Gender Theory

pisses me the fuck off.

In that way that journalism often pisses me off--it may do good, is even necessary, but there is so much fuckin bullshit in its name.

Most ways of talking about Men, Women, Manliness, Womanliness, Transgenderness, Queerness, DykeFlamingFemmePansyButch, Whatmakesaleader, Representation-in-upper-echelons-of-Academia/Politics/Fortune 500, is bound to piss off somebody and quite reasonably, everybody.

Stepping aside even the issue of theory being required to be remotely logical, thoughtful, internally consistent or striving towards truth, lets leave that, and even then: I am so angry. And angrier that sometimes factions of feminists do the worst damage of all.

It seems coming from the left or the right, the upshot is this: "feminine"=bad.

empowerment = act like a man

acting like a man around this society frequently means to be materialistic, ambitious, self absorbed, excessively career oriented, aggressive, inconsiderate, amoral and over all a swaggering dick.

These things in small quantities may very well be fine traits and contribute to a robust and groing economy. but we're talking parts per million here. Usually, neither men nor women nor non-gender-binary-abiding trannies should behave like that, its very irritating.

Some day a treatise: in defense of softness, in defense of kindess, in defense of listening and good manners and thinking about others. And a motherfuckin defense of machismo in the way it once meant: a self sufficient man, a family man with a sense of dignity and courage. Of women who have grace and fortitude. Ladies, Gentleman, can we get some motherfuckin elegance, please.