Culture Warriors category archive
The Tarheel Potty Police 0
One wonders whether those who see God’s revenge in random weather events will see this as God’s revenge for North Carolina’s HB2 Pervy Potty Patrol Peeper Law.
Nah.
Trumpling Women (Updated) 0
Really, now, aside from its having been documented, was anyone at all surprised?
Afterthought:
It will be interesting to see whether this will prove too much for the self-proclaimed “Christians” who have so loudly supported him.
I’m betting it won’t. I expect that they will decide that, whoever the woman in question was, she was a fallen woman, she was asking for it, she was no better than she should be (whatever the hell that means), boys will be boys, and–oh, you can fill in the rest of the blanks.
Addendum, Later That Same Day:
Sky King Was a Television Show . . . 0
. . . not an alternative universe.
Words fail me.
Afterthought:
Nothing causes me to question my faith more than the antics of believers.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Or,”If you want them to have a work ethic, don’t spare the whip.”
Words fail me.
Coinage 2
Badtux agrees that we need a new word and suggests that we adopt the term, “whitesplaining”; methinks yon penguin has a point.
Follow the link for the full rationale.
Walking while Woman 0
A University of Wisconsin student tells her story. A nugget:
But curve-concealing clothes and a low brim hat doesn’t cut it. Whether the snakes can see you or not, they can sense you.
Read it.
The Empire Strikes Out 0
Story:
Charlotte refused.
The Republican Party’s fascination with what goes on in other persons’ bedrooms continues to amaze me. Video stores (remember video stores?) had back rooms for persons like them.
Culture Wars and Mongers of Culture Wars 0
Jackie tries to pick a side.
Flagging Interests 0
Jingo bells, jingo bells, jingo all the way . . . .
And, for our second number, let’s have a resounding rendition of Oh, Comply All Ye Faithful.
Libertarianism, a Sucker’s Game 0
Thom gets a bit heated towards the end.
The Rendering 0
It would seem that everything gets rendered unto Caesar.
These persons worship no Jesus that I know.