Paradoxically, the response to the recent women’s health survey has not been all good for feminists. Instead, it has led to a focus on the health inequalities facing men and recognition, in some quarters at least, that the gender health gap benefits women. For that reason, journalists have adopted two approaches. One is to blame… Continue reading The Guardian and Men’s Health
The Independent and Women’s Health
When The Independent newspaper first appeared in the 1980s I was one of its most avid readers. It seemed to offer something new, fresh and as its title suggested, independent. Sadly, that is all over now. The Independent is now a zombie clickbait rag, peddling predictable right-on opinions.The article that piqued my interest, is all… Continue reading The Independent and Women’s Health
A Marxist Take on ‘Woke’
Many people, myself included, have been a little bit too free and easy with the words Marxism and Marxist. Terms such as cultural Marxism are applied to many forms of performative wokeness and the word Marxist is often hurled more as an insult rather than a considered and thoughtful judgement. Perhaps it mirrors the way… Continue reading A Marxist Take on ‘Woke’
Thought Terminating Feminist Clichés
A big part of feminist augmentation is the thought terminating cliché. Once this cliché has brought unthinkingly into the argument, all further thought, nuance and discussion become superfluous, or so feminists seem to think. Here are a few popular clichés and their obvious shortcomings. My Body, My Choice is a slogan we have been hearing… Continue reading Thought Terminating Feminist Clichés
Moira Donegan
Another week another daft article in the Guardian (here). This time, Moira Donegan (author of the Shitty-Media Men spreadsheet), argues that we are in an antifeminist backlash that is silencing women. Opening the discussion with the defamation lawsuit brought against Amber Heard is not a good place to start if you want to make that… Continue reading Moira Donegan
The Lonely Death of Emmett Till
(Lynchings used to start with a MeToo moment) In 1955, in rural Mississippi, Emmett Till was accused of whistling and staring at a white woman -Carolyn Bryant Donham. Subsequently, Emmett was abducted in the dead of night and driven off to be lynched. After he was tortured and shot in the head, his body was… Continue reading The Lonely Death of Emmett Till
Johnny Depp v Amber Heard – Useful Reading
I have no particular interest in the characters Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. However, they have performed an important public service and as a result of the live-streaming of their recent defamation trial, it is now possible to have a more intelligent and informed conversation on the subject of intimate partner violence IPV. Also in… Continue reading Johnny Depp v Amber Heard – Useful Reading
Depp v. Heard and The Myth of Male Power
Critical Theory is the thought system that makes toxic feminism, toxic. According to that theory, knowledge is socially constructed and the narratives of the most powerful are what constitute accepted knowledge or truth. This means that proponents Critical Theory have to be able to divine power relations in society and in this regard they behave… Continue reading Depp v. Heard and The Myth of Male Power
Amber Heard v Johnny Depp
So far, on this blog, I have avoided the subject of domestic violence. I am fortunate enough never to have experienced or witnessed that crime. However, I have always been suspicious of the narrative of universal male malfeasance and female victimhood promoted in large parts of the media. The situation is likely to be more… Continue reading Amber Heard v Johnny Depp
The gender ‘I, Me & My’ gap
(A tale of me – me – me feminism) Feminists like to claim that men are narcissistic and fragile. This is little more than a throwaway jibe that is seldom backed with evidence. If you look at articles in newspapers written by male and female journalists, a different picture begins to merge. The criteria for… Continue reading The gender ‘I, Me & My’ gap
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