Re: [OT] More of my bitching

Sam Blanning writes:
> Frances Kathleen Moffatt wrote:
>> "Josh Singh" ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes:
>>> I just got back to my room after Yet Another Horrible Meal at the
>>> Carleton University Residence Cafeteria (YA... whatever). On the
>>> way, I saw a poster up. It said that 5 December is the National Day
>>> of Remembrance and
>> Action on
>>> Violence Against Women. It's the first I've ever heard of it.
>>
>>> Second of all, it implies that violence against men is
>>> acceptable.
>>
>> Yeah, right.  And I suppose Breast Cancer Awareness Day means all
>> other forms of cancer, and probably heart disease as well, are
>> perfectly acceptable.  After all, addressing one problem must mean
>> that it's the only problem, right?
>
> There's probably a lung cancer day somewhere, and there's certainly a
> heart disease day if not a week. There's no 'Violence against Men
> Day'.

Why should there be a Day for raising awareness about a particular issue? At
least in my experience, cancer awareness takes place daily, no matter what
type it is. (Well, maybe not prostate cancer.) In Toronto, Princess Margaret
Hospital holds several lotteries a year in order to raise money for cancer
research (though I'm of the mind that a donation shouldn't have to be
rewarded), and that's only one example that comes to my mind immediately.

>>> Remove the "Against Women" modifier, and it would be tolerable.
>>> I'm not a misogynist. I believe in equal rights. However, somewhere
>>> along the line, it seems as though "equal rights" was twisted to
>>> mean something along the lines of "*more* 'equal' rights for the
>>> weaker sex", which is pure bullshit.
>>
>> If this is actually your understanding of feminism, I suggest you
>> either (1) stop hanging out with whiny stupid lazy people who believe
>> that being born with tits somehow entitles them to something special,
>> or (2) listen to what the feminists around you are actually saying.
>>
> (etc.)
>
> Virtually everyone in the West believes in equal rights nowadays,
> which makes pretty much all of us feminists. If you actively think of
> yourself and describe yourself as a feminist, then, then either
> you're stating the obvious, which is unlikely, or your feminism is
> more extreme than everyone else.

I'm not sure if I'd go that far, but for the most part I agree with you.
(I'll admit that my view of feminism is biased by my experiences.)

> I stopped caring about 'Anterior uveitis Day' and 'Lesothoian History
> Week' ages ago. Everyone has a cause nowadays, and if every cause has
> to have a special day, that makes 16438356 causes a day. Forget it.

Well, I'm glad to see that somebody gets it. There's only 365 days in a
year, and it seems as though every day has some significance attached to it.
I can barely remember my own birthday, and I don't even give a hoot about
that day. Sometimes it seems as though different causes are competing for
attention. Everywhere I look, somebody wants my donation. Well, I already
donated everything to the last few causes, and some homeless people, and I
had to buy some food because I can't forget about myself completely, so I'm
sorry. I'll bet that much more than half of donations to any charitable
organization goes toward administrative costs alone.

Money is evil.

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