Will Shetterly's Blog, page 113
February 3, 2015
When thinking about the murder of Emmet Till, consider another murder too
Sex and pop: The forgotten 1909 hit that introduced adultery to American popular musictells the story of "I love my wife, but oh you kid!" Itincludes this:
The Oct. 28, 1909, edition of the New York Times noteda bizarre ruling by a court in Pittsburgh: “Any man who shouts ‘Oh, you kid!’ at a woman on the street, even though she should be his own wife, should be whipped. The Magistrate said he
The Oct. 28, 1909, edition of the New York Times noteda bizarre ruling by a court in Pittsburgh: “Any man who shouts ‘Oh, you kid!’ at a woman on the street, even though she should be his own wife, should be whipped. The Magistrate said he
February 2, 2015
Believe the victim? A short post inspired by Melinda Lynn Muniz's crime
I came across "Melinda Lynn Muniz Faked Rape To Cover Up Murder Of Fiance's 2-Year-Old Daughter"soon after seeing a post demanding we must "believe the victim". The sensible position is "take all accusations seriously", but a demand to believe is never about what's sensible.
Googling brought upRape Culture is a ‘Panic Where Paranoia, Censorship, and False Accusations Flourish’by Christina
Googling brought upRape Culture is a ‘Panic Where Paranoia, Censorship, and False Accusations Flourish’by Christina
January 29, 2015
A few Marxist critiques of privilege theory
Conservatives keep trying to connect identitarianism and privilege theory to "cultural Marxism", a name I hate because "cultural Marxism" is to Marxism as the Reverend Moon's Unification Church is to Christianity. "Cultural Marxism" should be called something like "Frankfurt Schoolism".
But I digress before I begin. Onward:
Privilege theory in the US comes from the Ivy League via two academics
But I digress before I begin. Onward:
Privilege theory in the US comes from the Ivy League via two academics
January 28, 2015
Excluded by intersectionality: Sal Culosi
Justice for Sal - Reason.com
January 27, 2015
Excluded by intersectionality: Kristiana Coignard and Jessica Hernandez
17-year-old Kristiana Coignard shot and killed by three police officers after brandishing knife
Jessica Hernandez: Denver Police Kill Teen They Say Hit Cop With Car, Vigil Held For 'Outgoing' Girl
Deaths like these are why I prefer #AllLivesMatter.
Jessica Hernandez: Denver Police Kill Teen They Say Hit Cop With Car, Vigil Held For 'Outgoing' Girl
Deaths like these are why I prefer #AllLivesMatter.
No, Jonathan Chait, the language police are not "Marxist"
In general, I agree withNot a Very P.C. Thing to Say: How the language police are perverting liberalism. It includes bits like this example of identitarians who are not even willing to allow free speech in free speech zones (which is consistent with their faith, of course: people who oppose sin wouldn't tolerate "sin zones"):
Last March at University of California–Santa Barbara, in, ironically,
Last March at University of California–Santa Barbara, in, ironically,
January 25, 2015
Wonder Woman with sword and shield in 1947
I follow the comics field from a distance now, so while I'm not up to date on specific developments in the last couple of decades, I notice trends, like the popularity of putting Wonder Woman into armor. I don't like it—to me, the point of characters like Wonder Woman and Superman is that they don't need anything more than their wits and their supernatural abilities.
And in Wonder Woman's
And in Wonder Woman's
An article every writer and would-be writer in the US should read
“Sponsored” by my husband: Why it’s a problem that writers never talk about where their money comes from - Salon.com
All she says applies to the fantasy and science fiction genre. I can't remember when I first noticed this—perhaps when I learned that Larry Niven came from a wealthy family.
Because it's my current obsession, I'll add that among the reasons I support universal basic incomeis my
All she says applies to the fantasy and science fiction genre. I can't remember when I first noticed this—perhaps when I learned that Larry Niven came from a wealthy family.
Because it's my current obsession, I'll add that among the reasons I support universal basic incomeis my
