"Paint Your Nails With Patriarchy!

[silent woman]

After decades of research, nail polish designers have apparently come to this 19th-century conclusion: Women are vain, daydreaming creatures with a weak sense of humor and no ability to perceive that they’re being manipulated. Our life is entirely devoted to men. We need to hold a guy so desperately that we put all of our efforts in one pricey bottle of a sparkling magic potion that our manicurist applies while casting a voodoo love spell. If we choose “Romantically Involved” or “Happy Ending,” instead of a mere “Orange Orange,” maybe we’ll get lucky tonight.

In the spirit of giving, my friends have promptly brought in other suggestions of names for the Men We Love collection. For the next season, the brand could go with “Carlos Has Washed His Own Underwear, Hallelujah,” “Pedro Has Recognized His Child,” “Lucio Has Paid His Alimony” and, last but not least, “João Didn’t Hit Me Today (and I Surely Deserved It).”

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/24/opini ... .html?_r=0