I came across this story today. It was front page news originally but now has slipped into oblivion. I guess people do not think it is important. Or
maybe not worthy of mention. I disagree. The article illustrates a very sick and deluded mindset that has become normal and acceptable thanks to
Feminism and the Women's Liberation Movement. I don't expect Feminists to see anything wrong here because we all know only one sex can be evil and
arrogant. If any Feminists and supporters of the Women's Liberation Movement want to come in here and flame me, then so be it. I am and never will be
afraid to call
Radical Feminism one of the worst and most harmful products of Western civilisation.
Please read the article for yourself, it is not long:
Only bras support women writers
What we have here is Kathy Lett, an Australian female writer, whining that no females were included in
Publishers Weekly's annual list of top
10 books.
"Apparently dinosaurs still roam the earth. They're all at Publishers Weekly," Lette told The Independent On Sunday.
Yes, dinosaurs roam the earth because the best books that were chosen happen to have been written by males. Is the list not meant to represent the
best works of fiction as judged by a panel? Does she want to include works that are not as high in quality as those chosen because she wants to see
females mentioned in the list? I thought the list is meant to be chosen on the merits and talents of the writer, regardless of their gender.
"This list proves that the only support women authors get is from our Wonderbras."
Feminist connection made. Yes, if you fail to see the large proportion of tax dollars used to fund women's only procedures and women's support
services. What about support in the field of custody hearings? Does she sprout this garbage so women can just have equal rights and opportunities?
Please...
Lionel Shriver, the prize-winning author of We Need to Talk About Kevin, believed publishing took men more seriously than women.
"Female writing is regarded as second tier; there is a default assumption that men are the heavy hitters," she said.
This comment is made by a different person. Yet, the sick mind set is still prevalent if not worse than that of the other female writer. Not only are
her comments shrouded in false victim hood, they are inconsistent with facts and reason.
J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter) & Stephenie Meyer (Twilight) are among the most popular and successful authors of the past decade. They are both female
fiction writers that have shown that
hard work and determination (not having a pair of gonads) will bring their work the attention and
critical acclaim it so rightly deserves.
Am I looking too much into this? Maybe I am. But it is becoming more common now to turn a blind eye away from reason and reality in this politically
correct society of ours. We no longer are allowed to call the best the best, the worst the worst, the funny the funny, the sad the sad. We need to
include all sexes, genders, religions, races, ethnicities, skin colours when making any official announcements. We must be sensitive to the needs and
feelings of everyone before saying anything or awarding anything.
The sad fact of the matter in this case is that if every single person on that list were females, Feminists would have no objections. If not one male
writer was included they would simply turn a blind eye. This is NOT about equality and rights, it is about superiority and the demonisation of men!
[edit on 8/11/2009 by Dark Ghost]