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Commentary on politics, history, culture, and literature by two Dartmouth graduates and their buddies
WHO WE ARE Chien Wen Kung graduated from Dartmouth College in 2004 and majored in History and English. He is currently a civil servant in Singapore. Someday, he hopes to pursue a PhD in History. John Stevenson graduated from Dartmouth College in 2005 with a BA in Government and War and Peace Studies. He is currently a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago. He hopes to pursue a career in teaching and research. Kwame A. Holmes did not graduate from Dartmouth. However, after graduating from Florida A+M University in 2003, he began a doctorate in history at the University of Illinois--Urbana Champaign. Having moved to Chicago to write a dissertation on Black-Gay-Urban life in Washington D.C., he attached himself to the leg of John Stevenson and is thrilled to sporadically blog on the Dartmouth Observer. Feel free to email him comments, criticisms, spelling/grammar suggestions. BLOGS/WEBSITES WE READ The American Scene Arts & Letters Daily Agenda Gap Stephen Bainbridge Jack Balkin Becker and Posner Belgravia Dispatch Black Prof The Corner Demosthenes Daniel Drezner Five Rupees Free Dartmouth Galley Slaves Instapundit Mickey Kaus The Little Green Blog Left2Right Joe Malchow Josh Marshall OxBlog Bradford Plumer Political Theory Daily Info Andrew Samwick Right Reason Andrew Seal Andrew Sullivan Supreme Court Blog Tapped Tech Central Station UChicago Law Faculty Blog Volokh Conspiracy Washington Monthly Winds of Change Matthew Yglesias ARCHIVES BOOKS WE'RE READING CW's Books John's Books STUFF Site Feed    |
Friday, August 02, 2002
Feminazis and Rhetoric First, I'll explain (though not defend) the term "feminazi." Rush Limbaugh uses the term indiscriminately for feminists, however, I've heard the word used a bit more reservedly for ultra-extreme feminists--I would say unreasonably extreme. I'm talking about women who seriously and honestly believe that all men conspire to keep women down, that the company of men should be completely shunned, and, in some unique cases, that all men should be castrated. Sometimes, women say these things tongue in cheek, but I've had the misfortune to meet women who seriously believe such things. Certainly, using the term "Nazi" in any rhetorical context should not be taken lightly. However, if any man feels threatened by a woman who believes he should be castrated, I won't hold it against him. Claiming full rights as human beings is one thing, but advocating violence against men does not fall into that category. Feeling threatened is not backlash in this case is not backlash, but a legitimate response. As for liberal cries of "Fascist!" or conservative cries of "Commie!" -- Everyside has their scholars and their zealots. When you take a side, mud will always fly at you from somewhere. Let's just ignore the mud flying all over the place, and settle down for some good clean debate. |