Tag Archives: feminism

Blaming the Victim

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Jacques Delacroix

A White House secretary whose name no one knew a week ago resigns. He is accused of wife beating. It’s Pres. Trump’s fault, of course. The accusers are two ex-wives. That’s a first, I guess, I mean this joint effort. … Continue reading →

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Sexual Harassment: a Scandalous Re-Telling of an Old Story (updated)

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Jacques Delacroix

This is a longish essay. You may want to pour yourself a drink, as I may have already said. It’s 11:30 am. A young woman leaves the Post Office hurriedly. She manages to fix her lipstick as she crosses the … Continue reading →

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Mr and Mrs Rice Slaughtered on the Bloody Altar of Silly Feminism

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Jacques Delacroix

I was hoping discussion of young Mr Rice, the good footballer (Note to overseas reader: we are talking here about American football) and of his wife, Mrs Rice, would be gone by now. In fact I can’t escape these “news” … Continue reading →

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Forty years after the launch of feminism

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Jacques Delacroix

   On Halloween afternoon I was downtown Santa Cruz on a candy expedition, escorting my grand-daughter the delightful M., five. M., a brown-skinned child, was Rapunzel. She was wearing a purple sequined dress with a petty-coat showing its pale blue … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day: Feminists’ Shame

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Jacques Delacroix

If I did not believe he is a man-child, I would think Pres. Obama was cynical in his declaration of a couple of days ago. He stated that the Egyptian people were an “inspiration” to Americans. Inspirations to what, a … Continue reading →

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The Fat Women and Bill O’Reilly

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Jacques Delacroix

I was going to leave behind that storm in the tea-cup but it won’t go away. It’s there, on the TV, in front of me every time I go to the gym. Besides, it may have a cultural meaning, or … Continue reading →

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Scattered Thoughts: A Bribe; Rush Limbaugh caught; Women’s Continued Inferiority; Global Warming Consensus at Last.

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Jacques Delacroix

I am getting back, one month at a time, a little of the money the federal government confiscated from me throughout my working life. I am talking about Social Security, of course. This year, like last year, there will be … Continue reading →

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Why Young Women Are Stupid (If They Are): A Scientific Inquiry.

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Jacques Delacroix

The Victoria’s Secret catalog mailing list is several tens of thousand times longer than the mailing list of the National Organization For Women. The feminist wheel has turned enough for brave male social scientists like me finally to consider from … Continue reading →

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