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It had to happen

There now exists a song called “Estrogen Vibe“. Lyrics below the fold, you can listen to it sung at the link.

The atheist variable doesn’t obviously contain the estrogen vibe.

Estrogen vibe, estrogen vibe. (Estrogen vibe.)

Estrogen vibe, estrogen vibe. (It’s more attractive to guys.)

Ideas all in a rage … Oh no

Debate upon a stage … Oh no

Intellectually engaged … (It’s more of a guy thing)

Are we on the same page? (Here come the Thought Police. Witch hunt! Run, Dick, run.)

Estrogen vibe, estrogen vibe. (The critical posture is to some degree intrinsically male.)

Estrogen vibe, estrogen vibe. (Here comes the vibe solo.)

You sound very angry.

Sorry. Here’s a bed of pink cotton balls for your nurturing, coherence-building lady-brain.

Tee hee! What’s that?

Just an estrogen vibe.

Oh boy! Here comes the Twitter storm!

Estrogen vibe (Stop saying that please), estrogen vibe (You are determined to be offended)

Estrogen vibe (People don’t like to have their ideas criticized), estrogen vibe (My defensive reaction proves my point.)

Heroic sacrifice … Oh yeah

Raise the kids just ‘cause we’re nice … Yeah, yeah.

And not because of gender bias, patriarchy, domination

No parental leave, unequal pay, and other degradations

(You have a tripwire in your mind. There’s nothing sexist to see here folks. Move along.)

Estrogen vibe, estrogen vibe. (I have no idea, but I am confident.)

Estrogen vibe, estrogen vibe. (The interviewer made me look stupid.)

I believe the ladies like a less angry tone, but I haven’t spent even five minutes thinking about accommodating them. Oh, wait. Did I just say that I believe I write for a male audience, and I know it, and that I don’t give a shit? Hmm. Run that by my mum, would you? Thanks, honey.

What? How is that sexist? I respect women more than men. Isn’t reverse chauvinism the opposite of chauvinism? Oh please. I have a wife, a mom, a female employee. Women have served me well my whole life. Trust me, I’m not the sexist pig you’re looking for. Oh, I am?

Criticize me and I will label you a feminist detractor and a fan of pointless controversy. Ladies? Ladies why are you leaving? Ladies come back!

Oh shit.

Have I offended the lesbians?

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Comments

  1. yazikus says

    I’m having a hard time picking my favorite part, but I think it might be this:

    I believe the ladies like a less angry tone, but I haven’t spent even five minutes thinking about accommodating them. Oh, wait. Did I just say that I believe I write for a male audience, and I know it, and that I don’t give a shit? Hmm. Run that by my mum, would you? Thanks, honey.

    Sort of sums up the whole issue.

  2. Beatrice, an amateur cynic looking for a happy thought says

    I love this! Please someone tweet this at known suspects who might or might not recognize themselves in this song.

  3. rq says

    My new favourite personal theme song.
    “Run, Dick, run!” indeed.
    And how does the vibe solo go? Is it emotional enough for me? Does it nurture my feelings and leave criticism at the door? Yes, it is and it does. Woo!

  4. says

    You sound very angry.

    Sorry. Here’s a bed of pink cotton balls for your nurturing, coherence-building lady-brain.

    Tee hee! What’s that?

    Just an estrogen vibe.

    *Snortle* That’s fab. Run, Dick, Run! Hee.

  8. Saad Definite Article Noun, Adverb Gerund Noun says

    The critical posture is to some degree intrinsically male.

    I did not realize just how funny some sentences can be when put to music.

  11. John Horstman says

    From the explanatory text:

    Thank you to all the people who inspired this piece and a special thanks to the creator of the Estrogen Vibe, Sam Harris himself, of whom I’m truly a great admirer, except when he comes out with crazy shit about guns and stuff. Without Sam Harris this satirical song wouldn’t have been possible.

    Or necessary.

    *grin*

  12. Pteryxx says

    Libby Anne puts the song in context at Love Joy Feminism:

    I’ve found that a lot of atheists (primarily male atheists) who have objected to criticism of Harris’s remarks do not understand what sexism is. Before arguing that Harris’s remarks (whether in the original interview, his followup post, or his subsequent tweets) are not sexist, please take some time to make sure you understand what people mean when they call something “sexist.” Because our culture is awash in sexism, most people say sexist things from time to time. Stating that that is the case is not an insult. I have made sexist remarks myself. But when someone points out that a remark is sexist, the response should involve reflection, not instantaneous denial.

  13. Cuttlefish says

    Did you people crash the site? Pharyngulate the link? Did they take it down?

    All I get is “we can’t find that track”…

    Sad cuttlefish.

  15. soogeeoh says

    soundcloud status blog

    We’re experiencing a large spike in traffic that is slowing service on the site. We’re working on getting response times back to normal as fast as possible.
    Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for your patience.

    At least 45 minutes already

  17. Gen, Uppity Ingrate and Ilk says

    I read the lyrics first and then listened the song and “Run, Dick! Run!” caused me to LOL. Well done.