--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" <raunchy...@...> wrote: > > I missed the story too, so I'm glad Rick posted it. Thanks again > Rick. Here's a a blog about it from Dr. Violet Socks, a feminist, > who has a thoughtful perspective on the story :
Once again, Raunchy has posted an opinion by a "feminist" but without posting her photo, so we can add data to our ongoing study of whether they are mainly homely or not. I rectify the situation by posting "Dr." Sock's own bio below, with obviously fake but entertaining photo. I actually like this one, because the Virginia blogster seems 1) to have a sense of humor, and 2) to be aware that she is a completely-made-up creation with no credibility whatsoever. That's a rare quality in a blogger, much less a feminist blogger. Dr. Violet Socks (currently deceased) is a fictional character and the author of the blog Reclusive Leftist. In her youth she was a bonne vivante and circus performer; now she is a crabbed and eccentric recluse who occupies a small house deep in the forest, where she writes and researches topics of interest. She is accompanied by her faithful dog Molly. Dr. Socks's tenure as the host of Reclusive Leftist has been marked by a number of startling personal transformations, as well as assaults by sinister miscreants. On April 1, 2006, she briefly became a Christian <http://www.reclusiveleftist.com/?p=205> following a phone call with Naomi Wolf and a mystical encounter with a paperback copy of The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind. This brief but horrifying incident left deep psychic wounds from which neither Dr. Socks nor her dog have ever entirely recovered. In August 2006, Dr. Socks's body was overtaken by a virus <http://www.reclusiveleftist.com/?p=364> , which proceeded to seize control of the blog and begin writing posts about Jonas Salk. The Virus's week-long spree came to end when Dr. Socks unexpectedly won the death match for her soul by dragging herself to the computer and posting several pictures of ballet dancers. Barely a month later the blog was occupied by the Ministry of Truth <http://www.reclusiveleftist.com/?p=397> while Dr. Socks was attending a debriefing at the Ministry of Love, though it must be stressed that in that case Dr. Socks completely welcomed the attention and was deeply and sincerely grateful to Minitrue for their assistance. Sometime during the late evening hours of August 10, 2007, Dr. Socks was assimilated mid-post <http://www.reclusiveleftist.com/?p=637> by Chris Clarke's BlogWarBot, resulting in a new, horrifying entity: Dr. BlogWarBot Socks <http://www.reclusiveleftist.com/?page_id=641> . This Borg-like creature maintained control of the blog for several days, until an emergency intervention by a crack team of lolkitteh avatars <http://www.reclusiveleftist.com/?p=643> , commanded by the Rev. B. Dagger Lee, succeeded in removing the alien implants from Dr. Socks on the morning of August 14. Death and Removal to the Smoking Lounge [The Apotheosis of Dr. Socks] On August 24, 2007, Dr. Socks was killed <http://www.reclusiveleftist.com/?p=652> in a freak accident involving President Bush, Martin Heidegger, and some smack. Since then she has devoted herself to dispensing wisdom from the realm beyond and goofing off in the Spirit Smoking Lounge <http://www.reclusiveleftist.com/welcome-to-the-spirit-smoking-lounge/> , where God occasionally drops by to do tequila shots. She is accompanied by her spirit boyfriend, Raoul, and through the magic of fiction her still-very-much-alive dog Molly. > "Jimmy Carter was in the news this past week because of an editorial > <http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jul/12/jimmy-carter-womens\ \ > -rights-equality> he wrote for the Observer about how godbaggism is > used to oppress women. Carter is a lifelong godbag himself, but he left > the Baptist Church some time ago when he realized that the dudes running > the Southern Baptist Convention weren't going to ease up on the > misogyny any time soon. In fact, they were hunkering down and ordering > in giant stocks of canned food for the long haul. " > > Jimmy Carter should join the Church of Trope > <http://www.reclusiveleftist.com/2009/07/19/jimmy-carter-should-join-the\ \ > -church-of-trope/> Reclusive Leftist > Violet Socks, Sunday, July 19th, 2009 > By the way, the timing of Carter's editorial appears to be connected > to something The Elders are doing. The Elders, of course, are a group of > wizards who were sent by Valar to assist the people of Middle Earth in > their contest with Sauron. Since the discords of Melkor they have sought > to heal the world of strife and restore the harmonies of Eru, the One, > who in Arda is called Ilúvatar. > > At any rate, The Elders (love that name) are taking on equality for > women and girls <http://www.theelders.org/> , which is an excellent > thing. I am always happy and grateful for any attention to women's > rights paid by world leaders. Or wizards. > > And Carter's editorial is superb. There are two little things, > however, I want to point out not by way of criticism, mind you; > just as matters of interest. > > First of all, notice that in addition to all the woman-centric reasons > Carter gives, he also says this: > > It is not women and girls alone who suffer. It damages all of us. The > evidence shows that investing in women and girls delivers major benefits > for everyone in society. An educated woman has healthier children. She > is more likely to send them to school. She earns more and invests what > she earns in her family. > > He's absolutely right, of course. And every world leader who speaks > on this topic makes the same point, including Hillary Clinton. What > makes me tired is that this "not just women!" maneuver is still > necessary. It makes me tired to realize that it's still not enough > to simply say, "women are human, and that's why it's wrong > to oppress them." We still have to make the case that other people > real people, presumably will also benefit. > > It reminds me of the First Wave of feminism, when these same arguments > were being made in almost precisely the same terms. Emancipated women, > the suffragists said, would make better mothers and wives, which of > course would mean healthier children and happier husbands. That was the > argument for treating women like humans: because it would benefit men > and children. Two centuries on, and this is still where we are. > > The other thing I want to note is that Carter severely underplays the > misogyny present in the Magic Books he and the other wizards are so fond > of. He's right that interpretation is fluid (I've made that same > point myself > <http://www.reclusiveleftist.com/2008/12/18/yet-another-insult-to-women-\ \ > obama-chooses-a-sexist-pastor-for-his-inaugural/> ), but the fact is > there is plenty of fuel in those books for all kinds of crazy shit. > > So here's a thought: bag the fricking books. They're ancient. If > God is real, then treat Her like a natural fact and begin a fresh > investigation into Her nature. Be a scientist. Would you consult an > ancient Babylonion astronomy text for a guide to the stars? No! So why > in the hell are people, even religious-minded people, still reading the > mush-brained ramblings of a bunch of primitive desert barbarians who > lived 2000 years ago? These guys thought the sun revolved around the > earth and flies came from rotting meat, and this is who you're gonna > consult for insight into the Ultimate Ground of Being? Jesus H. Christ." > > > [http://www.reclusiveleftist.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mopeat700-19\ \ > 7x300.jpg] > > The Church of Trope. No women were > harmed in the making of this religion. > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "It's just a ride" > bill.hicks.all.a.ride@ wrote: > > > > On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 9:11 PM, Rick Archerrick@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > Jimmy Carter Leaves Church Over Treatment of Women > > > 7/20/09 > > > > > > Gee, Rick. If you weren't meditating on OM you would have known that > > this had already been discussed and dropped on FFL 3 days ago. > > >
