that the general tone of your article is that misogyny has, if anything, increased over time. If this is true, if 30 years of political and social pressure, political correctness, and feminism have made it worse, shouldn't you be thinking about changing your methods?

Consider this. Humans have demonstrated time and time again that they can be and often times are violent. Men and women have the ability to be violent, but men tend to be more violent more often. I don't think any amount of social engineering is going to change this. I believe it is part of the human condition. It won't change and nothing you do will change that fact.

Now, consider this carefully when you do things that frustrate, confuse, threaten, humiliate or otherwise try to overtly control a man (or any other animal for that matter). Think about it twice as hard if you are a woman, because the only time an animal's true propensity for violence is realized is when it believes it is dealing with a weaker adversary.

But no worry, because misogyny is decreasing, so you must be doing something right. No, wait a minute, you said it's getting worse...

here in the Salon forum saying that they had a dream where I get shot in the face by another responder "and it made me smile". Is that a death threat?

Just wondering.

Fellow liberals (Paglia) are not allowed to have differing opinions, or draw conclusions that differ from the group think conclusions of the majority. And you folks think that conservatives are brainwashed.

Sheesh...

Poco

to own anything dangerous, much less a gun. But, according to our constitution, that is his right. Takes all kinds...

Poco

I have not read all of the responses to this article (which I often find far more informative and entertaing than the articles themselves), but this one caught my eye - It also got a red star:

"Like all fads/hot trends/pop trivialities, right-wing talk radio has peaked."

How can any person of a liberal mindset say this with a straight face? I mean left-wing talk radio peaked with Air America for goodness' sakes. How embarrasing it must be for those that think that the current versions of liberal talk radio will ever be able to compete with conservative talk radio.

Considering that Air America was staffed by bonafide celebrities, and failed miserably while conservative "commentators" have become celebrities via their talk radio efforts, the left would be best served figuring out where they are going wrong rather than trying to claim how lousy the other guys are.

For the record, I can't stand Sean Hannity, but I used to enjoy Limbaugh more than I do now that he regularly and openly declares himself a republican.

My favorite talk radio entertainment is Michael Savage. Here is a true contrarian. Funny, unhinged, and at times, quite accurate. Why he is included in any political category is a mystery to me. If you consider him republican, it is proof positive that you never listen. Remember, he lives in San Francisco, he earned a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, and preaches holistic, herbal medicine. He started out liberal, and got sick of the hypocrisy.

It's time for liberals to stop whining about right wing talk radio, and begin countering it by cultivating an intelligent witty, intersting, charismatic host (it only takes one, by the way - RW shows are all solo acts). It must never repeat the error of Air America by promoting a silly clown like Al Franken, or a witless idiot (genuinely so) like Janeane Garofalo, just because they identify with the left.

Poco

Is this a liberal attribute?

"And when oh when will we get to hear that Dick Morris was found in his car with a .22 blood alcohol, wrapped around a lamp post?"

It would not be the first time I have seen this kind of sentiment from a liberal minded person. Is this a pattern? Loving, tolerant, open-minded, homicidal? Makes me wonder... If TCinLA had a button that could cause Dick Morris (or anyone else for that matter) to "wrap his car around a lamp post", would he press it? What are you teaching your children, TC?

Right wing wackos indeed.

Poco

You are wrong.

There is a world of difference between "And when oh when will we get to hear..."

and "And when will we hear..." If you can't see that difference, I'm not sure any explanation I or anyone else provides will convince you, but here goes.

"When will we" is a question.

"When oh when will we get to" is a wish.

Stop defending the indefensible. It impugnes you, and produces yet another example of liberal defect.

Poco

Your impression was wrong.

Poco

Durian,

What is this "we" stuff. Just who do you think owns guns in this country? Upper class yuppies? Republicans? Bankers? You had better mind your demographics when you say things like "we" are this or "we" do that. Where I live, the Democrats work for Ford Motor Company. Many of them hunt, many of them own guns. Get out of your bubble.

Poco