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Jan 31 2023
And again, and again …
“… highest population density” (p57, Climate Wars, Harald Welzer) should read “… highest frequency of men fucking women”.
“a dramatic rise in population figures” (p63, ditto) should read “a dramatic rise in men fucking women”.
I see this again and again … This stork/cabbage patch theory of the origin of life.It’s like …
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 …
Jan 29 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 …
Jan 23 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) …
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.
Dec 04 2022
barely tongue-in-cheek bit from Grant Naylor
“The GAS (Genetic Alternative Sports) … Sports fans were no longer interested in seeing a conventional boxing match, when they could witness two genetically engineered pugilists — who were created with their brains in their shorts, and all their other major organs crammed into their legs and feet, leaving their heads solid blocks of …
Nov 30 2022
Toddler vs Male CEO
Great list by Justine Cotter at McSweeney’s:
“Are You a Parent of a Toddler or an Assistant to a Male CEO of a Tech Startup?”
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/are-you-a-parent-of-a-toddler-or-an-assistant-to-a-male-ceo-of-a-tech-startup
Nov 11 2022
from Lessons in Chemistry, Bonnie Garmus
Just read this first novel by Bonnie Garmus. It’s great! Unapologetically feminist and funny! Here are some of my favourite lines (not counting Six-Thirty’s quips about German Shepherds):
“Idiots make it into every company. Then tend to interview well.” (p111)
And the bit about Dr. Spock (p144) and the bit ending with …
Oct 30 2022
Three Rules, Phyllis Chesler
Three Rules:
- The measure of your success is the resistance you encounter. Embrace it.
- You can’t be a bystander without being complicit.
- We don’t need a room of our own. We need a very large continent of our own.
Read the whole piece at https://4w.pub/our-feminist-revolution/.
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