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In the interview in the link to the Independent, the master of the sneer Will Self when meeting Dworkin in a cafe describes the waiting staff as "a dwarfish collection", difficult with his attitude to the masses to know whether he was talking literally or just being his usual up his arse Self and using a word for the sake of it to describe the numbers.
Commented May 25, 2019 on Elsewhere (292) at davidthompson
Elsewhere (292)
David Solway on the feminist enthusiasm for fatness: In a speech on the topic of “radical fat liberation” jointly sponsored by the Women and Gender Studies Department and the Centre for Equity and Inclusion at St. Olaf College in Minnesota, the prodigiously overweight Sonalee Rashatwar, a self-...
"I love my community and my neighbors, and I would be honored to have your voice and your vote in my campaign."
Of course she would though I think the neighbours bit is stretching it somewhat......
Commented Feb 28, 2019 on By Popular Demand at davidthompson
By Popular Demand
An open thread. In which to share links and bicker. Oh, and via Dicentra, and in a shocking turn of events, here’s an intersectional feminist – pronouns she/her/hers – telling you what to do: As you might imagine, she has some further thoughts.
"While the end result is a beautiful, well-designed home"
Not quite how I see it and the toilet roll placement, confirms my belief that it is all a Woman and Home editorial..
Commented Oct 18, 2018 on I Question The Location Of The Toilet Roll Holder at davidthompson
I Question The Location Of The Toilet Roll Holder
“I’ve lost every set of keys I’ve ever owned,” she admits. Before you say it, yes, I know. I’m veering towards the catty. But the fact that it even exists possibly tells us something: Laurie—who’s currently in a good place with her mental health and says she’s lucky to have found treatments tha...
Andrew is totally correct, I do remember this fog but the pictures do not reflect the severity that was seen by most of us.
I also went to school feeling my way along the fences etc and the buses that ran had a man with a flare walking in front of them.
Commented Dec 9, 2017 on The Great Smog of 1952 at Mick Hartley
The Great Smog of 1952
65 years ago, from the 5th to the 9th of December, the capital experienced a particularly bad pea souper, which became known as the Great Smog of London: A period of cold weather, combined with an anticyclone and windless conditions, collected airborne pollutants – mostly arising from the use of...
From Margaret E Jacobsen
Even though all too often I was uncomfortable hearing the jokes about black people, uncomfortable with the touching of my body and the backhanded compliments, I put the needs, comfort, and safety of white people above my own.
Of course you do !
Commented Dec 31, 2016 on The Year Reheated at davidthompson
The Year Reheated
In which we glimpse the world through the eyes of our self-imagined betters. The year began with news that living in Glasgow is now to be considered a work of art, according to Ellie Harrison, a taxpayer-funded artist who, coincidentally, lives in Glasgow. We also witnessed the talents of Sandri...
The Dalston Mercury has indeed become a rich source for sarcasm, and a wonderful antidote to the ravings of Abello et al.
https://dalstonmercury.wordpress.com/2016/05/09/dalston-university-fury-over-lack-of-oppression/
Commented Oct 12, 2016 on But Not All Feminists, Apparently at davidthompson
But Not All Feminists, Apparently
When you enter a space – any space – as a man, you carry with yourself the threat of harm. Melissa Fabello, the queen bee of Everyday Feminism, teams up with Aaminah Khan to once again remind any male readers that there’s something fundamentally wrong with them, and all men currently striding ab...
After much deliberation it has to be Oliver Hardy in drag.................
Commented Apr 27, 2016 on He’s Being Rugged, And We Can’t Have That at davidthompson
He’s Being Rugged, And We Can’t Have That
In the pages of the Guardian, masculinity is once again being piously disdained. This time by Mr Grayson Perry, a part-time transvestite and maker of unattractive pottery: The Turner prize-winning artist has turned his sights on the survivalist [Bear Grylls] and his exceptionally rugged version...
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