“To permit ignorance is to empower it.” Edmond Kirsch in Origins, Dan Brown
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Feb 16 2023
Well-put, Charlotte Knowles
“Women need to recognize that their husband refusing to do any childcare, cleaning, or cooking is not just a result of ‘cultural differences’, it’s a result of him being an arsehole.” “Living the Life of the Mind: General Strike? What About a Gendered Strike!?” Charlotte Knowles, The Philosophers’ Magazine 98 (2022)
Feb 05 2023
MacKinnon on free speech – so very astute
“The free speech of men silences the free speech of women.” from Feminism Unmodified (1987)
Feb 03 2023
10 Contradictions of Gender Ideology
repost from Dead Wild Roses James Esses :10 Contradictions of Gender Ideology
Feb 01 2023
from Ejaculating Responsibly: a whole new way to think about abortion, by Gabrielle Blair – A MUST-READ
from Ejaculate Responsibly: A whole new way to think about abortion, Gabrielle Blair [P]regnancy and abortion are not ‘a woman’s issue.’ men don’t play a minor or supporting role in pregnancy. Men’s lifelong continual fertility is the central driving force behind all unwanted pregnancies. [All.] p8 We treat ejaculation as something that happens at random, …
Jan 30 2023
Tina Fey on what’s supposedly sexy these days
“Now every girl is expected to have Caucasian blue eyes, full Spanish lips, a classic button nose, hairless Asian skin with a California tan, a Jamaican dance hall ass, long Swedish legs, small Japanese feet, the abs of a lesbian gym owner, the hips of a nine-year-old boy, the arms of Michelle Obama, and doll …
Jan 30 2023
Harvard
“The all-male club members of Pi Eta, whose members are Harvard undergraduates and graduates, received a letter in the 1980s that promised ‘a bevy of slobbering bovines fresh for the slaughter’ at their parties. As Peggy Sanday explains, the logic of such parties (at which women are frequently raped, including at this fraternity) is ‘Its …
Dec 29 2022
40 Useful Concepts – from Twitter via Dead Wild Roses
https://deadwildroses.com/2022/12/01/40-useful-concepts-from-of-all-places-twitter/ In 40 tweets I will explain 40 useful concepts you should know. 1. Ostrich Effect: We often try to avoid info that we fear will cause us stress. Thus bills and work emails remain unopened, bank balances remain unchecked. This is counterproductive because ignoring a problem doesn’t eliminate the problem or your anxiety; it …
Dec 05 2022
Why won’t misogyny die?
Because believing you’re better simply because you’re male is, like believing you’re better simply because your skin is white, the only way to high(er) status that doesn’t depend on actually doing something.
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