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Re: Learning and Unlearning Witchcraft: Can Bad Info Ruin Your Practice?

JarredH — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 01:14:54 -0000

I'm looking forward to reading your new book when it comes out. This is a great excerpt. In some ways, I also find how people who say "this book will ruin your practice" squares with saying "there are many different ways to be a witch." I mean, I've seen a number of people that express both ideas.

Re: Who Put the Odal Rune on the CPAC Stage?

JarredH — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 14:23:09 -0000

The evangelical right might be for a strong Israel, but only to fulfill their own end times prophecy. At which point most of them believe the Jews will be condemned to hell for not accepting Jesus. So even “pro-Israel” evangelicals tend to be pretty antisemitic once you scratch the surface.

Re: Everyone Loves A Repeat Offender

JarredH — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 11:22:44 -0000

Eh, it's her call. I'd totally support her if she had decided to press charges. But I also understand that there are potential costs in terms of time and mental anguish in doing so. Sadly, we live in a world where people need to do a cost-benefit analysis about these kinds of things.

Re: Why You Should Care About Theological Debates

JarredH — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 05:20:05 -0000

Just read Astrea’s post. I agree it deserves a far more nuanced and reflection-based exploration than the one she describes.

Re: Baby Witches?

JarredH — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 18:45:46 -0000

Interesting. Personally, baby witches excite me. It brings to mind someone who just came into the world of witchcraft. Everything is new to them and they are filled with wonder as they begin to explore and make their own way. What will they discover? What will they figure out? How will they do things? What kind of witch will they become?

I agree with your points, which is why I’d never use the term that way.

Re: Fannie's Room: America: The Broken, 2020 Edition

JarredH — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 14:38:48 -0000

Thanks, Fannie. Please keep yourself safe as well.

Re: That’s Not Our Paganism (And You “Sir” Are Not a Druid)

JarredH — Sat, 09 May 2020 11:40:12 -0000

Just read the page about their values on their website. It's a bit less in-your-face there, but it makes it pretty clear that the FB post was not an "accident."

Re: Fannie's Room: Kyrie

JarredH — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 14:46:27 -0000

I think the general stress and constant vigilance is finally getting to me. That and the attempt to buy groceries to last a long time when many of the shelves in the grocery store are still mostly bare.

Of course, the end of this month and next month will add a new challenge: trying to figure out how to furnish and start maintenance work on a new home with everything still closed. I mean, it's still better than being sick, so I guess I can't complain too much. But still.

Re: A Modern Pagan Guide to Cursing

JarredH — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 10:56:48 -0000

This is one of the best posts on the topics I've read. Thank you for such a thoughtful analysis. Also, thanks for introducing me to the phrase "Strawberry Jam effect." Perfect.

Re: Fannie's Room: Thoughts on Social Isolation and 2020

JarredH — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 14:54:18 -0000

Yesterday, the leadership team at work came around an told everyone that if we didn't have to work in the labs/with the equipment, we should go home. This morning, the site director sent out an email stating that we should continue working from home except for days when we must work int he lab/with the equipment for the next two weeks, at which point they will reassess.

I will note that my employer's IT infrastructure is getting a real stress test right now with all the VPN connections and online meetings over Microsoft Teams. It's been, interesting.

On the bright side, I can also talk to my realtor during the day and do other home-buying activities on the side without too much difficulty.

Re: Fannie's Room: On White Daddy and Electability, Again

JarredH — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:31:47 -0000

At this point, it looks like I'll be voting for Warren. Of those left, I feel like she's the best choice.Before Castro, Booker, and Harris all dropped out, I felt like it was going to be a hard choice. It's a shame some of my definite no-ways didn't drop out instead. I think I would've preferred to face a hard choice over the current field.

I will admit that I'm a little sad I don't have another opportunity to vote for Hillary, but completely respect why she probably didn't want to put herself through the nightmare of running again.

Re: Fannie's Room: Thoughts on Atwood's The Testaments

JarredH — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 12:14:57 -0000

Clearly, I need to read both of these books ASAP.

This part of your post really jumped out at me.

"Cut off from wider knowledge and other cultures, that was their normal. They had no other ways of living to compare their own to."

This describes certain segments of white evangelicalism with frightening accuracy. They like to cut their followers off from even knowing that outside viewpoints exist or, failing that, condition them to believe that those outside viewpoints are evil and dangerous and will lead to ruin if followed. For some women, this is already reality. Or pretty damn close.

Re: Fannie's Room: Quote of the Day: "We Knew This Already"

JarredH — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 09:43:16 -0000

"I thought he'd tone it down once he became president." -- My mother, when I pointed out we always knew he was terrible. It seems relevant.

Re: Fannie's Room: Clinton on Sanders: It's the Culture Around Him

JarredH — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 15:19:10 -0000

If you'll forgive the religious terminology....

Preach it!

Re: Review: Initiated by Amanda Yates Garcia

JarredH — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 16:45:57 -0000

I enjoyed your review and especially appreciated your commentary on the history she presents. I’m currently reading this book and while I’m certainly enjoying learning about her and her point of view (Long live the differences that make this world interesting), I similarly don’t see much of my own practice reflected in her words.

Re: Fannie's Room: Semi-Review/Deep Thought: The Miseducation of Cameron Post

JarredH — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 10:08:03 -0000

Great post, Fannie. I come from a deeply conservative Christian family, and one of the things I struggle with is that I don't really know where I stand with any of them. My parents have welcomed Joe (my husband) into their home. They treat him well. They acknowledge him as my husband. They sent him the PERFECT birthday card earlier this month. They always send us holiday and anniversary cards. So on the surface, they seem very accepting at this point. But that doesn't stop me from wondering what they might be secretly thinking. (And I know at least my mother voted for Trump, so there's that giant mess.)

I'm even more uncertain about my extended family (over even my sister and her husband), who I see less regularly and have had the most superficial and polite conversations with. The only exception is the husband of one cousin who pointedly ignored Joe and I at the last family gathering (to the point where he spoke to the person I was talking to and didn't so much as glance my way) and the husband of another cousin, who has actually taken the time and effort to apologize to me and work to rebuild bridges.

Anyway, I guess this is my long way of saying I completely relate to what you're saying here.

Re: Fannie's Room: On the Death of Internet Feminism Being Greatly Exaggerated

JarredH — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 12:38:09 -0000

Thank you so much!

Re: Fannie's Room: On the Death of Internet Feminism Being Greatly Exaggerated

JarredH — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 10:52:38 -0000

I work on embedded systems in an industry that is slow to change for both cost and safety reasons. It seems to me that it's often the consumer application and/or web developers that are completely surprised by some of the programming languages, hardware, and tools we still use.

Re: Fannie's Room: On the Death of Internet Feminism Being Greatly Exaggerated

JarredH — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 10:22:36 -0000

Meanwhile, C has been "dying" for ~20 years, but there are still zillions of openings for C coders.

Not for the last ~20 years, but there seems to be a growing sentiment among some about C++, even.

Re: Fannie's Room: On the Death of Internet Feminism Being Greatly Exaggerated

JarredH — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 10:00:22 -0000

I have appreciated the work both you and Aphra Behn on Twitter have put into discussing and critiquing that article.

Also, would you be willing to share -- either publicly or privately -- some of the feminist blogs from your Feedly? I daresay I could use a lot more feminist writing in my life at this point.

Re: Fannie's Room: Melissa Benoist Shares Experiences With Intimate Partner Violence

JarredH — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 10:21:56 -0000

"I didn't have many tools at the time to recognize much of this behavior as abusive, let alone to effectively counter it."

From what I've observed, this is distressingly common refrain and surely a sign of just how badly we as a society are failing victims of abuse.

My deepest sympathies to you, Ms. Benoist, and everyone else who has been abused.

Re: Trigger Warning In Spite of Myself: Leaving ADF

JarredH — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 07:04:57 -0000

Thank you for speaking out and exposing this. I am sorry you are obliged to do so, though.

Re: Fannie's Room: Woman: Feminists Care Too Much About Misogyny

JarredH — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 10:06:35 -0000

Indeed. The number of instances in which people will insist that misogyny must be ignored "for the greater good" is astounding and disturbing.

Re: Fannie's Room: Woman: Feminists Care Too Much About Misogyny

JarredH — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 10:04:29 -0000

Every word of this is spot on.

Re: Fannie's Room: CNN LGBTQ Townhall

JarredH — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 12:27:50 -0000

I saw that clip of Warren answering the question about the supporter who believes marriage is between one man and one woman. I think I might be a Warren supporter now. I mean, I really liked her before, but damn that was perfect.