Hmmm

[ciderclaus]

Just read an interesting article in I by Julie Burchill, will have been originally in the Independant. Its about the who superinjunction thing and in essence discusses how bad the men are request them, women don't request them and it's mysoginist judges that issue them. That they are used to bully the often (Andrew Marr was excused this charge)

Comments

[glenatron]

Scott Adams on the Scott Adams thing - I kind of like the guy anyway but I could certainly see his point on that topic.

[ciderclaus]

I think that he has made a bunch of mistakes, that have been of best intentions. He should have left the post I was refering too about gender and how its easier to deal with women where it was, retracting it sent a negative signal. On top of this he then coped a lot of flack and it seems has been hit with every stick he can

[glenatron]

I don't know. As a kind of art-terrorism project it worked pretty well. And his point about jokes not working once you dissect them word for word stands up as far as I'm concerned. Certainly worth reading the piece I linked there, which incorporates the original article, so he didn't totally remove it, he just felt it needed context.

[ribenademon]

Hmmm this is a complicated one

[ciderclaus]

I agree that society does treat women as a comodity, the examples listed are accurate. Likewise that in the above sceanario it is the guilty man here who does deserve to be villified but is hiding behind his children. My point I supose here is that the woman that cheats with a married man is as bad as the man. He abuses his position of advantage, she in all intents and purposes is fucking around, as she is having casual sex with that man. The real test in all this is will there be a reduction in 'sleep with someone famous and sell the story' type escapades

[ribenademon]

(Allegedly) Ryan Giggs won't escape without his share of judgement

[ciderclaus]

Ryan Giggs eh?

I totally agree with you about the national tabloid print media. They really are hypocritical lying scum and completely self serving. The only way to do someting about it is to stop buying newspapers but I don't think that will ever happen.

[glenatron]

On the contrary, it's happening a whole lot right now, and it will increase as time goes by. Printed news media is a dead form, it's just twitching a little.

Not that I think that is a good thing by any means, but I think it is, by now, unavoidable.