Every time a woman responds to something I have written on this blog relating to feminism, she claims she can’t understand it [see ‘Why I do Not Call Myself a Feminist]. I think Sam’s comment, however, is the most astute and insightful I have received here. I wanted to feature it as a post in its own right – because of its perspicacity, but also because I guess I need to talk about the grinding of this particular axe. Continue reading
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Sam's Comment, or Showing Jarrod Who's Boss
Posted in Observation with tags A Clockwork Orange, A Room of One's Own, Betty Friedan, Cat's Eye, Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith, Dermott Brereton, George Negus, Germaine Greer, Gloria Steinem, Henry Handel-Richardson, Judith Herman, Malcolm X, Margaret Atwood, Naomi Wolf, Sam De Brito, The Beauty Myth, The Female Eunuch, The Feminine Mystique, The Lost Boys, Tim Winton, Virginia Woolf, Wilbur Smith, Yumi Stynes on March 5, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle
Feminism is a Distinctly Single-Edged Sword
Posted in Observation with tags Ben Roberts-Smith, Dermott Brereton, George Negus, The Circle, The Footy Show, Yumi Stynes on February 29, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle
http://video.au.msn.com/watch/video/9raw-the-circle-mocks-war-hero/xk30y8q
In case you missed it: Yumi Stynes, professional dick-head, recently described Victoria Cross winner Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith as ‘brainless’ in relation to a shirtless photograph of him in the pool. George Negus went on to ponder whether or not he was a ‘dud root’. Continue reading
Theme Park at its Darkest 