tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24770031.post2365193917175963438..comments2023-05-28T16:08:57.122+01:00Comments on John The Bad: When is politics not politicalJohn The Badhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03722781748846452878noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24770031.post-80635264830424067262007-03-15T12:32:00.000+00:002007-03-15T12:32:00.000+00:00And there you have it.And there you have it.John The Badhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722781748846452878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24770031.post-55620651799503001782007-03-15T11:10:00.000+00:002007-03-15T11:10:00.000+00:00I'll give it a shot. :)Sorry guys, but the ad IS a...I'll give it a shot. :)<BR/><BR/>Sorry guys, but the ad IS about female babies! Anonymous is getting it backwards above. The campaign is not 'singling out females as victims of gender inequality.' Gender inequality singles out females for disadvantage, and the campaign is not an attempt to redress that.<BR/><BR/>Its not a case of "howcome the girls are getting more of trocaire's equality than us". Thats nonsense. These type of campaigns are an attempt to level the playing field.<BR/><BR/>That type of argument - "you're creating another inequality" is one of the first refuges of advantaged people in protecting their advantage - in this case, males being defensive of (or denying) a patriarchal society. You see the same argument a lot from people who are against rights for asylum seekers or migrant workers.<BR/><BR/>I'm not attacking anonymous for what he says (yes, I presume its a he. come on man, put your name behind what you say) But I think its important to be aware of your ideological standpoint - ESPECIALLY if you think you haven't got one. Relevant here is the difference between "hegemonic" masculinity and "complicit." I don't imply that someone who takes the above line of argument is hegemonic - i.e. essentially in favour of the subordination of women - but I would be fairly certain that they are, like me, complicit - enjoying the advantages of male superiority, enforcing it passively, and all for equality in NAME though a bit slow in practice because we like to be on top. A lot of its unconscious.<BR/><BR/>And, final point - campaigns to end gender inequality by helping females to achieve the same possibilities as males - in health, employment, quality of life, etc - DO benefit male babies. We're building a better world for everybody here, right?Sinisilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016926696001278780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24770031.post-26488558051154304522007-03-15T11:07:00.000+00:002007-03-15T11:07:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sinisilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016926696001278780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24770031.post-56703553738394538872007-03-14T11:49:00.000+00:002007-03-14T11:49:00.000+00:00Hmmm... whoever you are, I'll be honest with you -...Hmmm... whoever you are, I'll be honest with you - that's something I would have said very recently. Now, I'm in no position to debate this as I don't know enough. Your point is interesting but I think that this campaign isn't about treating female babies only. The use of the babies in the ad campaign is a device to make a point.John The Badhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722781748846452878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24770031.post-37326309845218508352007-03-14T10:37:00.000+00:002007-03-14T10:37:00.000+00:00but by singling out females as victims of gender i...but by singling out females as victims of gender inequality and collecting money only for them, all you're doing is creating another type of gender inequality, in that male babies won't benefit from any of this collection...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24770031.post-85163595695424284862007-03-12T11:49:00.000+00:002007-03-12T11:49:00.000+00:00Thank you.Thank you.John The Badhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722781748846452878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24770031.post-8724294451527002222007-03-12T07:13:00.000+00:002007-03-12T07:13:00.000+00:00"RTÉ have ignored the BCI's ruling. How can they d..."RTÉ have ignored the BCI's ruling. How can they do this?"<BR/><BR/>Because RTE are not governed by the BCI.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com