http://mensnewsdaily.com/2006/05/25/of-sapphires-and-diamonds-women-beauty-and-worth/ Men's Rights Activism, MRA Politics, Analysis, Commentary and Global News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:36:56 -1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://mensnewsdaily.com/2006/05/25/of-sapphires-and-diamonds-women-beauty-and-worth/comment-page-1/#comment-12470 Where I spend some time at MensNewsDaily, and leave more bewildered than engaged or enraged. at PunkAssBlog.com Sun, 28 May 2006 03:28:24 +0000 http://mensnewsdaily.com/2006/05/25/of-sapphires-and-diamonds-women-beauty-and-worth/#comment-12470 [...] First, I found Denise Noe, who introduced me to stereotypes that I previously didn’t even know existed. A sapphire is a beautiful gem. It is also extremely valuable. And it is very strong. That last quality, rather than its’ beauty or worth, is why the word “sapphire” has been used as a nickname for American women of African descent at least since it was the name of an overbearing female character on the old Amos ‘n Andy program. [...] [...] First, I found Denise Noe, who introduced me to stereotypes that I previously didn’t even know existed. A sapphire is a beautiful gem. It is also extremely valuable. And it is very strong. That last quality, rather than its’ beauty or worth, is why the word “sapphire” has been used as a nickname for American women of African descent at least since it was the name of an overbearing female character on the old Amos ‘n Andy program. [...]

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