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If you talk like a dick and act like a dick, don’t complain if you’re treated like a dick
UPDATE: Mike Sheer has very kindly commented on this blog, and you can read our discussion below. I’ve edited the post to reflect his assertion that he has published all of the comments submitted to his own blog. Forbidden doesn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged accountibility, belief, consequences, expression, free speech, responsibility
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Who wants to be a Welfare Millionaire?
Q: What group is most at fault for you being miserable? A – Immigrants B – The EU C – Welfare scroungers D – Bankers in their suits and ties All bullshit, of course. If you’re miserable it’s more likely … Continue reading
Fucking Voldemort
When Andrew Mitchell did or did not say the word ‘pleb’ in the direction of a policeman (or, perhaps, not) he didn’t preface the word – which he may not have used – with the phrase “Anglo-Saxon word”. But this … Continue reading
Twitter isn’t what I thought it was
Just the other day I tried to have a conversation on Twitter. I spent time honing my points, my comments, down to the 140 characters – a discipline which ended up exposing to me more clearly exactly what it was … Continue reading
Buying books, stealing books
I have stolen from Stephen King. A series on the Guardian website has been working through all of King’s novels, from Carrie onwards, and the second article was about Salem’s Lot. It’s been years since I read it, and if … Continue reading
Having children is about having more life, not less
Something I wrote for the Associated Press, in time for Father’s Day When I revealed that my wife was pregnant I didn’t expect to be told, “Well done!”. Of course I expected congratulations, but for becoming a father. Not for … Continue reading
#OpenMinday – Cheating, high-brow laddism and Venn diagrams @EricAndersonPhD @OMGchronicles @WomanSavers @DatingExpert @SarahJSymonds
What is Open Minday? There are only two reasons why cheating happens. Either you’re not right for your partner, or you’re not being honest with them. Any other excuse is merely justification for avoiding either fact. Crucially, more often than … Continue reading
#OpenMinday – The harassment of women and the fear of men @DawnHFoster
What is Open Minday? I’m sorry to every woman that I scoffed at for not walking home along a route that made them uncomfortable, but that I was happy with day or night. I’m sorry to every woman that I … Continue reading
I’m white, middle-class, male and live in the west. I know what it’s like to be a woman #OpenMinday
What is #OpenMinday? There is no opposite to racism or sexism. When I see a woman I don’t see a sexless thing. I see a person who is female, a person who is not my sex, a person who is … Continue reading
#OpenMinday – Sport, commentary and banter @BarnayRonay @EvaWiseman @martinkelner
What is Open Minday? The oily slipperiness of banterese makes attempting to pin down why it’s become the touchstone of maleness (or, at least, self-proclaimed ‘ladness’) a Sisyphean task. The banterers aren’t listening. Anyway, @BarnayRonay has already expertly speared the … Continue reading →