Hyper-Feminism!

What is Hyper-Feminism?

I've been thinking about this for a couple of weeks, ever since I had a chance to witness an open practice (most aren't open to the public) for the Windy City Rollers. I especially recomend the articles that they post on thier site here...especially the one from the Chicago Reader.

And today there was an article in the Chicago Tribune about a new chopper shop, Wicked Women Choppers.

"We want it to be just as mean, just as bad as a guy's bike. We want to make it look like we're going to get off and take the boots to you," said Vaughn, 35, who has long blond hair, a husky smoker's laugh and a quick sense of humor thoroughly devoid of political correctness.

Her company's slogan--and philosophy of life--is borrowed from a Harvard professor: "Well-behaved women seldom make history."

The difference in the bikes, barely noticeable, is size. Vaughn, who is 5 foot 6, designs her motorcycles with narrower handlebars and a lower frame and seat that create a lower center of gravity and an easier reach.

"A wrong-size bike is not only uncomfortable, it's unsafe," she said.

Clues to the meaning of hyper-feminism. More ramblings on this later.