Field notes from an anthropologist.
Category Archives: Social Commentary
The Tea Party
It’s a revolt against the “elites,” in the media, Hollywood, government and academia, who are unjustifiably elite only in privilege, not in competence or knowledge or wisdom. In those matters in fact, they are the opposite of elites.
[Monday morning update]
Sorry for the lack of link. I’ve got it now.
The War On Chick-Fil-A
Does anyone who favors gay marriage think that this, and antics like “kiss ins” really help their cause?
A Royal Darwin Award
The name of the hospital where this moron went after performing his cheeky stunt is quite ironic.
Suburbs
The Left’s war on them.
It all comes down to power.
“A Factor Of Ten”
Based on this, every business should hope that it’s boycotted by the Left.
I think that these lines are a harbinger for voting lines in November. Be very afraid, “liberal” fascists.
Gore Vidal
The self loathing ends.
Rahm Emanuel, Chick-Fil-A
…and the easy slide into fascism.
To be fair to Rahm, he was already mostly there.
The Low-Fat Diet Fad
Is it on its last legs?
If so, it’s long past due.
Objectifying Women
It’s not just the guys.
This doesn’t surprise me at all. My evolutionary explanation (and I think that whatever explanation there is is evolutionary, not the media, which is just reflecting viewer and reader preferences) is that women compete more on their physical attractiveness to men (men compete on power and wealth), so both men and women are acutely aware of women’s…interesting…body features (which is also why women have less of a problem being physically attracted to other women than men to men).