tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356983722886703550.post3134367066379348844..comments2023-10-12T09:35:37.146-04:00Comments on Slutty Feminist: Confident Enough to Call It SexismSlutty Feministhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17255022476730832060noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356983722886703550.post-40269179902354567772014-05-30T17:19:48.596-04:002014-05-30T17:19:48.596-04:00"It's brains wot did it!" ---famous ..."It's brains wot did it!" ---famous rich white person proverb<br /><br />What a condescending way to sell mentorship without giving people anything to act on. You do a great job of showing how Kay & Shipman come from and pitch to a particular political bubble but it really is a symptom of a larger conflict where 'brains' become a convenient excuse to avoid talking about Daniel Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05245322725817878010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356983722886703550.post-24024677036046924172014-05-30T14:50:05.585-04:002014-05-30T14:50:05.585-04:00I think you bring up some great points here. I can...I think you bring up some great points here. I can't help but directly correlate this to Jill Abramson. Clearly her confidence was not in question because she was running the Times with an iron fist. And that's exactly what got her fired. She didn't shrink back, she acted as any many would act in that position. <br /><br />What happened? The CEO thought she was creating a hostile Arishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174642921301535796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356983722886703550.post-58232728612639978472014-05-30T14:05:19.419-04:002014-05-30T14:05:19.419-04:00I am a little torn on this one. If Kay and Shipman...I am a little torn on this one. If Kay and Shipman were trying to explain the wage gap in its entirety, then yes, they missed the mark by completely disregarding sexism as a primary factor. However, I think there is something to be said for the psychology of women--in this case, a lack of "confidence." I do not necessarily think this is an argument for nature over nurture. I think that Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13946803290887519881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356983722886703550.post-11759255021651733622014-05-30T13:33:45.556-04:002014-05-30T13:33:45.556-04:00Sad, but not really surprising that DC women would...Sad, but not really surprising that DC women would find solace in this type of propaganda. This city runs on patriarchal BS, so of course DC women from staffers to startups would go for this kind of thing. It's almost as if their professional male counterparts got them free tickets or something, lol. <br />Kay & Shipman basically allude that being called a bitch is the worst way to be Annie Caithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09014498193931981036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356983722886703550.post-77451369166639467012014-05-30T12:58:48.513-04:002014-05-30T12:58:48.513-04:00Your succinctly stated assertion is accurate. Fran...Your succinctly stated assertion is accurate. Frankly, I am saddened this book was penned by women of this stature. The content you've presented makes them sound like apologists for the patriarchal movement. (If it walks like a duck...) Thanks for calling them on their drivel.BooksterOnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15319896155779996133noreply@blogger.com