The Other McCain

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

Anti-Asian Discrimination: The Hidden Secret of Elite Educational ‘Diversity’

The Economist reports: Michael Wang, a young Californian, came second in his class of 1,002 students; his ACT score was 36, the maximum possible; he sang at Barack Obama’s inauguration; he got third place in a national piano contest; he was in the top 150 of a national maths competition; he was in several national […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Time For The Professionals

— compiled by Wombat-socho Week 4 of the NFL season is underway, and this being Vegas, my “home” casino has a (free) game going on that gives away stuff based on how successful one is at picking winners in each week of the season. Me, I don’t follow the NFL, so after a futile first […]

The #AmberRoseSlutWalk: Feminism as Public Celebration of Inchoate Rage

  Before attempting to describe Saturday’s event in Los Angeles — a tawdry carnival of celebrity-driven feminist lunacy — I must first remind you how, when and where the “Slut Walk” movement began. In January 2011, a Toronto police official, Constable Michael Sanguinetti, gave a presentation on the topic of crime prevention at York University, […]

The Intersectional Oppression Derby

Feminist Tumblr is home to strange people: I’m a white, queer, (more specifically bi/pan), 20-something genderweird woman-type person (still figuring out what the deal is with my gender). I use she/her pronouns. This blog talks about relationships through an inclusive feminist lens, as well as joining in discussion on other feminist topics. Not a TERF/SWERF […]

The Glory Game and Other Oldies But Goodies

— by Wombat-socho Before we get into the books, I want to thank everyone who ordered stuff through my Amazon links this past month. Not all of my posts get the kind of comment traffic that Stacy’s posts draw (and frankly, I’d be surprised if they did) but when I look at the Amazon Associates […]

FMJRA 2.0: Sold Me Down The River

— compiled by Wombat-socho Rule 5 Sunday: Roll Tide! Animal Magnetism Proof Positive A View from the Beach Batshit Crazy News Ninety Miles from Tyranny General: Military ‘Degraded’ by Obama The Pirate’s Cove Constantinople Not Istanbul A View from the Beach You Had One Job Dustbury FMJRA 2.0: Face Down In The Biltong The Pirate’s […]

A Harvard-Educated Feminist

Sarah Marian Seltzer (@sarahmseltzer) is a feminist and a fool, but I repeat myself. You never heard of her, and I hadn’t, either. Then one of her tweets — advocating “a human blockade around NRA headquarters” — came to my attention, and I wondered, “Who is this idiot?” Habitual curiosity about people with bad ideas […]

Props to @cypherdog on Twitter

by Smitty Our Ambassador issued a Strongly Worded Memo: Appearing soon on a roll of Russian toilet paper. . . https://t.co/WZUYf8ceEK — IGotOverMachoGrande (@smitty_one_each) October 2, 2015 Iowahawk started us down the path to enlightenment: [View the story “Office Of Dr. StrangeSpace” on Storify] Didn’t laugh; I’d cry.

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