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Category Archives: Feminism
The Loophole by Garfunkel and Oates
When I watched this sacrilegious video, I prayed, “Please God, let them not be Jewish!” and Baruch HaShem! A Google search reveals not Jewish!
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There are about as many female talking heads on TV news as men and yet if all their opinions disappeared from TV, the world would not notice or suffer
My friend is having some crazy thoughts. He says that if no woman ever expressed an opinion on politics, the field of Political Science would be undiminished. Ditto economics, law, classical music, architecture, physics, chemistry, math, biology. Women giving up … Continue reading
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Forward: When Donald Trump Calls One Woman Fat and Ugly, He’s Insulting All of Us
Women seem to take things personally. By Talia Liben Yarmush: Today, I’m not average weight. Sometimes I’m “curvy” and sometimes I’m “obese.” The more fat I am, the more vulnerable I feel; the harsher I am to myself, the more … Continue reading
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Many Women Lack Agency
Many women make excuses for their bad choices, including in sex. “He was so charismatic, I couldn’t say no to him” is a common one. If a woman won’t take responsibility for whom she goes to bed with, she lacks … Continue reading
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Research find that as a group, only men pay tax
ESSAY: Legions of feminists will ferociously type smash the patriarchy! at their Internet rallies, calling out for the end of the male supremacy in all spheres of life. Yet, few of them acknowledge the fact that one of these spheres, … Continue reading
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Women Need To Be Protected
Martin Van Creveld writes: Delicate souls that they are, women need to be protected against “’objectification” and “verbal abuse.” Women need to be protected against cunning pimps who first promise them the earth and then enslave them. Women need to … Continue reading
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A Triumph For Feminism In Nicaragua
Steve Sailer writes: The first woman president of Nicaragua was Violetta Chamorro, who defeated Ortega in 1990. Although she was the first woman to be president of Nicaragua, she was the 6th Chamorro to be president, going back to Presidente … Continue reading