After all the nonsense we've heard in the news lately about 'toxic masculinity,' a restorative seems in order. To that end, I offer another fisk by the incomparable Larry Correia. In this one, Mr. Correia tears into a painfully ignorant and narrow-minded piece listing 'obsolete' male skills and in the process demonstrates what real manhood … Continue reading Traditional Masculinity with Larry Correia
Fisks
An Aqua-Fisk
Last weekend I got out to see Aquaman. It was incredibly stupid and absolutely ridiculous in a lot of ways, but I enjoyed it a lot. Certainly, I much prefer over-the-top dumb-fun like this to self-consciously grim garbage like Man of Steel. Then I happened across this review which I thought was so off-point that … Continue reading An Aqua-Fisk
A Matt Walsh Fisk On Superheroes
At present the distinction [between highbrow and lowbrow books] is certainly used to allow us the satisfaction of despising certain authors and readers without imposing on us the labour of showing that they are bad. — C. S. Lewis, High and Low Brows. Matt Walsh is one of my favorite commentators. There are few people who … Continue reading A Matt Walsh Fisk On Superheroes
Dating a Feminist: A Fisk
I found a video mocking this list and I knew I had to have a go at it. The original is in italics and my comments are in bold. 14 Things You Should Know Before Dating a Feminist She's basically the most amazing person on the planet. Yes, that is the tagline. See for … Continue reading Dating a Feminist: A Fisk
Our Lady of Perpetual Grievance
So, some friends linked to this article the other day and I had some thoughts. Fair warning, if you liked this article, you probably won’t like my response, because quite frankly, this article was repulsive. On Facebook yesterday, a number of Catholic friends were sharing around an image of Mary the Mother of Jesus, modeled … Continue reading Our Lady of Perpetual Grievance
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