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Kate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · 2d

We are in the middle of a moral revolution, which inevitably involves making racism, misogyny, and transphobia shameful. The Trumpian flight from shame is predictable. Throwing the victims of bigotry under the bus is not an option. We have to stay the course katemanne.substack.com/p/the-necess...

The Necessity of Shame

Shame is dangerous, yes. That doesn’t mean it’s dispensable.

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Marie Snyder @mariesnyder.bsky.social · 2d

From @katemanne.bsky.social:
"Shame is the likeliest source of the next, and much-needed, moral revolution. And there is an alternative to the flight from shame that can be emphasized and exploited: learning to live with moments of shame, and learning from their pain in ways that are redemptive."

The Necessity of Shame

Shame is dangerous, yes. That doesn’t mean it’s dispensable.

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Kate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · 7d

I have a theory that fascist cringe will be the enduring aesthetic legacy of the Trump era katemanne.substack.com/p/fascist-cr...

Fascist Cringe: A Theory

Why Pete Hegseth’s performance of shamelessly toxic masculinity rings so hollow

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Five Books - Expert Book Recommendations @fivebooks.com · 8d

"There is a widespread view that failing to put yourself in the shoes of another person—failing to empathise—leads to dehumanisation, and dehumanisation is at the heart of cruelty and evil."
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Cruelty and Evil

A common view of evil sees dehumanisation as fundamental. Yale psychologist Paul Bloom argues, however, that the picture may not be so simple. He recommends the best books to understand evil and…

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Kate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · 11d

What do Ezra Klein and Dr. Becky and for that matter Brené Brown have in common? A knee-jerk rejection of all shame that is as disastrous in parenting as in politics katemanne.substack.com/p/dr-beckys-...

Dr. Becky’s Moral Mistake

Shame is not the enemy—in our parenting, or our politics.

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Kate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · 19d

The cruelty is the point katemanne.substack.com/p/the-trump-...

The Trump Administration Wants Pregnant Women to Suffer

When ableism meets misogyny: Tylenol edition.

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Kate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · 20d

To be clear, canceling Kimmel was a disgrace and I fully support his being reinstated. I just wish we had even half the amount of energy and anger on behalf of a brilliant Black woman

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Kate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · 20d

Could Karen Attiah please be reinstated now? Himpathy—the endless prioritization of white men and their feelings over everyone and everything else—distorts who we rally around as well as who we memorialize katemanne.substack.com/p/what-we-do...

What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Charlie Kirk

Resisting the attentional himpathy that remembers some at the expense of all others.

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Hotel Bar Sessions podcast @hotelbarpodcast.bsky.social · 29d

ICYMI: Our episode with Kate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social is now available on the HBS YouTube channel!

Listen, Subscribe, and support Hotel Bar Sessions' work on Patreon at www.patreon.com/hotelbarsessions!

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Episode 191: Public Philosophy (with Kate Manne)

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Kate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · Sep 12

That's a really important point--thank you, Gareth. Sigh. What a terrifying, distressing mess of a world

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Kate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · Sep 12

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Themistocles Wall @themistocleswall.bsky.social · Sep 9

of all the damning things in this dispassionate, devastating piece, this fills me most w/a righteous thirst for real justice:

‘here is part of the transcript I did … no journalist has … ever bothered to write down her words’

“Katie Johnson’s Full Testimony of 2/11/16”

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Brittany Page @brittanyepage.bsky.social · Sep 9

Today is a good day to read & share this piece from @katemanne.bsky.social

"The real conspiracy theory around Trump & Epstein is that multiple apparently unconnected women lied, & continue to lie, about Trump’s behavior. This with nothing to gain, & much to lose, by speaking out about his misdeeds"

The Actual Conspiracy Theory Surrounding Trump and Epstein

It’s not what you think it is.

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Ben Zipperer @benzipperer.org · Sep 9

"Katie Johnson's story is all too believable. And we have buried and ignored it to our national peril."

Very compelling argument from @katemanne.bsky.social

The Actual Conspiracy Theory Surrounding Trump and Epstein

It’s not what you think it is.

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Manon Garcia @manongarcia.bsky.social · Sep 9

Yes, you really should.

Kate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · Sep 8

This is by far my most popular piece on substack, with close to half a million views. You should read it katemanne.substack.com/p/the-actual...

The Actual Conspiracy Theory Surrounding Trump and Epstein

It’s not what you think it is.

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Kate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · Sep 8

🙏❤️

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Gareth Cook @garethideas.bsky.social · Sep 8

this is so, so good

Kate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · Sep 8

This is by far my most popular piece on substack, with close to half a million views. You should read it katemanne.substack.com/p/the-actual...

The Actual Conspiracy Theory Surrounding Trump and Epstein

It’s not what you think it is.

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Adrian Bowyer @adrianbowyer.bsky.social · Sep 8

"The real conspiracy theory around Trump and Epstein is that multiple apparently unconnected women lied, and continue to lie, about Trump’s behavior. This with nothing to gain, and much to lose, by speaking out about his misdeeds."

Kate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · Sep 8

This is by far my most popular piece on substack, with close to half a million views. You should read it katemanne.substack.com/p/the-actual...

The Actual Conspiracy Theory Surrounding Trump and Epstein

It’s not what you think it is.

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Kate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · Sep 8

This is by far my most popular piece on substack, with close to half a million views. You should read it katemanne.substack.com/p/the-actual...

The Actual Conspiracy Theory Surrounding Trump and Epstein

It’s not what you think it is.

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Kate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · Sep 8

This image is nauseating and shocking and entirely unsurprising to anyone who's been paying attention

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Manon Garcia @manongarcia.bsky.social · Sep 8

@katemanne.bsky.social: "Riveting, harrowing, and brilliant, Manon Garcia's Living with Men is indispensable reading for our times. A work of journalism, philosophy, and cultural criticism, it will help you to grapple not only with the mass rape case that gripped the world, but also the ordinariness

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Kate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · Sep 6

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The Grief of Being Unheard

Epstein’s victims spoke out again. But did we really listen? And for the right reasons?

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Zoë Plakias @zoeconomy.bsky.social · Sep 6

Maybe instead of "Release the Epstein files," we should say "Justice for Epstein survivors."

Reflections after reading this post by the brilliant @katemanne.bsky.social...

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The Grief of Being Unheard

Epstein’s victims spoke out again. But did we really listen? And for the right reasons?

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Hayley @writagal.bsky.social · Aug 30

“Women’s time spent on housework goes up upon marriage, and men’s goes down. This pattern reverses upon divorce.”

Will never forget the time a straight friend told me that men “just think differently”, which is why she carried the entire load of the household & he sat playing hours of PlayStation.

Kate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · Aug 29

It's men's exploitation, not women's superior talents, time, or interest driving intractable, appalling domestic inequality katemanne.substack.com/p/why-marria...

Why Marriage is an Appallingly Bad Deal for Straight Women

And the new explanation for why marriage rates are falling

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Kate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · Aug 30

It's literally based on a National Bureau of Economic Research paper by Princeton, Wharton, and PCU economists 🙃

Marcus Aurelius @marcusaurelius-123.bsky.social · Aug 30

Telling that there is no deatiled demonstrable data behind this ugly opinion disguised as a hypothesis.
Typical.

Kate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · Aug 29

It's men's exploitation, not women's superior talents, time, or interest driving intractable, appalling domestic inequality katemanne.substack.com/p/why-marria...

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