Feminists turn on Kimmel

Submitted by Mastodon on Mon, 2018-08-13 09:23

Article here. Excerpt:

'Michael Kimmel, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, said last week that he’s deferring his acceptance of a major sociology award for six months, over what he called “rumors” about his professional conduct. And while Kimmel’s terminology was criticized as dismissive of his accusers, the harassment allegations against him circulating online and off were then anonymous.

But on Thursday one of Kimmel’s former Stony Brook graduate students put their (the student's preferred pronoun) name behind a detailed account of what they called his explicit sexual talk, homophobia, transphobia and general “lack of respect” for anyone but cisgender heterosexual men. In an essay published in Medium, Bethany M. Coston, now an assistant professor of women’s, gender and sexuality studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, said now was the time to share their experiences.

To Coston, now means three years removed from working with Kimmel and the fear of professional consequences that could come with speaking out against him. It means showing solidarity with his accusers, distaste for his response thus far and sending a message to the American Sociological Association. The association was to give Kimmel a career award for promoting the study of women in sociology at its annual gathering this weekend in Philadelphia. But Kimmel said last week that he’d asked ASA to wait six months, to look into any claims against him first.'

Also see: Reclaiming my fear: I will no longer stay silent about Michael Kimmel

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Not. Losers in intraparty politics among the Nazis were often "exposed" as enemy sympathizers, etc., before being shot or sent to a camp. Most such "victims" were simply losers in internal political frays but still dedicated Nazis. Many died delivering a final fascist salute.

Kimmel is in a similar boat, I wager. I doubt any anti-feminist claims of any kind vs. him. I am sure he remains a committed gender feminist. Just, he (predictably) lost whatever tussle he got into with the ladies and is now being expelled from the fold of loyal allies.

My advice to him? Move. Go live somewhere where you have no name recognition. Get a job washing dishes, learn the local language, adopt a new name, and say as little as possible.

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Submitted by Matt on Mon, 2018-08-13 19:37

Kimmel and the other male feminists have failed to understand the basic lesson here: men will support feminists, feminists will never support men. All those years of sucking up mean nothing.

He sold his soul to the devil and now she wants her due.

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Submitted by el cid on Tue, 2018-08-14 01:39

The allegations against Kimmel have almost nothing to do sexual harassment but with violating petty PC norms, which are appear to be enforced with a suffocating strictness. He gets slammed for admitting he can't help but look at a big-breasted woman; he's not allowed even a moment to be a human male.

Plus, if you read the comments, two commenters keep correcting anyone who does use the author's preferred pronouns. I was going to ask for pronoun police badges, but comments have been closed.

The article and the comments show a suffocating world in which everyone is expected to conform to a set of PC rules and any failure to do so results in the destruction of one's life and career. Some of the complaints are amazingly trivial and always assume the worst.

I'm glad I don't hang out in that world. It would kill the spirit.

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Submitted by el cid on Tue, 2018-08-14 14:58

Apparently, we can all pick our pronouns now, so I've decided to use "I, me, my, mine, myself." That means from now on you will address me as "I."

For example, if you want to say "you're wrong about that, el cid," you will instead write "I'm wrong about that, el cid." And if you want to say "you're an idiot, el cid," you will instead write "I'm an idiot, el cid."

I know it seems confusing at first but I'm sure you'll get used to it--or I'll get used to it, meaning you of course.

:) :) :)

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Submitted by el cid on Tue, 2018-08-14 15:14