I’ve seen some feminist bloggers take on the movie Children of Men, but none so far from an explicitly feminist point of view, so I thought I’d take that on. I expressed anxieties earlier that a film that raised hysteria about underpopulation when we are in fact a world facing overpopulation might be reactionary, but upon seeing the movie last night, I have to state outright that I was utterly wrong. If nothing else, people who express anxieties about “underpopulation” in America and Europe are usually anti-immigration folks, and this film took an unabashed pro-immigrant stance, which I appreciated.
First, a note about the aesthetic value of the film—even if Children of Men were every bit as reactionary as the blurbs make it out to be, it would be a movie worth viewing.
There's only one person I know ("know") who writes like that. Here she is:
He handed me this brilliant pamphlet that showed in detail how the Pope is trying to assemble a nuclear armory; it really opened my mind, and I forwarded it to the editor of The New Democracy to aid him in his battle against the Church. ...I don't imagine that your sociological or political ideas are getting any more progressive either. Have you abandoned your project to form a political party or nominate a candidate for president by divine right? I remember when I finally met you and challenged your political apathy, you came up with this idea. I knew that it was a reactionary project, but it at least showed that you were developing some political consciousness. Please write to me aout the matter. I am very concerned. We need a three-party system in this country, and I think that day by day the fascists are growing in strength. This Divine Right Party is the sort of fringe-group scheme that would syphon off a large part of the fascist support. ...Please get out of the house, Ignatius, and enter into the world around you. I am worried about your future. ...
Yes, Amanda Marcotte is the real-life incarnation of Myrna Minkoff -- the minx from "A Confederacy of Dunces"! In fact, can't you see La Marcotte delivering this talk, from the novel?:
LECTURE! LECTURE!
M. Minkoff speaks boldly about
"Sex in Politics: Erotic Liberty
as a Weapon Against Reactionaries"
8 p.m. Thursday, the 28th
YMHA -- Grand Concourse
Admission: $1.00 -- OR -- Sign M. Minkoff's Petitiion Which Aggressively Demands More and Better Sex for All and a Crash Program for Minorities! (the petition will be mailed to Washington.) Sign now and save America from sexual ignorance, chastity, and fear. Are you committed enough to help in this bold and crucial movement?
O Fortuna! Please don't go away, Amanda. I am loving the fact that a Democratic presidential candidate has hired Myrna Minkoff to run his blog operation. This is just gonna get better and better. Better even than a fridge full of Methadone and Slim-Fast!
UPDATE: Oh foo, the minx just quit. Seriously, this is good news. The minx blames Bill Donohue for everything. Good for you, Bill Donohue.
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Wow. So people outraged by the anti-semitism of a William Donahue, the hypocracy and profound masquerade of a Ted Haggard, or the criminal shuffling of Catholic pediphile priests from parish to parish, etc. etc. are "Jesus haters" huh? A study of Scripture would inform you that those who look the other way and keep up the masquerade that such evil does not exist are in fact disobeying Jesus. Come on, LiaF. That log in your (and CC's) eye is most unbecoming.
"Or maybe, just maybe, it was someone who enjoys Donahue's fire-breathing." Maybe, maybe not. The Marcotte story has been all over the media, so there's no actual evidence that the slime who made those threats know William Donahue from a hole in the ground. As for my poor reading comprehension skills, this comes from someone who reads "Marcotte is a totally unsuitable choice to run a blog for a Presidential candidate" as "[Donahue] is your hero, Charlie Brown".
What's Donahue said in your quotation that's incorrect? Hollywood is run by secular Jews, etc, etc. Secular Jews are human, they have good intentions, and they try to convert people to their worldview, just as Christians do. I don't quite see why you're wetting your knickers over it. Before you retort in the obvious way, I'd better point out that I am Jewish by birth and upbringing - brought up by my parents, secular Communist Jews, whom I greatly respect and love - who knows that milieu inside out. I became a Catholic some years ago, and have mixed at times with traditional Catholics, some of whom are truly anti-Semitic. William Donohue seems to me to be merely accurate.
"What's Donahue said in your quotation that's incorrect?" How about "Hollywood loves anal sex" or "they love abortions"? The first quote may contain some truth, if absurdly overgeneralised. It's no secret that gay men are over-represented in Hollywood, in terms of their percentage of the overall population, and I'm sure the majority of those gay men do enjoy anal sex. But I've yet to meet anybody who "loves abortions". Whilst I don't agree with the notion that a woman's right to choose trumps the right to life of her unborn baby, to characterise this position as "loving abortions" is a gross misrepresentation.
Marcotte works for a public institution supported by tax dollars. Do they know the vile and hateful spew she expels? Why is she still working there?????? Here is a webpage with a picture of her about halfway down. http://tinyurl.com/28r53r
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