A Few Things To Stop Doing When You Find a Feminist Blog, by Harriet Jacobs

[khalinche]

This post on the Fugitivus blog gives a very funny rundown of the man-commenting-on-feminist-thread-with-point-which-has-been-debunked-a-million-times problem. (Quoting at length here. All the following words are hers, not mine.)

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Well, That’s Really Interesting, But Have You Perhaps Considered The Status Quo? Just My Two Cents"This

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[wavestar]

Yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes and yes.

*sigh*

[ibid]

I'm always amazed at how little it takes for the priviliged to feel threatened

[gair]

OHGODILOVEHERSOMUCH I have gone all shy and crushed-out just at those quotes. I LOVE HER.

[khalinche]

Welcome back, you!

[oddnumbereven]

That should get engraved on stone somewhere. Brilliant.

P.S. Because of your apparent genius, insight & wit, I am friending you. Hope that's not too forward.

[khalinche]

P.S. Because of your apparent genius, insight & wit, I am friending you. Hope that's not too forward.

Well, if you put it like that...! You also seemed very sound and smart, so I'm eager to add back. Thanks!