Men who explain things
Classic article by Rebecca Solnit on the societal construct when men explain things to women. Worth a re-read if you’ve read it before; a must-read if you haven’t.
Most women fight wars on two fronts, one for whatever the putative topic is and one simply for the right to speak, to have ideas, to be acknowledged to be in possession of facts and truths, to have value, to be a human being. Things have certainly gotten better, but this war won’t end in my lifetime. I’m still fighting it, for myself certainly, but also for all those younger women who have something to say, in the hope that they will get to say it.
(via tiffehr)
USC football will certainly not fall off the map. Nobody is writing here that, without Carroll, Los Angeles will become UCLA’s town.
“Despite this season’s woes, Ben Howland’s star shines bright” - Bill Dwyre
Yes, well, a girl can dream, can’t she?
Item the second: really? Howland “has earned the trust and great expectations of sports fans in Los Angeles”? Uh…are you even in Los An…oh, I see “From Palo Alto”. Carry on.
