Anuradha Pandey
@radha
Anuradha Pandey
@radha
The PMC feminist rhetorical fortress
Why do women treat each other badly? > patriarchy
Why can’t women see their own bad behavior toward each other? —> internalized misogyny
Why can’t they see past internalized misogyny? —> patriarchy
But men don’t control women —> systemic patriarchy, no female president
But a female president shouldn’t be required to
... See moreDEI programs can and do alienate people of color
Among what I picked up from
‘sWe Have Never Been Wokeis that DEI programs actually function as exclusionary mechanisms for the people of color they claim to empower. This is because they’re based on language and ideas that people of color who actually climbed into the professional class
... See moreFeminism encourages self objectification
Yes, this was definitely true when I self objectified under the auspices of feminism. What I was actually: a tool of consumer culture and social media algorithms. Feminism is inextricable from the incentives of social media, which is why I’ve rejected it. It was actually just about self objectification and
... See moreFeminism encourages self objectification
Yes, this was definitely true when I self objectified under the auspices of feminism. What I was actually: a tool of consumer culture and social media algorithms. Feminism is inextricable from the incentives of social media, which is why I’ve rejected it. It was actually just about self objectification and
... See moreThe first morning in SF, I got accosted by a white dude for speaking to my Indian female friend about women needing single sex restrooms. So-called liberals stifle dissenting opinions of even strangers in public places with such religious zeal it’s no wonder most people feel oppressed under this ideological regime and self-censor. In berating me,
... See moreBeing a woman and Notes
You can’t be canceled if you’re seeking the Truth
I’m at an inflection point in life. My public, private and professional selves can’t be in tension like this anymore, so I’m done writing under a pseudonym. Already worked out what I’ll do if an internet mob comes for me: nothing. No apologies, no hedging. Also don’t GAF if some recruiters blacklist
... See moreWhat I thought feminism was about as a youth:
Liberation from feminine behavioral and sexual norms
The freedom to self determine
Thinking for myself
Exercising agency over my life
Being resilient when others doubt me
Support from other women
Then I entered the real world and found life was exactly as depicted in Mean Girls.
Being a woman and Notes
Women are not more cooperative than men
One reason for claiming women should get power is we are supposedly more cooperative and caring. Ask any woman like me if that’s true and you’ll probably get laughter in response. We’re not more cooperative, just more prone to groupthink because we value social harmony above truth thanks to average personality
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