Washington U. takes heat about honoring Schlafly

I wonder if this mysandrist learned the "grossly innapropriate" comment from one of her students? She doesn't rate all that well as a professorette:

http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=633142

Once again the ever so "tolerant" libs in the American University community can't stomach views other than their own on campus.

I really wish liberalism didn't have to include gender feminism. It's like the turd in the political punchbowl.

"I really wish liberalism didn't have to include gender feminism."

The Dems have lost a lot of good men, embracing those abusive tyrants.

While punch is normally a very pleasant drink. A man would have to be dying of thirst to drink from a punch bowl like the one you described. :-)

They shouldn't give them to anyone. A degree, especially a Ph.D., represents a lot of work and dedication to a high level of scholarship. Anyone who has not gone through the academic experience, to completion, should not get a degree. And, the bestowing of "honorary degrees" makes a mockery of those who do earn them. It makes it appear that the degree represents status or "life achievement", rather than academic work and sweat.

-ax

The feminists hate Schlafly because, among other things, she has expressed a serious agrument about whether feminism has in any reasonable way "liberated" women.

For instance, she has argued that forcing women out of the domestic sphere and into the workplace, away from their babies, can hardly be called liberating.

She has also called into question the current female "raunch culture" based on hooking up and promiscuity.

So, she comes across as a bit old-fashioned.

As I've suggested before, feminism has never evolved a sufficient or intelligent theory of power between the genders.

Mostly they just go into a workplace or Congress and count penises and vaginas and if there are fewer vaginas -- that's "oppression."

How come there is no "oppression" evident when 85% of K-12 teachers are female?

No "oppression" when 98% of Iraq war casualties are men?

No "oppression" when men die seven years earlier on average than women?

No "oppression" ... well, make up your own examples of feminist hypocrisy.

Dzuback is just jealous because Sclafly's honorary degree is worth more than the Women's Studies degrees her department hands out.

Seriously, what the hell can you do with a Women's Studies degree other than teach it to the next batch? Doesn't that kinda sound like a virus to you?

A lot of women's studies majors get their bachelor's degree and then go on to graduate school in marketing, public relations, advertising, human resources...

areas where feminism is prominent.

Or they go into educational administration to become the Director of Diversity at a college.

Or they find a husband and make him miserable.

As someone with a pretty strong background in career counseling, I think I'm on firm ground saying this:

The only degree that is more worthless than one in psychology, is a degree in women's studies. As Roy rightly points out, nnless you go on to a different field in a graduate program, you end up working at the mall: Selling handbags and shoes or those tacky gold chains and earrings in those little kiosks.

I've seen it happen. More than once.

The ones that really worry me are those who get into HR. Because that's largely who does the hiring, at least in mid to large size companies, and studies have shown women are four times as likely as men are, to hire same-sex workers, thus leading to massive discrimation against men in hiring. (Of course for that, as well as other reasons, women managers worry me too. Can a u-grad in W.S. later get an MBA? It seems like that would be quite possible.)

-ax

The two worst types of feminists I have ever encountered have been (1) female Human Resources Directors and (2) female college Presidents.

When they get too much power, you see women's true nature on display.

I have seen and been part of the destruction of functional college administrations by totally psychotic women.

And after they do their damage, they retire with a very comfortable pension.

I guess that is gender "equality."

But it is not working.