This message brought to you on behalf of entitled, scared men everywhere… (see more on the ‘equality trap’) I do love my subscription to the OED word of the day mailing list, and metagrobolize is just too good a word to forget; thus I need to use it a bunch
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Dead Wild Roses: Well, Feminism Isn’t Over Yet – Who Knew?
Another neat part of holding a minority viewpoint is that when talking with those still in the matrix, your arguments can be dismissed out of hand as whining or mere supercilious handwaving. This short video paints a slightly different picture and should be part of your 101 level knowledge of
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Amazing comment and I stole it to share with you, my loyal readers.. It is long, but necessary. “Not surprisingly, I have a story? It’s pretty long, and I’m sorry. My husband, Doctor Glass, recently went on a weeklong workshop. The participants worked on teams, slept in a dormitory,
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: My Friend Group has a case of Creepy Dude. How do we clear that up?
Brilliant post about the shit women have to put up with a daily basis. Some highlights here, but follow the link for the entire post, it is must read material. [Captain Awkward responding to letter:] “Dear Creeper, No Creeping! and Creeped Out: I’m not slithering around on the floor and
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Feminism – Basic Definitions
I get these great ideas and I say to myself, “Hey Arbourist, you should write a primer on feminism so you do not have to explain and reexplain 101 material until you turn blue”…then (as usual) someone else has already done it and done it better than I could do.
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Tropes vs Women – The Smurfette Principle
Ah yes, tokenism at its best. Just imagine the dudely outrage when called out on this particular trope. See! See! We have a female character… oh wait. Filed under: Education, Feminism Tagged: DWR Feminist Wednesday Feature, Feminist Critique, Feminsim, Tropes vs Women, Understanding Feminism
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Wednesday Feminist Discourse – Feminist Frequency – Tropes Vs Women
Oh the legions of butthurt MRA’s and Nice Guys are trolling the comments on this particular video. “Dear God!,”they say,”what about the men?” can be heard reverberating the intertubes. Wednesday is going to be an examination of the series on video games from a feminist perspective. Enjoy the ride.
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