Belief in Female Superiority is in many ways a religious-philosophical expression no different from any other religious hope. Christians hope, while nowadays not discriminating against others, that someday the whole world shall be Christian, so do Muslims for their faith, so do many other groups, Communists, neo-cons, etc, because they see their worldview as better, more natural, for our species. Lately, a new worldview has joined them, men and women who believe in female supremacy. There are places where to express this (blogs on the subject matter) and not (workplace), yet the beliefs are still there. I am no Christian, but do I wax wroth each time a mimister utters somewhere the hope that the pagans shall find Christ soon, and shout “discrimination.”? I don’t. A bit more tolerance would be nice. None of us knows the future anyway.

No worries. :). You’re welcome.

Respectfully,
-john

Yes, I am now also in love with that misspelling. I think it’s because it has a weird diminutive sound to it.

I have said this before, but I want to see more female dominants talk about this phenomenon, which extends itself far beyond the vanilla workplace and does indeed impact all combinations of genders and orientations negatively, IMHO.

It is one of those things that no matter how often is said by men, no one ever seems to listen to.

…not everyone wants to think of their blog as intellectual masturbation.

I think a case can be made that everything we do is masturbatory, if we can temporarily disassociate the word’s meaning from our genitilia. Whether or not people want to think one way or another, however, is another matter entirely.

You’re right that if you were to go about your workplace just saying that women are innately superior, you might not get fired. (If you did the same about men, I’m sure the consequences would be much more extreme, which is just plain silly.) But if you said it in a work environment wherein you also have any kind of control over your fellow employees (hiring & firing, promotion, etc) then I’d say a pretty good case could be brought against you if an employee could demonstrate a particular instance of feeling discriminated against because of sex. We could poke around and find more specifics on the law itself, but that in the impression I have from the reading I’ve done thus far.

May and I have decided to make a prize called “I Wank Intellectually” and pass it around to people who do so. That’s a lot of people :). I think Richard’s comment can be applied generally, but plently of people have different intentions, and not everyone wants to think of their blog as intellectual masturbation. Heheh. Let’s have more of that conversation in person, yes?

…really? Given the way sexism tends to work in 2007, I’d say that if you espoused the view that women are superior in the workplace, you’d maybe be considered a little wacky, but possibly progressive. Of course, it depends on circumstance (doesn’t everything?), but I’d imagine a man who lauds the superiority of women in a non-kinky context and with a modicum of tact would be praised. Yeah?

Second thing:
I find it a cross between a specialized form of wanking and a bid for attention.
Because I’ve been thinking about firing up a blog of my own (verdict: I have to read & comment more before I make one), I’ve been musing about the raison d’etre of blogging. Can’t all blogs (not just sex blogs!) be described by Richard’s phrase, at least in part? The psychology behind blogging, or something a little more network-y like Livejournal, fascinates me, and I wish I knew how to approach that question with any degree of seriousness.

But that stems from the quality of your readership.

lovable prig

Thank you!

Is it all right if I call you a bit of a lovable prig?

At first I thought it was mildly entertaining. Later I wondered if it were some sort of project for collecting responses to stereotypical opinions. Or simply a hoax.

Anymore I find it a cross between a specialized form of wanking and a bid for attention.

The one virtue is that the writer expresses himself clearly. But overall the quality of thought and feeling is as deep as a politician’s speech.

(Of course my own vice is coming off like a prig.)