tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post2672697378169877411..comments2024-03-27T23:28:20.274-04:00Comments on Face to Face: Slutwalk era feminists ignoring Handmaid's Tale cosplay of Kavanaugh witch huntagnostichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-58299752237383922342018-10-07T16:16:21.835-04:002018-10-07T16:16:21.835-04:00The main narrative problem was that Kavanaugh was ...The main narrative problem was that Kavanaugh was a stranger to Ford -- not an acquaintance who abused her trust or his own economic power over the alleged victim.<br /><br />The whole "rape culture" narrative is that rapists are NOT total strangers who strike without warning in the dead of night in a grimy alleyway.<br /><br />It's the guy who you at least trusted enough to go on a date with, or your long-term boyfriend, or husband.<br /><br />Or a relative or friend of the family.<br /><br />Or a close friend who you trust enough to let your guard down around.<br /><br />Or an employer who uses their institutional power of hiring and firing.<br /><br />Kavanaugh's relationship did not fit into that narrative at all. Even Ford's close friend, Keyser, did not know Kavanaugh. He was a total stranger to her close social circle.<br /><br />If the story had been that an ex-girlfriend of his decided to speak out, or a younger cousin or niece, or a former employee, then it would have sounded plausible on the surface to the "rape culture" activists.<br /><br />But two random strangers at a high school party? Something doesn't ring true about that. It should have been two acquaintances, where the girl trusted the guy.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-53192706455247456712018-10-07T15:39:02.817-04:002018-10-07T15:39:02.817-04:00Cardi B ignored the Kavanaugh circus, unlike Alyss...Cardi B ignored the Kavanaugh circus, unlike Alyssa Milano and other faux political celebs.<br /><br />Her only tweet on the topic of sex and gender relations since the Ford accusation began:<br /><br />"The way imma give this nikka anniversary pussy i might need to pop 2 plan Bs"<br /><br />https://twitter.com/iamcardib/status/1042941076825415682<br /><br />She doesn't talk about politics much, but when she does, it's to stump for Bernie over Hillary in 2016, and the DSA-endorsed candidates in the NY state primaries over the Cuomo machine.<br /><br />Somehow she figured out that she, too, had no dog in the fight over Kavanaugh, even though she wouldn't approve of his appointment.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-32140811056336406832018-10-07T14:51:43.761-04:002018-10-07T14:51:43.761-04:00The Slutwalk feminists sensed that the Kavanaugh c...The Slutwalk feminists sensed that the Kavanaugh circus was not about "rape culture," one of their main issues, but something else.<br /><br />As it turns out, the circus was not about issues of gender / sexual identity / kinship / etc., but attacking an ethno-cultural group -- Anglo-Celtic conservatives. That is entirely a within-elite battle, with the other side being Ellis Island liberals.<br /><br />Thus, there was no class angle to the witch hunt, as though the attackers were cynically deploying a bogus rape charge in order to highlight the broader problems of the elite class. Strange how the libs and Leftists only lost their shit in response to Kavanaugh, a Celt who went to Georgetown Prep and Yale.<br /><br />What if it had been Feldstein, a Jew who went to Dalton and Harvard? They would not have tried to derail his appointment with this level of circus tactics, theatricalizing the degenerate Upper West Side elites and their ubiquitous "rape culture".<br /><br />The anti-Kavanaugh side is not using direct action tactics to halt production of filming by the major Hollywood studios, interrupting their award ceremonies like they did the Congressional testimony / Senate confirmation vote / SCOTUS swearing in.<br /><br />Sure, they don't like all these wealthy and powerful white men from the media sector putting every woman on a casting couch before offering them one of the dwindling jobs in their industry. Or plying underage boys with drugs and booze while their fellow middle-aged / old creep pals molest them during pool parties.<br /><br />Then it's just an offhand tweet or deadpan joke here or there, signaling nihilistic resignation at best, pro forma dismissiveness at worst.<br /><br />The true believers in the crusade against "rape culture" somehow intuited that this anti-Kavanaugh thing was not part of their concerns. Like, why are you targeting this guy, however good or bad he may be, instead of the Hollywood producers, Big Five media executives, etc.?<br /><br />Good on them for figuring that out.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-72179088646264558362018-10-07T14:14:25.596-04:002018-10-07T14:14:25.596-04:00Worth noting: Handmaid's Tale the book came ou...Worth noting: Handmaid's Tale the book came out in 1985, ringing in the vulnerable phase of the excitement cycle, shifting out of the sex-positive manic / invincible phase of the first half of the '80s.<br /><br />Its prestige TV adaptation comes out in the same phase, two cycles later in 2017.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-16366045534840641312018-10-07T14:08:52.947-04:002018-10-07T14:08:52.947-04:00I'm talking about tape over mouth in a sexual ...I'm talking about tape over mouth in a sexual fetish way, like these:<br /><br />https://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/dec0aca9d80eace78b1403903de1786fadc709f8/c=310-0-5162-3648/local/-/media/2018/09/07/USATODAY/USATODAY/636719299899924601-EPA-USA-KAVANAUGH-SUPREME-COURT-7.jpg?width=540&height=405&fit=crop<br /><br />Color-coordinated, stylized, one piece of an overall "look" that is black, lacey, and sexual.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-28319284804173864102018-10-07T13:53:26.637-04:002018-10-07T13:53:26.637-04:00The first time I recall hearing about taped mouths...The first time I recall hearing about taped mouths in protest it was anti-abortion activists. I'm not sure how many years ago, but I think it was prior to the 2010s.TGGPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11017651009634767649noreply@blogger.com