Long time poster and first time thread starter here, forgive me if this isn't the absolute best thread. But this woman really needs one because she is uh she's something alright. Meet Jody Allard, a quote unquote “former techie turned freelance writer” who has written some rather interesting articles.
The article got her semi-famous was dealing with the Brock Turner case (an admittedly fucked up thing and arguably a transgression against justice) written in the Washington Post. Some choice quotes:
Making a sexist joke means you are gonna be a rapist when you grow up. Now these quotes obviously show this woman is nuts but what makes her lolcow material? For starters she makes her own children buy her damn tampons (strong independent woman amirite?) because she had an embarrassing accident with her own period. (Seriously what the fuck is with radfems and periods? You want it to stop being such a big deal just stop making it a big deal).
She also puts politics above their own eduction, so much so she took them out of class because the evil Drumpf won the election.
The article that caught my attention was the one posted by our good friend @Ruin in the news section. Let me tell you this is where the real crazy starts rearing its ugly head:
Source: https://archive.fo/oHbws
Yep that’s right she’s afraid her sons will grow up to be rapists because they told sexist jokes. Some more important reading thanks to @Emperor Julian:
Before I give you her links, it is worth noting she is fat and claims it's because of a mitochondria disease.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sendvodka (ofc she writes for buzzfeed and teenvogue)
Personal website: http://jodyallard.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Jodyallardauthor
WaPo article that got her e-fame: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...en-sons-about-consent/?utm_term=.914dfbe10f40 [archive]
Her list of articles: http://www.rolereboot.org/author/jallard/
Teenvogue: http://www.teenvogue.com/contributor/jody-allard
The article got her semi-famous was dealing with the Brock Turner case (an admittedly fucked up thing and arguably a transgression against justice) written in the Washington Post. Some choice quotes:
We were sitting around the dinner table talking about the news. As soon as I mentioned the Stanford sexual assault case, my sons looked at each other. They knew what was coming. They’ve been listening to me talk about consent, misogyny and rape culture since they were tweens. They listened to me then, but they are 16 and 18 now and they roll their eyes and argue when I talk to them about sexism and misogyny.
I never imagined I would raise boys who would become men like these. Men who deny rape culture, or who turn a blind eye to sexism. Men who tell me I’m being too sensitive or that I don’t understand what teenage boys are like.
Teenage boys, by and large, don’t speak out about slut-shaming or rape culture. They don’t call each other out when they make sexist jokes or objectify women. It’s too uncomfortable to separate themselves from the pack so they continue to at least dip their toes into toxic masculinity. In their discomfort with action, they remain passive, and their passivity perpetuates the same broken system that sentenced Brock Turner to only six months in jail.
My sons, who are good boys and who know all about consent, do not speak out about consent. Not when it’s uncomfortable. Not when it might jeopardize their social standing. My sons who hate hearing about their own privilege nestle inside it like a blanket and accuse me of making up its existence.
My sons are part of the problem.
I wanted to believe that sharing my experience with them would make them understand. And even more important, that understanding would breed action; but that’s where the disconnect arose. My sons understand, as best as teenage boys can. But they aren’t willing to sacrifice their own comfort for my sake, or for anyone else. When it comes to speaking out against rape culture and questioning their own ideas and behavior, they become angry and defensive. Not all men, they remind me, and my guts wrench as my own sons mimic the vitriol of a thousand online trolls.
My sons are good boys, just like thousands of other good boys in America. They understand consent and they won’t rape an unconscious woman behind a dumpster. But they aren’t allies in the fight against rape culture because they refuse to acknowledge their own culpability when they call a girl a slut or a whore, laugh at a sexist joke or remain silent when their friends talk about their own questionable sexual behavior.
Making a sexist joke means you are gonna be a rapist when you grow up. Now these quotes obviously show this woman is nuts but what makes her lolcow material? For starters she makes her own children buy her damn tampons (strong independent woman amirite?) because she had an embarrassing accident with her own period. (Seriously what the fuck is with radfems and periods? You want it to stop being such a big deal just stop making it a big deal).
She also puts politics above their own eduction, so much so she took them out of class because the evil Drumpf won the election.
I want more for my kids than good grades. I encourage them to stand up and walk out of class to protest the murder of another black man by the police. I take them out of school to protest the election of a fascist dictator to the presidency. I ask them what they love and what brings them joy, and I urge them to follow those dreams no matter how impractical they might be. I also challenge them to find ways to give back as much as they get, and to make giving a part of their daily lives.
I would like to say that I became a good person by graduating college and working my way into a high-paid position at a top company, but that would be a lie. All I learned from my bootstrapping was to care about myself and my family with a narrow and determined focus. I got mine, certainly, but I didn’t bother myself with what was left over for others. It took losing everything I had for me to find my place as a member of a community.
The article that caught my attention was the one posted by our good friend @Ruin in the news section. Let me tell you this is where the real crazy starts rearing its ugly head:
As a single mother, I sometimes wonder whether the real problem is that my sons have no role models for the type of men I hope they become. But when I look around at the men I know, I’m not sure a male partner would fill that hole. Where are these men who are enlightened but not arrogant? Who are feminists without self-congratulation? If my sons need role models, they may have to become their own.
I joinedCuckholdleBumble recently, after a six-plus year break from dating. I’m not overly interested in dating in the first place, but I’m starved for adult conversation so dating feels like a necessary evil. Bumble, as I explained to my married friends, is like the feminist Tinder. Women have to initiate contact with men, so at least there’s no inbox full of dick picks every day. But, feminist or not, the men are no different from the men anywhere else and I quickly felt deflated. If the feminist men — the men who proudly declare their progressive politics and their fight for quality — aren’t safe, then what man is? No man, I fear.
My sons won’t rape unconscious women behind a dumpster, and neither will most of the progressive men I know. But what all of these men share in common, even my sons, is a relentless questioning and disbelief of the female experience. I do not want to prove my pain, or provide enough evidence to convince anyone that my trauma is merited. I’m through wasting my time on people who are more interested in ideas than feelings, and I’m through pretending these people, these men, are safe.
I love my sons, and I love some individual men. It pains me to say that I don’t feel emotionally safe with them, and perhaps never have with a man, but it needs to be said because far too often we are afraid to say it. This is not a reflection of something broken or damaged in me; it is a reflection of the systems we build and our boys absorb. Those little boys grow into men who know the value of women, the value that’s been ascribed to us by a broken system, and it seeps out from them in a million tiny, toxic ways.
Source: https://archive.fo/oHbws
Yep that’s right she’s afraid her sons will grow up to be rapists because they told sexist jokes. Some more important reading thanks to @Emperor Julian:
Hmmm looking at her article lineup from various places seems to indicate a look of background noise with the author.
Her relationship with her mother is a failure
http://www.rolereboot.org/family/de...lidays-when-youre-estranged-from-your-mother/
Her relationhip with her dad is a horrorshow
https://theestablishment.co/my-biol...e-32-years-after-he-abandoned-me-d37b93902d09
She's bad with money
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jun/27/life-in-debt-childhood-trauma-was-to-blame
She had a mega-fucked up step-sibling
http://www.xojane.com/it-happened-to-me/my-adopted-sister-tried-to-kill-me
she really hates her ex......
https://goodmenproject.com/featured...orcing-a-narcissist-and-how-to-avoid-them-kt/
and as we know she's really comfortable wheeling her children out for articles.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...en-sons-about-consent/?utm_term=.46056562e92a
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...nt-know-he-wanted_us_57212d34e4b03b93e7e434b6
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ravishly/my-daughter-is-a-gift-but-her-autism-is-not_b_6763052.html
This person has some real problems and shouldnt be taken as an authority on any subject, even if what's she's saying is on the level (and not written to show her in a highly favourable light or just made up) this level of damage makes her useless for the average experiance.
Interestingly she is actually disabled-check out her hand.
Before I give you her links, it is worth noting she is fat and claims it's because of a mitochondria disease.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sendvodka (ofc she writes for buzzfeed and teenvogue)
Personal website: http://jodyallard.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Jodyallardauthor
WaPo article that got her e-fame: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...en-sons-about-consent/?utm_term=.914dfbe10f40 [archive]
Her list of articles: http://www.rolereboot.org/author/jallard/
Teenvogue: http://www.teenvogue.com/contributor/jody-allard