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Confessions of a Failed Slut
As the only female columnist at controversial, conservative Taki's Magazine, Kathy Shaidle soon found herself covering an unlikely beat: sexuality.
"Unlikely" because as the married, 50-year-old Shaidle explains, "my 'number' (as the kids call it these days) is so low that in certain Australian provinces I would still be considered a virgin."
Confessions of a Failed Slut blends personal reflections – "How the Love Boat Ruined My Life" – with contrarian takes on porn (online and off), dating (ditto), "slut shaming," sex toys, "robot hookers of the near future," dinosaur erotica, the multiplication of genders and orientations, and what she calls "the epidemic of beta male faggotry" plaguing the land.
An author and blogging pioneer, Kathy Shaidle has been called "a night terror" (Wonkette), "one of the great virtuoso polemicists of our day" (Mark Steyn), "strenuously witless" (James Walcott), "a purveyor of some of the most offensive racial stereotypes I have ever read" (the Canadian Jewish Congress), "a Zionist shill for the New World Order" (InfoWars) and "not a particularly nice person" (Alex Koppelman, Salon.com).
"Unlikely" because as the married, 50-year-old Shaidle explains, "my 'number' (as the kids call it these days) is so low that in certain Australian provinces I would still be considered a virgin."
Confessions of a Failed Slut blends personal reflections – "How the Love Boat Ruined My Life" – with contrarian takes on porn (online and off), dating (ditto), "slut shaming," sex toys, "robot hookers of the near future," dinosaur erotica, the multiplication of genders and orientations, and what she calls "the epidemic of beta male faggotry" plaguing the land.
An author and blogging pioneer, Kathy Shaidle has been called "a night terror" (Wonkette), "one of the great virtuoso polemicists of our day" (Mark Steyn), "strenuously witless" (James Walcott), "a purveyor of some of the most offensive racial stereotypes I have ever read" (the Canadian Jewish Congress), "a Zionist shill for the New World Order" (InfoWars) and "not a particularly nice person" (Alex Koppelman, Salon.com).
41 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 28, 2014
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About the author
Kathy Shaidle
5 books6 followersKathy Shaidle's first book was nominated for Canada's highest literary award.
Since then, she's published other books on topics as varied as sexuality, spirituality, chronic illness, censorship and more.
A pioneering blogger, Kathy Shaidle posts daily at her controversial blog FiveFeetOfFury.com
She is also a regular contributor to WND, Taki's Magazine and PJMedia.
Kathy Shaidle lives in Toronto.
Since then, she's published other books on topics as varied as sexuality, spirituality, chronic illness, censorship and more.
A pioneering blogger, Kathy Shaidle posts daily at her controversial blog FiveFeetOfFury.com
She is also a regular contributor to WND, Taki's Magazine and PJMedia.
Kathy Shaidle lives in Toronto.
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January 21, 2023
Within the rambling mess of this essay there were some funny and on point moments/ideas.
March 4, 2015
I have been a fan of Shaidle's writings for a number of years. He God Rides a Yamaha is one of my favorite books from this past decade. When I saw that she had a new short eBook out I had to give it a read. And to be honest I had a literary crush on her. But that aside this was a piercing book.
Kathy has deep penetrating insight, into culture, trends and an uncanny ability to call bull when she sees or smells it. But unlike many critiques , she can turn that intense scrutiny upon herself and through honest look at herself, then criticize the follies in society at large.
She states "I sometimes wish I didn't see the world like this, through a Gen-X filter of self-defensive snark. I didn't always." But she does and she does it very well. This book is equal parts criticism and humour at how we got here as a society. She also declares "As my fiftieth birthday looms, I feel myself finally growing into my lifelong fogey-dom, and it's a comfortable fit, for me if not for anyone else." And she may be a self-described fogey be she is also a firecracker and political analyst.
If you want a great read that will make you think and make you laugh give this book a try!
Read the review on my blog and reviews of other books by the author Book Reviews and More. As well as an author profile and interview with Kathy Shaidle.
Kathy has deep penetrating insight, into culture, trends and an uncanny ability to call bull when she sees or smells it. But unlike many critiques , she can turn that intense scrutiny upon herself and through honest look at herself, then criticize the follies in society at large.
She states "I sometimes wish I didn't see the world like this, through a Gen-X filter of self-defensive snark. I didn't always." But she does and she does it very well. This book is equal parts criticism and humour at how we got here as a society. She also declares "As my fiftieth birthday looms, I feel myself finally growing into my lifelong fogey-dom, and it's a comfortable fit, for me if not for anyone else." And she may be a self-described fogey be she is also a firecracker and political analyst.
If you want a great read that will make you think and make you laugh give this book a try!
Read the review on my blog and reviews of other books by the author Book Reviews and More. As well as an author profile and interview with Kathy Shaidle.
October 9, 2014
More like a friend's ramble than a structured essay leading to a specific point that ties it all together. Entertaining while you're reading, but mostly leaves you with a few memorable lines afterward.
August 30, 2014
Entertaining in a certain way. The title is misleading, it's not that raunchy. More of a social commentary thesis than a complete book.
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