Amusing review

There’s a fairly hilarious review of Does God Hate Women? here. I haven’t read it carefully, but I think it’s safe to say the fella isn’t keen!

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11 Responses to “Amusing review”

  1. Leroy
    July 13th, 2009 at 8:15 am

    Actualy its an excellent review of pathetic Islamophobic book. Thanks
  2. Jeremy Stangroom
    July 13th, 2009 at 8:22 am

    “Thanks”

    No problem at all, Leroy!

    xxx
  3. Fred
    July 15th, 2009 at 10:02 am

    Indeed. I, too, find the review pretty spot on.

    Also, your attempt at belittling the reviewer by writing “hilarious” and acting like your superior? Childish and transparent.
  4. Fred
    July 15th, 2009 at 10:03 am

    I better watch out–I missed the ‘ and E.
  5. Jeremy Stangroom
    July 15th, 2009 at 10:10 am

    Thank you Fred for your thoughtful feedback. Much appreciated.

    Love Jerry, xxx
  6. Dale
    July 31st, 2009 at 3:13 am

    Actually a very good, well thought out critique. Thanks for the link.

    Calling it ‘hilarious’ just makes you look like an obstinate moron.
  7. Jeremy Stangroom
    July 31st, 2009 at 5:47 am

    Thank you Dale, for pointing out the error of my ways.

    All good wishes,

    Obstinate Moron, xxx
  8. Tim
    July 31st, 2009 at 7:07 am

    Thanks for the link. Twas interesting more than hilarious, but useful all the same. I think he makes a few good and valid points.

    What judgements can we pass on British society/culture, given approx 13 million incidents of domestic violence and the 100 women killed as a consequence of such incidents in England and Wales each year?

    The topic of your next book? Or, more likely, do we conclude that people in any society can behave in reprehensible ways regardless of the big ideas/norms that the culture in general upholds?
  9. Jeremy Stangroom
    July 31st, 2009 at 7:22 am

    Tim

    Yes, well there are systematic differences between honour killings and domestic violence.

    If your argument is that honour killings, etc., are simply the manifestation of more general patterns of misogyny – i.e., religion plays no special role – then I don’t buy it. (And you’d need to read the book to find out why I – we – don’t buy it.)

    If your argument is that we should be equally – or more worried – about domestic violence. Well then, yeah, but the idea that one cannot write a book about x because y is worse is absurd.

    If your argument is that we only pick on honour killings because we want something with which to bash Islam, then you’re wrong.
  10. Ophelia Benson
    August 4th, 2009 at 6:02 pm

    These are all guys you play squash with?
  11. Jeremy Stangroom
    August 4th, 2009 at 6:39 pm

    Could be!

    Only squash guys are a little more interesting!

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