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Stereotypes or Reality? Study: 6-year-olds Believe Boys Are Better at Computing and Engineering

By Selwyn Duke

Back in 2005, while explaining why so few women occupied top science positions, economist Lawrence Summers suggested it could partially have to do with “issues of intrinsic aptitude.” It was one reason why he was forced from his Harvard presidency position the next year. And if this standard still holds today, a lot of little kids will have to be canceled, too. After all, by age six already, a large number of them embrace Summers’ theory.

That is, they believe boys are better at computer science and engineering.

That’s what a recent analysis of almost 100 studies found, anyway. And, of course, this is a major problem, the mainstream media warn. As they may put it, this means the kids “are internalizing gender stereotypes.” Yet there’s another reason children may think males are better at computing and engineering.

Because they are.

If that sounds like bias, well, there’s plenty to go around. Just consider that one of the studies analyzed found that by age eight, students believe girls possess greater verbal gifts. Other research has found that kids think academic success is “for girls.” But neither is what the media lead with (in fact, it’s hardly mentioned). It’s not something they say is a problem. It’s also not suggested that this could be the result of “internalizing gender stereotypes.” (And now we know why, increasingly, people are internalizing a certain mainstream-media stereotype. Hint: It’s the one that’s gradually putting them out of business.)

“Toxic” (Read: Heroic) Masculinity Saves Women’s Lives

By Selwyn Duke

“There is no female Mozart because there is no female Jack the Ripper,” pointed out feminist professor and cultural critic Camille Paglia, demonstrating a grasp of sex differences. Men do get plenty of “credit” for their Jack the Rippers, too. And their Mozarts (and heroes)? Not so much.

Town Fined 10K for Not Celebrating “Pride” Month — and Other Foreign Craziness

By Selwyn Duke

With the election of Donald Trump, many Americans are hopeful that so-called wokeness will go the way of the dodo. Yet as recent warnings inform, such cultural change requires, well, a change in the culture (not just the politics). And perhaps helpful in this regard is considering what happens when a civilization continues down the rabbit hole of relativism. We have many such examples, too — they’re called foreign countries.

Many Women Are One-issue Abortion Voters — and They’re “Keeping the Democrats Afloat,” Says Writer

By Selwyn Duke

A startling political phenomenon exists, and it has never been more profound than during this election cycle. That is, if only women voted, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris would win in a landslide.

If only men voted, Republican presidential nominee President Donald Trump would win in a landslide.

And one issue that helps put the Democrats over the top with women is abortion. In fact, prenatal infanticide “is now the single most important issue to women under age 30,” wrote health-policy organization KFF October 11. Approximately four in 10 (39%) name “it as their top issue, followed by inflation (28%),” the site continued.

Battle of the Sexes? Election Might Be “Boys vs. Girls”

By Selwyn Duke

If men are from Mars and women from Venus, as author John Gray put it, then something is for sure.

Mars is MAGA territory.

And Venus is Kamala Land.

In fact, as polls consistently demonstrate, the intersex voting gap is perhaps now historically large. For example, the latest NBC poll finds that men favor President Trump in the upcoming election by 16 points (56-40). In contrast, women favor Kamala Harris by 14 (55-41). For those who don’t like NBC (and I can sympathize), it’s not just that nattering network. Polls from Gallup to Pew, from left to right to center, all show the same divide, with some variation in magnitude. And the ultimate poll — voting — also reveals the gap. For instance, men supported Republicans 51 to 47 percent in the 2018 midterms; women broke for the Democrats 59-40.

This male-female chasm is evident as well among young people, ages 18 to 29. While both sexes break for Harris, young women’s support is shockingly one-sided. This isn’t surprising, as Gen Z is overall the least “traditional” generation in American history. In fact, its members are more likely to identify as “LGBTQ” than Republican. And as the Harvard Youth Poll reports on this age cohort’s current leanings:

Warning: NY’s ERA Is a “Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing” That LEGALIZES Discrimination

By Selwyn Duke

Any discriminating shopper knows that you can’t judge a product’s goodness based on its name or a manufacturer’s advertisement. Those are just superficial appeals designed to entice. Instead, you must examine the ingredients label. So it is, too, with government laws and propositions, a good example being New York’s Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). On the ballot this coming Election Day as “Proposition One,” it sounds wonderful. Who’s against “equal rights”? But then there are the ingredients on the label.

And they, warns a watchdog organization, are toxic.

What’s more, the ERA’s advocates are guilty of a type of false advertising. That is, some of the most poisonous amendment ingredients won’t even be mentioned in the ballot language in polling places. They’re hiding them for good reason, too.

These provisions would reportedly make discrimination for the alleged purposes of preventing discrimination a N.Y. constitutional right. For example, according to the Equal Protection Project (EPP), white employees denied promotions in order to achieve workplace “diversity” would no longer be able to sue in court (state court, anyway).

Motherhood: A Higher Calling

By Selwyn Duke

What is the most important job in the world? Is it being the president of the United States? Is it being a scientist working on cold fusion, now considered the “holy grail” of energy innovation? Is it toiling away as a researcher seeking a cure for cancer? Is it being a military general, protecting the homefront from external enemies? While all these jobs matter, a lot, they all pale in comparison to another job: That of the person who gives birth to and helps raise the presidents, scientists, researchers, and generals: mother.

This is because motherhood isn’t just a job, or even just an adventure. It’s a calling.

Dystopia Across the Sea: “Extreme Misogyny” to be Called “Terrorism”

By Selwyn Duke

“Britain is now an elite dictatorship where majority opinions are crushed,” wrote the Telegraph last year. That was before, too, the recent imprisonment of Brits for unapproved social-media posts, for, quote, “stirring ‘racial hatred.”

(Here’s the evidence, your honor: Here’s the cup the defendant used. Here, in a hazmat container, is what’s left of the eight ounces of racial hatred he poured in. Here’s the spoon….)

And now the U.K. may have another reason to arrest and charge social media users: “extreme misogyny.” This, we hear, is poised to become akin to terrorism under British law.

Failure Femmes: DEI’s Tragic Destruction of Law Enforcement

By Selwyn Duke

It was 10 years ago already that the Obama administration sued the Pennsylvania State Police for treating women equally. Female applicants, they said, should not have to meet the same already dumbed-down physical standards the men do. This mentality, epitomized by Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) schemes, has long reigned all across law enforcement — and beyond. The consequences are now apparent, too:

Many women in law enforcement are failing miserably and are imperiling others in the process.

Coddling Kamala: Media Now Want “Female Politicians” Protected From “Hate Speech”

By Selwyn Duke

Lest you think our mainstream media are inveterate enemies of tradition, know that their opposition to it is selective. In fact, they now appear to want chivalry applied to female politicians, in the form of protecting them from negative social-media comments.

“Don’t hit girls!” is what’s essentially being said.

Perhaps coincidentally, too, this concern apparently arose after Kamala Harris became the Democrats’ presumptive presidential nominee. Why, a cynic could think this is all driven by a desire to help get her elected.

(Good thing there are no cynics here at The New American.)