HW 17: "CCC': The LiveJournal For Bored '30s Housewives"

I came across this post on the "Jezbel" blog. In the article they talk about the loneliness and guilt for feeling lonely that housewives experience. There are "intelligent women who found themselves married and confined to their homes, not exactly fulfilled by their roles as housewives and mothers". Women got together and formed Cooperative Correspondence Club, a group of about twenty four members who put out one copy of a magazine every two weeks. In the magazine, women talk about the monotony of their daily routine, and express their desires for something more stimulating than changing diapers and making dinners.
I'm glad I came across this. I believe that this is the Internet and blogging used in a positive way. It's connecting people on a personal level, and giving a group a creative outlet and support that they wouldn't be able to obtain any other way.

I have a pretty optimistic view on the project. Although I don’t think that this is necessarily the solution to the boredom of all housewives worldwide, it’s definitely a good step. However, the writer of the article seems to have a much different feeling about it:

“As cheesy as it sounds, what's fascinating is that this urge, desire -- to bond with other women through the written word, read their stories and secrets, without actually knowing or meeting them -- sounds a lot like what we do right here everyday. Just a moment of sincerity. We'll be back to jaded and superficial before you know it.”

I don’t know if that’s entirely fair. I think she needs to have a little bit more faith in these women, and believe that substance is what they really want, and what they will continue to strive for.

http://jezebel.com/gossip/ladymag-lookback/ccc-the-livejournal-for-bored-30s-housewives-306775.php