Gretchen A man who is sexist against women is also sexist against men, because he assumes, falsely, that all or most men are likewise sexist against women. Is this a rule? I feel like this should be a rule. At least, I have not yet seen a counter-example. This essay on Thought Catalog, non-encouragingly titled 13 … Read more
From Right Wing Watch: Earlier this week, Jim Garlow called in to the “Point Of View” radio program to discuss his participation in the Vatican’s recent summit on marriage. During the course of the conversation, Garlow offered up a rather interesting argument against the acceptance of gay marriage. “All the people who advocate for so-called same-sex … Read more
Published today in the Wichita Eagle: Justice system ignored facts I don’t know whether to feel saddened or enraged from reading about the man choked to death on a New York City street. The sources indicate this type of restraint by law enforcement officers was banned 20 years ago, yet a Staten Island grand jury … Read more
We Hunted the Mammoth is a good site to read if you don’t know what the men’s rights movement is. If you’ve ever heard the acronym “MRA” and not understood what it means, that’s where I’d suggest you go (hint: the “A” stands for “activist”). So I guess it’s only fitting that Dave Futrelle, author … Read more
Nope, I’m not. Matt Taylor apologized– apparently sincerely. Nobody I actually know is angry at him now, if they were before. I’m angry at the horde of people who are: Shrieking on Twitter and any other social media site that he shouldn’t have apologized, because he did nothing wrong and they need him to be … Read more
Note: Follow-up posts here, here, and here. ————————————————- Yesterday at BlizzCon, Blizzard Entertainment’s annual conference in Anaheim, Blizzard unveiled a new game. Yeah, I know, so what? New games are announced all the time. Heck, Blizzard announces new games all the time. So what was it this time– a new expansion for World of Warcraft? Starcraft … Read more
I love this because it illustrates some really bizarre assumptions and why they’re bizarre. Like the all-too-common-among-pro-lifers assumption that an unborn fetus represents absolutely limitless possibility. Unborn fetuses are positively magical that way– they could cure cancer, end world hunger, invent a perpetual motion machine, anything! They could save the world in a thousand different … Read more
I got a late start– not for any good reason, but because it just completely slipped my mind until October 3rd that it was Inktober– but I’m participating. I’m posting drawings here, as well as on Twitter and Facebook. As with last year, the quality varies. I’m trying to do something unfamiliar each time, and … Read more
Some of my best friends are women! Inspirations: http://the-toast.net/2014/09/11/father-daughters-think-treat-women-like-daughters/ http://freethoughtblogs.com/butterfliesandwheels/2014/09/im-right-youre-wrong-and-shes-a-feminist-detractor/
Dee in conversation with her mother I’m in the market for new comics– but let’s note that to me, all comics are basically new. I have read and loved Maus 1 and 2 by Art Spiegelman and Alan Moore’s Top 10 series, but that’s pretty much it. In thinking about what to start reading I came … Read more