Bridal Industry vs. Intelligent Thought Monday, June 8, 2009

I'm sure lots of us have conflicting feelings about our desire to stay sane while simultaneously participating in an *insane* Wedding Industrial Complex. The Secret Sociologist offers her thoughts on this in her post, "A Sucker for the Bridal Industry."

Of her love for Bridezillas, she writes:

This show is particularly awful; it perpetuates horrible stereotypes, most notably the White Trash stereotype, but also the “Oh No She Di-in’t” Angry Black Woman stereotype and, new for this season, the fiery hot-Latina stereotype. It’s particularly cruel. And still, I watch. The women are abusive and mean — and fascinating. Most of the time, I turn the show off in the middle because it’s so awful. But I still patronize it. Horrible!

What does it say about women when we buy into the Bridal Industry? Are we all, no matter how intelligent & thoughtful, susceptible to the Wedding Industrial Complex? And, why, much to the chagrin of the feminists, do we treat marriage as an exclusive club to which we have FINALLY gained admission?