On this thrilling episode DJ get’s down in the dumps about reading too many feminists websites and Kate has to unpack the whole “Tone Police” thing…..
DJ was looking at Everyday Feminism website.
The article that broke DJ’s camel back: Focusing On Her Pleasure.
But are we all just TONE POLICING?
Note – original Photo of Police at protest in 2008 by Ethan Miller.
so much of every debate is about context and the hard thing is you just don’t always know people’s history or cultural biases. I have been accused of being way too fiery and loud when I’m feeling passionate about an an issue, but i have sat in cafes in America listening to people shamelessly argue at full pitch because American have been taught that they have the right to express themselves vociferously.
i have definitely watched the media use discussions of tone as a way of pushing aside issues or invalidating messages. But, I find Helen Razors tone quite negative these days but she still remains a pithy, interesting and often funny commentator… I just cant always engage with her cranky, so its a hard thing to find the right ‘tone zone’.
Thanks Craig!! We love the fact you are a faithful listener! I can’t speak for Kate, but i am still struggling to find my tone on the show, i want to be funnier or “cheekier” but i seem to keep drifting to ERNEST… oh well….
Thanks for the input! please keep it coming!
Thanks DJ, i got way behind in my listening, work has been keeping me plenty busy, so still catching up. I must reiterate my earlier thought that i wish there were more open discussions around feminism, gender, religion going on all of the time- so i love that you guys are doing this! This is area where there is still so much to be earnest about- i think you guys come across as being willing to do both ends of the spectrum, and quite frankly the tone police debate was very good as you both showed there were areas where it can be easy to be uptight but perhaps that doesn’t always solve much. Also in most media there seems to be only ranty hardline or vacuous fluff so i love that you two are able to nimbly discuss issues and change gears as you go while still aiming at well informed and reasonable communication, so refreshing!