Right-wing Men Can't Trope
Yesterday, I posted a Halloween video from Operation Rescue Randall Terry claims is a satire. Because it's about going-to-hell and stars a fat, white, conservative man in sunglasses yelling about burning things in his backyard while mock-praying, I figure Terry doesn't understand satire. Neither does he see irony when he uses it.Here's Ian Robinson's op-ed in praise of right-wing women, "Right-wing Women Rock". This would-be ode is actually

Irregularity: A(c)cute Sadness
Cute. Sad. Cute. Sad. Cute. Sad.From the listing:Hello. I have a big box of used cat and kitten hats that I have collected over the years for various occasions. As of recently my cat, Snowman, is no longer living and thus I am forced to get rid of these precious memories. I would not feel right asking money for them so I am offering the w

A Meditation on White Masculinity: Operation (Re)scue
Pretty much everything on Randall Terry's YouTube Channel will work for this meditation on loss: for my definition of what lies behind white masculinity in the US and as such is a key to understanding white power and the white power structure. But this video, with a well-cast white dude, is almost an explicit confession of the profound sense of loss that all White Power White Guys embrace as an aesthetic in their attempt to bring their grotesque worldview and manifest destiny to a community near you. (White guys are only one kind of White Power Guy. They come in all forms. Hey Michael Steele, I'm looking at you.)Here is a white guy dressed in black screaming at you about hel

Talk of the Nation: Another Opportunity Missed
On a recent Talk of the Nation of NPR, Neal Conan discusses Bob Elston's trip to a local Hooters with his son.And wouldn't you know it?  In a discussion that purports to be about discussing his son's emerging sexuality and society's exploitation of women, only women and women's bodies are spoken about.  How do men get away this so often?  We must talk about men and women together.  Feminism, or practices approaching it like this father's weird attempt to educate his son, should not be permitted to be ghettoized by mainstream culture.  Sorry,

Matt Lewis Rides A Sarah Palin
If Obama is going to be tough to beat, the question becomes almost a philosophical one: If you’re going to lose anyway, is it better to lose atop the horse you really want to ride?--Matt Lewis, 10/20/2009Matt Lewis's horse is Sarah Palin. Maybe he'll be riding Mitt Romney later on. Whose to say? Follow the link to his Politics Daily post.Thanks FIREDOGLAKE!!!Morr