tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post414850060161282327..comments2024-03-15T01:11:32.832-07:00Comments on Bardiac: Reading SpacesBardiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-6249851424419327022008-07-04T22:45:00.000-07:002008-07-04T22:45:00.000-07:00It's like the story of my life.It's like the story of my life.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498016037027105824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-31038710868979047692008-07-01T15:05:00.000-07:002008-07-01T15:05:00.000-07:00I was born and raised in the South, so I'm painful...I was born and raised in the South, so I'm painfully aware of what it's like to deal with Old Boy networks. Unfortunately, they're not exactly defunct in Big City, either.<BR/><BR/>I wish you luck with whatever approach you decide to take in dealing with this.thebluestockinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093068115564107977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-41966210922760844952008-06-30T18:59:00.000-07:002008-06-30T18:59:00.000-07:00berkeley women's city club, designed by julia morg...berkeley women's city club, designed by julia morgan: http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/jmberkcity/jmberkcity.htmlkathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-13579598399615339862008-06-30T15:32:00.000-07:002008-06-30T15:32:00.000-07:00So the hind has a hind?(I'm sorry. I am too tired...So the hind has a hind?<BR/><BR/>(I'm sorry. I am too tired to think coherently or avoid dreadful puns.)Fretful Porpentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165078003123517013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-82109082718510911992008-06-30T13:27:00.000-07:002008-06-30T13:27:00.000-07:00I know that "pissed all over my cornflakes look"! ...I know that "pissed all over my cornflakes look"! I get it all the time. Especially when I (once or twice a year) open my mouth at a faculty meeting.<BR/><BR/>I think you should insist that everyone wear funny hats with antlers on them, sing supercalifragilisticexpialidocious three times and smoke cigars, just like in a real men's club.Pamphiliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07709191371678901051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-81607579049829451812008-06-30T09:31:00.000-07:002008-06-30T09:31:00.000-07:00Or at least hang a jacket up on the thing. Ick, i...Or at least hang a jacket up on the thing. Ick, ick, ick!! Sorry, Bardiac...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-58560388374178782082008-06-30T07:30:00.000-07:002008-06-30T07:30:00.000-07:00at my former job, we used to do working retreats a...at my former job, we used to do working retreats at a conference room at a national recreation area, or at a hotel conference room. <BR/><BR/>there have to be more choices besides men's club and church basement. maybe you and others bothered with the place can suggest a few alternatives?kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-71020206081660767122008-06-29T09:33:00.000-07:002008-06-29T09:33:00.000-07:00Inside, Hunters seem to keep full arsenals in the ...Inside, Hunters seem to keep full arsenals in the basement around here, more than dead stuffed critters.<BR/><BR/>Delagar, Hmmm, I really think some well-meaning folks just aren't really attuned. I know I miss stuff that my friends pick up on at times, and only notice when they wake me up a bit.<BR/><BR/>Susan, LOL, I can't imagine our deanlings caring about Wyatt or the discomfort, especially not when they're worried about bad budgets and stuff.<BR/><BR/>Ancrene, I live in the midwest; we consider it a major win if some folks even recognize that other races than their own exist. We aren't up to big policy things.<BR/><BR/>Terminal, Thanks :) I don't think this is a useful battle, partly because I don't want to end up meeting at a religious institution, and that's one of the other alternatives around. I'd prefer a men's club to an organization that says I'm going to hell.Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-48023953804362816182008-06-28T13:10:00.000-07:002008-06-28T13:10:00.000-07:00Y'know, sometimes I think it's ok to piss on the c...Y'know, sometimes I think it's ok to piss on the cornflakes.<BR/><BR/>You DO notice gender issues more than the average Joe. But that's a good thing. (And I'm still using your deconstruction of "Shake Rattle and Roll" in my classroom, thank you!) Because if we don't notice the sexism, who will?<BR/><BR/>That said, it sounds like you pick your battles wisely.Terminal Degreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523014953046778630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-17049557572879180942008-06-27T18:14:00.000-07:002008-06-27T18:14:00.000-07:00I know, I'm a rabble-rouser, but I think I'd make ...I know, I'm a rabble-rouser, but I think I'd make a big point about it. That's just . . . gross. And I don't mean just the deer-butt on the wall. As you point out, having to conduct a meeting about diversity issues in a space that was dedicated to celebrating male exclusivity and which contains trophies of deer genitalia (as a "joke" or otherwise) has got to set a new record on the irony-meter. I mean, really, I assume that you'd be discussing such things as anti-harassment policies, which often involve the stipulation that making people work in environments that are needlessly uncomfortable and offensive to them on the basis of their identities is a form of, you know, <I>harassment</I>.<BR/><BR/>If the deanling and his fellows hadn't noticed, it can only be through willful ignorance or the normalization of blatant sexism. Doesn't exactly bode well for their actual ability to deal with diversity issues.Ancrene Wiseasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02075637582360688845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-20579116868909376252008-06-27T11:09:00.000-07:002008-06-27T11:09:00.000-07:00I don't think you need to make a big point about i...I don't think you need to make a big point about it, but maybe you could ask whoever is planning the retreat to use the Wyatt at some point -- connect it to your surroundings? Who can complain about Wyatt, right? It might make it the last time you use the men's club!<BR/><BR/>I mean, a church basement would be a better place for a retreat than a hunting club.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716705206734059708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-20876410090222077462008-06-27T09:13:00.000-07:002008-06-27T09:13:00.000-07:00The fact that he "hadn't even noticed" is a bit se...The fact that he "hadn't even noticed" is a bit sexist in itself.<BR/><BR/>Also, my neck he hadn't noticed. Liar.delagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18197857250240640822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-63833313600284499172008-06-27T08:37:00.000-07:002008-06-27T08:37:00.000-07:00I can see why you are a bit weirded out by the dee...I can see why you are a bit weirded out by the deer ass hanging on the wall.<BR/><BR/>I really don't understand hunters, and in my state we only seem to mount the heads -- of course, my state thinks your state is a bit odd :)... but, it is a good source for fireworks!<BR/><BR/>I had an old boyfriend from your state. His dad had all kinds of weird stuffed animals in the basement -- including a pair of baby fawns under glass -- which served as a coffee table. <BR/><BR/>Clearly, I could never have married that boyfriend -- our children would have been traumatized by every trip to grandpa's basement... and, having me as their mother, they would have said all kinds of inappropriate and embarrassing things about animal rights :).Inside the Philosophy Factoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255753259090709877noreply@blogger.com