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Peg Tittle
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Oct 06 2026
Chaperones
I used to think chaperones were chaperoning young women, in order to, you know, make sure they didn’t engage in, gasp, any immoral behavior. Now I think the chaperones were chaperoning the young men, in order to, you know, make sure they didn’t rape the young women. And I think maybe we need to bring …
Oct 06 2026
Great piece by Kate Manne
“You can teach a man what consent looks like but you can’t force him to care about it.” https://katemanne.substack.com/p/they-didnt-want-consent?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=950263&post_id=219090886&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=9bras&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
Oct 06 2026
The Husbands, Chandler Baker – quotes and comments
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED It took me until p79 to see where this was going—the title should’ve clued me in sooner, but—without spoilers, let me just say that compared to her husband, the husbands’ behavior at the dinner party (p91) is so … stark. And therefore so telling. The boxed online chats are so insightful. Perfectly obvious, …
Sep 30 2026
Two Harper Ford books – menopause and wellness scams
Looking for humorous fiction, I’ve just read Harper Ford’s Hot (not bothered) and Live, Laugh, and Leave Me Alone. In both cases—unfortunately, in my opinion—the levity of the covers and the prose obscure a great treatment of a serious issue, menopause and wellness scams, respectively. Both recommended—more for the gravity than for the levity.
Sep 29 2026
“Home for Unwed Fathers” (fiction from Fighting Words)
About a month after, they came to get him. “Hello, is there a Rob Ellis here?” He heard the polite voice at the door. “Yeah,” his mother replied. “Rob!” she called up the stairs. Rob came down the stairs and warily approached the two people standing at the door. “Rob Ellis?” He nodded. “Would you …
Sep 25 2026
“Women don’t leave for ‘no reason.’ Men just think women shouldn’t be allowed to leave.” by Zawn Villines
https://zawn.substack.com/p/the-myth-of-the-wife-who-leaves-without-a7c A great read. “Think about all the women you know. Now think about how much effort they put into their relationships—the books they read, the message boards they post to, the endless ways they tie themselves in knots, making excuses for their loser manbaby husbands and endlessly trying to find some way to make …
Sep 23 2026
They Never Learn, Layne Fargo – quotes and comments
Great read! Some quotes and comments … “He tosses the cap onto the floor.” p2 As soon as he takes a bottle from the garage fridge and tosses the cap onto the floor, I hated him. Is he going to pick up the cap later? Clean up after himself? Don’t think so. But he thinks …
Sep 16 2026
re choking during sex
https://theequitablehome.substack.com/p/choking-during-sex-went-from-rare “telling a young man he might give a girl a brain injury was not sufficient reason for him to stop, but telling him it might land him in court was.” Men, what the fuck is wrong with you?? “So: choking is strangulation. Strangulation causes brain damage that leaves no bruise and accumulates with every …
Sep 16 2026
Men Need Sex (fiction from Fighting Words)
We got so tired of hearing that. Men need sex. There were so many iterations, so many variations … In 1943, Maslow, in his hierarchy of needs, included sex among the physiological needs that must be satisfied before anything else. Unfortunately, his theory, along with an unforgettable pyramid illustration, became accepted as fact, men loving …
Sep 11 2026
At a Loss for Words: Conversation in an Age of Rage, Carol Off – some quotes and some notes
At a Loss for Words: Conversation in an Age of Rage, Carol Off – some quotes and some notes “The word [‘freedom’] has been hijacked by those who seek liberation from their responsibility to others.” 5 “[T]he issue [of reproductive rights] has been reframed by the judiciary as an equal contest between the rights of …
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