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PeaceNikki

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10. Molly Ivins' takedown of Paglia is classic.

Sat Dec 28, 2013, 10:01 PM

Dec 2013

http://grigr.com/2011/09/i-am-the-cosmos/

"What we have here, fellow citizens, is a crassly egocentric, raving twit. The Norman Podhoretz of our gender. That this woman is actually taken seriously as a thinker in New York intellectual circles is a clear sign of decadence, decay, and hopeless pinheadedness. Has no one in the nation’s intellectual capital the background and ability to see through a web of categorical assertions? One fashionable line of response to Paglia is to claim that even though she may be fundamentally off-base, she has 'flashes of brilliance.' If so, I missed them in her oceans of swill."

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Camille Paglia: A Feminist Defense of Masculine Virtues [View all] 7962 Dec 2013 OP

Paglia's been beating this drum for 20 years...she's a slightly better educated Ann Coulter alcibiades_mystery Dec 2013 #1

Second verse, same as the first. What is it, a seasonal disorder? Amazed at the RW shit lately. n/t freshwest Dec 2013 #12

Paglia is a feminist? Warpy Dec 2013 #2

Paglia, why not Ed Meese? BainsBane Dec 2013 #3

I've never been able to distinguish between Paglia and Coulter or Phyllis Shaffley Matariki Dec 2013 #4

she defends duck dynasty too. what else do you have seabeyond Dec 2013 #5

Paglia is a republican Kingofalldems Dec 2013 #6

Since we're going with RW arguments on gender roles, let's ramp it up BainsBane Dec 2013 #7

While in graduate school, I got to see Sarah chervilant Dec 2013 #27

Trash thread. Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #8

She just seems to be all over the map. She's been around for years; 7962 Dec 2013 #15

Camille Paglia has been trolling since before trolling was A Thing. PeaceNikki Dec 2013 #9

Molly Ivins' takedown of Paglia is classic. PeaceNikki Dec 2013 #10

How I miss Molly BainsBane Dec 2013 #11

She didnt need a publicist to make her famous; she had george Bush! I hate cancer. 7962 Dec 2013 #16

Here's Molly's article on Paglia: 7962 Dec 2013 #19

If you knew about this, why did you quote her? BainsBane Dec 2013 #20

Good lord, this is "General Discussion". Dont we post comments from wackos all the time?? 7962 Dec 2013 #24

Usually they are posted to make fun of BainsBane Dec 2013 #25

I know; I never said it was a valid viewpoint, just thought she was kinda crazy, 7962 Dec 2013 #26

Far too many apparently serious statements have been posted here Ms. Toad Dec 2013 #33

I linked an html version in this subthread, too. PeaceNikki Dec 2013 #21

This post means that this thread was useful mythology Dec 2013 #22

Gracious. She seems awfully far to the right to me. Is this what we are discussing on DU, now: Squinch Dec 2013 #13

Quoting the "feminist" who called the Spur Posse date-rape gang "beautiful"? redqueen Dec 2013 #14

LOL OMG thank you for reminding me of this though redqueen Dec 2013 #17

... Gravitycollapse Dec 2013 #18

Defending stupid gender stereotypes and calling oneself a feminist? NuclearDem Dec 2013 #23

I haven't thought of her for years. rrneck Dec 2013 #28

Ahh. From the Murdoch Street Urinal. nt madinmaryland Dec 2013 #29

You've GOT to be kidding theHandpuppet Dec 2013 #30

Camille Paglia has either made a profession of trolling or is painfully stupid. LeftyMom Dec 2013 #31

Camille Paglia also thought Sarah Palin was really smart and Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty should Douglas Carpenter Dec 2013 #32

Could you please put "feminist" in quotation marks there? Ken Burch Jan 2014 #34

I've been scolded in the past for even having different capitalization in the headline! 7962 Jan 2014 #35