Sady Doyle of Tiger Beatdown fame has a great piece up at In These Times on the ways in which the Internet has helped to highlight virulent and violent misogyny — and inspire effective feminist pushback. It’s actually kind of … inspiring? (That’s a word I don’t use often!) Here’s the opening:
When a history of 21st-century feminist activism is someday written, 2011 may be labeled Year Rape Broke. Sexual assault and harassment have, of course, always been key feminist concerns. But in 2011, sexual violence, exploitation, or intimidation were part of nearly every major story that fell under the heading of “women’s issues”–and the activism against it has been particularly widespread, focused and effective.
As we enter this renaissance of sexual assault awareness, it’s worth considering the ways in which new media has informed it–and, indeed, perhaps even made it possible. …
You can read the rest on the In These Times website.
Full disclosure: I worked at ITT for a couple of years in the 90s (yes, I’m old), and Sady says some nice things about Man Boobz in the piece.
“And it continue is”? What?
I HAVE FREAKY BELIEFS ABOUT LOGICISM AS THEOLOGY, FFS, DON’T YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY TO ME?
NWO I’M A PANTHEIST I’M NOT EVEN JEWISH REALLY
I’m a Jew in the “descended from Jews, belong to the Jewish culture” sense, not the “following the laws of the Jewish religion” sense.
I’ve never read the Talmud and I wouldn’t live by anything in it if I had.
I guess that could all be a Jewish lie, but then why wouldn’t I just lie big and say I was a Christian? If you can’t believe anything a Jew says, you can’t believe anything anyone says, because how do you know they aren’t all secret Jews?
Anyway I’m still waiting for your feelings on Jesus.
…And why you think asking a Christian “do you agree with Jesus?” is some sort of super sneaky gotcha question.
SOME OF MY QUOTES MAKE JESUS SOUND LIKE A COMMIE
I AM INSULTING JESUS
BY CALLING HIM A COMMIE
DON’T YOU WANT TO INSULT ME TOOO?
…fuck yeah I did find the ultimate Asperger’s suffering religion geek’s religion, tell you what.
ALSO, NWO, IS THIS LIKE I’M PRETENDING I DON’T WANT GOVERNMENT? I’M PRETENDING I DON’T KNOW ABOUT THE EVIL TALMUD QUOTES YOU REFUSE TO EVEN CHECK? Not just for accuracy, btw, but EXISTENCE?
NWO, THIS MAY BLOW YOUR MIND BUT I READ THE TALMUD AND HOLLY DOESN’T! WHY IS THIS? Am I secretly Jewish like I’m secretly Statist?
@Holly Pervocracy
Since you’re a Jew and it is your sacred duty to lie to me. Or decieve me in some way I have to assume any quote of which I have repeatedly ask you to stop quoting is a deception.
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You could be telling me your this or that. Subterfuge, lies and deception.
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Can you stop?
It’s so simple, all you have to do is stop quoting.
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If you can’t I must assume it’s a lie or deception.
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Can you stop?
NWO, WHERE ARE REAL QUOTES THAT SAY SHE HAS TO DECEIVE YOU.
I SEEM to know things about the Talmud, and you already think I pretend to be things I’m not – IE a LIbertarian, though you won’t tell me why on earth I do this. Am I secretly a Jew, too?
What does she need to stop doing, for god’s sakes, quoting Christ?
do you agree OR NOT?
WHAT IS TALMUD?
NWO, the text of the Gospels isn’t something I can lie about. It’s written down lots of places. You can look it up yourself.
So it is not a lie to say this is in the Gospel of Matthew:
And a simple question can’t be a lie.
Do you agree or disagree with this?
She is quoting Scripture, NWO. There is no subterfuge.
Do you agree, or NOT?
NWO, also, why pick on me? Because I said I was Jewish?
How do you know Zhinxy and Ozy aren’t secret Jews? They could be lying!
If Jews lie, how do you know there isn’t a JEW BEHIND YOU RIGHT NOW DON’T TURN AROUND!!!”
Why should she stop? What is she doing wrong?
The Jew Ninjas are the SNEAKIEST Ninjas!!!!
the jew-call is coming from inside the house
And honestly, NWO? A knowledge of Talmud is seriously helpful for Christians. It helps put Jesus teachings in the context of the Judaism of his day. When he spoke of love and mercy and forgiveness and kindness, he wasn’t saying some radical thing his people had never heard of. If he had been, he would never have been able to call them hypocrites, now would he have?
I wish I were a secret Jew! Eight days of presents! And seders are way more fun than Easter.
One of these days we’re going to find out NWO’s real name, and it’s going to be, like, Bernie Levenstein.
@Holly Pervocracy
Since you as a Jew have a sworn duty to lie, decieve, use subterfuge. Your question is no doubt a deception. Arguements must be “won” by using any and all these methods.
I’ve asked you repeatedly to not use quotes, yet you persist. The only reason would be to show how I’m a bad Christian for not loving and praying for my enemies, while you don’t have to. Being a Jew you’re exempt from such sympathies. I would therefore be a bad Christian while you would remain a good Jew for being deceptive.
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Can you stop?
And in the sense that they were hypocrites, so are we all, by that standard. The “law obsessed old testament jews” and the “love and mercy of Jesus” are things bent out of all possible shape.
Wow. I’m envious of Holly’s new superpower. That is some high-proof crazy right there.
DING DING DING DING DING WE HAVE A WINNER DING
*balloons fall*
*studio audience roars with applause*
*models emerge, bearing fabulous prizes*
“The only reason would be to show how I’m a bad Christian for not loving and praying for my enemies, while you don’t have to.”
What?!?! Followers of a religion have to follow the teachings of their religion! What madness is this?
@Holly Pervocracy
Since you as a Jew have a sworn duty to lie, decieve, use subterfuge. Your question is no doubt a deception. Arguements must be “won” by using any and all these methods.
I’ve asked you repeatedly to not use quotes, yet you persist. The only reason would be to show how I’m a bad Christian for not loving and praying for my enemies, while you don’t have to. Being a Jew you’re exempt from such sympathies. I would therefore be a bad Christian while you would remain a good Jew for being deceptive.
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Can you stop?
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No, fuck that. Your quotes are made up bullshit, and she doesn’t have to do any of that. She has no sworn duty to lie to you or anybody. This “you don’t have to” crap has nothing to do with it even if SHE DID. You take on the yoke of the saviour, you don’t whine that the non-christians don’t HAVE to love their enemies.
Tough fucking Titty, dude.
I’m curious, NWO, what am I lying about?
Give me an example.
Are my quotes fake? Have I said something false about Christianity?
What lie do you think I’ve told?