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Stunning and Brave New World

Year Zero • 41 implied HN points • 14 Feb 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Gender
  1. The growing debate around gender identities and freedom of speech in schools
  2. The legal implications of recognizing and affirming gender identities
  3. The uncertainty regarding the impact of the movement to redefine human identity

Guest Post: When Reactionary Feminism Ain't It

Reactionary Feminist • 17 implied HN points • 13 Mar 24
🎭️ Culture Gender
  1. Feminist policies are not universally applicable and need to consider local, cultural, and material contexts.
  2. Luxury beliefs in feminism can vary greatly across different societal contexts and personal experiences.
  3. Some women may benefit from traditional feminist values like independence and career focus, while others may prioritize family and marriage due to different societal pressures.
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The Missing Aunties

Reactionary Feminist • 27 implied HN points • 09 Jul 23
🎭️ Culture Gender
  1. In the past, 'aunties' played a role in matchmaking and family formation, which seems more successful than modern dating methods.
  2. The decline of the 'auntie' role in society may have led to challenges in relationship formation and marriage survival stories.
  3. Efforts are being made to recreate an 'aunty-like' network for matchmaking and support in relationships, recognizing the need for social coordination.

Trafficking hysteria as rape fantasy

Sex and the State • 18 implied HN points • 18 Dec 23
🎭️ Culture Gender
  1. In 1910, Congress passed the White-Slave Traffic Act to address concerns about white girls moving to cities for work.
  2. Moral scolds created a myth of Black men kidnapping white women to control social change and freedom for white women.
  3. Trafficking hysteria was used to enforce compliance through fear and false narratives.

Get Laid or Die Trying

The Carousel • 21 implied HN points • 11 Oct 23
🎭️ Culture Gender
  1. Incels are portrayed negatively in mainstream media and associated with extreme ideologies and violence.
  2. The novel 'Incel' attempts to humanize an incel protagonist and explore the complexities of incel culture.
  3. The book 'Incel' is part of a left-wing project for deradicalization but fails to provide hope or solutions for incels.

Now we’re losing the plot

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 39 implied HN points • 09 Oct 20
🎭️ Culture Gender
  1. Pence's comments on female leaders and motherhood show backward gender stereotypes in 2020
  2. The portrayal of women without children in media as monsters or threats is discussed in relation to current events
  3. The newsletter highlights various interesting articles, from a profile of Ina Garten to discussions on internet culture and societal issues

You Go Girl

Natural Selections • 24 implied HN points • 25 Jul 23
🎭️ Culture Gender
  1. Different cultural events can reveal surprising similarities.
  2. Surface appearances and illusions play a big role in drag and Barbie shows.
  3. Pushing boundaries in social norms should be done thoughtfully to avoid negative consequences.

Why Are All the Public Intellectuals Men?

Working Theorys • 19 implied HN points • 08 Nov 23
🎭️ Culture Gender
  1. Public intellectuals are often men who comment on current affairs and have a big impact on public discourse.
  2. Modern day public intellectuals are not necessarily traditional scholars, but individuals who study the world and share their observations.
  3. The most identifiable public intellectuals are men, especially those who use new media platforms to reach a wide audience.

#BreaktheBias in AI & Analytics

Sector 6 | The Newsletter of AIM • 19 implied HN points • 13 Mar 22
🕹 Technology Gender
  1. There's a growing need to talk about gender equality in AI and analytics. It's important for everyone to join the conversation.
  2. Women and girls in science and technology bring a lot of benefits. Their contributions can help us make more progress in these fields.
  3. Discussing topics like the gender pay gap and biases is crucial. These issues need attention to create a fairer workplace for all.

Which orifice? What organs? Who cares?

Reactionary Feminist • 24 implied HN points • 23 Jun 23
🎭️ Culture Gender
  1. Andrea Long Chu's work challenges traditional views on gender and sexuality.
  2. Gender-critical feminists criticize Chu for dismissing the importance of female bodies in defining femaleness.
  3. Chu's writings explore the impact of societal shifts on female sexuality and reproductive autonomy.

Barbie's Beauty Standards

Reactionary Feminist • 21 implied HN points • 14 Jul 23
🎭️ Culture Gender
  1. The Barbie movie explores adult themes like body image and feminism, questioning artificial beauty standards
  2. The concept of economic sex persists despite advancements in technology and biotech interventions
  3. Barbie feminism raises questions about duality, reproduction, and the societal pressure to conform to certain beauty standards

Ancient Rome, Heavy Metal, and The Academy

Cosy Moments • 13 implied HN points • 07 Mar 24
🎭️ Culture Gender
  1. The author reflects on how being a heavy metal guitar player shaped his dedication to mastering music, comparing guitar players to mythical figures like Hercules.
  2. An overview of the book 'Classical Antiquity in Heavy Metal Music' is shared, highlighting the intersection of classics and heavy metal as a topic of discussion in academia.
  3. Critiques are made on the analysis included in the book, questioning the focus on gender, political analysis, music lyrics, and the relevance of studying classics through the lens of modern music culture.

Why Sex Scenes are Now Cringe

The Carousel • 23 implied HN points • 21 Feb 23
🎭️ Culture Gender
  1. Hollywood sex scenes are now being scrutinized for issues of consent and portrayal
  2. Actors like Henry Cavill and Penn Badgley are choosing to opt out of sex scenes for various reasons
  3. There is a shift in power dynamics between male actors and female showrunners in the industry

Why smoke shows marry bags of dirty socks among church folk

Sex and the State • 19 implied HN points • 16 Feb 23
🎭️ Culture Gender
  1. Men in Evangelical churches have leverage in choosing partners due to gender imbalances.
  2. Conservative church culture often prioritizes traditional beauty standards for women and financial stability for men in relationships.
  3. Church teachings on marriage and social circles play a role in the phenomenon of 'smokeshow' women marrying 'bags of dirty socks' men within church communities.

The Abolition Of Woman

Reactionary Feminist • 9 implied HN points • 10 Feb 24
🎭️ Culture Gender
  1. The biotech of the Left and the Right both view women as a problem to be solved.
  2. Transhumanist efforts to engineer perfect athletes intersect with efforts to engineer phenotypic sex.
  3. The Enhanced Games promotes freedom-enhancing biotech with an emphasis on competitive excellence, framing biomedical interventions as a right.

Me, She, He, They

Natural Selections • 16 implied HN points • 07 Mar 23
🎭️ Culture Gender
  1. Sex is real and binary, existing for sexual reproduction.
  2. Transgender individuals are real but rare, not the same as nonbinary.
  3. Complex systems like gender norms do not justify creating new, fictitious categories.

Easy Mode

The Glinner Update • 2 HN points • 02 May 23
🎭️ Culture Gender
  1. Striped thigh-highs that transwomen wear have a nickname - programming socks.
  2. Transitioning programmers can have anti-intuitive attributes towards women's status in tech jobs.
  3. Opposing self-ID is justified self-interest for women to defend rights based on biological sex.

Loki, Gender, and Sexuality in Norse Society

Norse Mythology & Germanic Lore • 1 HN point • 22 Dec 23
🎭️ Culture Gender
  1. Loki in Norse mythology is often portrayed as a man who engages in behavior considered unmanly, particularly highlighted by the insult 'ergi'.
  2. Norse society had rigid gender roles and expectations, with certain actions, like being accused of 'ergi', leading to severe consequences.
  3. While Loki is known to shapeshift into a woman on occasion, the majority of his appearances and actions in the myths are as a man, and he is referenced with male pronouns predominantly.

Impossible Conversations on Politics & Gender: Diane Musho Hamilton

The Bigger Picture • 19 implied HN points • 03 Dec 19
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Gender
  1. Diane Musho Hamilton is a Zen priest and expert mediator for challenging conversations on topics like race and gender.
  2. Having skilled mediators like Diane Musho Hamilton can help navigate difficult conversations in a constructive way.
  3. Engaging in discussions on politics and gender with experienced mediators can lead to better understanding and solutions.

Playboy, A Relic of a Bygone Era

Malt Liquidity • 8 implied HN points • 16 May 23
🎭️ Culture Gender
  1. Playboy magazine had an intellectual aspect with notable authors contributing.
  2. The magazine content was more than just nudity, challenging stereotypes of male-focused publications.
  3. There's a need to acknowledge and cater to the intellectual and libidinal aspects of male identity in media and culture.

Locked and Wedded

Some Unpleasant Arithmetic • 4 implied HN points • 14 Feb 24
🎭️ Culture Gender
  1. Valentine's Day can spark arguments about marriage rates and fertility, especially concerning the decline in marriage rates due to changing expectations and financial disparities in relationships.
  2. Factors like higher education levels in women, financial independence, and changing societal norms are contributing to lower marriage rates and different relationship dynamics.
  3. Cultural influences, economic factors, and policy changes are impacting fertility rates and family structures, highlighting the need for more affordable childcare, housing, and supportive policies for families.

We Didn't Build This City

Some Unpleasant Arithmetic • 6 implied HN points • 09 Mar 23
🎭️ Culture Gender
  1. Cities are often built for and by men, leading to limitations on women's public participation.
  2. Zoning ordinances have historically been used to promote racial segregation and inequality in cities.
  3. Urban policy and city planning have a significant impact on societal equality and wealth distribution.

Feminism is just an ape alliance

Wood From Eden • 3 HN points • 29 Jan 24
🎭️ Culture Gender
  1. Feminism is the first large-scale female alliance in history formed to defend women's rights.
  2. Civilization was formed by men defying their own nature and cooperating against other groups.
  3. Successful societies negotiate with both male and female nature to be more efficient and promising.

Is Bisexuality a Political Statement?

Data Taboo • 5 implied HN points • 10 May 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Gender
  1. A surge of young women have identified as bisexual post-2016 election but only have sex with men.
  2. Statistics suggest bisexual women truly are attracted to other women, but there are more men available in the dating pool.
  3. Liberal young women in college often identify as LGBT, creating a dating pool where gender ratios may impact partner preferences.

House of the Mouse

Some Unpleasant Arithmetic • 4 implied HN points • 12 Jul 23
🎭️ Culture Gender
  1. Disney Princesses have only been an official thing for 18 years.
  2. The Disney Princess brand has undergone changes and controversies over the years.
  3. Brand management and integrity are crucial for Disney and have driven major decisions.

Sense, Reference, and "What is a Woman?"

Ethics Under Construction • 2 HN points • 03 Mar 24
🎭️ Culture Gender
  1. Language is complex and words can have multiple meanings depending on context. Understanding the sense and reference of words is crucial.
  2. The concept of 'woman' can have different meanings based on social or biological contexts. Recognizing these different senses is important for productive discussions.
  3. Biological sex may be irrelevant in many situations, but there are contexts, like athletics, where it remains important. Balancing different senses of 'woman' is key to resolving debates about gender identity.

BOLD Women, BOLD Climate Leadership

Save Our Happy Place • 4 implied HN points • 06 Mar 23
🎭️ Culture Gender
  1. Women play a significant role in leading climate action and bringing about positive change.
  2. Gender plays a crucial role in how individuals experience and address climate change.
  3. BOLD initiatives like virtual summits provide platforms for women to lead discussions on important climate topics.

Unpacking The "Gen Z" Mental Health Crisis

The Missing Data Depot • 3 implied HN points • 24 Jul 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Gender
  1. Conservatism and participation in core institutions like marriage, church, and the military are linked to better mental health, but Gen Z is moving away from these beliefs and behaviors.
  2. There is a surge in media coverage and concern about mental health issues among young people, with Gen Z showing a significant decline in mental well-being compared to previous generations.
  3. Factors like gender, sexual orientation, church attendance, marital status, education, military service, and social media use play similar roles in mental health perceptions for both Gen Z and older generations.

Exegesis: The Paintings of Hilma af Klint

Superb Owl • 2 HN points • 20 Jan 24
🎨 Art & Illustration Gender
  1. Hilma af Klint was a pioneer of Western abstract art, drawing inspiration from Spiritualism and Theosophy.
  2. Her work was overlooked for decades but gained recognition through exhibitions drawing attention to her influence on prominent artists like Kandinsky.
  3. Gender, spirituality, and the hidden worlds of science intertwined in af Klint's paintings, conveying messages of growth and transcendence.

On girl(woman)hood: Part II

The Next Chapter • 2 implied HN points • 27 Dec 23
🎭️ Culture Gender
  1. Tech industry can sometimes remind women of their gender expectations.
  2. Finding courage to speak up in male-dominated spaces is a challenge for women.
  3. Dealing with jealousy at work can be emotionally taxing and affect professional relationships.

Xinh đẹp

Thái | Hacker | Kỹ sư tin tặc • 19 implied HN points • 19 Jun 15
🎭️ Culture Gender
  1. The article discusses the concept of 'Xinh đẹp' which translates to 'beauty' or 'beautiful' in Vietnamese.
  2. The post mentions various professions followed by 'xinh đẹp', revealing a focus on describing individuals in those professions as 'beautiful.'
  3. It humorously suggests shifting focus from admiring beautiful women to admiring handsome male professors engaging in a conversation on the beach.

The price of a woman

Wood From Eden • 2 HN points • 28 Jul 23
🎭️ Culture Gender
  1. Economic theory states prices are determined by supply and demand, even in the marriage market.
  2. Population density influences marriage customs, with hoe agriculture societies tending towards brideprice and plow agriculture societies towards dowry.
  3. Cultural evolution has shifted from female dowries to both sexes investing in human capital for maximal reproductive success.