more of the same

This book really creeps me out sometimes. Time and again I find myself having read 5 pages or so, and not have a single clue as to what it was about or even relating to. I find it increasingly harder to 'get into' reading this book, and I think part of that is caused by the academic distance Lakoff creates with her language. She strains to maintain an objective and intellectual identity, but that breaks down when she describes the story of Thelma and Loise. After she explicates how a movie famed by female violence towards men alludes to how men objectify women, she uses the word "us" to describe the possession of the new point of view. After that hour long debate over the meaning of "we" in relation to affiliation last week, I wasn't going to let that go. The chapter that follows deals with affiliations with certain groups and ideas. While she describes these affiliations, she uses her language to maintain a middle ground on the subjects she is describing. It seems contradictory then, that on the second page of the chapter she establishes her sympathy to a feminist ideal. I know it seems picky, but I had to write something... I still hate this book.