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experiences reported in Complaint, Sara Ahmed

“I took an off-the-record grievance pay-out (not massive) and a much-reduced pension to get out of academia two years ago after an unremitting fifteen years of sexist (and disablist) bullying.   … I had to sign a gagging clause when I got my grievance pay-out which—as I’m sure you are aware—is how universities typically try …

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Why aren’t more men insulted by the low standards we set for them?

If he changes a diaper, he’s father of the year.

If he cooks something, anything, he’s a chef.

If he marries, but otherwise continues to live pretty much as he has to that point, he’s suddenly respectable.

If he continues to pay a child’s ball game into adulthood, he gets paid …

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Suppose that worldwide …

Suppose that worldwide, women flood the military, soon comprising, say, 40% of the ranks (which will be perceived by men as a majority) (go figure). 

Suppose then, as happened when women flooded the ranks of bank tellers, secretaries, and teachers, being a soldier became devalued, losing its prestige, its glory, its funding, its …

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If being a housewife …

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“13 Microfeminism Hacks” by Robin Wilding

https://wildingout.substack.com/p/13-microfeminism-hacks-to-hilariously

George Carlin on abortion

“Maybe men are too emotional to own guns.”

https://themouthyrenegadewriter.substack.com/p/maybe-men-are-too-emotional-to-own

What Is The Purpose Of Radical Feminist Reading, Writing, And Thought? (Part 4 of 4) by Jocelyn Crawley  

 Unlike much of the discourse that transpires in the living world, radical feminist reading, writing, and thought is not about shallow engagements, conversational pastimes, aligning with power structures, reactionary politics, and/or the development of superficial relationships. Rather, radical feminism is purposeful; the purpose of radical feminism is to end the violent tyranny (which is exacted through both …

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What Is The Purpose Of Radical Feminist Reading, Writing, And Thought? (Part 3 of 4) by Jocelyn Crawley 

Once one becomes a radical feminist or even a feminist, one often recognizes the danger of continually immersing oneself in systems, structures, and societal groups that are predicated on the intentional or unwitting collusion with the patriarchy. Yet the problem is that because the world is organized around patriarchy as the foundational, primary, and only acceptable …

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What Is The Purpose Of Radical Feminist Reading, Writing, And Thought? (Part 2 of 4) by Jocelyn Crawley

Once you realize that patriarchy is effective in part because it is built on lies, or false narratives regarding what reality is and how it should be, it is important to develop a counternarrative. This is a second reason for reading radical feminist work.  Although defined diversely, counternarratives are basically responses to the dominant …

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