The "X"s Don't Take the Square
Denise Moss ·
Sep 21, 2011 at 8:23am
I've really enjoyed following the College Feed. So many smart, interesting posts, and a little like time travel for me. But what struck me was a definite lack of female contributors. None, that I saw. I know I sound like some squawking feminist. I'm not. I'm not calling for Ricochet affirmative action. I'm just a little embarrassed for my gender. Where's our next Michelle Malkin, huh? Come on, dudes, where are the girls?
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Re: The "X"s Don't Take the Square
Strangely, it was really tough to find conservative ladies in college who were interested in writing. We do have Betsy Woodruff of Hillsdale and Georgia Travers of Dartmouth, though. Betsy's the only one writing this quarter, since Georgia is in Burundi with no internet!
We gladly accept nominations for any great young writers you know!
Jun '10
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Denise, this is the common complaint when it comes to blogging. We recently had a post on the member feed about how men are becoming irrelevant and women are taking over everything. If that is true where the hell are the women on this forum? Why is it so hard to get women to write, especially since women are supposed to be way more literate and verbal than men?
Diane Ellis's first word in the above comment is "strangely", it's not strange that you can't find women to post here, based on the posting here it's par for the course. If men are such idiots, how come men outnumber women on the member feed? If men are such idiots, how come men post way more than women on the member freed? Didn't neanderthals die out because they didn't have the brain power? Well if Ricochet is any example the women are the anti-intellectual neanderthals that are on the verge of extinction. So it isn't strange its just the facts of life.
Edited on Sep 21, 2011 at 8:51amRe: The "X"s Don't Take the Square
Cas Balicki: Denise, this is the common complaint when it comes to blogging. We recently had a post on the member feed about how men are becoming irrelevant and women are taking over everything. If that is true where the hell are the women on this forum? Why is it so hard to get women to write, especially since women are supposed to be way more literate and verbal than men?
Diane Ellis's first word in the above comment is "strangely", it's not strange that you can't find women to post here, based on the posting here it's par for the course. If men are such idiots, how come men outnumber women on the member feed? If men are such idiots, how come men post way more than women on the member freed?...
Cas, I don't think the makeup of the Member Feed posts has anything to do with relative intellect. It has more to do with whom Ricochet appeals to. Yes, for some reason, men like it better than do women. Perhaps that's because men are generally more interested in politics (as I mentioned in a comment to the earlier thread you mention.)
Mar '11
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"Come on, dudes, where are the girls?"
In the kitchen, where they belong? :)
*runs... like... hell!*
Mar '11
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Where are the girls? They're all editors!
May '10
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Which sex is more likely to bristle at social scorn and do whatever they want? Perhaps men are more willing to risk that teachers and fellow students will discover their greedy, hatemongering conservatism and so more willing to post those views on a public forum.
Or maybe the women have the good sense to be out with friends enjoying themselves, instead of crouched over a computer and talking politics for hours on end.
Jun '10
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Men like to throw punches, but it's much safer done from a distance and only with words. And as yet, not illegal.
Jun '10
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Even conservatives dance around the issues. Here's a block buster of a line, "Perhaps that's because men are generally more interested in politics…" Now if I had written that the pitchforks would have been out, because it would have been seen as an anachronistic throwback to the glory days of white sheets and burning crosses. Why should men be generally more interested in politics?
In the world of anything-you-can-do-I-can-do-better women want it all, and when they don't get it all we all know whose fault it is, don't we. But to revert to the question before us, men are just more competitive, and come hell or high water women—teachers, mothers, wives, and girlfriends—are going to beat it out of us or change the world so as to render competition anti-social behaviour. In the marketplace of ideas, which is what Ricochet is, lots of women won't even walk onto the battlefield,because they simply don't have the cojones. Here's a news flash, I'm male and your shortcomings are not my fault!
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Cas Balicki: Even conservatives dance around the issues. Here's a block buster of a line, "Perhaps that's because men are generally more interested in politics…" Now if I had written that the pitchforks would have been out, because it would have been seen as an anachronistic throwback to the glory days of white sheets and burning crosses. Why should men be generally more interested in politics?
In the world of anything-you-can-do-I-can-do-better women want it all, and when they don't get it all we all know whose fault it is, don't we....In the marketplace of ideas, which is what Ricochet is, lots of women won't even walk onto the battlefield,because they simply don't have the cojones. Here's a news flash, I'm male and your shortcomings are not my fault!
What on earth are you talking about? This is one of the most obnoxious comments I've seen in a while.
There are no liberal feminists here with whom to pick fights, so you may want to calm down.
Oct '10
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100% of the contributors have an X chromosome.
Jun '10
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The above is one of the lamest excuses for inadequacy I've read in a while. Perhaps conservative anti-feminist women should present an argument for why men are more interested in politics than women. Aren't women supposed to be consensus builders. You know the we-can-all-get-along types. That would make them naturals at politics would it not? But this last question might be too obnoxious to merit an answer.
Jul '11
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Women are less interested in politics than men. I have no statistical facts to back that up, just experience and observations. Out of ALL of the women in my life (mother, wife, sisters, -in-law equivalents, girl friends, friends, etc.) NONE are as interested in politics as their husbands, and only one is self-informed about the issues without a man pushing her.
I believe a big reason is that women, especially mothers, are very grounded in the here and now. They deal with immediate concerns and day-to-day issues. Politics (particularly national politics) rarely enters that sphere. Consequently, it's just not a concern for them.
I'd love for my wife, C, to add her 2 cents, but she has a 7 week old to care for, a house to clean, laundry to wash, a husband to cook for, and travel spots to write. So it might take her a while to make commenting on a political forum a priority.
-E
Re: The "X"s Don't Take the Square
Cas Balicki
The above is one of the lamest excuses for inadequacy I've read in a while. Perhaps conservative anti-feminist women should present an argument for why men are more interested in politics than women. Aren't women supposed to be consensus builders. You know the we-can-all-get-along types. That would make them naturals at politics would it not? But this last question might be too obnoxious to merit an answer. · Sep 21 at 11:01am
There's never been a woman in the White House. There are only 17 women in the Senate. Only 74 in the House. Ain't no excuse, just the way it is.
I'm a woman interested in politics, so I can't very well explain why some women aren't interested.
Jul '11
Re: The "X"s Don't Take the Square
Cas Balicki
The above is one of the lamest excuses for inadequacy I've read in a while. Perhaps conservative anti-feminist women should present an argument for why men are more interested in politics than women. Aren't women supposed to be consensus builders. You know the we-can-all-get-along types. That would make them naturals at politics would it not? But this last question might be too obnoxious to merit an answer. · Sep 21 at 11:01am
It's not an excuse. It's an observation.
The fact that many women don't follow politics as much as men is not a weakness or a failing, it's a difference. They have different priorities, and thank goodness they do.
Frankly, you sound an awful lot like those liberal feminists who think that women should fit into some idealistic mold.
-E
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CandE: Women are less interested in politics than men. I have no statistical facts to back that up, just experience and observations. Out of ALL of the women in my life (mother, wife, sisters, -in-law equivalents, girl friends, friends, etc.) NONE are as interested in politics as their husbands, and only one is self-informed about the issues without a man pushing her.
I believe a big reason is that women, especially mothers, are very grounded in the here and now. They deal with immediate concerns and day-to-day issues. Politics (particularly national politics) rarely enters that sphere. Consequently, it's just not a concern for them.
I'd love for my wife, C, to add her 2 cents, but she has a 7 week old to care for, a house to clean, laundry to wash, a husband to cook for, and travel spots to write. So it might take her a while to make commenting on a political forum a priority.
This sounds like a reasonable explanation as far as mothers are concerned, but does not particularly explain why college-age women are less likely to write at/for a conservative outlet.
Dec '10
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Diane Ellis, Ed.
This sounds like a reasonable explanation as far as mothers are concerned, but does not particularly explain why college-age women are less likely to write at/for a conservative outlet. · Sep 21 at 11:19am
Those majoring in an MRS don't have time for politics.
Jun '10
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CandE: I'd love for my wife, C, to add her 2 cents, but she has a 7 week old to care for, a house to clean, laundry to wash, a husband to cook for, and travel spots to write. So it might take her a while to make commenting on a political forum a priority.
-E · Sep 21 at 11:14am
A most instructive list of chores that, doubtless, are a woman's exclusive responsibility.
"Frankly, you sound an awful lot like those liberal feminists who think that women should fit into some idealistic mold." The CofC prevents me from labeling the cited sentence for what it is, but suffice to say that it this is not what I think.
The arguments presented above are all argument from "accepted" gender roles. As presented, however, they are like the "N-word", meaning that only one group is free to trot them out. In this case women can make the arguments while men cannot. The result is that we have accepted gender roles only if women accept those role. If men accept the same roles in women or argue that men have certain advantages they are being Chauvinists.
Jul '11
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Diane Ellis, Ed.
It has more to do with whom Ricochet appeals to. Yes, for some reason, men like it better than do women. Perhaps that's because men are generally more interested in politics (as I mentioned in a comment to the earlier thread you mention.) · Sep 21 at 8:57am
I don't know why men seem more interested in politics than women; maybe women are equally interested in general, but less vocal about it on forums like this? Just one guess. But anyway, in response to the bolded words above, here's a shout-out to Ricochet from an avid female fan. Peter, James, and Rob, your podcast is a fixture to my weekly routine!
--C
Edited on Sep 21, 2011 at 1:47pmJun '10
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Double post
Edited on Sep 21, 2011 at 12:27pmNov '10
Re: The "X"s Don't Take the Square
If my "pre-historic" college experience is any example, my answer would be- hitting the books.