Peter Watts' NewsCrawl: Cumulatively, Too Much Information

[bec_87rb]

I just figured it out last week, but I have been trying not to say it aloud for fear the words make it magically true. It is true, though. Peter Watts, that Canadian science fiction writer whose work I so enjoyed? He's one angry asshole. Online, it's one of his primary modes of being. I had seen commenters to his blog call him one, but I dismissed

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[suegypt]

Plaintiff, suegypt, by and through her undersigned attorney, Rufus T. Firefly, Esq., brings suit against Defendant bec87rb and states as follows:
1. Plaintiff is a whiny, whiny, whiny......

OK, I'll stop. Though I have to make the comment that I'm glad you specified "male" when you said:

if you're a man who believes

a. that evolution bred women to be and do certain things, and
b. you feel biology makes it okay to view it that way, and
c. those things coincidently fit neatly in to the patriarchal narrative about Woman's Place,
well ...
d. you're technically a male chauvanist. Surprise!

...'cause I've encountered an alarming degree of female male chauvanists, here and there. Sorry for thuh disenchantment...

[bec_87rb]

Today, I am a whiny, whiny, whiny bitch. :) Given your comment, I think I'll go back and edit it so it's less harsh. I get the impression Mr. Watts tries not to be a sexist, and tries hard to be open and honest about what he's thinking, which can lead to him saying some stuff publically that leaves me gobsmacked. Also, yeah, I'm all disenchanted with my e-life entertainment - talk about your first world problems, eh?

What do I need to think and profess to be get my female chauvanist card? How about: mammals are female, and male mammals are adjuncts, created by us to be our gene-mixers?

[suegypt]

Make this your (useless) mantra: a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle

Actually, we don't even need them for the genes anymore... another reason for religious angst. *sigh*

Oh, incidentally, every day, I'm a whiny, whiny, whiny bitch.

[bec_87rb]

As one whiny bitch to another, we still need them for their beauty. :)

[bec_87rb]

Hey, it did! Those adorable science guys. Thanks.