Nov 15
I hate the way they defer to men.
I hate the way they expect a man to pay their way through life.
I hate that they accept the privileged status that accompanies being married to a man.
I hate that they sexualize themselves with make-up and clothing choices as a matter of routine.
I hate …
Nov 14
Yes, generally speaking, I do.
I hate the way they take up more physical space than necessary, sprawling over the confines of their chairs, elbowing the people beside them.
I hate the way they take up more conversational space, speaking slowly, repeating themselves, and making irrelevant comments that derail the discussion.
I hate the way …
Nov 01
The reason most feminists are ugly, fat, and hairy is that most feminists are old. That is, over forty.
And there are two good reasons for this. The first is that most living feminists became feminists in the 70s when it was ‘in the air’ and, therefore, easier to be convinced that women are subordinated …
Oct 17
People say that women can’t have, can’t combine, a family and a career, that it’s having family responsibilities that keeps them from advancement – the inability to work late or on weekends, the tendency to need time off to tend to kids…
I’m not so sure. I’ve never had such competing obligations, and I don’t …
Oct 09
In a late-breaking story, Caitlyn Jenner now says she’s black.
“Deep down inside, I’ve always felt like a black,” she confessed, smiling at the cameras despite recent surgery that has left her lips overly puffy. Her nose will be widened in a subsequent surgery, and she has already begun skin dye treatments. “I can’t wait …
Oct 03
The Portrait, by Chris Wind (from Deare Sister)
My dearest Nannerl,
Of course you have a right to be upset about the portrait. After all, you performed right alongside your brother; in fact, your father had the bills printed to read “Two World Wonders.” Two, not one. You were with Wolfgang on the 1762 tour …
Oct 03
Why Are Some People Transgender? an APA pamphlet [1] asks.
Their answer? “Many experts believe that biological factors such as genetic influences and prenatal hormone levels, early experiences, and experiences later in adolescence or adulthood may all contribute to the development of transgender identities.”
Um, no. People are transgender because they are intelligent and thoughtful enough …
Sep 28
“[Gender identity] holds that ‘feeling like a woman’ (whatever that means) is the same as being a woman. It’s a callous disregard for our lifetime of oppression, the limits placed upon our participation in society, the ever-present threat of rape we face. It’s an erasure of the quarter of our lives we spend managing bleeding …
Sep 26
“Imagine …
“If the vocal trans majority had not chosen to focus their energy on re-defining women in their image, and instead proudly claimed themselves to be gender non-conforming men …
“If they had not insisted on erasing our biology or their own in order to validate their gender identity, and instead acknowledged themselves as …
Sep 19
FADE IN:
INT. BAR — NIGHT
Crowded bar scene. MAN and WOMAN do the standard flirting thing, he buys her a drink, they dance, then exit. Their dialogue isn’t important — the bar’s too loud for us to hear much anyway. But it’s clear that both are willing to engage in the sex that follows.
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