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Highlights

  • Abelard castrated
  • Byzantine wife saves husband
  • Amphitryon & Geta duped
  • Chastelaine de Vergi tragedy
  • Aristotle’s advice to Alexander
  • Empress Theodora: woman leader
  • Tristan & Isuet
  • Xanthippe & Socrates
  • New Modern Sexism Scale

sexism

Gender equality shouldn’t mean gynocentrism. Gender equality is for men, too. Ignoring injustices against men is sexist.

the unbelievable anti-meninism of today’s elite literary scholars

Academic literary studies is very hostile to non-feminist approaches and rife with anti-meninism. Beware! Look for imagination & creativity elsewhere. … Read the post the unbelievable anti-meninism of today’s elite literary scholars

literary progress: perceiving systemic sexism in medieval love poetry

Systemic sexism in medieval love poetry can be overcome with careful literary analysis and classical parrhesia, aided by Galician-Portuguese cantigas. … Read the post literary progress: perceiving systemic sexism in medieval love poetry

Montaigne on liberal humanism & gender bias in COVID-19 deaths by sex

The 16th-century liberal humanist Montaigne keenly understood failing public reason such as today’s concern for gender inequality in COVID-19 deaths by sex. … Read the post Montaigne on liberal humanism & gender bias in COVID-19 deaths by sex

sexist Selective Service overturned; gender equality progress at last

In a historic victory for true gender equality, a court has ruled U.S. sexist Selective Service registration unconstitutional. Justice at last!
… Read the post sexist Selective Service overturned; gender equality progress at last

Wynnere and Wastoure: reject gender subordination to be a winner

The Middle English poem Wynnere and Wastoure, Winner compellingly disparages Waster for supporting husbands’ gender subordination to their wives. … Read the post Wynnere and Wastoure: reject gender subordination to be a winner

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