The week before last, I did something new for me. I managed to write a widely-disliked story. Seriously, after being on this site for over four years and writing twenty-five stories, until now, I never achieved a lasting upvote-to-downvote ratio of less than 20:1. Crystal Glass Ceilings currently stands at 64:15, putting it right at the bottom of my list (when ranked by rating); and near the bottom of the list for

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There's a whole list of reasons I'm hesitant to say that I agree with feminism, but a lot of them have to do with the fact that the internet and postmodernism (which I otherwise like) has given voice and legitimacy to the fact that all kinds of bullshit can be backed up by feminist literature and by postmodern woo-woo about the patriarchy. Possibly my least favorite thing is feminists who were on the losing side of the so-called "sex wars" i.e the ones who aren't Belle Knox and Sasha Grey.

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So yea, this happened today.

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I totally approve of LEGO's new female scientist 'Research Institute'.

Now how do we get Hasbro to do an equivalent set of ponies?

I hate feminism.

It's a shame that I have to say that, because I used to consider myself a feminist. However, the number of stupid feminists make me wonder if I should consider myself one. Anita Sarkeesean (I always spell her name wrong) is just one example. Her feminist frequency show has put out SOME good points here and there, but most of the time they're just exaggerations of things that aren't a big deal.

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I've been linked this article twice now, with a "Can you BELIEVE feminism??!". The author is reputable, her credentials solid, but the article itself is inflammatory nonsense littered with hashtags.

It ends with this paragraph, after all:

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I just picked this up on Lauren Faust's Twitter stream. This is surely something bronies can get behind.

"All over the world, men are taking a stand for gender equality." Will you be one of them?

http://www.heforshe.org/

traps r gay lol

Good to see Twilight getting involved with this debate:

‘Science’ Center Teaches Boys Rocketry, Girls Makeup. Internet Certain To Be Pleased

Hasbro's marketing of pony princess dolls is insulting, sexist, and is preventing children from reaching their full potential, Twilight Sparkle and Pinkie Pie say.

At a press conference at Canterlot Castle, the two ponies, dressed in T-shirts proudly showing Pink Stinks and I'm no Princess logos, displayed a table of recent girly dolls, and outlined the many flaws.

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Here’s a bit of wisdom from the SMBC comic:

As the creator of a few pink math blog posts (see: The Pinkie Pie Guide to Irrational and Transcendental Numbers) this got my attention. Let’s examine the problem.

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see references at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalind_Gill

Politics and sex tend to be HOT subjects - she combines them into something even more powerful

Here's something circulating on social media:

https://twitter.com/jackybboyd/status/601343045167091713

Skip the “it's just ponies on the packages” comments, and let's address the interesting question: should Habro feature pictures of little boys playing with pony toys in the commercials as well as girls. At the moment it is indeed exclusively girls.

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>Wants to diversify the school.
>Excludes an entire gender, despite race.
>Posts an immature picture about it.

Yeah smart move, lady. It's not like Hate Speech isn't a crime in the United Kingdom.
Marikazemus34 posted this in a skype group and bam it's exploding. I suggest you check it out too.

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So I said I would probably return to political writing. While some of these questions have an accusitory tone, actually yes, I will entertain answers for them. Just don't be surprised if you don't immediately win the argument by being offended, or by just making an attempt to argue at all.

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Like many fans, one of things I love about My Little Pony is the strong feminist base. Lauren Faust made it clear from the start that her vision was not the traditional pretty-little-princess line of girls' toys, but would follow the adventures of a diverse group of positive female role models, skilfully crafted to meet Hasbro's requirements, without compromising any feminist

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Think Friendship is Magic was just made to entertain young kids and sell toy ponies? Think again. Why would any sensible media firm invest in such a high quality product, when young children are the easiest possible target audience to please and would settle for far less? Doesn't seem to make much business sense. But Hasbro chose to give Lauren Faust creative freedom in the design of the show, and she used it to advance her own agenda, executed with real passion. Beyond its pretty pastel

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One of the frequent topics of discussion in laboratories around the world is “How can we improve the gender balance of physics?”

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Sometime in the next week (I hope) I will be publishing a major new novella named To Bring Light to Eternal Darkness. I will initially publish three chapters.

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