Am I a troll?

I'm getting pretty fucking tired of hearing a small group of people calling me a troll, ripping my character and ascribing the worst possible motives to me, for no reason other than that they disagree with me and find me irritating.

The accusations have become increasingly offensive.  The other day I was accused of lying about having a husband.  In the same discussion, I was accused of "discrepancies in my personal story".

Let's find out what the community thinks.

I'll post two comments below, one saying I am a troll, the other saying I'm not.  The members of the community can vote by recommending each comment.

Welcome to the 28th voyage to the Planet of the Savage Strident Daily Kos Supervixens!

In this installment, I'll tell the story about the "Little Sister" in the frat house.

This is a special Friday version of the Supervixens. Yesterday I was attending a Solstice celebration.

Today I read the latest Feminisms diary, which had a good premise: "What is Sexy?" But I was disappointed in the diary and most of the comments - the focus (perhaps because of the subject matter of the Ariel Levy book?) was on women's views on feeling/being sexy.  That's an OK topic - I like to read Cosmo and talk about clothes and shoes as much as the next Supervixen.  But it's only one aspect of female sexuality.  And to me, it's not all that interesting or groundbreaking - it's nothing new for women to be viewed as objects of sexual desire.  Yes, it's powerful to know, and control, your own allure - to know that you're desirable and desired.  But what's empowering is the fact that you're desired by someone else.

I'm far more interested in what we, as feminists, think is sexy - what appeals to us.

A literary discussion today - our Supervixens Holiday Booklist.  Meet the Snools!

I have a proposal which I believe will solve many of the current problems here on the site.

I propose the following rules/guidelines:

• NO personal attacks on other Kossacks
• NO insulting or abusive language directed toward other Kossacks

Infringement of these rules will result in a warning, and an advisory to mend the relationship with the other party.

Disregarding the warning and continuing the attack will result in banning.

Sometimes aggressive disagreement will seem like a personal attack to the other person, but it might not be intended as such.  Further communication is likely to clarify the situation, if the disagreement was in good faith.

It's perfectly possible to disagree with, or criticize the opinion of, someone without resorting to personal attacks and insults.

It's time everyone here learned how to do that.

Welcome to the 25th journey to the Planet of the Savage Strident Daily Kos Supervixens!

This week's - thanks to everyone's favorite drunken gadfly, Christopher Hitchens - is on humor and women.  Specifically, women who laugh at men.

Welcome to the 23rd exploration of the Planet of the Savage Strident DKos Feminist Supervixens!

This week's diary is being posted in the afternoon, rather than during the usual Supervixens evening time slot, so that we can have the evening free to enjoy the holiday with our friends and families.

Please join us and share what you're thankful for today, as a feminist.

Welcome to the 22nd exploration of the Planet of the Savage Strident DKos Feminist Supervixens!

This week: Arty Shots.

"Feminist Supervixens" of every sex and gender are invited to participate in this feminists' circle.  Our goal is to build a vibrant community of feminists here on Daily Kos.  The emphasis here is on camaraderie and support, so if you're looking for an argument, we suggest that you go instead to room 12A, just along the corridor.

Previous "episodes" in this diary series have been written by hrh, with guest-host diaries from mem from somerville, Elise, righteousbabe, irishwitch, and aphra behn. Some more guest-hosts are waiting in the wings. Feminists who are interested in being a guest-host can email hrh at: feministsupervixens (AT) yahoo.com

This week: Madam/Mom Speaker.

"Feminist Supervixens" of every sex and gender are invited to participate in this feminists' circle.  Our goal is to build a vibrant community of feminists here on Daily Kos.  The emphasis here is on camaraderie and support, so if you're looking for an argument, we suggest that you go instead to room 12A, just along the corridor.

Previous "episodes" in this diary series have been written by hrh, with guest-host diaries from mem from somerville, Elise, righteousbabe, irishwitch, and aphra behn. Some more guest-hosts are waiting in the wings. Feminists who are interested in being a guest-host can email hrh at: feministsupervixens (AT) yahoo.com

In celebration of the 20th week since we first staked out a feminist outpost on Daily Kos, tonight I'm talking about one of my favorite essays: "(Woman) Writer: Theory and Practice" by Joyce Carol Oates.  

"Feminist Supervixens" of every sex and gender are invited to participate in this feminists' circle.  Our goal is to build a vibrant community of feminists here on Daily Kos.  The emphasis here is on camaraderie and support, so if you're looking for an argument, we suggest that you go instead to room 12A, just along the corridor.

Previous "episodes" in this diary series have been written by hrh, with guest-host diaries from mem from somerville, Elise, righteousbabe, irishwitch, and aphra behn. Some more guest-hosts are waiting in the wings. Feminists who are interested in being a guest-host can email hrh at: feministsupervixens (AT) yahoo.com

The Bush administration appears to want to keep the spotlight on you:

White House insists Kerry apologize

This is a GOOD THING.  

"Feminist Supervixens" of every sex and gender are invited to participate in this feminists' circle.  Our goal is to build a vibrant community of feminists here on Daily Kos.  The emphasis here is on camaraderie and support, so if you're looking for an argument, we suggest that you go instead to room 12A, just along the corridor.

Previous "episodes" in this diary series have been written by hrh, with guest-host diaries from mem from somerville, Elise, righteousbabe, irishwitch, and aphra behn. Some more guest-hosts are waiting in the wings. Feminists who are interested in being a guest-host can email hrh at: feministsupervixens (AT) yahoo.com

Who among us Supervixens could forget the Larry Summers brouhaha?

Well, an interesting study has just come out in Science.  It suggests that perceived stereotypes adversely affect women's performance in math.

"Feminist Supervixens" of every sex and gender are invited to participate in this feminists' circle.  Our goal is to build a vibrant community of feminists here on Daily Kos.  The emphasis here is on camaraderie and support, so if you're looking for an argument, we suggest that you go instead to room 12A, just along the corridor.

Previous "episodes" in this diary series have been written by hrh, with guest-host diaries from mem from somerville, Elise, righteousbabe, and irishwitch. Some more guest-hosts are waiting in the wings. Feminists who are interested in being a guest-host can email hrh at: feministsupervixens (AT) yahoo.com

This week's diary is a continuation of last week's introduction to some remarkable women in the US military.

"Feminist Supervixens" of every sex and gender are invited to participate in this feminists' circle.  Our goal is to build a vibrant community of feminists here on Daily Kos.  The emphasis here is on camaraderie and support, so if you're looking for an argument, we suggest that you go instead to room 12A, just along the corridor.

Previous "episodes" in this diary series have been written by hrh, with guest-host diaries from mem from somerville (here and here), Elise, righteousbabe, and irishwitch. Some more guest-hosts are waiting in the wings. Feminists who are interested in being a guest-host can email hrh at: feministsupervixens (AT) yahoo.com

This week's diary presents a few women military heroes and "firsts" whom you may not have heard about.  Don't mess with THESE women!

This week's diary theme came from an email I received from a reader.  More below the intro.

"Feminist Supervixens" of every sex and gender are invited to participate in this discussion of feminism, women's issues, and anything even tangentially related.

This is a regularly-occurring "Feminists' Circle" for Daily Kos, where all the supercool feminist Supervixens can pull up a chair and chat, get things off their chests, and get to know each other.

Everyone is free to complain and moan and air their pet peeves - this forum can be "What's Your Fucking Feminist Problem?!" if you're in that frame of mind - but humor, fun, happy stories and congeniality are encouraged.

If anyone could have escaped, it would have been him, we thought - he was strong-minded, reliable, and practical, exactly the kind of person you would want next to you in a crisis.  He was a fire-safety expert and would have known what to do when trapped in a burning skyscraper.

But if he had been in his office at the time, he wouldn't have had a chance.  He was on the 100th floor of Tower 1, facing uptown.  If he had looked out of his window at the right time, he would have seen the plane hurtling directly towards him.  From what I've read of the post-disaster analysis, the offices of his company were turned into an inferno.  Nobody escaped from any of those upper floors.

On a normal Tuesday morning, Lars wouldn't have been in his office.  He would have taken the first part of the morning off to have coffee with his wife.  That was their little ritual.  But this was an unusual day because their son was starting at a new school and he had gone to drop him off.

Welcome to the Planet!  "Feminist Supervixens" of every sex and gender are invited to participate in this discussion of feminism, women's issues, and anything even tangentially related.

This is a regularly-occurring "Feminists' Circle" for Daily Kos, where all the supercool feminist Supervixens can pull up a chair and chat, get things off their chests, and get to know each other.

Everyone is free to complain and moan and air their pet peeves - this forum can be "What's Your Fucking Feminist Problem?!" if you're in that frame of mind - but humor, fun, happy stories and congeniality are encouraged.