That is truly a work of art.

Her entire book is populated by white males with the exception of Dagny (a white woman) and some minor female characters. In that context, how is it significant that the government is run by white men? OF COURSE they are. People of color aren't even a thing in this world.

Dagny totally subbed for all the guys she was with. I think the Hermione line is a good poke at that.

Yes, it does. Not only did Rand not identify as a feminist, she called herself a male chauvinist and frankly it shows in her literature. Of her six protagonists in Atlas Shrugged, only one is a female. She is an "Exceptional Woman" (http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2012/07/there-…) and the men are all white men or if…

Nothing in the Bible really corroborates the idea of equity between men and women. Christianity places women below men. I guess the rib signifying an equal is a popular interpretation but doesn't fit in with the context.

Well they went off the edge in one case and drew right on top of space.

Have you ever actually had vertigo? I promise you, if it was "to the max" you would have fallen on your ass and maybe even be puking your guts up.

You really think misogyny had nothing to do with it?? Of course it did. Women are so frequently victims of violence because they are seen as weak, because they are seen as less than a person, because their male attackers feel they are more entitled to what they want from them than the women are to their own lives,…

I've never seen an MRA stand up for the rights of men who really are in need: men of color, men in poverty, gay men, trans men. Instead they are contentious about the few areas of life that don't automatically fall in men's favor and then claim there is such a thing as female privilege. As if it's a privilege to be…

Yeah it is. At min they are MRA apologists. They posted an article about a guy who admits he probably rapes but won't stop because partying and getting drunk is too much fun to stop to check for consent.

While pet ownership may be problematic in some contexts, if the only way you can characterize animals is that they are of lesser intelligence, well, you're just a dick.

I think innumerable cat videos have established that, yes, cats can. But feel free to enjoy your puppy.

I find this quote is really directed at bookish 14 year old boys, but pretends they comprise all bookish 14 year olds

So kinda like being born male and white? I notice Ayn Rand didn't have a problem with her protags having THOSE privileges by mere chance.

I admire such staunch optimism.

Yes, this exact thing. I've petitioned to have such people removed from this committee.

Alright. You're not the most skilled at setting up your jokes but at least it sounds like you're not a bigot, so there's that.

That is definitely not how I take it. The dialogue from a Christian context is that women are subordinate to men because they originated from men's own bodies. Not to mention, as an endearment, it is super condescending.

I'm aware the words were uttered in the movie but it doesn't in anyway take away it's teeth.

....wtf?