Posts Tagged John Derbyshire

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By Katie Halper • 11 years ago

Conservative says women in military make up rape stories for money

Those of us concerned about the sexual assault epidemic ravaging the military can all the chill out, thanks to some really awesome news: women who join the military are pathological freaks who make up stories about being raped out of spite, for money or for attention. This, at least, is the opinion of esteemed (by fellow homophobic-racist- misogynists) “journalist” John Derbyshire. If that name sounds familiar, you’re either a FHRM (fellow homophobic-racist-misogynist) or you remember when Derbyshire urged white parents to follow his lead and have that really important, life-saving talk with their children about the birds and the bees the blacks. He advised his own children to, among other racist tricks, “(10a) Avoid concentrations of blacks not ...
Those of us concerned about the sexual assault epidemic ravaging the military can all the chill out, thanks to some really awesome news: women who join the military are pathological freaks who make up stories ...
By Eesha Pandit • 12 years ago

The thing about John Derbyshire

He is a self-avowed racist. And also a sexist – both for a long while.

And in the couple days following his racist screed, Derbyshire a longtime writer for the National Review, that age-old bastion of truth telling, was fired from the publication.  In the immediate aftermath, conservative commentators have been clutching their pearls and carrying on about how “contemptible” and “breathtaking” Derbyshire’s racism is, calling it “indefensible.” They couldn’t run fast enough or far enough.

To my mind, there are a couple of interesting elements of this public shaming and ostracization of Derbyshire.

First, as Jessica argued in the Nation, it’s not really a heavy lift to call a self-avowed racist a racist. Water is wet. ...

He is a self-avowed racist. And also a sexist – both for a long while.

And in the couple days following his racist screed, Derbyshire a longtime writer for the National Review, that age-old bastion of ...