utter bullshit. That's what YOU read into it, perhaps because you conform to CONservative "ideals". AGREE with me, dammit!! But if you're honest with yourself, you'll admit, even if it's to yourself, that modern-day conservatism is what's destroying this country and it earned the right to be eradicated.
Yes, Underwood has every right to voice her opinion, but let's not forget here, so do I. The difference is, I don't have millions upon millions of fans hanging off my every word nor influenced by it. She does. And that makes her statement an indirect threat to the well-being and future of our country. LOL!! You first need to win the hearts and minds of the people before you can control them.
That last sentence seems familiar. Bill Ayers, is that you??
Summer Hathaway (1,442 posts)
98. Uh, Carrie Underwood is nowhere near
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as influential as Elvis was. Not even close.
I guarantee you that if you ask any of Underwood's die-hard fans what they thought of her views on marriage - and ask a mere two weeks from now - they won't even know what you're talking about, no less remember what she said on the matter.
This notion that younger men and women will be persuaded to adopt Underwood's example and conduct their marriages accordingly, that their minds will be changed, and they will then "buy into conservative lies" is utterly ridiculous.
And what you are calling for is basically the censorship of anyone whose opinion differs from your own.
And on that note ...
I see you have a penchant for questioning the political position of anyone who disagrees with you:
Your reply to me: "That's what YOU read into it, perhaps because you conform to CONservative "ideals""
Your reply to someone else who disagreed with you: "I'm surprised a single Democrat would even think of defending her 1950's tripe and thinks it's a-okay. I'm surprised some Democrats here are that short-sighted."
Your reply to another: "Try reading my post again. You've completely misunderstood it and
the goal of this site, which is definitely not to defend CONservative tripe. You're new here. I'll cut you some slack and not think you're not a Democrat"
Wow, you decided to 'cut some slack' for the last one - how benevolent of you.
Implying that anyone who doesn't agree with your opinion means that their position as a Democrat is questionable is not only rude and obnoxious behavior, it is arrogant in the extreme.
DUmmie fights are hilarious to watch progress.
Summer is slapping BlueCali down pretty good though.
Sharpie (47 posts)
12. Make the choices you want but only publicize the ones I agree with?
Stay out of it, kid, or you'll be simply a very faint memory. Maybe BlueDem will "cut you some slack" though.
BlueCaliDem (4,659 posts)
63. Bravo. You've just completely misunderstood the gist of my post
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and turned it into something it's NOT.
Underwood has every right to voice her opinions, but with this great right comes great responsibilities. And this statement is a personal and private one, so why in the hell did she have to make it public? To what end?
So...WHY exactly do celebs, and athletes, and kids in schools get such praise from you ass monkies when they use a public forum to come out as gay, again? Answer that. Grow some ovaries, come over to this site, sign up, and answer me!
BlueCaliDem (4,659 posts)
62. I agree.
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But what about those women who aren't married or moms yet? That's my problem with Underwood's public statement. Sure, older and established women would scoff at such a statement, but you underestimate the propensity of younger women, who grew up with Cinderella stories, to start to see merit in Underwood's stsand-by-your-man self-sacrificial stance. That can't be good for our future; one that will hinge upon a more progressive-minded next generation.
Nope. You're wrong. It's not our future. Our future is one where Obama is thrown out on his ass, Nancy Pelousy is tried, and found criminally insane, andJoe Bitme is just sitting on the WH lawn with a blank expression on his face wondering what the hell happened. Next, a competent, smart, and hard working woman named Sarah Palin makes history by becoming the first female president, and erases all the bullshit you sons of bitches burdened America with. All turning the country around, and making it prosper again.
Sweet dreams, bitch.
I'll let you guys read the rest. Goes on, and on. This "BlueCaliDem" is nutso.
