Feminists

You know, I usually have the TV on while I sit here at the computer. I regret having to admit that I have fallen into watching the various "Real Housewives" reality TV series. The Beverly Hills version just concluded, and it was extremely powerful in that one of the women just extracted herself from an abusive marriage and another is still getting to the point of having to do that.

It's been horrifying but very instructive -- and I so hope many women see it and learn from it. The free one got free (not easily), and as the unfree one descended into hell, unwittingly and is now just beginning to come to her senses as the season ends. During the Reunion show the free one (Taylor, I think) revealed that there were times when she said to her husband, "Just hit me, go ahead and hit me," because she knew that was coming no matter what, and that would end it for the time being. She revealed she set her own broken jaw "over the toilet," that he threw her into the pool, held her down until she was almost drowning. And, of course, he also called her all the names we're all too familiar with. She's come out of it strong, clearly happier, and okay. I hope she serves as a role model for other women.