“When a man is assertive, he's called an alpha-male/boss/winner. When a woman is assertive, she's called a bitch.” I have been seeing riffs on this notion for years, and its lack of nuance is pesky for me. To be clear: I have no doubt that the invective is unfairly applied to many appropriately assertive women. … Continue reading Bitches are Assholes
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A Business Question
Well, alright then, Mr. Business Success Consultant with all your snappy answers for every possible scenario, tell me this: What do you do when you're giving an crucial presentation to the Board of Directors and your butt plug pops out and slides down the back of your pant leg, and you know from bitter experience … Continue reading A Business Question
Passive Aggression is Underrated
Communication is in trouble these days in the Anglo world. Public discourse is a sewer. The problem is that confrontational people (assholes) want confrontation. They crave it like a drug. So how to fight these toilet people who flush their shit into our life, without giving them precisely what they want? With passive aggression, that's … Continue reading Passive Aggression is Underrated
A Good Year
When people talk about enjoying a nice cold beer or a glass of wine with dinner, I really have no fucking clue what the hell they're talking about. Being sober, what I really miss about alcohol is getting so shitfaced that I come to the next day wedged under my sofa with a bunch of … Continue reading A Good Year
“White Men Built This Country!”
Well, not literally for the most part, but I take your point. They were the psychotic captains of industry who made it all happen. But, so what? Yeah, you’re a white man, but what the fuck do your ancestors’ achievements have to do with you? What the fuck have you built? (Besides an AR15 and … Continue reading “White Men Built This Country!”
On Smartphones
I recently had an exchange with a close friend that condensed some nebulous feelings I've been having into annoyance acute enough to distill into this. Such is my process. My friend discovered that I don't have a smartphone. I never thought this was a big deal, but rather than treating the revelation with the same … Continue reading On Smartphones
History Lesson, 2070
So, class, why is it that the United States turned to fascism when it did? Well, as funny and pathetic as it might sound, all it took for America to accept overt white supremacy and fascism was a relatively small drop in white people’s standard of living coinciding with racism no longer being considered humorous … Continue reading History Lesson, 2070
Robot Tears
In the future when the Earth is a toxic wasteland and the descendants of the 1% live in space, toilets are a thing of the past. The Gentle Shitsucker line of robots cleanse and pleasure as they dispose of human waste. With a wide variety of RealFlesh orifice attachments, they can be tailored to suit … Continue reading Robot Tears
Real Value
A lot of so-called value in the stock market is based on the notion that advertising works and is valuable. Google and facebook are only as valuable as they are because the market assumes that their audience’s attention has a certain value for advertisers. They are basing this on old notions like a billboard having … Continue reading Real Value
American Party
Being a citizen of a client nation of the American empire has always required a certain level of cognitive dissonance and culpability. How do we balance what is marvelous about America with what is evil? It’s like America is throwing a fantastic barbecue party. There are clowns and a bouncy castle for the kids. There’s … Continue reading American Party
Muse Vassal 