Culture Warriors category archive
Reality Bites 0
DougJ has a theory as to why persons frequently say they just want the campaign to be over: because it hurts to be reminded of the reality of today’s Republican Party.
Toll of the Tarheel Potty Police, Reprise 0
Heh.
The Roanoke Times has endorsed N. C. Governor McCrory for a second term because, as they say in the editorial, he’s been good for the economy–Virginia’s economy (follow the link for the full article).
Honest to Pete, you can’t make this stuff up.
Via Joe My God.
Trumpling the Women 0
At the Boston Review, Kate Manne explores the relationship between sexism and misogyny as manifested in Donald Trump and his supporters. She argues that misogyny can be thought of as the enforcement mechanism for sexism: sexism is believing that women belong “in their place,” which is inherently inferior to and servile to men, while misogyny is a means of putting and keeping them there if they dare step foot beyond their prescribed bounds.
It is a long and thoughtful piece that warrants your attention. Here’s a bit.
But his misogyny is, for better or worse, strictly limited. This is because of a striking and alarming limitation of Trump generally: he seems to lack a superego, or even the ability to mimic one. This explains both his remarkable shamelessness and the non-moralistic quality of his misogyny. It isn’t moralistic because Trump isn’t either. His normative words are simplistic and aesthetic terms of praise: “best,” “beautiful,” “great,” and “winning,” are some of his favorites. When he tries to engage in moral talk, he becomes uncharacteristically flummoxed.
Deplorable and Proud Of It, By Gum 0
Voter intimidation was what it was all about, was it not?
And, in more news of the deplorables . . .
The stupid. It burns.
The Trumplets of God 0
These folks worship no Jesus that I know.
Arbiters of Civility 0
Genteel is as genteel does. This was not genteel.
As my mother would have said, “The nerve, the absolute nerve!” (She wouldn’t in a million years have said, ‘arrogant a$$hole,” so I’ll say it for her.)
Words fail me. (Well, no, they don’t, but I prefer not to sputter profanities in these electrons.)
Trumpling the Ladies 0
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In related news, writing at Psychology Today Blogs, Azadeh Aalai explores the assumptions and behavior of rape culture as personified in Trumpery. Here’s just a bit of her long and thoughtful article; do please follow the link for the rest:
The self-proclaimed party of “family values” has come out of the closet to reveal that “family values” was never anything more than a pick-up line for grabbing voters by the ba**ot.
Video via Boing-Boing.
A Deplorable Calvacade 0
Now we switch to Spocko for the round-up.
“Some People Are More Equal Than Others”* 0
Andres Oppenheimer wonders why it took so long:
Where were McCain, New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and dozens of other high-profile Republicans who didn’t break with Trump until the Oct. 7 release of Trump’s now infamous video?
Most of them, like McCain, explained that they had made their difficult decision because “I have daughters.” Where were they when Trump demonized Hispanics? Don’t they have any Hispanic friends?
Read the rest.
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*With apologies to George Orwell.
Sleazy Is as Sleazy Thinks 0
I have two daughters. I never ever thought–I cannot conceive of having ever thought–of dating either one of them.
Guess I’m not Republican Presidential candidate material.
Pardon me now while I take a few moments to stop my skin from crawling.
Afterthought:
Today’s Republican Party is a vile and loathsome thing.