tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post752111281149981004..comments2024-03-22T03:19:38.110-04:00Comments on Forever In Hell: Some Things Make Me StabbyPersonalFailurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034292023591747601noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-35588189008154625572009-10-14T01:09:00.817-04:002009-10-14T01:09:00.817-04:00Ulyana - i heard about that, the reporter and the ...Ulyana - i heard about that, the reporter and the Ironman winner. couple of guys in one of my Journalism classes had to do a write-up of it... because they said, essentially, "women don't belong it sports-casting; only men are good at sports and only men want to hear about sports". hehe.denelianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083149213773118359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-23360997682382258692009-10-13T16:47:21.919-04:002009-10-13T16:47:21.919-04:00This made me angry. WTF?
Kinda related: This las...This made me angry. WTF?<br /><br />Kinda related: This last weekend - the Ironman world championships took place in Kona. There is an English chick who won female overall. She is so strong, she makes a lot of men run for their money. So, this d-bag announcer is about to interview her after she finished the race, and as the men are trickling in, he addresses this one guy and then another one as they were crossing the finish line with "haha, ***SHE*** passed you". I was kinda beside myself - this woman set a world record in IRONMAN, her third time winning this prestigious race in a row - and that somehow diminishes the accomplishments of all the men who finished behind her? Is being a woman that dirty and that inferior?<br /><br />Also, I notice it about myself - if I read something well written and good, I automatically assume it's a guy writing. And vice versa. It's annoying, to say the least.Ulyanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15241777042565026574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-55516620875513807082009-10-13T11:22:04.346-04:002009-10-13T11:22:04.346-04:00And then we have the Family Security Matters/Rober...And then we have the Family Security Matters/Robert Weissberg "style" of "teaching": <br /><br />First, present one's own commonsensical idea of what men and women are as though it is universal truth about what all men and women are actually like. Do so while hailing masculine objectivity and ridiculing feminine wishy-washiness while, ironically, citing no data supporting one's claims. THEN, based on nothing more than one dood's common sense anecdotes, make a ginormous prediction about the DoWnFaLl oF wEsTeRn CiViLiZaTiOn. <br /><br /><br />Shorter them: Wimmin should go back to the kitchen where they belongs.Fannie Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04296502470605119779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-75903322153357416942009-10-13T11:06:44.037-04:002009-10-13T11:06:44.037-04:00Speaking as a male, their description of the "...Speaking as a male, their description of the "masculine" style of debate would have driven me right out of the classroom - and, in fact, was the primary reason why I never played team sports.<br /><br /><i>“You’re ignorant of the facts, so stop talking,” is a legitimate rejoinder in a masculine-style debate.</i><br /><br />Two things: first of all, I only <i><b>ever</b></i> hear this kind of "rejoinder" from people who <i><b>lack</b></i> a persuasive argument. In fact, it's a pretty good marker for spotting someone who doesn't know what he (or, more rarely, she) is talking about. Second, the sort of people who think this is a "legitimate rejoinder" <i><b>never</b></i> seem to think it should be applied to them, which is quite ironic in light of my first point.<br /><br />Also, I love the false dichotomy they set up for this - as if these two extremes are the only possible way to hold a debate, resolve an argument, or have a discussion.<br /><br />I'd join you for the stabbiness, but everything I have to hand is too sharp. If I'm going to be stabby at these people, it needs to <i>last</i>...Michael Mockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233321050691782148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-43036003998813266232009-10-13T03:09:02.455-04:002009-10-13T03:09:02.455-04:00are their dear, pwecious, masculine manly men goin...are their dear, pwecious, masculine manly men going to start teaching kindergarten?<br /><br />one hopes, that by the time a student has entered college, that their learning techniques are engrained (i don't know how better to say it right now). at which point, doesn't matter whose teaching, the *STUDENTS* are the ones participating, and most of their formative years will have been taught by...<br /><br />women.<br /><br />because most male teachers WON'T "stoop" to teaching the lower levels.<br /><br /><br />*rage*denelianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083149213773118359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-26674764811249633832009-10-12T22:34:14.147-04:002009-10-12T22:34:14.147-04:00[feathers settling back into place, minigun barrel...[feathers settling back into place, minigun barrel spinning to a stop]<br /> <br />Okay, so apparently I have a beserk button. Who knew?<br /> <br />Having recovered a little bit of sanity...<br /> <br />I'd like to share what I know about about the Yin/Yang, the most well known Taoist symbol. The dark side represents Yin, the 'feminine', which can be described as the passive power of the universe, the light side Yang, which is 'masculine', the agressive power. (Note that darkness and light in chinese philosophy don't have the bad/good baggage that having an omnipowerful "God of Light" for most of our history has forced on westerners. Or maybe it was George Lucas that did that, who knows?).<br /> <br />The whole point of the symbol is that the two are equal, but different. Martial arts are a good analogy: Judo is representative of Yin: in Judo you use your opponents energy against them, throwing and dodging instead of punching and kicking. Intelligence and technique are more valuble than strength and speed in a judo bout. Karate, on the other hand, is the opposite: strikes and kicks. Strength and speed are an advantage.<br /> <br />Yin, even though it is more passive and quieter, is no less powerful than Yang. It's been described as a river, quietly flowing along it's course, not trying to change anything, but nevertheless carving out a massive canyon (yep, the ancient chinese knew more about geology than YEC's ;) ).<br /> <br />I get pissed when someone starts attacking the Yin, which is exactly what these bastards are doing, or trying to do. They describe two extremes, and try to pretend that one is better than the other, when in reality you need the balance. Western philosophy has too much Yang and not enough Yin as it is: our treatment of the earth is proof of that. Yang is destructive, Yin is creative: too much of either and nothing can survive, but I think we'd be better erring on the side of Yin.<br /><br />And yeah, I don't actually believe in 'universal powers,' but I like the description of balance. You need to create before you can destroy, after all.<br /><br />PS: I realise this argument from balance has one or two similarities with the "Why teh ghayz shouldn't raze teh kiddies" argument, but I'm male, straight, and about 80% Yin, so the hell with those 'phobes. Although that other 20% can get a bit vocal at times, see above...<br /><br />PPS: Apologies to anyone who was offended by the previous outburst, I can't believe I used that word, but it just seemed so... appropriate.Quasarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219765882891909223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-21576227623742317122009-10-12T14:28:47.762-04:002009-10-12T14:28:47.762-04:00Straw Man----5
Straw Woman--4
but I left before t...Straw Man----5<br />Straw Woman--4<br /><br />but I left before the game was over.uzzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02494141255401096538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-70965251973009610192009-10-12T14:12:10.559-04:002009-10-12T14:12:10.559-04:00Statistical evidence to prove that I got laid this...Statistical evidence to prove that I got laid this weekend is sketchy, however there is plenty of anecdotal evidence. For one, I talked to several members of the female gender, several of whom I would have slept with given the chance. Other people who talked to desirable people of their preferred sexual partner type claim that they had sex this weekend. Therefore, since I talked to women and other people who talked to women had sex, I got laid this weekend.<br /><br />And I did it in a very manly way, too, missionary style, me on top, because the feminine approach to having sex is to lie on her back and wait for things to happen while the masculine approach is to dominate the situation, engage in sexual behavior when and as he sees fit, then fall asleep. Since relations were engaged by both parties according to their preferred approach, an enjoyable time was had by all.<br /><br />In this experience, too, we can know that women are not capable of follow-through. For my partner this weekend, like so many before her, only remembered to leave six digits of her phone number. We can also assume that all women have to work early on Sunday mornings, since in my experience my partners are usually gone before I wake up in the morning.Gedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047239425466517786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-27471418211684637562009-10-12T13:45:09.987-04:002009-10-12T13:45:09.987-04:00Wow, this guy wouldn't last a minute in a disc...Wow, this guy wouldn't last a minute in a discussion with me and my girlfriends. A few beers wouldn't wash away the sting of the ego bruising he would receive. Silly man, we don't play like little girls.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01264241978515946396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-67236102502093073292009-10-12T13:02:55.253-04:002009-10-12T13:02:55.253-04:00"Let’s begin by distinguishing two educationa..."Let’s begin by distinguishing two educational “styles” – masculine and feminine – as they might emerge in classrooms, conversations or a meeting. The masculine style (and many women certainly embrace this approach to knowledge)"<br /><br />That makes no sense. If many women embrace a "masculine" style, and many men a "feminine" style, on what basis is the style masculine or feminine? Isn't it just two different styles of teaching? Labeling the presumed inferior style as feminine is just misogyny, as you pointed out.UNRRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17093711439992855042noreply@blogger.com