Comments on: I’ve got this friend I call Feminist Fred

By: cg

cg — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:54:17 +0000

I thought feminist fred wasn’t supposed to be any actual person, just the fictional representation of what a male feminist, if such a thing existed would be like.

By: cg

cg — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:53:26 +0000

The audience for this blog is men…how are they gonna get here? We should make sure to direct trolls from other feminist blogs.

I think Notorious’s Nigel might be better named Exceptional Edgar. Ive met and dated him. He generally thinks hes Exceptionally smart, exceptionally enlightened, and remains the exception when it comes to doing the dishes/laundry/emotional work of a relationship. And if you do point out the problems with his behavior he is exceptionally surprised and generally recalcitrant.

By: dizzybuzzkill

dizzybuzzkill — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 02:33:45 +0000

Thanks for starting this blog TP! Looking forward to reading.

By: Thanatos02

Thanatos02 — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:36:20 +0000

I bookmarked IBtP a while ago, and have bookmarked this as well. I’ve visited IBtP daily (and expect to check this frequently) and, though I’m worried about the distinct lack of Twisty lately, I’m interested in reading this, too.

Hopefully I’ll get to read updates from both of you, soon. I’m looking forward to the prospect!

By: Educe

Educe — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:22:46 +0000

I really enjoy your intro.

Good luck! I’ll check back for updates.

By: Notorious Ph.D.

Notorious Ph.D. — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:46:54 +0000

(Of course, I do concede: your blog = your Nigel)

By: Notorious Ph.D.

Notorious Ph.D. — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:45:25 +0000

I think there’s a distinction. My Nigel is only a feminist insofar as it doesn’t impinge in any way, shape, or form on his privilege or his ideas about how gender roles should work in his own personal life. He doesn’t see the disconnect. He likes feminist women in the abstract, but in reality, he finds them unsettling, and wishes they didn’t have to talk about it so much.

I can’t even provisionally apply the label of “feminist” (or even “feminist fellow-traveler”) to anyone, male or female, who refuses to speak up or take action for fear of rocking their own boat. As the kids used to say, they just frontin’.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 03:06:17 +0000

That’s your Nigel, Notorious. He’s more of a Feminist Fred, isn’t he? I always wonder how much unconscious male privilege I display on any given day. It’s appalling for any man who wants to have a decent opinion of himself.

By: thebewilderness

thebewilderness — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 02:55:33 +0000

Bon chance, TP.

By: Notorious Ph.D.

Notorious Ph.D. — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:03:20 +0000

(Sorry — should have checked grammar & syntax after cutting-and-pasting, and before posting.)