https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2014/07/19/engagement-rings-are-barbaric-because-men-are-awful-or-something/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 12:40:56 -0400<![CDATA[Thinking about getting engaged, guys? Best hold off on shopping for some big, gaudy rock to give your special lady. It&#8217;s not because the diamond industry is an incredibly rigged racket which keeps prices inflated many orders of magnitude above their actual worth. (Which is true.) And it&#8217;s not because you&#8217;re supporting bloody oppression of miners. (Probably some truth there as well.) No, it&#8217;s because giving a woman a diamond ring is just a reminder that she&#8217;s little more than chattel to be traded among powerful men. Seriously&#8230; I read it in Salon so it must be true.]]>Sat, 19 Jul 2014 14:31:32 -0400<![CDATA[Jazz Shaw]]>https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2014/07/19/engagement-rings-are-barbaric-because-men-are-awful-or-something-n191361