They're only falling behind if this is a zero-sum game, asshole.

[trinityvixen]

From earthrise: OMG WHO NEEDS ROLE MODELS FOR GURLZ AND COLOURED PEOPLE WHEN THE WHITE BOYS AREN'T BEATING THEM ANY MORE!?!? SAVE WHITEY!

You just know it's a fucking joke when this author can point to the United State Supreme Court's one female member and think that that's plenty. Yes, 1 woman versus eight men, that's clearly a sign of the end of days for white boys. Fuck off, you cunt.

The education panic over boys is the same old nonsense. Boys are falling behind because our education system, somehow, was built to cater to girls. Right. This is the system that has remained virtually the same for decades, in both style and substance and (thanks to tenure) character. What is really going on here? Eroding white male privilege has defenders of it in a tizzy. Good.

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[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

It is and it isn't. The fact that she thinks any progress towards representative government (meaning, the government reflects the percentages of the populace) is reason enough to quit yer bitchin' and be grateful. Because black Americans haven't matched the few gains hard-won by feminist road-pavers, we should throw them over to be sure the black candidate wins? That's insulting to everyone all around.

And it's a total distraction from the fact that in-fighting will leave the rich white guys still in control. Not to mention, it kinda negates black women as even existing. Apparently, you can represent one or the other, not both, when it comes to race and gender.

[shell524.livejournal.com]

Oh, totally not defending the author, here. It's a bullshit article. The tone is reminiscent of the old arguments about how the women should not fight for voting and civil rights along with the black folk because they'd detract from their cause. (Because even then, people would rather throw black men a bone than women.)

Yes, the in-fighting is probably exactly what the rich white guys depend on TO keep them in control. Thus why it is encouraged and fanned by guys like Chris Matthews, Rush, etc. Just like in this article that I saw on Yahoo yesterday. It's pretty telling about the attitudes toward racism and sexism in the media. Clinton's camp "perceived" sexism, while Obama's camp "complained." In the article's defense, it does at least include a perspective from a black woman, and it does comment that the issue is a lot more complex than it would seem. And it does point out, correctly (IMO), that racist remarks tend to be more coded, while the misogyny just flows. People are a LOT more vocal about criticizing Hilary on gender grounds than I have seen them be about Obama on race grounds. (Sorry, derailed comment. I should have posted this in my LJ yesterday when I found the article. :p)