Get Your Tongue Out of My Mouth, I'm Kissing You Good-Bye
by Cynthia Heimel
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"Forget Faludi - Cynthia Heimel has been telling her readers about the "backlash" for years, and about its pernicious effects not only on the psyches of women but also on the lives of men, children, cats, and dogs. Cynthia's new collection will confirm how indispensable she has become as a guide through the maelstrom of our times." "This is vintage Heimel - the caustic wit, the chronic truth telling, the wicked insights into the age-old dance between the sexes are all here and sharper than show more ever. In "She Asked for It?" the spectacle of the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill affair calls for a stern warning to all men that feminism is back with a vengeance. Turning her attention to the Men's Movement, she is sympathetic up to a point, after which she demolishes their ranks with a few motherly touches. She confides to us that some days she thinks it would simply be easier to be a lesbian, and explains why. Proving that she's not always a pessimist, she discerns a silver lining in the dark clouds of smoke billowing off the L.A. riots - with all the rich guys stuck at home because of the curfew, perhaps they'll begin to wonder why it all finally hit the fan. And of course there is ample attention paid to the truly serious stuff - the observations and advice on love, sex, dating, and outfits, without which no Heimel book would be complete." "Cynthia Heimel is finally becoming recognized for who she is - an Erma Bombeck for a new generation."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved show lessTags
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This collection of columns is at once funny, exasperating, and disheartening. I found it difficult to read large amounts in a single sitting; the rage against society expressed in some of the essays was simply exhausting. I also am not nearly as enamoured of the Baby Boomers as the author, nor do I believe that any one political party is the cause of or answer to all of my problems. But there is more than enough humor and wisdom in these pages to quiet my complaints. I'm not sure I'll go out of my way to seek out any more books by Heimel, but I enjoyed this one.
feminism and the 80s and 90s, very funny
I do enjoy Cynthia's writing.
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Cynthia Heimel was born Cynthia Joan Glick in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 13, 1947. She started her career in journalism by working as a paste-up artist in the advertising department of The Soho Weekly News. She moved her way up to writing and editing for the newspaper. She wrote columns for The Village Voice and Playboy magazine about men, show more feminism, female friendships, flirting, birth control, and lingerie. She also wrote for New York magazine, The Daily News, and Vogue. She wrote several collections including Sex Tips for Girls; But Enough About You; If You Can't Live Without Me, Why Aren't You Dead Yet?; Get Your Tongue Out of My Mouth, I'm Kissing You Good-Bye!; and If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too? She adapted Sex Tips and But Enough About You into a play entitled A Girl's Guide to Chaos, which opened in 1986 off Broadway at the American Place Theater. She worked for one season on the writing staff of the sitcom Dear John. She died on February 25, 2018 at the age of 70. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- 1993
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