Canadians need to be exposed to the end product of inducting the concept of gender identity into Charter and laws. The end result is that we have incarcerated male rapists in female prisons. It is the ultimate expression of placing the feelings of males above the *safety* of females
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Dead Wild Roses: The Nine Most Common Cognitive Distortions
Reading a new book called the Coddling of the American Mind by Gregg Lukainoff and Jonathan Haidt. Just started, but it has been very interesting so far as describes some of the less than ideal strategies we have have for making our way through society. Some of the maladaptive strategies
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: ‘Shang-Chi’ and the politics of liberal representation
A dive into Marvel’s Shang-Chi reveals weaving histories that bring to question the limits to liberal representation and its expressions in the film industry today. Image courtesy Marvel Studios. “A fantasy of inclusion is a technique of exclusion.” —Sara Ahmed Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, directed by
Continue readingScripturient: The New Odyssey
Much has been made of the fact that Emily Wilson’s recent translation of Homer’s The Odyssey (Norton, 2018) is the first translation of that great work by a woman. But for me what matters is how well she renders the text into modern English and makes what can be a
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Canadian Bill C-36 will Silence Women – Much to the Delight of Men
Mia Ashton writes on Canadian Bill C-36 and its implications for women and feminists who have taken up the mantle of defending female rights and boundaries in Canadian society. “There is the same complete lack of understanding surrounding this proposed hate speech legislation. Most people in Canada are not
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Predators and Safe Spaces – Eva Comrie
Male violence (and the threat of male violence) still shapes women’s lives here in 21st century. We have not advanced past the stage of needing female only spaces and strong rules regarding the safeguarding of women and children from predatory men. The transgender idea of self – identification inserts a
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Wild West of Gender Therapy in Canada – The Canadian Gender Report
It is wise to seek council from many voices especially on the topic of children experiencing gender dysphoria. The professionals here seem quite biased toward a medical solution to for this family’s child. They seem unaware of what is going on in the UK and the unwarranted medication of
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: On Fads and Pop Culture Gurus
Interesting discussion here (linked below), on the power of ritual, the positive functions of mythology, and the value of mentors. One negative point: the cold immersion fad is rooted in ignorance. If you preheat your body with saunas, sweat lodges or vigorous exercise, a short cold dunk is very health-promoting,
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Local Man In Dress Discovers Twitter Isn’t Real Life. Full Story at 11 – Aberdeen, Washington Star Wars Store Owner Don Sucher Boldly States What We All Know.
What a delightful backfire this is. The entire kerfuffle was, most likely, staged by trans activists to be a propaganda piece (a confederate had the camera rolling throughout the confrontation) against a shop owner with this sign. Here is the sign in question. “Just out Dr.Seuss’s New Book –
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Chomsky on Meritocracy
“And his analysis of “meritocracy” reveals the crude and misleading assumptions about creativity and intelligence upon which it rests. Instead of the comforting rationale that merit breeds success and that the successful have merit, Chomsky suggests, a more rational approach would be to speculate that in our society “wealth
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Why Identity Politics Are So Prevalent
I mean, the short answer is that identity politics are useless. But the long detailed answer is good too.
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: Big Brother Is Watching You – and Yes, It Matters
I talked to my boy in the car this past weekend about what to do when he drives, if he has any problems; and he talked to me about the language learning, free software that he uses on his phone. Two days later, Virgin Mobile, now owned by Bell, sends
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Identity Politics in Action – When “Who” is more important that “What”.
Identity politics serves to corrupt the notions of morality, common sense, and what it means to live in a society under the rule of law. This is a brief examination of a twitter thread I stumbled across about the recent cases of Catholic Churches being burnt down as misguided retaliation
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: On Narcissism & Independence
The fourth of July….I realize only now, that is today’s date, as I finish writing this short reflection. How fitting. Independence Day. Now, let us talk about where real independence comes from. * The real pandemic, or one of the many that afflicts the modern world, is mass narcissistic regression
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Debate Me Coward – This is What We’re Up against.
Cortana please show me how coherent the gender identity position is. You get a cookie if you can get past 20 minutes.
Continue readingSusan on the Soapbox: The Marieval Residential School
This weekend Ms Soapbox was going to write a breezy little blog saying she was taking the summer off. She was going to wish everyone a safe and pleasant summer and ask them to check back here on September 5, 2021, to resume the battle of trying to stay ahead
Continue readingScripturient: The Beatles: Songs and Lives
This week I finished re-reading The Beatles: The Biography by Bob Spitz, the best biography I’ve read of the group that defined music, culture, and style in the Sixties: the era I grew up in. I’ve read several other bios in the past, both of the band and of the
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