men were some of the least radical demographic groups of the whole country. “ An interesting article from New Statesman (here) runs counter to the standard populist narrative that young men are porn addled misogynist extremists. It seems that there may be more problems with young women moving to the identitarian and progressive left, and making… Continue reading Young women are radicalising
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Misogyny the Manosphere and Online Content
Earlier this year the Women and Equalities Committee of the UK Parliament held a consultation on misogyny and the manosphere. Unfortunately, it was a rigged consultation with hand picked experts/activists. The committee has become ideologically captured and almost exclusively looks at issues affecting women and even then from only one perspective. This problem has got… Continue reading Misogyny the Manosphere and Online Content
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
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
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
Rebecca Solnit
‘Comment is free, but facts are sacred’ wrote Guardian editor C.P.Scott in 1921. The same sentiment has been put more pithily with ‘opinions are like assholes, everyone has one.’ Sadly, the modern day Guardian has plenty of journalists with lots of opinions but little in the way of facts to back up their arguments. High… Continue reading Rebecca Solnit
Greater Male Variability
(and other hypotheses) It’s a brave man who ventures to discuss the greater male variability hypothesis (GMVH). Just ask James Damore or Larry Summers. The former was sacked from Google for daring to raise GMV as a possible explanation (among others) for the greater number of men involved in coding. Similarly, Harvard President Larry Summers… Continue reading Greater Male Variability
Labour and the election of Donald Trump
What should the Labour Party in the UK learn from the election of Donald Trump? The election of Donald Trump has sent shockwaves around the world, particularly in left-leaning or liberal outlets. The US is an independent nation that is free to elect whoever it chooses. However, unlike the UK, it makes a big difference… Continue reading Labour and the election of Donald Trump
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