Quickies
Quickies: Don’t be a brogrammer, the feminization of Catholicism, and feminist sex positions
- Man’s advice to women in STEM: Don’t be a brogrammer – From the department of, “Gee, thanks for the advice.”
- Former highest-ranking US cardinal blames “feminization” for Catholic church’s problems – “While he directs most of his ire at “radical feminists,” he also appears rankled by ordinary women doing ordinary Church activities. To him, that act alone constitutes the dangerous feminization of the Church that has alienated, disenchanted and made men sexually confused.” From Ron.
- Nerds and male privilege: Nerds behaving badly – “This idea – that nerds and geeks are unfairly maligned, that we’re the low-man on the social totem pole and we’re misunderstood, slandered and persecuted(!) – is a common one. We’re the underdog! We’ve been bullied, picked-on and insulted, how can we have privilege?!”
- Feminist sex positions – Who says feminist jokes can’t be funny? Also, I bet we can come up with more.
Re: nerds vs jocks, nerd entitlement etc.
What to make of the world when the starting line of an NFL football team are playing nerd board games.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-packers-of-catan-green-bays-board-game-obsession-1421346102
Gah! It’s almost like categorizing people according to 1960s high school cliques is meaningless!
The article on Nerd/Male privilege was very thought-provoking for me. I have grown up a white male in a first world country. I spent the majority of my time growing up feeling afraid and victimized and thinking that things couldn’t be worse.
It’s strange how age and exposure to the plights of others broadens our perspective. Consider how privileged we all are for being able to have this discussion online.
I find now I no longer want to deny that I have privilege. Nor do I want to give it up to be honest. Now I just want it to become universal.