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The insanity of the feminists
My daughter recently wrote a paper on feminism, and you won’t believe some of the crazy stuff they engaged in just to get what they wanted. You probably can remember these “femi-nazis” throughout the last century (plus a score) and their irrational behaviour. Most of us have heard of them burning their bras, shouting in the streets, and yelling at men. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Here are some interesting tidbits you might find “interesting”…
In 1971 a 25-year-old Louisiana woman took a cinderblock and then pulled a gun out. The people standing by and watching were understandably shocked, frightened, and wondering what she was going to do with it. She started threatening the cinder block! She even snuck up on it from around a corner like a stealthy soldier at war, pulled out a stick and started hitting it and screaming. Obviously she just came across as a crazy person. Spectators just walked away shaking their heads.
Then a 47-year-old woman from New York City took a much lazier approach. She laid down on the grass in a local park and refused to move. She said she would lay there in that same position for over a year. OVER A YEAR! She got up only to eat, use the bathroom, and (barely) bathe. As you can imagine it was gross, inconsiderate, unnecessary, and just an overall pain in the neck!
Then there’s the Canadian woman who, in 1978, decided to get in on the act. She stood at a corner on Yonge Street and shaved her head. Completely! She took a bunch of it and threw it in the air and the wind picked it up, something I’m sure bystanders and passersby didn’t appreciate. And yes, she did this in front of everyone making a big spectacle. She proceeded to take another handful and cut the locks up into bits with scissors. Then she burnt the rest. Yes, burnt it. Again, not sure she was thinking of the passersby and onlookers. Quite the stench. Later that year she was found trying to dig a hole in the side of Maple Leaf Gardens. She was arrested, thankfully.
The best though is the 35-year-old from California (That place always takes the cake!). It was 1969 and she had a wood stove in her kitchen where she made all her food. She emptied out the ashes and started to use cow crap instead of burning wood. Yes, cow crap! For every meal she would fire up that thing that–again!–drifted a funk aroma all over the crowded neighbourhood. The local news interviewed her and she spewed off her message of inequality and said she’d originally was planning to use human excrement but decided instead to opt for the bovine variety.
Those of you familiar with the story of Ezekiel may have already guessed that this is actually the story of one man in the Bible. He wasn’t a feminist, rather he was a man trying to get an urgent message out. The people living in Israel were about to be taken over by an army who were every bit as cruel, blood-thirsty, and brutal as the Nazi SS army. And they were going to be the recipients of the coming holocaust. Almost every one of them would die a painful, horrific death.
It goes without saying that the message he was bringing was urgent! But no one was listening. And that is why God told this prophet to use these unorthodox methods and media (to put it mildly) to get the word out. And he instructed him to do many more crazy things as well.
Of course, his message was of a more grave nature than that of feminists. But I make this correlation for a reason. For years I thought feminists were, for lack of a better term, bad. They were offensive and weren’t looking for equality, but a flip-flop of the current inequality. They wanted more than what equality would give. And maybe this has happened to a degree: a few people claiming to be feminists being unreasonable, perhaps even being misandrists who misrepresent the cause… my fellow Christians this happens to us too, does it not? The God-hates-fags people? Westboro Baptist?
Sometimes there are movements like Black Lives Matter, feminism, and others that seem to be “a little out there” and offensive to us. But maybe, like in Ezekiel’s case, no change needs to happen and one seems to be listening. Hearing, perhaps, but not listening. They get passed off as fanatics. And sometimes those weird methods they use to get our attention that seem so “in-your-face” are what those who need to be heard end up using because… well, they have to do something to get our attention. Maybe we should seek to understand first before passing judgment.
Just be thankful they didn’t do what Ezekiel did.
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Best Actress:No question here: Renee Zellweger as Dorothy Boyd in When she received the call that she’d gotten this part she didn’t have enough in her bank account to make a withdrawal. Now she’s one of the best, which she proved once again in this year’s
Best Actor:Tom Hanks as Andy Beckett in
Best Quote:TIE: “You had me at hello,” and “Show me the money!” from . I wanted to pick another, but these are by far the most known quotes from these movies, and there’s a select few movies that can boast quotes more recognizable in pop culture than those. Which brings me to this…
Greatest Movie Quotes from the 2010’s (IMHO):
“I’m glad he’s single because I’m gonna climb that like a tree.” — (2011)
“I am Groot.” — (2014)
“Avengers assemble!” — (2019)
“Chewie, we’re home.” — (2015)
“Puny god.” — (2012)
“I just wanted to take another look at you.” — (2018)
“In moonlight, black boys look blue.” — (2016)
“Would that it were so simple.” — (2016)
“Do you bleed? You will.” — (2016)
“People say nothing is impossible. But I do nothing every day.” — (2018)
“We know each other! From work!” — (2017)
“Don’t say . Just say, .” — (2016)
“Well, I don’t want to survive. I want to live.” — (2012)
“Now you’re in the Sunken Place.” — (2017)
“Great. I think I got it. But just in case, tell me the whole thing again, I wasn’t listening.” — (2014)
“What a lovely day!” — (2015)
“Not quite my tempo.” — (2014)
“Eat my shit.” — (2011)
“I volunteer as tribute!” — (2012)
“Look at me. Look at me. I am the captain now.” — (2013)
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