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"Hi Ann, Congrats on a great blog it?s very informative and empowering."

Empowering. What the...?

I am part of Warner Bros PR and I am reaching to leading blogs like yours in hopes of gaining your support for a some really powerful and empowering new series on our sister company?s network TNT.

Hmm... yeah? Empowering?

We are thrilled to announce the season premiere of SAVING GRACE with HOLLY HUNTER and the all-new medical drama HAWTHORNE with JADA PINKETT SMITH.

So by empowering, you mean, women? Presumably, because I'm a woman and I have a blog, my blog is empowering. I suppose if I eat a sandwich, it empowers me. Is this supposed to boost my self-esteem? Because it doesn't. The implication is that I'm not operating at full speed and needed some outside source of power.

IN THE COMMENTS: Jacob said:

The Onion: Women Now Empowered By Everything A Woman Does

Chris Althouse Cohen said:

Mom: Perhaps there's some quote that you and I just talked about on the phone that might relate in a humorous way to this blog post.

Yes, it's from Samuel Johnson: "Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all."

Full post as published by Althouse on June 23, 2009 (boomark / email).