To be fair that is not the most respected academic institution, so the odds of others taking it too seriously are down a bit, but you’re right about their potential to make the poor school’s reputation sink further via over-reactive smear campaign, and of course this could be a safety issue with students. The good news is, as a commuter college, there’s not going to be a ton of people stuck there with no other option but to tolerate the potential danger. Still, if the admin is not aware of what they’re inviting here, someone should give them a heads up.
daintydougal
10 years ago
Massive congrats to LBT, thats super awesome!
pendraegon, I think the first time I commented here I was super nervous and confused and drunk and had been reading some really toxic TERF stuff…I think I made a bad impression, but everyone was nice(ish!) and I retreated and came back and apologised, and as far as I know, no grudges were held! So you’re doing better than me already!
So, that fucking plane.
And a ground force invading Gaza.
It’s a bit much guys. It’s a bit much.
pallygirl
10 years ago
LOL:
Johnathan Taylor (keynote) is an expert in composition and argumentation, a walking statistics portal
No MRA I have seen can do statistics properly.
pallygirl
10 years ago
Oh, hit post too quick. Nor are any MRAs masters art composition or argumentation. They don’t do logic, maths, or grammar.
Leum
10 years ago
In news of Leum, I continue to toy around with gender and gender identity. I’m fairly sure at this point that I’m agender, not male, but I don’t really know how I feel about pronouns yet. Thankfully my real name is gender-neutral, so that’s not an issue. No real problem with using the men’s room, thankfully. Still trying to work out the difference between a massive amount of cis and male privilege meaning I don’t need to notice my gender and not actually having one, so there’s that. So far everyone I’ve told has been supportive, but it’s mostly been internet friends.
pendraegon
10 years ago
Well I really appreciate the encouragement from everyone, been having a rough couple of months so it’s really heartening to be made feel so welcome.
And oy Gaza, though in happier news here stateside the Florida Keys just overturned their ssm ban.
WatermelonSugar
10 years ago
There is nothing official on the university’s website, so I don’t know if it an official event or what. They sure are fundraising, though.
There’s mail red flags on most of those speakers, too. One has already prompted the AVFM rage-on treatment of protesters, one doxxed a teacher before ICMI14 and one is Elam, who is…well, Elam, and the toxic center of all the above listed crap.
I’ve done a bit of research about “acedmic” AVFM-affiliated events, and it is frightening. I’ve archived a lot of it, too, to send as support for my concern.
I think I will write the letter to the university. I need to see what student organizations might be helpful, too.
I don’t reddit, but would some place like AMR be a good place to look for support?
chimisaur
10 years ago
Dunno. Reddit is bad for my mental health, so I avoid it like a fedora with a gun. I’m starting on the letter-writing as well though. 🙂
bunnybunny
10 years ago
Reddit is bad for my mental health, so I avoid it like a fedora with a gun.
True story.
Congrats, LBT!
Nequam
10 years ago
pally: for some reason your URL behaved weirdly for me (taking me to a page that showed how to enable cookies), but this one works:
On a different note, made a third book mockup. I think I am getting the hang of Coptic stitch binding, and it turns out a wrap-around spine label is both feasible and helpful if the book isn’t just a blank journal. You can see the various books here:
Re the website, what I discovered is that if you’re using Firefox, the “don’t tell the website my tracking preferences” screws up the cookies for that website and it shows you that page instead. I had to specifically allow tracking before it would let me navigate around. I’m assuming they have some html issues as other ordering websites are fine with my normal Firefox setting.
Foreigner – Cold As Ice (about gold diggers)
Black Sabbath – Walk Away (about spermjackers)
Electric Light Orchestra – Don’t Bring Me Down (about man distressed by his wife having agency)
chimisaur
10 years ago
Would that godawful Robin Thicke song from last summer be too obvious? *shudder*
Plane… Gaza… I just can’t deal. (And I’m very aware that I don’t need to, but people in Gaza don’t have the luxury of not dealing.)
So here’s a very fluffy bull. Cutest thing I’ve seen today. It’s a special breed, but they also make it look super-floofy by cleaning, conditioning, and BLOW-DRYING it daily. Apparently the cows love it.
Yeah, chimisaur, I’m not even going there. Too obvious, and absolutely no redeeming value as a song in and of itself.
I realised I haven’t covered the creepy harrassment/doxxing/stalker angle!
The Police – Every Breath You Take (also obvious, but definitely the classic for doxxers/stalkers)
Sarah McLachlan – Possession (which I thought was an intense, yet passionately romantic song when I heard it in late adolescence – until I found out it was a musical adaptation of a piece of creepy stalker fanmail)
Lea
10 years ago
I got a Mohawk today.
It looks super.
WatermelonSugar
10 years ago
The Internet tells me there is something called “Artists Against Misandry” in my home town, and I assume they have some lovely MRA songs, but alas, it seems they never made it to youtube.
…Artists Against Misandry. Thanks, Nashville!
Lea
10 years ago
This is sad because it’s such a catchy, upbeat song, but Bust a Move by Young MC is perfect for the manosphere.
cassandrakitty
10 years ago
Papercut should definitely be the theme song for a lot of our boomerang trolls.
We Hunted The Mammoth
Surprise, surprise.
@chimisaur–
Here is a DoNotLink to the AVFM article.
http://www.avoiceformen.com
Thanks Watermelon.
To be fair that is not the most respected academic institution, so the odds of others taking it too seriously are down a bit, but you’re right about their potential to make the poor school’s reputation sink further via over-reactive smear campaign, and of course this could be a safety issue with students. The good news is, as a commuter college, there’s not going to be a ton of people stuck there with no other option but to tolerate the potential danger. Still, if the admin is not aware of what they’re inviting here, someone should give them a heads up.
Massive congrats to LBT, thats super awesome!
pendraegon, I think the first time I commented here I was super nervous and confused and drunk and had been reading some really toxic TERF stuff…I think I made a bad impression, but everyone was nice(ish!) and I retreated and came back and apologised, and as far as I know, no grudges were held! So you’re doing better than me already!
So, that fucking plane.
And a ground force invading Gaza.
It’s a bit much guys. It’s a bit much.
LOL:
No MRA I have seen can do statistics properly.
Oh, hit post too quick. Nor are any MRAs masters art composition or argumentation. They don’t do logic, maths, or grammar.
In news of Leum, I continue to toy around with gender and gender identity. I’m fairly sure at this point that I’m agender, not male, but I don’t really know how I feel about pronouns yet. Thankfully my real name is gender-neutral, so that’s not an issue. No real problem with using the men’s room, thankfully. Still trying to work out the difference between a massive amount of cis and male privilege meaning I don’t need to notice my gender and not actually having one, so there’s that. So far everyone I’ve told has been supportive, but it’s mostly been internet friends.
Well I really appreciate the encouragement from everyone, been having a rough couple of months so it’s really heartening to be made feel so welcome.
And oy Gaza, though in happier news here stateside the Florida Keys just overturned their ssm ban.
There is nothing official on the university’s website, so I don’t know if it an official event or what. They sure are fundraising, though.
There’s mail red flags on most of those speakers, too. One has already prompted the AVFM rage-on treatment of protesters, one doxxed a teacher before ICMI14 and one is Elam, who is…well, Elam, and the toxic center of all the above listed crap.
I’ve done a bit of research about “acedmic” AVFM-affiliated events, and it is frightening. I’ve archived a lot of it, too, to send as support for my concern.
I think I will write the letter to the university. I need to see what student organizations might be helpful, too.
I don’t reddit, but would some place like AMR be a good place to look for support?
Dunno. Reddit is bad for my mental health, so I avoid it like a fedora with a gun. I’m starting on the letter-writing as well though. 🙂
True story.
Congrats, LBT!
pally: for some reason your URL behaved weirdly for me (taking me to a page that showed how to enable cookies), but this one works:
http://www.bergeredefrance.com/
On a different note, made a third book mockup. I think I am getting the hang of Coptic stitch binding, and it turns out a wrap-around spine label is both feasible and helpful if the book isn’t just a blank journal. You can see the various books here:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.701667973212541.1073741828.100001080340239&type=1&l=2a18669fac
Those are great photos. 🙂
Re the website, what I discovered is that if you’re using Firefox, the “don’t tell the website my tracking preferences” screws up the cookies for that website and it shows you that page instead. I had to specifically allow tracking before it would let me navigate around. I’m assuming they have some html issues as other ordering websites are fine with my normal Firefox setting.
@pallygirl – oh good, I thought I was somehow messing up Firefox!
@LBT – yay! May many more clinics make use of your pamphlets!
I’m thinking of putting together a mix CD of potential manosphere anthems and wanted some input from the Mammothtariat.
So far I’m thinking some teen-angst attention seeking:
Linkin Park – Papercut (Don’t turn your back on me / I won’t be ignored!)
Some classic manipulative Nice Guy(TM) bullshit:
Cee-Lo Green – Fuck You
Gotye – Somebody That I Used To Know
And some perpetuation of negative myths about women:
Kanye West – Gold Digger
Any more suggestions? 🙂
I LOVE IT
Song suggestions:
Foreigner – Cold As Ice (about gold diggers)
Black Sabbath – Walk Away (about spermjackers)
Electric Light Orchestra – Don’t Bring Me Down (about man distressed by his wife having agency)
Would that godawful Robin Thicke song from last summer be too obvious? *shudder*
Plane… Gaza… I just can’t deal. (And I’m very aware that I don’t need to, but people in Gaza don’t have the luxury of not dealing.)
So here’s a very fluffy bull. Cutest thing I’ve seen today. It’s a special breed, but they also make it look super-floofy by cleaning, conditioning, and BLOW-DRYING it daily. Apparently the cows love it.
Yeah, chimisaur, I’m not even going there. Too obvious, and absolutely no redeeming value as a song in and of itself.
I realised I haven’t covered the creepy harrassment/doxxing/stalker angle!
The Police – Every Breath You Take (also obvious, but definitely the classic for doxxers/stalkers)
Sarah McLachlan – Possession (which I thought was an intense, yet passionately romantic song when I heard it in late adolescence – until I found out it was a musical adaptation of a piece of creepy stalker fanmail)
I got a Mohawk today.
It looks super.
The Internet tells me there is something called “Artists Against Misandry” in my home town, and I assume they have some lovely MRA songs, but alas, it seems they never made it to youtube.
…Artists Against Misandry. Thanks, Nashville!
This is sad because it’s such a catchy, upbeat song, but Bust a Move by Young MC is perfect for the manosphere.
Papercut should definitely be the theme song for a lot of our boomerang trolls.