"The male is completely egocentric, trapped inside himself, incapable of empathizing or identifying with others, or love, friendship, affection of tenderness!"
Two weeks ago, Charlie and I enjoyed the company of Lucy Small, a Sydney-based longboarder and surf feminist, on the erratically published podcast Dirty Water.
Lucy rocketed to fame five months ago when she gave organisers of a longboard contest hell from the stage for paying the women half as much as the men.
The effect was seismic and mainstream media went into overdrive, for who, after all, doesn’t love a little patriarchy busting? Is there no crime greater or more deserving than a little public vengeance?
Kanga took it as a personal affront, white man being executed; our guest did it to highlight the hypocrisy of an amendment to Texan abortion laws.
Over the course of an hour or thereabouts, we all agree white men are the worst (I’m of a brown-ish hue, Charlie is yellowed from the booze), we both recall, with gusto, the wonderful Valerie Solanas and her Society for Cutting Up Men (SCUM) and that it would be a very good thing if Lucy could get twenty-thousand signatures on her petition for equal prizemoney so it can be tabled in parliament.
(Lucy also builds up the tension of her on-stage equal pay moment very well.)
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Every little bit helps though eh?
I’m not patting myself on the back. I was merely publicly supporting her, for the sake of what she was talking about, not for my own sake.
I think Hawaii is more matriarchal than the mainland US and Australia, so your daily experience and (our) shared culture does not represent the wider notions of societies.
Most shit dirty water to date fellas
1500 bucks to ride a Mal in closeout shore break ? We should be the ones complaining
Made it to the bit where ” I wonder if I will get media?’ enough said , attention seeking arsehole
Stab just did that…
The broad has a point…..
No thanks
“virtual signaling’?
Perhaps. But I’m not afraid to speak up and show support when I feel it’s necessary. Besides, I’m anonymous here. I don’t get any monetary recompense or karmic pay I’m just joe schmoe on a keyboard.
These comments are basically ignored in a matter of days.
Just like with all the other movements that call out white men, you don’t need to feel threatened or be so fragile and reactive if you aren’t sexist, racist, homophobic etc. If you are, then the future isn’t looking good for you. It is a boring listen, but imagine how boring it is for women to hear and deal with this crap over and over.
You forgot anti Islam, oops.
The blame the white male shtick is just lazy and naive. A surf trip to Banda Aceh might give some perspective
Todos Santos..
Todos Santos
Definitely possible.
Guys like Tim Stokely?
And to think, all this started from an “inconsequential” club longboard contest.. good start to the conversation!
It’s a Small world after all… it’s a Small, Small world.
Toxic femininity is equal with toxic masculinity
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“I’ll listen later… but be outraged now.”
Not as outragous as the Elo suckfest
Now?
You mean permanently.
DR please try to speak clear enough for at least your guest to understand you. When your Australian guest have to keep asking for you to repeat your statements you know it’s bad. And Chaz, pick a lane. Alcoholic christian feminist mid-lengther. There is no way anyone can trust a thing you say as you are 12 seconds from counteracting your last thought. But I’m noooooooooo psychologist or what ever so.
Yeah I remember when white dudes were awesome. The good ole days.
She goes both ways.
Go Lucy.
Give’em hell.
edit: signed the petition.
Bitches want to be even , then go out and start your own shit and stop tagging along behind Da man.