A View from the Bubble

Musings from outside the mainstream.

Tag Archives: feminism

I’ve got stories too

I’m dating again and so I’m hearing women’s stories again.  Within the first few exchanges they’re telling me about men who are aggressive or looking for sex on the first date.  … Continue reading

January 15, 2017 · Leave a comment

After all, we are the oppressors.

It appeared on my Twitter feed and so I clicked; an article on male privilege.  The author, J. Brown, seems earnest.  He is confronting issues he sees in the world and examining the … Continue reading

July 6, 2016 · Leave a comment

The anatomy of a joke

I keep hearing that Sir Tim Hunt’s joke was a bumbling attempt at humor or outright sexism. But the more I read the text of his comments and the more I read … Continue reading

August 8, 2015 · Leave a comment

Defining and defending a term

It all started when I ventured in to the comment section on BuzzFeed’s article on the Duke campaign “We Don’t Say.”  It’s a collection of photographs of student athletes from … Continue reading

January 25, 2015 · Leave a comment