Tim Ricchuiti seems to think women need a male defender rather than being able to speak up for themselves, and so he’s stepped up to the plate and been insulting and misrepresenting as many men in the process as he can just to prove his feminist credentials.
Do I feel aggrieved at being misrepresented? Oh, you noticed.
But where’s his evidence? He writes:
When Jim posts on how much he hates cats, it’s because he’s an eclectic blogger. When a woman posts on how much she loves cats, it’s because she’s not really a biblioblogger.
I want to know:
- Who is this woman biblioblogger who writes both about the Bible and her love of cats. I’d like to read what she’s saying. So far Steph has refused to get a blog, but only comments. I’m sure, however, she would write about both and we’d all be linking to her. So Tim, please point me to this BIble and Cat lovers blog.
- Then please point me to the person who said this woman’s blog isn’t a proper Biblioblog, and I promise I will do my best to leave a critical comment.
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Ha! I love it!
I suspect that if Steph were to blog she’d be the last one complaining about the lack of women blogging. She’s got more sense than that.
Your point is well taken, Doug, but I must admit to having really enjoyed Tim’s post. My problem with the discussion is that it can be a bit odd watching a bunch of men sitting round, attempting to diagnose the problems, and so contributing to it in the process, especially when we are seen to be looking all defensive. I thought that Tim’s post nicely shifted the balance away from that kind of perspective. Nevertheless, what I would really like to see would be more female bibliobloggers weighing in on the discussion. The one thing that makes things a bit different this time round is that the discussion was initiated by a woman and not by one of us.
Fair point, Mark, and yes, I know Tim’s not completely off-beam. What I object to most is the assumption of a simple dependent connection between the Bible as cause and patriarchal culture as effect. The Bible is as much effect as cause. I think there are other interesting conversations with April to be had, not least to what extent she reflects on her academic focus on works excluded from what would become male-dominated orthodoxy and how political and historical commitments intertwine. But I haven’t had time to really engage that one yet.
Doug, got your note, was happy to comply. I think I got the right comment. I’d also like to respond more, but I’ve got to get on a flight…
Thanks, Tim. Sometimes blogging is a poor medium for well-tempered and friendly conversation
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