cheers for the fat panic, Fairfax! God forbid a day go by without a reminder of the foul spectre of the fatty fatfats that threaten to destroy our society.
Sociology
I can’t decide…
whether Alan Greenspan deserves internet immortality more for referring to a hypothetically invisible entity as “unredeemably opaque” or for the phrase which spawned this epic Crooked Timber thread. I await the inevitable memetic offspring.
Whoydensday: Vale Lis Sladen 1948-2011
Elisabeth Sladen, our beloved Sarah Jane Smith, has died, aged 63. She died after a struggle with cancer that she chose not to make public. Lis Sladen has touched many people through her portrayal of Sarah Jane, both in Doctor… Read More ›
Today in essentialist claptrap
Sample headlines:
*Career women enjoy doing household work
* Housework not a dirty word
* Majority of Working Women Like to Perform Household Tasks
* Working Aussie women refusing to share workload at home
* Some career women still enjoy doing household chores
Rougher than usual: The Monthly on Julian Assange and consent
Yet again, I was approaching an article on Julian Assange, this time in the Monthly by Guy Rundle, Crayfish Summer: Julian Assange, Sex crime and Feminism, with low expectations. Most of the blogosphere and media appears to have eaten up… Read More ›
Transgendered child propaganda. Yes, such a conspiracy exists.
Clothing company J. Crew are apparently part of some kind of diabolical plot to pussify boys, as evidenced by this advertisement showing a mother (who also happens to be the president and creative director of the company, so there’s all… Read More ›
Where is the outrage?
Thirteen year old girl becomes pregnant.
Since no one is heralding the return of Christ, I’m guessing that she had assistance other than the hand of god in getting pregnant. Not that you would know it reading the article.
David Willets – yeah kinda, but not really
Image credit here. I’m a little sceptical of how the economics of David Willets’ comments are being reported in these two pieces so I’m going to save my analysis for Willets’ actual quotes. David Willets, British politician with the Conservative… Read More ›
Tim Minchin’s ‘Storm’, and one quick thought on sex/gender
I’m letting other people’s writing do the secular sermon heavy lifting this week.
Bring on the #giantrobotsofjustice
When will #lookwhatIjustpulledoutofmyarse pop psychology die its #welldeservedfierydoomfromthesky death (at the claws of #giantrobotsofjustice)?
Random Friday Pursuits: I plan to use those three hashtags above as much as I can today…
Hoyden About Town 