Professionally offended and hysterical being two of the most common insults hurled at feminists who think that words actually do have power and that being an arsehole isn't normal behaviour for adults who aren't arseholes; odd as that may seem to actual arseholes. As far as I can tell, over-thinking is applied to anyone who actually graduated from Kindergarten what with their emphasis on being kind to others and sharing and eating cookies with milk.This weeks installment has come via a Mumsnet thread on the increasing nincompoopery of one Jamie...
Friday, 30 November 2012
Wednesday, 28 November 2012
Last week, I published a report written by Nick Smithers from the organisation Circle who claim to be "Supporting Families In Scotland". The report is a joke. It's based on a sample size of 8 and tries to prove that "all" fathers are somehow victimised and are all prevented accessing their children due to lying whores of mothers, nasty feminists and evil social workers. Honestly, I've marked junior high essays where the students have had a better...
Tuesday, 27 November 2012
The 'Walk a Mile in her Shoes' images are making the rounds on Facebook. Again. They have always made me twitch. I just don't see how men walking down a road in high heels will lead to a greater awareness of male violence against women; not when rape culture is getting worse. I'd like to put them with the group of men, like those who support White Ribbon Campaign, who want to help make things better; even if they don't always get it right. But, there...
Monday, 26 November 2012
We have this somewhat ridiculous article by Kamila Kocialkowska on whether or not the cultural appropriation of the Plains Indian War Bonnet is offensive. Now, I fully planned on blogging about this last night after reading the article but the thought of, once again, having to point out that it doesn't matter if white Dudes think it's okay to run around pretending to be 'Indians', it's still rude. White Dudes have a habit of thinking all sorts...
Sunday, 25 November 2012
I find it quite perplexing that the White Ribbon Campaign in the UK has decided to make November 25th White Ribbon Day since women's groups have been using it as a day of protest since 1981. Actually, I find it quite disrespectful to women in the UK who have been protesting on November 25th for years and to the men in Canada who created the White Ribbon Campaign as a way for men to take responsibility for male violence against women in...
Saturday, 24 November 2012
For the past few weeks, people have been saying that Feminism is Dead. Personally, I think that position requires rather a tremendous amount of cognitive dissonance and running about with fingers in ones ears singing. It is so patently untrue that even responding feels silly. There is so much brilliant feminist activism in the UK right now: with grassroots organisations and political lobbying groups get real media attention.Just as importantly,...
Friday, 23 November 2012
This is one of them because I genuinely can't believe that someone would invent a product designed to feed an infant too small to hold a bottle for themselves. Or, that its somehow more important to vacuum than feed your baby. There is never, ever a time when housework is more important than taking the time to feed and cuddle your baby.Feeding, whether breast or bottle, is an important cuddling session for babies. Their emotional health and development...
Moran has pushed the debate on how we define feminism and who gets to define feminism back into the media. Personally, I don't like Moran's brand of feminism. I think it focuses far too much on the individual and fails to acknowledge the oppression of women as a class or the multiple oppressions of non-white, heterosexual women. I've not read How To Be A Woman as I'm not really a fan of her work so I can't comment on the text itself but I have found...
Thursday, 22 November 2012
Not, that I had any thoughts that it would go well considering the Minister for Women is an uterus-bothering buckethead. But, we are Mumsnet. We have a reputation for intelligence, compassion and not putting up with bullshit. And, all Miller had was spin and bullshit. It was never going to go well.I think this exchange between Miller and I is an accurate demonstration most of the chat: I ask a question, she lies, I call her a liar and she agrees...
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