Author: femgoggles

I was abandoned by my parents in the black mountains and raised by timberwolves. On my return to the 'civilised world' with questionable table manners, I became a detached observer of human behaviour in general and gender relations in particular. This blog is the product of those observations.

The bias we dare not speak of

‘One particularly puzzling aspect of academic and public dialogue about implicit prejudice research has been the dearth of attention paid to the finding that men usually do not exhibit implicit sexism while women do show pro-female implicit attitudes‘  Implicit bias tests have been an important tool in the armoury of Human Resources departments. The idea… Continue reading The bias we dare not speak of

Feminist Faction

Propagandists have always known that fictional portrayals of events are the most powerful form of propaganda. They can hit home in ways that factual narratives can’t. This can be used for both good and evil. The fictional representation of the post office scandal, Mr Bates v The Post Office, gave an issue that had been… Continue reading Feminist Faction

Splaining is not gendered

(But perceptions of ‘splaining’ are) Some predictable views from Michael Flood foregrounding an even more predictable article by Rebecca Solnit, who has featured in this blog here . As yet another misandrist English Lit graduate she has been listed among Lit Crit femsplainers. She was also the idiot who wrote in the Guardian that a… Continue reading Splaining is not gendered

Feminism as communal narcissism

Narcissism can take many forms. Easy to recognise is the braggadocio and ‘I am the greatest’ postures of figures such as Donald Trump, but harder to spot is that which is wrapped in displays of virtuous victimhood and collective solidarity. Feminist displays of the sort shown above, it seems to me, fit the bill for… Continue reading Feminism as communal narcissism

Female radicalisation

At last, some attention is being paid to pathways of female/feminist radicalisation. This matters and it is not merely ‘whataboutery.’ After all, it is no more rational to dismiss an argument as ‘aboutery’ than it is ‘whataboutery.’ Radicalisation isn’t just about online silos or echo chambers, though that can be a problem, it is also… Continue reading Female radicalisation

Female Power

Or the gender lobbying gap ‘Female lobbyists are more likely to gain access to meetings with policymakers, regardless of the policymaker’s gender, indicating gender is used strategically by interest groups to improve their influence, finds a new UCL led study.’ A common feminist claim is that men occupy most positions of power and as a… Continue reading Female Power

Stoicism is good

Male coping strategies can be adaptive, or to put it another way, ‘toxic masculinity’ can be good for you. It is widely accepted, in the media at least, that suppressing thoughts is maladaptive and that the key to mental health and flourishing is to open up and share your feelings. It is also widely believed… Continue reading Stoicism is good

A Hornets Nest of WASPI’s

The furor about state compensation for 1950s women over supposedly lost pension entitlements is dying down. Now it seems to be confined to a few die-hards on Twitter and oven those cases are attracting less and less interest. Here are a few thoughts on the matter. Since 1944 women have received their state pension 5… Continue reading A Hornets Nest of WASPI’s