nonethefewer: (Default)

What doesn't interest me is why people are saying "Hillary".  More than enough people have pointed out that she's creating a brand of that name, like 'Oprah' or 'The Rock' (whose name I can't recall, entertainingly).

What interests me more is why she chose that.  Was it to separate her from her husband in the public's mind?  Was it using the habit of "Mr. Smith" vs. "Jane" to her advantage?  Was it to soften her image by being on a first-name basis, especially given how much Republicans appear to love her?  I would be massively interested to hear of an interviewer asking her these things, and her answers to them.

I also wonder about how other politically active women have been referred to.  Condoleezza Rice, Janet Reno, Nancy Pelosi, Madeleine Albright, Sandra Day O'Connor…  In order, from off the top of my head: Condi Rice, Janet Reno, Pelosi, Albright, and Sandra Day O'Connor.  I could be awry; that's head-toppish info.

Input welcome!

Originally posted at Xtinian Thoughts.  Comment here or there.

nonethefewer: (Default)

I am Jack's Vagina: Marla Singer of Fight Club by BetaCandy.  A good read on the purpose of Marla Singer in the movie Fight Club.  The article assumes you've seen the movie, and it is about the movie, not really the book.  (I've experienced both, so.)

I like this post a ton, and I never remember where it is, so I'm putting it here, dammitall.

Originally posted at Xtinian Thoughts.  Comment here or there.

nonethefewer: (Default)

Amanda at Pandagon takes on a Reason article in "How the existence of sexism disproves sexism".  I am too tired to come up with commentary, apart from that the essay and the comments are the awesome.

Quasi-relatedly, one of these days we'll stop equating "People have a reason for doing things" with "People have a good reason for doing things".  Just a random annoyance.

Originally posted at Xtinian Thoughts.  Comment here or there.

nonethefewer: (Default)

Technology: Where have all the women gone?, by Kathi Kellenberger over at sqlservercentral.com.

It's more of a personal essay than an article, per se.  (Not that there's anything wrong with that.)  What I like are the comments, which start out all "Women are nurturers!" until Grasshopper says:

Inevitably this discussion comes up. Inevitably the answer is that women just aren't fit for IT, because they're sweet, mothering types that can't hack the competitive industry or the hours or the work. It must be the nature of the work and the genetic/socialized nature of women.

It couldn't possibly have anything to do with the culture or sexism or the fact that being the only woman working in large groups of men really has some distinct downsides, particularly if you're unfortunate enough to be young/pretty.

Wordy McWord.

She links to HOWTO Encourage Women in Linux by Val Henson, which contains many interesting theories and links.

I suppose I could've written more on this, but I have to go write a bug report.

Originally posted at Xtinian Thoughts.  Comment here or there.

nonethefewer: (Default)

* Hooray for the Democrats winning a bunch of stuff!

* Whoa for the narrowness of the win!  After the partying in the streets, it's totally time to prep things so's a Democrat wins, and that winning means something, in two years.

* Hooray for Oregon measure 43 (regarding mandatory parental notification in the event of a minor seeking an abortion) not being passed!

* Boo for my home state (VA) being populated by bigots!  But, I imagine gay folk will be flocking out of there, so that's a thing, at least.

* Buh-bye to Santorum and Rumsfeld!  Buh-bye!

* Boo for strawmen being thrown at me!  Today's fun one – when I say "I'm pissed that a lot of men treat women like they're supposed to be pleasing at all times", I must totally mean "I want to take away their right to free speech".  I just don't even have the time right now to wonder how someone figures "Why don't you smile?" is polite.

Originally posted at Xtinian Thoughts.  Comment here or there.

Page generated Jul. 28th, 2025 09:39 pm
Powered by Dreamwidth Studios