When I was a child my grandfather gave me the book ‘Just So Stories’ by Rudyard Kipling. Even then, at a tender age and longer ago than I care to remember, the stories seemed entertaining but trite. The book consists of a series of accounts of how animals acquired certain characteristics. For example, how the… Continue reading Feminist just-so stories
Tag: misogyny
A confected moral panic
Many media feminists, J K Rowling, for example, are dissatisfied with Labour Policy and, in particular, with Keir Starmer. Sir Keir has apparently ‘turned his back on women’ – ‘has marginalised women’ – ‘has erased women’. According to the ever-unhinged Julie Birchill, writing in the Spectator, ‘the climate of misogyny now being as rabid as… Continue reading A confected moral panic
Do feminists hate men?
A recent academic publication from ‘Psychology of Women Quarterly,’ claims to show that women in general and feminists in particular do not have a negative view of men (see here). The study has attracted interest in the mainstream media and among bloggers – see here for example). As you might expect, there are a number of… Continue reading Do feminists hate men?
The problem with moderators
Unfortunately, there are idiots out there and for that reason most websites that allow public comment have moderators to weed out abusive and insulting content. They are, it might be said, a necessary evil. But what if moderators misuse their position? And instead of blocking material that is abusive or grossly inaccurate they block material… Continue reading The problem with moderators
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
Misogyny Hate Speech
To a man with hammer, everything looks like a nail” Mark Twain At first sight, a misogyny-hate-speech law seems unobjectionable. Who would defend misogyny? Certainly not me. Unfortunately, some feminists have weaponised the awful circumstances surrounding the death of Sarah Everard in London to push for hastily constructed misogyny-hate-speech legislation. I believe huge dangers are… Continue reading Misogyny Hate Speech
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