Comments on: Feminist Food For Thought: Twisty Faster

By: swedishfishing

swedishfishing — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:12:38 +0000

I just started reading Twisty’s blog, and when I saw this post today I was so pleased. My feminist theory class this semester is full of people who subscribe to the “I choose my choice!” feminism, and every time I say anything remotely critical of the patriarchy (like, “I think sex work is a problematic issue and may be more nuanced than a simple ‘pro-choice’ view allows because of blahblah”) several of my classmates always tell me that anything a woman CHOOSES is TOTALLY feminist and worth supporting, DUH. Twisty’s blog makes me feel like I’m not totally crazy for thinking that women’s choices are all shaped by the dudeliness that permeates society.

By: John (aspiringexpatriate)

John (aspiringexpatriate) — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:58:59 +0000

@Macloserboy: zing

I tried a joke in my comment, but it wasn’t as funny as I wanted. So I went with a dry attempt at wit.

By: Macloserboy

Macloserboy — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:50:03 +0000

I was busy reading the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. What did I miss?

By: Britni (Vagina Wig)

Britni (Vagina Wig) — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:00:47 +0000

So, I finally sat down and read the original post from which the quote came, and it makes A LOT more sense now. Note to self: read original post next time.

Also, she is awesome and I’m sorry I didn’t discover her blog sooner. I love her points and I love her writing. Thank you for her link!

By: la sooz

la sooz — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:53:32 +0000

Thanks for the link to Twisty Faster!! It really clears my brain to read her, she makes so much black and white sense to my gray brain. I totally see her point and it makes total sense to me. I have had subconscious thoughts of “reeks of pissing all over something just to own it and spread their own precious pheremones” when I read some comments on Jezebel by men, but that site is something else entirely.
And when you read the comments of her previous posts you can totally tell what men she is referring to. And they don’t need to be there, on her blog.

By: Pilgrim Soul

Pilgrim Soul — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:34:15 +0000

John, to be perfectly frank, I’m not usually in the habit of handing out male commenter cookies, but you are one of my favourite male commenters of all time. I never get the impression from your comments that you are here to inform us all on the State of the Dude. You even declined to adopt the feminist mantle for yourself because you said, I think, it wasn’t yours to claim? You get majah props from me for all that.

By: John (aspiringexpatriate)

John (aspiringexpatriate) — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:29:15 +0000

Yes, I hate those men too…

By: yvanehtnioj

yvanehtnioj — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:35:45 +0000

It’s a Simpsons reference from the episode where Bart joined a boy band (and N*Sync guested). The chorus from their one big hit was yvanehtnioj. Lisa figured out it was subliminal messaging from the military — “join the Navy” backwards.

Nerdy? Yes. But I loved the Simpsons and N*Sync at the time. And I still love Lisa.

By: Britni (Vagina Wig)

Britni (Vagina Wig) — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:30:04 +0000

Ok, off topic, but yvanehtnioj, what does your name mean? Every time I see it, I try to pronounce it, which clearly doesn’t work, and then I give up.

By: yvanehtnioj

yvanehtnioj — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:27:19 +0000

Places that will not be named.

::ahem::