"Living Single" readers know that I am quick to mock the media when they get it wrong about singles, but I want to be equally quick when they get it right. The New York Times just posted a wonderful article by Tara Parker-Pope, "In a married world, singles struggle for attention."
I'll point to some of the highlights below. If you are interested, though, don't be satisfied with my summary. Read the entire story, then if you still like it, recommend it, share it, Twitter it, comment on it, and do anything else you can think of to get the word out. The singles-bashing in the media so often seems so relentless, that when something entirely different occurs, I think we should take note.
Some highlights from the New York Times story on singles:
1. There are about 100 million Americans, 18 and older, who are divorced, widowed, or have always been single.
2. The same kinds of benefits and protections that are part of the movement for same-sex marriage rights are denied to people who are single, regardless of their sexual orientation.
3. Single people are the more likely than married people to attend to connections to parents, siblings, friends, neighbors, and community members.
4. "One of the last accepted prejudices" is the topic of the book, Singlism: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Stop It. (Yes, that's the book I put together, with input from 28 awesome contributors! Thanks again to all!)
What a wonderful way to celebrate Singles Week!
