Hey--You With The Cheese On Your Head

Are we searching for ecstasy in all the wrong places?

I am not the kind of feminist who believes the Super Bowl is part of a scheme to deprive American women of their human rights--although the argument does have its merits. I've seen too many gals in the sports bars groaning and shrieking and punching the air right along with the guys. Last summer, in fact, the National Football League declared its ambition to become an equal-opportunity entertainer, meaning that women are now encouraged to advance from serving the Doritos to donning the cheeseheads. What ever happened to make the Super Bowl America's No. 1 secular ritual is bigger than gender,...

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