things have been sort of light here and that's because things have been so heavy at work; since i can't really write in detail about work without jeopardizing that work, then it means that i don't have a lot to write about.
but that doesn't mean that a lot isn't going on.
for instance, the very excellent people at Alas have been on a really great streak (must read them more regularly), writing about race, free speech, the kerfuffle involving the Catholic League and the blogger Amanda and there's one particular post i'd like to draw attention to: the one about rape and men 'getting it.' it links to an excerpt from tim beneke's book Men On Rape and it's so worthwhile reading i heartily encourage folks to go there.
(april is sexual assault awareness month, so be prepared. i'm gonna write about it.)
after reading the excerpt, i was struck by a disconnect beneke's subjects showed. there's an academic acknowledgment that rape is bad but there's also the very real emotional/psychological urge to act on that desire to rape, though they guys may not define what they want to do as rape.
it's interesting, this gap in logic. or, perhaps, this isn't a gap at all. to them, it makes complete sense.
which just reinforces a growing suspicion in my mind that straight men and women are utterly foreign to one another and perhaps men should live on an island somewhere to dress in skins and spear fish.
[jeebus. i just read about this asinine thing - Take Back the Date - over at feministing.
but that doesn't mean that a lot isn't going on.
for instance, the very excellent people at Alas have been on a really great streak (must read them more regularly), writing about race, free speech, the kerfuffle involving the Catholic League and the blogger Amanda and there's one particular post i'd like to draw attention to: the one about rape and men 'getting it.' it links to an excerpt from tim beneke's book Men On Rape and it's so worthwhile reading i heartily encourage folks to go there.
(april is sexual assault awareness month, so be prepared. i'm gonna write about it.)
after reading the excerpt, i was struck by a disconnect beneke's subjects showed. there's an academic acknowledgment that rape is bad but there's also the very real emotional/psychological urge to act on that desire to rape, though they guys may not define what they want to do as rape.
it's interesting, this gap in logic. or, perhaps, this isn't a gap at all. to them, it makes complete sense.
which just reinforces a growing suspicion in my mind that straight men and women are utterly foreign to one another and perhaps men should live on an island somewhere to dress in skins and spear fish.
[jeebus. i just read about this asinine thing - Take Back the Date - over at feministing.
when are these people just going to face it? the 50's are dead. they're gone. done.
seriously, i can't wait until all these people who 'remember' what things were like back then and keep wanting things to 'return' to them to just shuffle off this mortal coil.]
seriously, i can't wait until all these people who 'remember' what things were like back then and keep wanting things to 'return' to them to just shuffle off this mortal coil.]
3 comments:
unfortunately there will always be people wanting to return to "the way it was." the world is always rosier in our memories than in actual history.
I never knew making people aware of violence against women was such a bad thing. I guess we should add beating up women to the list of 50s things to be nostalgic about.
and what better response to violence against women than...dating?
yeah...
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