The Feminsit Menace: As Big a Threat as Correctly Spelled Feminists?

For what it’s worth, I agree with Alan that mocking the spelling errors in and of themselves, such as with some of the commenters using this to discuss the intelligence of the authors, is wrong and should be avoided. I have done some professional editing work and everyone, even the best writers I worked with, makes these kinds of mistakes. Some of them made more mistakes than others, and that was especially common in those with dyslexia or even just those who have more difficulty remembering arbitrary rules. Some of the better spellers were way worse at critical thinking. It had nothing to do with “intelligence” (which is a loaded concept to begin with).

However, I think the original post was fine. To me, it was making fun of the trend of mispelling the word in this particular way, rather than making fun of the individuals. I see it as similar to the alot monster.

Making fun of people just because they might not have perfect English literacy is bad enough (you challenge the argument, not the way it’s presented) but this particularly rankles because such letter transposition is one of the symptoms of dyslexia and related conditions.

This is just the written version of mocking so

I’m with Alan on this one. The only people you should make fun of people with messed up grammar are the people who constantly correct grammar or people who make a grammar mistake when correcting you. That’s the only time it’s right.

Feminsit: a feminist who sits around eating bon-bons?
Femonist: a feminist who is also a demon?

But also, I’m a femonist.

http://45.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3t190YERR1r3szu4o1_500.gif

EDIT: Ah, people seems to have been talking about this but my point still stands.

Off topic post incoming!

Sarah Palin’s son Track has been charged with domestic violence
http://gawker.com/track-palin-was-charged-with-assault-last-night-1753857153

Anyone surprised?

@ rabid rabbit

Apologies to any triangle players out there

I used to play triangle in a reggae band. I didn’t do much. I just used to stand at the back and ting.

@WWTH
Am I surprised that Track Palin was arrested for domestic violence?

No.

But I am a sophisticate. I’ve been around the block a few times. Other things that don’t surprise me (at least not anymore):

The sun rising
The sun setting
My cats complaining about their food (inadequate, tiny portions, boring, been sitting on their saucers too long, and so on)

Re women who work in mines:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Country_%28film%29

Here’s the book that the film, North Country (starring Charlize Theron, whose mother was a victim of domestic violence and who herself recently dumped Sean Penn, known domestic abuser–you go, Charlize!) is based on:

http://www.amazon.com/Class-Action-Landmark-Changed-Harassment/dp/0385496133

And here’s a review of the book; I found this review on the same Amazon page that has the book:

A collaboration between a journalist and a lawyer, this volume describes in elaborate detail the tortuous path of the first class-action sexual harassment lawsuit, Jenson v. Eveleth Mines. In 1975, the Minnesota mine hired its first four women as the result of a consent decree; Lois Jenson took one of the jobs. Subjected to disgusting and relentless sexual harassment, Jenson went in turn to the company, the union, the state department of human rights, and finally, in 1988, to private counsel. With Title VII expert Paul Sprenger at the helm, the case took another 11 years, as the company’s attorneys waged an intense “nuts and sluts” defense, a strategy that cost the mine $15 million. Although ultimately vindicated, the complainants suffered not only from harassment but from the brutalizing process of the litigation. Jenson herself became disabled by stress from the harassment, the hostility of female co-workers, the length of the legal process, and the invasive interrogations connected with the claim for damages. Excessive detail, compelling though it is, diminishes the book’s utility. Recommended for large public and academic libraries. Cynthia Harrison, George Washington Univ., Washington, DC

Women do all the jobs they claim we don’t and we do it with harassment and sexism. The saying my carpenter friend hated but heard frequently was, “If it was easy, women and n-words would do it”, while she did it.

Another friend got called “Hot pussy” and humped from behind. She worked at a barge company.

I have ex in-laws who work re-shingling church towers on ropes and boards. Grandmas dangle in the hot KY summer and work all day.

I recently saw a farm wife wrestle a professional fighter to the ground and pin him.

We ain’t called the home of beautiful horses and wild women for nothin.

@Lea

Feminists are not all alike. We don’t hate each other. Sorry/not sorry, misogynists who stalk this site. We’re actually enjoying each other’s company. I bet you wonder what that’s like.

Yes!

And that quality of enjoying each other’s company — and all the good stuff it’s based on — have kept the world alive.

Of course, men have these qualities too.

But the people in the MRM? They’re totally jealous.

When I think of the laughs I have with my feminist friends and how dull mrms are, I almost feel sorry for them.

Hard chairs are misandry!

I’m not sure if “feminsits” is a typo or they’re trying to call us lazy.

OMG thank you so much for this post!! I can’t stop laughing!

Also hi, my electricity company left me with no power for three days, meaning the electric pump did not work and I was out of water as well ¬¬

I’m glad I survived to read this.

I’m looking for a few (hundred) good squirrels! Still having the s/o continue training raccoons; his last report from the field stated that they were breaking into homes and hiding in crawl spaces, a group fight over garbage had broken out but this had mostly ended since a large part of the raccoon contingent had gotten bored and smelled cat food on an old lady’s porch.

@Luzbelitx

Argh! Loss of electricity sucks, and longer periods of it (days) means throwing out a bunch of food. Here we at least get credit from the power company for their failure to provide their customers with electricity. 🙂 Hope your electric company is at least that decent.