It seems that at the BBC, diversity is now defined by the absence of white men. The caption on the left, written by Ione Wells, appeared on the rolling news section of the BBC online on 6th September. The new Prime Minister of the UK, Liz Truss, had announced her four key cabinet positions and… Continue reading New Definition of Diversity at the BBC
The Welsh War on Boys
There have been chaotic and potentially violent scenes where the public had to be cleared from a council room in Gwynedd (North Wales). It seems that protesting individuals were reacting (over reacting perhaps) to a meeting on sex education in Welsh schools (see here). According to the article on the BBC website, passions had been… Continue reading The Welsh War on Boys
I, Me, My- Mesplainers
In a previous post I surveyed the headlines of daily newspapers over two days and found that the majority of articles with I me or my in the title were written by female journalists. Not all such articles are evidence of narcissism. Sometimes, the author was establishing their situation to speak authoritatively about a subject.… Continue reading I, Me, My- Mesplainers
Adult Diagnosis of ADHD
(also dyslexia and autism) But it’s still fashionable to talk about your struggles with ADHD, or your gifted-kid childhood traumas. These aren’t real tribes, though. They’re just shared victimhood labels” N. Rusell – Quillette 16/8/22 (here) Feminists clearly do not feel they are getting a big enough slice of the victim-pie when it comes to the diagnosis… Continue reading Adult Diagnosis of ADHD
How The Guardian Misleads Us
Most journalists do not lie. Sometimes the Guardian does come close, however. Think of the recent headline in the Guardian ‘Women May Not Live Longer Than Men after All‘ – that article misrepresented a study that had been published in the BMJ showing that when you control for confounding variables, women live longer than men,… Continue reading How The Guardian Misleads Us
The Guardian and Men’s Health
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. Journalists have adopted two approaches to this problem. 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… 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. 2. Pro-Choice is very similar to the first slogan and adds… 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*
toxic feminism 