So over on The Spearhead, the fellas are discussing pop star and self-professed feminist Lorde — no, really — and, well, I have some bad news for you all. Apparently we’re about to be taken over by Barbarian tribes. No, really — again. Blame Lorde, Lena Dunham, Lady Gaga, and of course Sex & the City. Among others.
According to a comment-cum-manifesto from The Other Jim, which won itself a couple of dozen upvotes from The Spearhead’s highly civilized readers, Lorde’s feminism
is merely symptomatic of the fact that we live in what can only be called, ‘The Fem-Centric Reality” … Where the culture of the West caters to female desires. Thus, it’s why we see movies, tv, books, music, etc. targeting women(with the govt. legally and economically empowering women eg Title IX, Lilly Ledbetter, etc.), but more importantly appealing to their innermost desires.
It’s why we’ve seen the popularity of such things like ‘Sex & the City’, ’50 Shades of Grey’, ‘Rom-Com’ movies and shows, ‘Girls’, ‘Dancing With the Stars’, ‘The Bachelor/ette’, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, ‘Grrll-Power’ Heroines like Jennifer Lawrence in the ‘Hunger Games’, ABC News, the ‘War on Women’, etc. All of it catering to the fleeting whims and desires of women. Thus, we all live in ‘Chick-World’. *
So, the ‘Fem-Centric Reality’ is the dominant cultural force in the West right now. Of course, it won’t last, nothing ever does, but the price it will exact from Western Civilization will likely help in usher in a cultural, if not civilizational collapse as the Barbarian tribes surrounding the West see the weakness the Fem-Centric Reality engenders and are patiently waiting to take over a weaker civilization.
So there’s that.
Jim ends with this, well, intriguing theory about trans women:
* It’s also why we’re seeing more MTF transsexuals in the public eye, IMO due to a form of Stockholm Syndrome whereby some men aren’t merely sympathizing with the hostage takers(women & the FemCentric Reality), they’re trying to become the hostage takers(women) and be at the center of the FemCentric Reality where the benefits are quite generous.
Fellas: just make sure to get your transition in before the barbarians take over, if you want to enjoy the lady benefits while you still can!
Christina Hoff Sommer’s work is the height of anti-feminist intellectual dishonesty. None of her work addresses feminist talking-points in an informed or honest fashion. And in her own work she has accused women raped by partners with whom they have had consensual sex before of lying about being raped. So she deserves criticism.
Check out the song in my link. It has men and women singing together in traditionalistic harmony. Unlike the trash of modern music.
You need to work on those metaphors, Dunce.
How on earth is modern music (or rather, your musical tastes) relevant? Idiot.
David’s been locked in the dungeon? 😯
Relevance is a concept long forgotten by our hedonistic society until it is trotted out for selected reasons.
Are you drunk posting? Because you’re making less and less sense, which is impressive, given how little you made from the start.
I speak these opinions as a non-racist person who is respected by all women I know personally.
Citaitons needed.
‘cos so far, tonight, you’ve been racist, sexist, transphobic & homophobic…
Must leave now to worship the Lord and take a walk in nature. I am not currently drunk but I will come back next time I do get drunk.
Fear not, he will escape. He has the catferret power!
Barbarians? Did this guy mistake Game of Thrones for reality? Does he think a hoard of Dothraki screamers is coming? Led by a misandrist with dragons or whatever? What a moron.
Basement Cat has taken David? *makes the sign of the holy tin opener*
That would explain why he’s been so far behind on the comments…
And I’ll see your music and raise you my mother and brother are watching (American) football. Or trying to, it seems to be a string of penalties.
Okay, is anyone smelling sock? The fauxreligious schtick is one of a certain blog herpes’ favourites.
Oh goodie, he’s off to worship the Lord. Calling it now, sock.
::thanks Ceiling Cat I’d finished my coffee before I read that::
Ninja’ed!
Oh one more thing; note that trans women and lesbians are often bigoted toward nonwhites, and poor nonwhite women are often anti-gay. So much for the great coalition against patriarchy.
Yep, the moment Dunce started whinging about there being no 2013 TotY, he tipped his hand.
I know who you think I am but I’m not he. Ok I’m really gone for an hour. Take care and God bless all
Intersectionality? What’s that?
Ok I admit I’m PPT but I’ve only been here since May 2013; Steel etc was a different person.
On the plus side, Dunce seems positively giddy in his idiocy which is a nice change from Mikey’s raging misery.
Hey, Dunce, if you’re gonna go worship the Lord, just do it. I’m sure he’s aching to have your attention.
So, you’ve discovered bigotries aren’t linear? Gosh, aren’t you clever.
::pats troll’s head::
::wipes hand::
You might now progress to the “trans women and lesbians are not all white” class. You might even get to the murder statistics for trans women of colour, which are something like ten times the average in the US (is that the right number, Argenti? I know it’s appallingly high).
Then piss off, Dunce. You’ve been banned umpteen times already. You have a real boundary issue, don’t you?
No. no. no. Dunce. If you’re going to make TotY, you need to keep the game going for longer than that.