Women supposedly need men to protect us from starvation. But women have always farmed and woven and brewed. And if societies that lost large numbers of men to warfare were more likely to starve than those that didn’t, I’m not aware of it. cathyreisenwitz.substack.com/p/what-is-th...
I recently asked y’all whether masculinity has any purpose that doesn’t ultimately rest on reifying a gender hierarchy.
Why do we need masculinity at all? And why would we need it any more than we need new or old visions of femininity? Is there any coherent, differentiated conception of masculinity that does not rest on and reify a gender hierarchy? cathyreisenwitz.substack.com/p/whats-the-...
Why is the right’s version of masculinity so bad?
If a state contains enough families who cannot afford a basic necessity that the legislature must pass a bill to provide it to them on the state’s dime, then maybe the fundamental problem to solve is that too many of that state’s families literally cannot afford to live.
I am upset that anti-trans legislation is imperiling bills that put tampons and pads in school bathrooms for two reasons.
I think that Gen X was the first generation to be truly angry at their parents because they were the first generation whose parents truly had a choice in whether and when to have them. cathyreisenwitz.substack.com/p/the-asshol...
I have a theory about declining fertility.
“Homeownership” as a policy goal is neither radical nor centrist. It is stupid and it is immoral. cathyreisenwitz.substack.com/p/im-a-radic...
Inside me, my babies, are, as always, two wolves.
Tiny-fiddle-worthy, considering that sexworkers watched with disbelief as Ballard & others of his ilk got wealthy & influential by peddling outrageous & physically-impossible lies about us that could have been disproved by a five-minute interview with ANYBODY who knew the first thing about sex work.
"The Sound of Freedom hero and Trump ally won renown claiming to save women and children. Women who worked closely with him, though, say he preyed on them—and have watched with disbelief as his star has continued to shine." From @annamerlan.bsky.social w/Wired www.wired.com/story/tim-ba...
The Sound of Freedom hero and Trump ally won renown claiming to save women and children. Women who worked closely with him, though, say he preyed on them—and have watched with disbelief as his star ha...
Yesterday I wrote my political analysis of the DNC. Today’s my diary entry. cathyreisenwitz.substack.com/p/dnc-thots
Yesterday I wrote my political analysis of the DNC. Today’s my diary entry.
That’s not to say that Republicans are dumb (though they are, on average, less educated than Democrats). There’s a certain brilliance, actually, to choosing to simply not think about questions whose answers might make it harder for you to win. cathyreisenwitz.substack.com/p/top-level-...
What do I want to say about the Democratic National Convention?
It must be nice to be able to just decide the rule of law no longer matters and that, at least when they convict your guy, the country’s courts and judges are hopelessly corrupt. I suppose a certain level of cognition is required for one to experience cognitive dissonance.
