tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369349597012772535.post3781800861275059488..comments2019-04-24T01:45:08.327-07:00Comments on My Lazy Blog: Feminism - Equality or Dogma?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369349597012772535.post-55843332391472673862019-04-24T01:45:08.327-07:002019-04-24T01:45:08.327-07:00I've come back to read all of this. I plan in ...I've come back to read all of this. I plan in the near future to write an article on the reduced reruns of Cosby while he sits in prison/house arrest and the aftermath.<br /><br />How has your perspective on feminism changed if at all in the last 4 years?Nofyahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274073567874193102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369349597012772535.post-79545088761942634222014-12-25T04:42:51.192-08:002014-12-25T04:42:51.192-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Nofyahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274073567874193102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369349597012772535.post-84324930904285281972014-12-06T09:00:44.099-08:002014-12-06T09:00:44.099-08:00Fair enough.Fair enough.squirrelbrigadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07495042725055116225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369349597012772535.post-63434748524386217122014-12-06T08:26:01.224-08:002014-12-06T08:26:01.224-08:00Ler's please go back to the subject of the art...Ler's please go back to the subject of the article. Absent real hard facts, we will argue about Cosby until the cows come home.Nofyahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274073567874193102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369349597012772535.post-9283747043802262802014-12-05T12:22:18.540-08:002014-12-05T12:22:18.540-08:00Cosby has the advantage of having "personal a...Cosby has the advantage of having "personal assistants" and managers who could quite easily take care of many of the set-ups these scenarios required.squirrelbrigadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07495042725055116225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369349597012772535.post-17647895136631151312014-12-04T15:22:03.778-08:002014-12-04T15:22:03.778-08:00Psychotic rapists have to expend a ton of energy; ...Psychotic rapists have to expend a ton of energy; so do comedians who are involved in numerous projects. I don't see how someone who was spending so much energy on positive endeavors would have all that time for evil. Nofyahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274073567874193102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369349597012772535.post-12004242470346271462014-11-23T14:32:28.486-08:002014-11-23T14:32:28.486-08:00The fact that Cosby is almost 80 now is beside the...The fact that Cosby is almost 80 now is beside the point: some nazi's were found in their 80's and 90's and still rightly brought to trial for their crimes. More recently, Stephen Collins, the actor on the series 7th Heaven was "outed" for his actions as a molester 20 years ago. The Catholic Church had to be dragged kicking and screaming into publicly acknowledging the decades of sexual abuse perpetuated by some of their clergy. Cosby's behavior off-camera has been rife with accusations for years (http://www.vulture.com/2014/09/timeline-of-the-abuse-charges-against-cosby.html), and he's managed to pay off and bury the allegations. But like the other cases listed, the stars have finally aligned and he is being forced to address the issue. I'm sorry, but there's too many accusers with too many similar stories for there not to be a grain of Truth to their allegations.<br /><br />I agree that narcissism is in the sinew of Hollywood's denizens, both famous and aspiring. I also agree that those hungry to score a break will use others to get it. A part of me finds Cosby's accusers absolute idiots for not bringing their involvement with him to a screeching halt once they suspected they'd been drugged and molested. That so many continued to interact with him I find hideous as it shows no self-respect, and if they convinced themselves that this was simply going to be "the price of doing business" I find that unspeakably sad. <br /><br />I DO, however, understand why they remained silent, or hesitated to press charges. Cosby was (and is) powerful, popular, and connected. Rape in the 70's and 80's was not discussed as it is today, and alleging such sick conduct against a comedy icon would be an earth-shaking accusation. Who would believe them, and why risk further shame by admitting the episodes ever occurred? As time went by and more stories appeared with similar allegations, these women most likely began to realize they were not alone in being violated. Comedian Hannibal Burress's recent on-stage rant stirred a sleeping dog, and shot a hole in the firewall of Cosby's carefully constructed reputation. And here we are today, with a perfect storm of past conquests coming forward and revealing Mr. Cosby's public persona is quite different from the wry father image that's been the backbone of his career.<br /><br />I think Cosby's silence is attorney advised: anything he says will be scrutinized and brought up in civil court. There will never be a criminal trial, as the statute of limitations will prevent it, and there's no physical evidence.<br /><br />Does he deserve his day (and say) in court? Without question. But the cold reality is Cosby's reputation has already been dealt a death blow: by sheer numbers alone, he is now viewed as a serial scumbag. No one who enjoyed his work in the past will ever again be able hear his recordings or see his characters without the material feeling tainted. The women who've come forward, to a lesser degree, will also be marked as dupes, users, opportunists, golddiggers, and/or idiots. It's ugly all the way around.squirrelbrigadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07495042725055116225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369349597012772535.post-23316483311744786282014-11-22T11:36:48.312-08:002014-11-22T11:36:48.312-08:00I read the article. Let's remember something -...I read the article. Let's remember something - Hollywood is full of narcissists. Actors and Actresses are narcissists. Cosby is now 79? It's now almost 2015, and the alleged incident took place in 1969. That's almost 50 years ago, when he was in his early 20's - 30's and barely popular himself. I think the reason Cosby refuses to answer is because he knows he's dealing with a narcissist, and answering will not make it go away one bit.Nofyahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274073567874193102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369349597012772535.post-74063342789916403142014-11-20T06:41:32.700-08:002014-11-20T06:41:32.700-08:00I think retirement in a tarnished and diminished s...I think retirement in a tarnished and diminished state awaits Mr. Cosby - certainly not what he had planned. Check out this recent article and the comments that follow for more interesting perspectives:<br /><br />http://lastresistance.com/8635/bryan-singer-bill-cosby-rape-accusers-common/. squirrelbrigadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07495042725055116225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369349597012772535.post-72983877954341154122014-11-19T14:51:59.020-08:002014-11-19T14:51:59.020-08:00Thank you so much for your reply.
I have been in ...Thank you so much for your reply.<br /><br />I have been in touch with Larry Taub on the subject of feminism, as he was once cronies with Firestone et al. He paid me a huge compliment on this blog entry.<br /><br />Right now I am anxiously waiting to see what Bill Cosby does about his narcissist. <br />Nofyahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274073567874193102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369349597012772535.post-90515146515688523522014-11-19T14:43:40.407-08:002014-11-19T14:43:40.407-08:00Interesting piece. I'm a middle age woman who...Interesting piece. I'm a middle age woman who's on the same page as you with feminism, and am truly bone-tired of its' screaming, unreasonable adherents. We may have different "equipment", but the sexes are both human and equally deserving of respect and common decency. And you're right about the more virulent harpies who have an agenda apart from the professed noble goal of "equal pay for equal work." Some of them want payback for real or imagined slights from the male gender throughout history, and see no problem with verbally, physically and/or emotionally castrating "the enemy" even if their current day arguments are flawed and their anger misdirected.<br /><br />Your article is especially resonant to me as I learned just this week that a casual male acquaintance of my husband and I committed suicide in late September. I felt broadsided by the news as I knew he'd endured an ugly divorce and was an active member of a mens' support group for those who'd suffered physical assault by the women in their lives. He'd mentioned the frustration he felt at how few people take male assault seriously, and how state and federal funding (not to mention recognition) was non-existent for their group, yet resources were seemingly available everywhere for battered women. He'd hardened himself enough to believe decent, caring women were as rare as unicorns, and professed to not care about being alone. Yet on a sunny fall day in New England, a friendly, successful business man pulled out a gun and ended it all ...<br /><br />I know there's nothing I could have done to change A's fatal choice, but I feel deep sorrow about how his pain was not taken seriously. The "War on Women" has become a lopsided dialogue because of radical feminists efforts to cancel out the genuine concerns and problems of the other half of the population. In A's memory, I plan to be more vocal about offenses as I see them, and make efforts as they come to me to bridge the divide. Men are NOT the enemy, and they are NOT dispensable -- like ying and yang, they are integral to the whole. Extremist femmes, take note! squirrelbrigadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07495042725055116225noreply@blogger.com