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Researching radical feminism has led me to many strange sources, few of them stranger than For Lesbians Only: A Separatist Anthology, edited by Sarah Lucia Hoagland and Julia Penelope, a 596-page compendium of lunacy published in 1988. Weird ideas leap forth from every page, as if the inmates of a mental health facility had been issued typewriters instead of thorazine. Feminist Tumblr carries on this tradition in the digital age, but it is instructive to go back and read what was being published back in the day when Ronald Reagan was president and feminist literature was circulated via a network of Womyn’s Bookstores in cities across the land. “Womyn,” “womon,” “wimmin” — such irregular spellings proliferated among feminists who believed that they were victimized simply by a word (“woman”) that seemed to connect them linguistically to those evil male oppressors from whose cruel slavery they sought liberation. For Lesbians Only includes these irregularities, as well as occasional OUTBURSTS IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS just to remind the reader (a) these women are crazy, and (b) crazy women are angry.

On pages 248-259 of For Lesbians Only, we find “Interview with A Separatist, January 23, 1983.” This interview is between a woman calling herself Sidney Spinster and another who calls herself “iandras moontree” — no capital letters in her name, you see. Neither does she capitalize the first-person singular subjective pronoun “I,” although she always capitalizes “Lesbian,” so “iandras moontree” reads like this:

My deepest desire is to live in a world with other Lesbians, where murderous patriarchal oppression is unknown. i first got a glimpse of what it might be like to live in such a world when i attended the Michigan Wimmin’s Music Festival. For once, i was somewhere where i could walk at night (and day) and not be afraid of attack or rape by a male. It felt wonderful to be in a space with all wimmin. i had freedom to peel away layers of protection. i had the opportunity to observe the various ways that wimmin relate to one another whem males are not present, when we are in a predominantly Lesbian space.

This sample is offered so that the reader may appreciate the difficulties of quoting anything written this way. Nearly everything written by Mary Daly suffers from a similar problem. At some point in the early 1970s, Daly either overdosed on powerful hallucinogenic drugs or else suffered a schizophrenic breakdown, and thereafter everything she wrote was full of stylistic eccentricities typical of psychotic “word salad.”

Being a member of the “murderous patriarchal oppression” and reading For Lesbians Only is quite an experience, and quoting “iandra moontree” as written is made difficult by these stylistic quirks. Nevertheless, I will try. She believes that “males are a genetic mutation, who biologically possess the traits that make them violent and death-oriented.” In order to “bring about patriarchy’s downfall,” she urges women’s “withdrawal from patriarchy (making ourselves inaccessible to males)”:

Withdrawing our energy from patriarchy and creating new options must be a primary objective. . . .
Sabotage is a technique that we can use strategically to undermine their system. We can organize ourselves and become a strong force against male institutions.

This was included in an anthology co-edited by Sarah Lucia Hoagland, a professor of Women’s Studies at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, presumably one of those “male institutions” whose destruction by sabotage was advocated in For Lesbians Only.

Reading “iandra moontree,” we get a thumbnail biography of her. Originally from Wyoming and born circa 1953, she grew up in an abusive home with “a battering, alcoholic mother”:

From the time i was a little girl, i rebelled against frilly dresses, baby dolls and polite girl-like behavior.
During my childhood and preteen years, my fantasies were always of having an important relationship with another womon. i would fantasize meeting the womon of my dreams and spending the rest of my life vacationing with her. i always had crushes on girlfriends and teachers.

When she was 16, her mother threatened to have her committed to a mental institution, so at 17, she married at man. That marriage ended in divorce seven months later and in 1971, at age 18, she became a “bar-dyke” living in the Midwest. Later, however, she became aware of feminism and heard about the lesbian separatist movement. She saved up $600 in cash, packed all her belongings into duffle bags and moved to a tiny cabin in rural Kentucky, thus to escape the male oppression:

i believe that one of the main ways that males have maintained a powerful control over wimmin is limiting the information we have on any given topic. They virtually control written records. This is a powerful propaganda tool for them.

Yes! That’s it! We control information to such a high degree that, with the aid of Amazon.com, I obtained a copy of For Lesbians Only and am using the “powerful propaganda tool” of my blog to quote this Reagan-era lesbian separatist screed by “iandras moontree.”

And then the thought crossed my mind: Whatever happened to her?

Iandras Moontree, An Artist
with a Unique Blend of Talent
I call Louisville, KY home, drawn here in the early 80s because of the beauty of the Commonwealth’s natural settings. I have always been creative in my approach to life, studying art in school, but I’ve received no formal training.
I began painting acrylics on canvas 15 years ago, creating a wide variety of scenes from themes involving nature and food, as well as abstracts and pet portraits in vivid colors. I have experimented over the years with different methods in painting and have won awards for my unique blend of mixing reality with fantasy.
Fascinated by the way colors can be intoxicating to a viewer, I have also taken my art to children to help them express their inner selves. I have worked with children and adults with mental and physical challenges, coaching them to feel free in their expression and encouraging them to experiment outside the lines. In addition, I have also taught art to elementary children in after school programs.

What a long, strange trip it’s been, eh?

Being described as part of the "murderous patriarchal oppression" is so fun. #feminism

— Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) October 9, 2015

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Category: Sex Trouble

Feminist Tumblr and the ‘Tampon Tax’

Posted on | October 9, 2015 | 87 Comments

Behold the irrefutable logic of Feminist Tumblr:

Tampons and other ‘feminine hygiene’ products are taxed. Women have to pay taxes just to be able to have our periods.
So if any anti feminist complains about women in regards to money (or anything really) just tell him: “As a female tax payer my tampon taxes go towards things that you benefit from so shut the f–k up“
Just by being born a woman you are born into more financial needs, not wants. I need to buy tampons, pads, monthly pain medicine, underwear(after they are inevitably stained), contraceptions to help with more severe periods and pregnancy prevention in general. Imagine living paycheck to paycheck and having to budget for feminine products in addition to other living essentials. Where as a guy can put that extra $50-75 towards food, rent, etc. There’s really not the option to not buy tampons/pads that month. You can’t go to work bleeding down your legs.

Perhaps the young ladies of Feminist Tumblr don’t realize it, but some societies actually have a system that ensures that males provide for women’s special needs. Under this system, each girl is born with a male assigned to take care of her, and also to take care of her mother. In societies with such a system, this man is called a “father.” This man has the responsibility of providing for the health and safety of one adult woman (who is called a “wife”) as well as any children she bears, including both sons and daughters. Upon reaching adulthood, each female is then assigned another male to provide for her in a similar fashion. In societies with such a system, this man is called a “husband.” This system distributes the economic and social tasks necessary to provide for women’s special needs in such a way that every adult man, by fulfilling his assigned role as “husband” and “father,” helps prevent women from experiencing their special needs as a lonely burden.

Feminists call this system “patriarchy” and call husbands and fathers “oppressors.” Feminists have spent decades trying to destroy patriarchy. A man who tries to persuade them that this destructive project is a bad idea is called a “misogynist.” Feminists demand equality, but we find that the pursuit of equality results in many women experiencing their special needs as a lonely burden. We call these women “Crazy Cat Ladies.”

She may need one of these. @MechofJusticeWZ pic.twitter.com/gb7sWWft98

— Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) October 8, 2015

"Nothing pisses off feminists like accusing them of being insane … because they know it to be true." http://t.co/7qpAB4fFbm

— Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) October 9, 2015

Feminists: Totally overthinking this 'sex' thing. http://t.co/1CuSZlv2NE pic.twitter.com/1zlDQD8qmi

— Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) October 9, 2015

@rsmccain Sex and gender are a social construct? The entire sexually dimorphic animal and insect kingdoms seems to differ. (Drops Mic)

— Gregory Lee (@makaza_banana) October 9, 2015

Liberals insist Darwinian evolution explains everything, except human sexual behavior. Because … equality! @Frank_Turk @makaza_banana

— Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) October 9, 2015

Category: Sex Trouble

Friday Fiction: 100 Word Challenge

Posted on | October 9, 2015 | 2 Comments

by Smitty

The proprietor’s impassive face makes monks seem animated. The bedraggled, alcohol-reeking customer struggles to get the jewelry box from the tote, meaningless baubles spilling over the counter. Exchanges words and money. Leaves. The scene clicks.
I ask, “Weren’t the two of you across the bar from each other last night at the tavern next door?”
Nods.
“Seems a good business model; making money as they liquidate their assets, and as they hydrate the flesh.”
Nods again, replies: “It’s a blight on the soul. But my brother won’t listen until he smacks bottom, dislodging the wax in his ears.”

via Darleen

Category: Friday Fiction

NBC’s New Sitcom: ‘Abortion Barbie’?

Posted on | October 9, 2015 | 32 Comments

Hollywood liberalism beyond parody:

Wendy Davis made national headlines in 2013 for filibustering anti-abortion legislation in the Texas Senate. Now the former Democratic state senator is poised for more national attention as the inspiration for a dramedy series in development at NBC.
Written by Jennifer Cecil, the untitled project centers on a female Democratic senator who, after losing the Texas governor’s race, gets her world turned upside down. In the vein of The Good Wife, while she pieces her pride back together, she goes to work in the law firm of her best friend — a black male Republican — and discovers that with no political future to protect, she can unshackle her inner badass.

Why would anyone imagine that this kind of story would be able to attract a national audience? This is further evidence of the extent to which the entertainment industry is run by Democrats whose partisan politics dictate the content of what they produce. Many of the movies and TV shows that emerge from Hollywood are simply unwatchable because so many people in the industry place liberal activism ahead of every other consideration.

(Via Memeorandum.)

Category: Hollywood

That Crazy Buck Rogers Stuff

Posted on | October 8, 2015 | 17 Comments

— by Wombat-socho

So, a couple of weeks ago in the comments Goodstuff brought up the topic of Buck Rogers, and I was going to write about that last week in the book post, but I Forgot. Going to remedy that failure right here and now. The original Buck Rogers tale, Armageddon 2419 A.D. is widely available on Kindle and in dead-tree editions, usually packaged with its sequel “The Airlords of Han”. For those of you that missed out, these are the history of the Second American Revolution, in which Anthony “Buck” Rogers, veteran of the First World War, wakes from a state of suspended animation due to radioactive gases and winds up leading the scattered bands of Americans to victory against the Han invaders, who conquered America early in the 22nd century. It’s a fun little pair of stories, and only an SJW would whimper about its roots in the “yellow peril” literature that was popular in the 1920s. It was rebooted by Martin Caidin (author of Cyborg, which became The Six Million Dollar Man) in 1995 as Buck Rogers : A Life in the Future.

Perhaps more interesting are the four sequels written by various authors to an outline by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle: Mordred, by John E. Holmes, in which an aged Anthony Rogers must deal with his half-Han son, who is attempting to reverse his father’s victory; Warriors Blood, by Richard McEnroe, in which it’s revealed that the Han are actually human/alien hybrids, and Rogers himself has been mysteriously rejuvenated by alien technology…but there’s a nasty catch to it. I don’t recall reading the sequel, Warriors World, in which Rogers and the Americans must cope with an even worse threat triggered by their desperate assault on the aliens’ Lunar Base, but if it’s as good as Warrior’s Blood, then at worst, it’s decent brain candy. I haven’t found my copy of John Silbersack’s Rogers Rangers yet, but I definitely recall it being the capstone to the four books, with Rogers leading a motley crew of rebel aliens and human refugees back from a a secret base to liberate Earth from the aliens. As I said, not great books on the order of Ender’s Game or The Mote In God’s Eye, but decent brain candy, and used paperbacks can be had quite cheaply.

Also arriving in the mail this week, the David Drake tribute anthology Onward, Drake!, edited by Mark Van Name. It contains stories by Larry Correia, Sarah Hoyt, Gene Wolfe, Barry Malzberg, John Lambshead and others, as well as tributes from Tom Doherty, Toni Weisskopf, and S.M. Stirling; in addition, the afterwords from the authors and Drake himself are outstanding. Did I mention there’s new Hammer’s Slammers stories, one of them by Drake? Not at all sorry I splashed out and got the limited edition, not at all, but I am sure the Kindle edition reads just as well.

Category: Books

In The Mailbox, 10.08.15

Posted on | October 8, 2015 | Comments Off on In The Mailbox, 10.08.15

— compiled by Wombat-socho

OVER THE TRANSOM
EBL: Hillary Clinton’s E-Mails – In The Cloud?
The Camp of the Saints: Ungrateful Little Shi’itehead
Political Hat: Diversity Is Now The Be All End All Of Academia
Michelle Malkin: Gitmo Extended Stay Suites In Colorado? Hell No!
Doug Powers: Global Warming Causes Sierra Club President To Melt Under Ted Cruz’ Questioning
Twitchy: “The Dim Bulb Thing Wasn’t An Act?” Andy Richter Tries His Hand At #GunSense
Shark Tank: Brian Mast – “Syrian Refugees Should Be Taking Up Arms To Fight ISIS”

RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES
American Power: Gallup Won’t Do Tracking Polls For 2016 Campaign
American Thinker: Was The Oregon Shooting An Islamist Attempt To Assassinate Alek Skarlatos?
BLACKFIVE: Book Review – Buffalo Trail By Jeff Guinn
Conservatives4Palin: Governor Palin Shares Interview Of “Iconic Drudge”
Don Surber: Dave Weigel Seems To Think WV Will Go For Bernie Sanders
Jammie Wearing Fools: It’s Time To Impeach The IRS Commissioner
Joe For America: McCarthy Out Of Race For Speaker
JustOneMinute: Losing Their Religion
Pamela Geller: Captured ISIS Fighter Has Map Full Of Targets For Berlin Takeover
Protein Wisdom: DiBlasio Threatens NYC Museums And Cultural Institutions Over “Diversity”
Shot In The Dark: Keep Guns Out Of The Hands Of Straw Men
STUMP: What Should Be Taught, Part II – Reactions To Japan Humanities Ban
The Gateway Pundit: Ten-Year-Old Minnesota Girl Raped By Muslim Refugee In Elevator
The Jawa Report: We Gonna Make Them Pay
The Lonely Conservative: Obama Claims Defunding Planned Parenthood Would Wreck The Economy
This Ain’t Hell: Army Postpones SFC Martland’s Discharge
Weasel Zippers: Air Force Hero Who Helped Stop Paris Terror Attack Stabbed In Sacramento, Now In Stable Consition – Two Asian Men Sought
Megan McArdle: Facebook Is Big, But Big Networks Can Fall
Mark Steyn: The Undocumented Branch Of The Electoral College

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Category: Linkagery

America’s Finest Literary Critic Is in Federal Prison, and Rightly So

Posted on | October 8, 2015 | 24 Comments

Damn his atheist soul, but Barrett Brown is an excellent writer. His mistake was to think this qualified him to be an “investigative journalist,” a task for which his heroin addiction probably disqualified him, as if his habit of associating with criminal terrorists were not bad enough. Fortunately for Barrett, he flipped out in September 2012 and threatened an FBI agent in a manic YouTube meltdown. This has provided him the opportunity to write literary criticism, and this week Barrett Brown takes on novelist Jonathan Frantzen:

In Purity, marriages fail one after another in excruciating 50-page flashbacks. No one is particularly likable or even unlikable, though a few do manage to be insufferable. Toward the end we’re treated to one great character, the cynical plutocrat dad of one of the dastardly feminists, but then he disappears from view and promptly dies. The megalomaniacal information activist is admirably complex, but as a megalomaniacal information activist myself, I found him unconvincing. The one murder that serves to kick off the plot is perpetuated against an otherwise minor off-screen character rather than one of the several main characters whom the reader might have much preferred to see murdered. Franzen is also rather hard on the ladies, whereas everyone would have been better served had he instead been harder on himself and maybe put out a better book.
It’s worth reiterating, though, that this sort of subject matter is not my cup of tea to begin with, and I certainly don’t want anyone to refrain from reading a novel that might interest them simply because I said mean things about it. If you’re up for a “moving meditation on marriage and friendship,” then you should probably read Freedom over and over again until your eyes bleed. If divorce and infidelity and guilt and trial separation is your thing, then you’d better get your ass over to the nearest book store and pick up a copy of Purity. You need not worry about what I think. But if you’re curious anyway, what I think is that I hate you.

You can and should read the whole thing, and laugh as you envision Barrett doing hard time in a federal penitentiary, where he is paying his debt to society and writing witty essays.

Category: Barrett Brown

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FMJRA 2.0: Four! Four Days Before The Deadline!

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Feminist Tumblr and the ‘Tampon Tax’

Friday Fiction: 100 Word Challenge

NBC’s New Sitcom: ‘Abortion Barbie’?

That Crazy Buck Rogers Stuff

In The Mailbox, 10.08.15

America’s Finest Literary Critic Is in Federal Prison, and Rightly So

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