Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
Every now and then you run into a piece of direct, irrefutable evidence that those who push policies ostensibly for the purpose of making us equal, in fact, don’t have any egalitarian motives at all and actually want to promote inequality. In this case, it is nothing short of a full confession in NEWS.scotsman.com (and it flew under my radar over two weeks ago) — we learn of it via Exposing Feminism:
Equality supremo Harman admits new law will lead to discrimination against men
Harriet Harman, the Equalities Secretary, yesterday unveiled proposals to tackle the gender pay gap and outlaw discrimination against consumers on the grounds of age.
The forthcoming Equality Bill would allow organisations to hire a woman or worker from an ethnic minority over a white male of equal ability.
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Ms Harman agreed the Bill could discriminate against men, but added: “You don’t get progress if there isn’t a bit of a push forward.”
That is the Equalities Secretary using the “can’t make an omelette without breakin’ some eggs” argument. Equalities Secretary.
What in the hell is in the water over there? And is it on its way over here?
Tea. Crates. Boston Harbor. Ker-SPOOSH.
Update: Whoever’s looking for some Yankee nonsense on our side of the Atlantic, doesn’t have to look far or long. And we find it in the usual place…Feministing! No, I’m not going to pretend it comes as a complete surprise to me that feminism is supposed to be pro gay marriage and pro married-gay child adoption, or even that I didn’t expect to see the bully stick of feminism brandished in its tried-and-true, “Can I Get An Amen Here?” type of sermonizing in this direction.
But I do think it’s strange that feminism supports gay marriage and adoption of children. Yes, I do.
But I suppose I’m guilty of frustrating myself. Me being silly. I keep looking for a common thread between these decidedly unrelated issues, some connecting-rod more substantial than “Moderate Conservative Bad, Radical Liberal Good.”
Look what we got goin’ on here.
You make a boys’ club while you’re running a company, feminists say that’s bad.
You make a boys’ club while you’re raising a child, feminists say way-ta-go.
Diversity promoted and encouraged, pronounced a vital pillar of strength in one place, and ridiculed and marginalized in another. Amazing.
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