Bethany Mannon
@drbethany.bsky.social
Rhetoric & Writing professor in Appalachia, studying feminism & religion | AI eye-roller | academic who gets peer reviews done on time
UConn | Penn State | Newtown, CT | now in East TN
UConn | Penn State | Newtown, CT | now in East TN
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"I Grew Up in the Church" - Baylor University Press
In 'I Grew Up in the Church': How American Evangelical Women Tell Their Stories, Bethany Mannon studies the diverse and complex voices of women who have inf...
www.baylorpress.com
I have some thoughts about women - of all ages - leaving evangelicalism. 🧵
First of all, of course they are! I wrote about how women have spent the last two decades (and really longer) calling out alienating, unbiblical evangelical rhetoric and politics. 1/x www.baylorpress.com/978148131893...
First of all, of course they are! I wrote about how women have spent the last two decades (and really longer) calling out alienating, unbiblical evangelical rhetoric and politics. 1/x www.baylorpress.com/978148131893...
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"AI has become not only a thing in itself but a symbol or perhaps a focal point for perceptions of a society in which all the big decisions get made by the tech lords, for their own benefit and for a future society that doesn’t really seem to have a place for most of the rest of us"
AI, ‘Populism’ and the Centibillionaire Shangri-La
A few days ago, I was looking at one of the many...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
"AI has become not only a thing in itself but a symbol or perhaps a focal point for perceptions of a society in which all the big decisions get made by the tech lords, for their own benefit and for a future society that doesn’t really seem to have a place for most of the rest of us"
I don't think she'll win but I've been wrong before
I don't know if Aftyn Behn can do this, but she did beat a guy named Bo *and* a *different* guy with a last name of Dixie in the primary so maybe she is operating on a previously unknown tier of Southern Democrat
December 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I don't think she'll win but I've been wrong before
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This is brilliant and I second this motion.
Someone tell Webster I want to propose a new word
errogance (n) : the state of being very confident and very wrong
errogance (n) : the state of being very confident and very wrong
December 1, 2025 at 2:51 AM
This is brilliant and I second this motion.
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“No ceiling” is how it feels when you look at skyrocketing prices for basic necessities.
November 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
“No ceiling” is how it feels when you look at skyrocketing prices for basic necessities.
My 5yo, getting into the bathtub: "today is harvest day, I need to harvest all my plants"
I have no idea what he's talking about
I have no idea what he's talking about
November 30, 2025 at 11:04 PM
My 5yo, getting into the bathtub: "today is harvest day, I need to harvest all my plants"
I have no idea what he's talking about
I have no idea what he's talking about
This can't be real, it's too many things I hate in one place
teaser for the turning point usa alt superbowl halftime just dropped 👀
November 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This can't be real, it's too many things I hate in one place
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It’s pronounced Christmas jifts
November 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
It’s pronounced Christmas jifts
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"No war for oil" is a satisfying slogan in a way that "No war for Marco Rubio's right-wing south Florida exile grifter friends" really isn't
November 30, 2025 at 12:13 AM
"No war for oil" is a satisfying slogan in a way that "No war for Marco Rubio's right-wing south Florida exile grifter friends" really isn't
I’m ready for the Al Franken redemption arc
Years ago, my colleagues at Business Insider and I tracked YouTuber “cancellation” arcs. What we found is that for many entertainers, “cancellation” actually sets the stage for a redemption arc, one that can raise their profile higher than ever. It wasn’t career-ending. It was fuel.
November 30, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I’m ready for the Al Franken redemption arc
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Tired: evangelical pastor named Tanner referencing ancient Greek to justify modern views, such as harsh gender norms
Wired: Greek Orthodox priest named Konstantinos referencing ancient Greek to justify ancient views, such as "why don't you come to church more often"
Wired: Greek Orthodox priest named Konstantinos referencing ancient Greek to justify ancient views, such as "why don't you come to church more often"
November 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Tired: evangelical pastor named Tanner referencing ancient Greek to justify modern views, such as harsh gender norms
Wired: Greek Orthodox priest named Konstantinos referencing ancient Greek to justify ancient views, such as "why don't you come to church more often"
Wired: Greek Orthodox priest named Konstantinos referencing ancient Greek to justify ancient views, such as "why don't you come to church more often"
Biiiig stretch!
November 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Biiiig stretch!
At your literal wedding is the only time you should call your wife “my bride.” Ew.
Another one is headed for the exits.
Read @cheetah.bsky.social on why Mike Johnson is watching dozens of his colleagues quit: bit.ly/3Y3zI3b
Read @cheetah.bsky.social on why Mike Johnson is watching dozens of his colleagues quit: bit.ly/3Y3zI3b
November 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
At your literal wedding is the only time you should call your wife “my bride.” Ew.
Does Aftyn Behn actually have a chance of winning the TN 7 seat?
November 29, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Does Aftyn Behn actually have a chance of winning the TN 7 seat?
For all have posted dumb tweets and fallen short of the glory of god
Growing up evangelical, as a kid I was taught that I would one day stand before God and be shown a slideshow of my sins and though I have left that belief behind I do sometimes fear I’ll be shown a reel of some of my best (worst?) tweets and skeets and won’t be able to not laugh and will upset Jesus
November 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
For all have posted dumb tweets and fallen short of the glory of god
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Happy Buy Nothing Day.
It’s a good day to buy nothing and laugh at the lie that happiness must be purchased.
#BlackFriday
#BuyNothingDay
It’s a good day to buy nothing and laugh at the lie that happiness must be purchased.
#BlackFriday
#BuyNothingDay
November 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Happy Buy Nothing Day.
It’s a good day to buy nothing and laugh at the lie that happiness must be purchased.
#BlackFriday
#BuyNothingDay
It’s a good day to buy nothing and laugh at the lie that happiness must be purchased.
#BlackFriday
#BuyNothingDay
i had cozy, relaxing thanksgiving- now it’s time for chaotic family drama and weird food thanksgiving
November 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
i had cozy, relaxing thanksgiving- now it’s time for chaotic family drama and weird food thanksgiving
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Dolours and Marian Price never knew this, but while they were in prison their ma had a brief career selling concert merch
November 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Dolours and Marian Price never knew this, but while they were in prison their ma had a brief career selling concert merch
Spelling Bee, you need to educate yourself
November 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Spelling Bee, you need to educate yourself
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Just once I want to hear Werner Herzog walk us through a float on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
November 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Just once I want to hear Werner Herzog walk us through a float on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Did you all know if you leave your asparagus it grows into littor trees with red berries? #gardening #permaculture 🌱
November 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Did you all know if you leave your asparagus it grows into littor trees with red berries? #gardening #permaculture 🌱
I'm supposed to bring a pie/cake to family Thanksgiving on Saturday. I'm a decent baker but I don't really have a go-to recipe for this -- please give me ideas for what will travel well, be fine at room temperature for a bit, and suit both kids and adults? 🍽️ #baking
November 27, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I'm supposed to bring a pie/cake to family Thanksgiving on Saturday. I'm a decent baker but I don't really have a go-to recipe for this -- please give me ideas for what will travel well, be fine at room temperature for a bit, and suit both kids and adults? 🍽️ #baking
The pope agrees with me
Pastor: “satan has no creative ability, he can only offer a lesser, counterfeit version of what god has created”
Me: “so what I’m hearing is GenAI is of the devil?”
Me: “so what I’m hearing is GenAI is of the devil?”
November 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The pope agrees with me
I’m getting my hair done in the cutest little salon where everything is “aesthetic“ and smells good and the stylist girlies are all like 23 and they decorated for Christmas. It’s entirely the opposite of academia and I love it so much
November 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I’m getting my hair done in the cutest little salon where everything is “aesthetic“ and smells good and the stylist girlies are all like 23 and they decorated for Christmas. It’s entirely the opposite of academia and I love it so much
Good apple pie is transcendent
Oh, you brave iconoclasts, coming out against pie. Who is as cool as you? Nobody.
November 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Good apple pie is transcendent