tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436161190290695293.post1107969210724423617..comments2023-10-21T11:19:09.117+01:00Comments on Diary of a Bluestocking: in defence of the bluestocking...Bluestockinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10570058219345374400noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436161190290695293.post-91116428881393138752009-03-08T14:05:00.000+00:002009-03-08T14:05:00.000+00:00thank you so much for leaving your comments on wha...thank you so much for leaving your comments on what might seem such a tiny concern compared to todays big issues! but at the heart of this parochial story are broader themes which you have both so succinctly raised - anti intellectualism and a feminist blacklash. great to have both your perspectives and am enjoying reading your blogs. nice to meet you both!!Bluestockinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10570058219345374400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436161190290695293.post-54504843660033245842009-03-05T13:51:00.000+00:002009-03-05T13:51:00.000+00:00I am shocked and dismayed by the opprobrium heaped...I am shocked and dismayed by the opprobrium heaped upon Ms Trimble, and have blogged about it <A HREF="http://derblaustrumpf.blogspot.com/2009/03/bluestockings-and-witchcraft.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>. It's probably a combination of the backlash against feminism and the deep suspicion in which intellectuals are held in Britain.Yewtreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028699564003381058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436161190290695293.post-24879614001927716282009-03-03T22:56:00.000+00:002009-03-03T22:56:00.000+00:00I first came across references to Ms. Trimble as a...I first came across references to Ms. Trimble as a cultural phenomenon while putting about on the inter-webs, and after reading a bit more I don't know if I am relieved or frightened to see that the USA (my own home) is not the only western nation in which education is both called for and looked down upon when someone achieves it. <BR/><BR/>I have not seen the show, as it is not broadcast here (though, now that I think about it, I'm sure it could be found on Youtube or some such place), but it seems like most of the loathing that has been levelled at the team captain is based around an irrational dislike for those who have mastered some esoteric subject coupled with the ol' classic confirmation bias - people have decided that they dislike her and will therefore find in every action some confirmation of her lack of character and discard anything not consistent with this attitude. Once it feeds on itself a bit, even people who otherwise would have had no opinion or even favorably inclined towards Ms. Trimble may find themselves bending along with the (perceived) masses.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps I'm missing some cultural nuance (it certainly wouldn't be the first time), but it seems no different from the folks in my hometown who refused to talk to me when I went to the university, or after I finished my masters degree. It's anti-intellectualism as prejudice, and does not give hope for our collective futures.Anthroslughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047686739793030565noreply@blogger.com