@Robin,

I definitely would love to see more confidently assertive female voices online. But I also think that if those who have ‘em swings those brass balls too close to someone's head you can bust out their hearing. If that makes me a wuss, so be it.

ITA with all of that. We can be wusses together.

WP is like, “Hi. Wanna blog? Ok. There you go!” Wow, WP, you are some sexy stuff.

Precisely why I use WordPress…lets me devote brainage to matters other than learning code.

And I absolutely and utterly agree about Jane’s balls and their wonderfulness, but I do think you’re not giving yourself credit. You have massively big, brassy balls also and apply them in a most gratifying manner. Hell, you even managed to convert a mocking male into a romance blogger. Not at all shabby.

Now I have so much pedagogical theory pounded into me that it has seeped into all those dark corners of my mind, well beyond the classroom, and it has definitely changed my public voice. For me the most difficult thing is to ride the line of assertiveness without dropping over into aggressiveness. I doubt anyone would ever refer to my online voice as mild.

I definitely would love to see more confidently assertive female voices online. But I also think that if those who have ‘em swings those brass balls too close to someone’s head you can bust out their hearing. If that makes me a wuss, so be it.

I disagree with MY ass all the time!

My ass and I haven’t been on speaking terms since the holidays.

IN YOUR BACK END MWAHAHAHAHA.

But naturally. Isn’t Jane’s Smart Bitch title Countess Inurasse? Or should we change it to Countess Inurasse-ee to denote the hmm more passive aspect that Sarah is implying?

Sarah’s talking about plots we always love at http://keirasoleore.blogspot.com. Do stop by and give her some love.

And how fun is this to see SB Sarah on DA? Huge.

Fun, yes. But … I have to admit that, just yesterday, I was wondering whether it was just my imagination that there seemed to be an increasing amount of overlap between the content of Smart Bitches and Dear Author websites.

But I agree with the point Sarah is making. As someone in a technical field who is used to assessing data and communicating conclusion,s the way that female-dominated groups communicate with each other seems unnecessarily circular and kinda wimpy.

Now, as for not being assertive, one could make the argument this behavior is taught from mother to daughter, sister to sister, friend to friend. It all goes back to the basic need of acceptance, being a part of the pack.

@Courtney Milan – oh my god. I spewed my lunch through my nose !!

Brass Ovaries? I mean, testicles are descended ovaries with the application and use of androgens during fetal development….

I disagree with your ass all the time.

I disagree with MY ass all the time!

A friend of mine suggests “cast-iron cunt.”

I love SmartBitches and am glad to see my two favorite blogs fuse even if only for a day.

Do I have to wait until tomorrow to find out the results of the Willig contest?