GBNews is a new, UK-based, news channel that has its share of detractors. It certainly got off to a shaky start with wildly fluctuating sound levels and poor lighting. The predictable accusation has been that it is ‘far-right’ and a UK equivalent of Fox News. However, the ‘Guardianistas’ hate it, so it can’t be all… Continue reading Helen Pluckrose & Andrew Doyle
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Toxic Feminism
Not all feminism is toxic. There are feminists with whom it is quite possible to agree on some points and respectfully differ on others. In practice, that is not a problem for either party – it is easy to maintain friendly engagement. Then there are the others, the sort of feminists who have established a… Continue reading Toxic Feminism
The Murder of David Amess
(The gender sympathy gap) The Conservative MP David Amess was stabbed to death at his constituency surgery in Essex and a 25 year old man of Somali extraction has be been arrested. It is believed that it was a terrorist attack and the perpetrator Ali Harbi Ali is being investigated by counter-terrorism police. There was… Continue reading The Murder of David Amess
APPG for Men and Boys
This post may not mean a great deal to readers who are based outside the United Kingdom. I am nonetheless very grateful for their interest and apologise that this post is particularly UK-centric. All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal groupings of Members of Parliament (MPs) who take an interest in a particular topic. They… Continue reading APPG for Men and Boys
Kelly Oliver
In order to be revolutionary, feminist theory cannot claim to describe what exists, or, “natural facts.” Rather, feminist theories should be political tools, strategies for overcoming oppression in specific concrete situations. The goal, then, of feminist theory, should be to develop strategic theories—not true theories, not false theories, but strategic theories. These chilling words were… Continue reading Kelly Oliver
Arwa Mahdawi
(Another Angry Oxbridge Eng Lit Feminist in the Media) In another post, I have commented on the over-representation of English Literature graduates from Oxford and Cambridge in the UK media. Many of these journalists have pronounced feminist leanings – see post The Feminist Glass Escalator. These include Katherine Viner (Guardian editor) Gabby Hinsliff (Guardian), Marina… Continue reading Arwa Mahdawi
Long Covid and Toxic Femininity
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed some of the worst aspects of feminism. It quickly became apparent that men were more likely to die as a result of COVID-19 infection and that was a threat to the feminist sense of unique victimhood. The predictable response was to blame men; it was their own fault and therefore… Continue reading Long Covid and Toxic Femininity
Meghan Markle the 1/2 humanitarian
If ever you find yourself having eaten something that you need to vomit up quickly I can recommend a recent article in Time Magazine that you can find by clicking on the image below. No surprise then, that the sycophantic piece features that pair of self-absorbed mediocrities, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The cover photograph… Continue reading Meghan Markle the 1/2 humanitarian
Misleading Use of Images: The BBC Again
Pictures do a lot of the ‘heavy lifting’ when it comes to news articles. The BBC knows this and that is why it foregrounds images of women and girls when it comes to victim stories even if the story is not primarily about girls. Indeed, by using pictures carefully, it is possible to leave an… Continue reading Misleading Use of Images: The BBC Again
A Misleading BBC Headline
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has a definite feminist bias, particularly the BBC online. It is perfectly acceptable for outlets such as The Guardian to be biased because I can choose whether or not to support them. The BBC, however, is funded by a ‘poll-tax’ on television ownership and most of us have to pay… Continue reading A Misleading BBC Headline
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