That's a picture of part of the first page of the New York Times' website.
The article was written by Karen Rinaldi, who is also an editor and a publisher.
This is a picture of part of the article:
I don't know if it's a virtue or a vice that there is a side of me that chortles with amused cynicism at sentences such as:
"Martyrs, after all, don't need or expect public services."
That sentence stands alone, doesn't it? It can be applied to almost anything for which elitist people want to excuse their abusive behavior toward other people. Those martyrs! Who the hell are they to run around making everyone feel guilty?
This is also a picture of part of the article:
This is a picture of part of what HarperCollins says about Ms. Rinaldi's book, "The End of Men":
The book could not sound less confine-shattering. It is an indicator of why women continue not to be CEOs, why they continue not to be represented equally in politics, why they can't get elected as often as men.
You can't win against misogyny by begging not to be taken seriously.
Also, "The End of Men" is not a progressive title. It is an extension of the stereotypes of men as savage beasts and women as naturally purer beings, stereotypes which are frequently invoked to excuse criminal male behavior and to attack female normality.
The book as described, and its title, are evidence of the distortion of feminism. Real feminism is humanism; it's about recognition that human beings everywhere have the same emotional and physical motivations, and the same intellectual and emotional capabilities, everywhere.
Equal opportunity is not about saying that a historically oppressed group is superior to a historically oppressive group; it is about ensuring that stereotypes don't prevent people from having the opportunity to work at being productive, moral and happy. It is about protecting people's rights, including their right to responsibility.
Copyright, with noted exceptions, L. Kochman, August 4, 2017 @ 8:14 a.m./additions @ 8:42 a.m.
