Jackie Ashley complains – among other things – about the state of blogging.
Again, I am speaking impressionistically, not scientifically: but has not the rise of the internet coincided with a rise of the men’s magazine culture? Blogworld is the future, and it will not be resisted; but at this stage in its development, it seems dominated by rightwing male individualists and libertarians.
Yes? And? So?*
Sigh… Again – and I am speaking impressionistically, not scientifically, you understand; this may be because, unlike hacks working in the conventional media, we reflect the real world, inhabited by people who go out to work in real jobs, earn a real wage and have a huge chunk of it snaffled by Brown’s Mafia, which is then pissed up the wall – and we are sick of it, just as we are sick of them poking about in our lifestyles; telling us how to live our lives. The rise of libertarian bloggers is, perhaps, a reasonable backlash. Of course, like Mr E, I would love to see more female libertarian bloggers.
If you really must read Ashley’s dire dirge that simply churns over the old poor-hard-done-by wimmin argument, then by all means do – but bear in mind that her measure of excellence involves learning the limbo. And, of course, it’s all from an impressionistic perspective, so expect no facts and just a snifter of hypocrisy.
Contrary to Jackie Ashley’s accusations, I make judgements about our deplorable politicians based on their performance, not their gender. The Labour front bench is a microcosm of equality in action as far as I am concerned – they are all unintelligent, brain-dead, personality-challenged, illiberal, self-serving, avaricious, controlling, nannying, incompetent, supercilious bastards – every one of them.
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*Actually, Ashley’s statement in its entirety is apparently factually inaccurate (surprise). Mens’ magazine sales of the type she derides have been declining since about the same time that blogging started to rise. I am unaware of any correlation and would not be foolish enough to try to draw one. I am not, after all, a Guardian hack.
Totally agreed. Bloggertarians are perfectly entitled to tear holes in logical fallacies and point out factual errors in Grauniad and MSM generally. It’s all well and good her saying ‘impressionistically’ she doesn’t like us (she is perfectly entitled to her opinion) but when was the last time a G journalist fisked a ‘blog? Stupid broadsides like hers just don’t cut it, really.
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Dear Longrider,
I’m very glad to see that you have joined the Libertarian Party. I’ve taken the article quoted above and some of your comment as the basis of a post of my own at
http://dsftyj.blogspot.com/2008/04/discrimination.html
All the best,
Falco
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I have added you to my, (somewhat small), blogroll but am somewhat bemused by being represented by the tricolour. I assure you that I am not French in the slightest
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Many thanks – I’ve returned the compliment. The avatars are randomly generated – apart from mine and those people who have a Gravatar registered.