The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

If I Hated Women …

. . . I’d write something misogynist like this: One important thing to remember in life: Do not coddle women. Do not do their work for them. Do not perform uncredited labor for them, including intellectual labor. Do not bend over backwards to help them. Do not tell them they are good at things they […]

Marxist Lesbian Feminist Mother Forces Son to Write Essay About Misogyny

Heather McNamara has a Tumblr blog and describes herself thus: “Literature enthusiast, feminist, marxist, queer theorist, lesbian, egomaniac, mom.” At her personal Web site, she adds that she is “a lesbian mom partnered with the lovely supergenius Zinnia Jones. . . . I’m finishing my degree in English with a focus on technical writing with […]

The Death of a Whore

Pippa O’Sullivan, a/k/a “Grace Bellavue.” In December 2012, “Grace Bellavue” published an article at an Australian feminist site about her wonderful career as a prostitute: It is often the moment after sex, even with clients, that I relish the most. The vulnerability and nakedness as two strange humans with temporary paths entwined begin to hesitantly […]

Feminist Tumblr: ‘Broken People’

[ IMAGE REMOVED ] She describes herself on Tumblr as an “economics student” and “vegan bi sexworker” who is “neurodivergent,” which may or may not be a synonym for crazy. She lists her diagnoses as GAD (generalized anxiety disorder), OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) and MDD (major depressive disaorder), although elsewhere she also lists BPD (borderline […]

In the Mailbox, 10.13.15

— compiled by Wombat-socho Owing to the fact that the extension deadline is Thursday, and I have tax classes in the evenings this week, there may not be another post until Friday. We’ll see how it goes. OVER THE TRANSOM EBL: Hare We Go The Political Hat: Folk Metal Is Now Problematic Da Tech Guy: […]

Essential Feminist Quotes: ‘I’ve Gone Down and Dirty With Strangers’

Left to right: bell hooks, Jaclyn Friedman, Heather Hlavka. “Feminist movement to eradicate heterosexism — compulsory heterosexuality — is central to efforts to end sexual oppression. . . . “Feminist movement to end female sexual oppression is linked to lesbian liberation. . . . “Feminist efforts to develop a political theory of sexuality must continue […]

Barack Obama and Ben Carson

One of them is a brain surgeon. The other one is a Nobel Peace Prize winner. One of them spent years in the pews listening to radical Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Anyway . . . On Monday, President Obama asked Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson about her faith: “How do you reconcile the idea of faith […]

US Paradrops 50 Tons Of Ammo To Syrian Rebels; A Fire-Breathing Obama Calls For Legislation Curbing Ammo Availability

by Smitty The first half of the title is true. The second half, while fake, sounds kinda plausible in our wholly irrational day. One envisions the teleprompter loaded with: I am shocked and disgusted by the indifference our society displays toward the rising tide of global violence caused by the free availability of arms. The […]

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