Election 2008
Press bus gossip in book form = true! history!
God, people are stupid.
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(I was asked to review Game Change and the hoopla surrounding it. I’m experimenting with breviloquence. My next project will be a history of the feminist movement in haiku.)
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The Triumph of Patriarchy
Originally published at The New Agenda.
The dominant narrative of Barack Obama’s inauguration is that it represents the triumph of civil rights for African-Americans. And it does, undeniably. It’s a transcendent moment in America’s tortured history of race relations.
But there’s another, unacknowledged narrative. This one is about the role of men [...]
My life as a mole
(Originally published at The New Agenda.)
I’ve been outed. A couple of days ago Naomi Wolf was on CNN, talking about The New Agenda. It seems she’d had a look around the website and saw some posts criticizing Obama. I’ll say one thing for Naomi; she’s a smart one.
“I’m [...]
Comment of the day: thoughts on the future of feminism
An adorable stuffed animal cleverly masquerading as a baby alpaca.
The other day I posed three questions about what we need to do to in the wake of this year’s public self-immolation by the feminist establishment. I know, I know — “don’t make me click on the link, Violet! Just tell me what the [...]
Change we can be scared shitless by
Any hope that the hatred unleashed by the Obama movement would subside post-election is starting to fade. The signal features of Obama’s movement have always been fanaticism and misogyny — and note that I’m talking about the real Obama movement, not the Obama™ movement — and these were ratified at the polls on November 4. They’re now part of acceptable behavior.
I was over at Lynette Long’s blog this morning, and two of her front-page posts are disturbing testament to this phenomenon.
More of the interview with Palin
Several people have asked about the videos of Greta’s interview with Palin, so I’m posting them here. I already posted Part 1 of the interview in Palin’s office.
Office Interview
Part 2 (Palin refers again to the cheeto dicks, mentions a vulgar T-shirt, and more):
Part 3 (on being a conservative feminist and her desire to [...]
Palin takes on the cheeto dicks
“…some blogger, probably sitting in his parents’ basement in his pajamas…”
I’ve only had a chance to watch Part 1 so far.
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Guess there’s something wrong with me
Jesus Christ, is there no escape from the propaganda steamroller? Even Paul Krugman has succumbed:
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008, is a date that will live in fame (the opposite of infamy) forever. If the election of our first African-American president didn’t stir you, if it didn’t leave you teary-eyed and proud of your country, there’s [...]
You’re not alone
The most soothing alpaca picture ever.
Cellocat says, “I have never felt so lonely in my life, so isolated and depressed.” Many of us feel that way. Thousands in fact, perhaps millions. Huge numbers of women, all feeling completely alone and isolated, which means of course…
…that we’re not alone.
Over at The New Agenda, [...]
The road is long
I expect Obama to win tonight, which is frustrating but not surprising. What’s most disturbing to me, though, is seeing women not only vote for this, but celebrate its triumph. It’s deeply horrifying. It’s perverse.
On a feminist website I used to frequent but don’t expect to be visiting much anymore, [...]
