Patriarchy-Blaming The Twisty Way
Congratulations! Your interest in blaming the patriarchy places you among some of the most elite blamers of our time. The most popular ideology in the world, patriarchy provides blamers, both hobbyists and professionals, with a rich and virtually endless supply of source material.
In order to make everyone's patriarchy-blaming experience more enjoyable, I have prepared the following pamphlet which touches briefly on some of I Blame The Patriarchy's standards and practices.
Blogroll
I don't have a blogroll because I read all the same blogs as everybody else. Also, blogrolls appear to raise awkward social issues which, as a spinster aunt attempting to lead a stress-free life of leisure, I prefer to avoid. Also, they require maintenance, which I am never in favor of.
Comments
I Blame The Patriarchy is not a feminist primer. It is intended for advanced patriarchy-blamers. Novices, callow youths, and the Twist-curious are welcome to watch and learn, but are encouraged to put a sock in it until they have looked up "feminism" and "patriarchy" on their own time. Patriarchy-blaming ain't rocket science, but if you don't have at least a rudimentary familiarity with feminist theory, believe me, you'll embarrass us both.
Here is a sort of FAQ that elucidates certain of my views on commenting. Furthermore:
I Blame The Patriarchy is not a forum for patriarchy-enthusiasts to air their grievances about feminists. If your feminist college roommate wouldn't sleep with you, don't come cryin' to me. You're probably a butt-ugly cocksucker with a dick the size of a pea and the personality of a butt-ugly cocksucker with a dick the size of a pea.
If your argument can be boiled down to "Men experience ______, too! What about them?" you have not grasped the gist of this blog. Air these pointless views elsewhere, or preferably nowhere.
Kindly employ good grammar, syntax, punctuation, and spelling when commenting. Capitalize the personal pronoun "I." Recall that the word is "definitely," not "definately." Tighten up those verb tenses. Do not use an ellipsis. That sort of thing.
While you're at it, you might as well avoid clichés, too. Resist the compulsion, in your haste to convey sarcasm, to begin with the word "um" or "er." You are not an edgy young character in a sitcom.
Anonymous commenting is allowed, but discouraged, as it's a lot easier for me to single you out and mock you later if you use some sort of pseudonym. It significantly weakens your credibility if you don't provide a legitimate email address for rebuttals.
Feel free to email me with suggestions for posts, or with links to this and that. In addition to patriarchy news in need of blaming, I also enjoy emails about dogs, Texas politics, kitchen gadgets, 18th and 19th century American literature, and how great you think I am. I always try to respond in a timely manner. If you have sent a civil communiqué but do not hear back from me, consider it a technical difficulty and not a personal snub.
If you want a recipe, just ask. If you ask for one that I've never typed up before, it may take a while before I git after it.
Inevitably there arrives a moment in the young patriarchy-blamer's life when she needs a little personal Twisty-time. Should you act on the urge to decant your anguished soul via email, be advised that there is no Twisty-client privilege. That is, I might publish your remarks on the blog. But it is more likely that I will merely give you advice. If so, be of good cheer! I give excellent advice. I am a spinster aunt.
The Twisty Weltanschauung
I represent neither all women nor all feminists as an elected spokesperson.
Neither does any other woman of your acquaintance (this includes the characters on "Sex And The City").
Neither does it automatically fall upon me to defend the opinions of all other feminists. Therefore, if you have a beef with Andrea Dworkin that you feel invalidates feminism as a whole, I couldn't care less.
Twisty Faster is a fictional character.