Cocktail, cocktail, cocktail, cocktail......
If women were no longer expected to stay at home or were no longer seen as sexual objects, the jobs that are specifically aimed at attractive women (cocktail waitressing, sexual roles in tv and film, etc) would be opened up to men and more women would be willing to venture into the job world if the opportunities were based on skill rather than gender or attractiveness.
Best of all, though it sounds mundane, is the Maryland crab cocktail — attractive clusters of fresh crabmeat alongside tiny portions of pumpkin-seed frissée salad and rutabaga sauerkraut, with a cumin accent, in a tangy blood-orange dressing.
I rang the doorbell before noon and was swarmed upon by a phalanx of attractive saleswomen in cocktail dresses who seemed uneasy when taking in my shredded jeans and Converse low-tops.
Many of those who turned up to Thursday's opening gala were young, attractive, female, and wearing cocktail dresses.
Pierre Cardin designed simple, modern coffeepots and thermoses; Vladimir Kagan drew sketches for cocktail shakers, attractive toilet brushes, and ergonomic frying pans.
Its three attractive dining rooms and cocktail lounge are almost always busy because its food is tasty, portions are large, prices are low and the staff is pleasant.
If you have a toddler or two in tow, or have been reading Mr. Sedaris's acid reflux, you could probably use one of the seasonal pick-me-ups Valerie Peterson offers in "Peterson's Holiday Helper," an attractive, nostalgic, kitsch-crammed cocktail cookbook that holds cures for most Advent meltdowns.
It is this mix of political and economic freedoms that makes America's cocktail so attractive.
