I barely using this blog anymore

I've been using "Kotawker News" much more. Wondering if I should give up on this "Kevin Weinberg" blog.

Feminists and North Korea should work together

 Haters Gonna Hate: BLOG EDITION.

Hate #2: Alliance.

Feminists and North Korea need to team up. They would make perfect allies. See, these days, feminists just don't have time to do much else but attack video-games and try to get them banned. But, largely, they're succeeding. I mean, sure, they might take a break every so often when a scientist manages to make history and land a robot on a comet thirty-eight million miles away, but that's only a one-off.

In the battle for Mario, the assault on video gaming is nothing new. Feminists have been boldly and courageously fighting to defend, protect, and rescue imaginary pixels for years now. Recently, they've had some great success in Australia, getting major franchises to pull Grand Theft Auto V off shelves.

But the feminists are encountering a new problem: one of time management. They simply do not have enough time to work on getting video games banned and work on attacking other areas of free speech. This is unfortunate, too, and no one can really blame them. After all, it takes a lot of fucking work to manufacture all that outrage needed to make a product unavailable for sale.

And that's where good old Kim Jong Un comes in. See, Kim doesn't care much about video games. He cares about movies. So, if the feminists consider teaming up, then they keep up the good working banning video games while Glorious Leader Kim Jong Un works his terrorism magic and gets movies banned worldwide.

It's a match made in heaven, really, and I'd love to see what positive changes we can get out of those two groups working in tandemn. Of course, this leaves one final problem: books.

This is where MRA's (Male Rights Activists) come in. MRA's are men fighting for rights, since men, especially white ones, are the most discriminated group on the planet. What MRA's can do is attack things on the book front. They can go after romance novels and accuse romance novels of causing them not to get laid. Some might argue that it's only because they dislike taking showers. Well, that's not true. It's women's fault.

Between MRA's, North Korea, and feminists, we can finally do what we've always wanted: ban free speech and replace all major forms of media with educational videos about why women are victims, why men are special, and why Kim Jong Un is God and is more important than all the above.

All three groups are just innocent parties looking to spread their message that no one wants to hear. Through this, we'll have no choice but to hear it.

I support this alliance. And you should too! 

Haters Gonna Hate: Number -ZZZ

Hate #1: Modern-Day Feminists / Word Police

Anyone who knows me knows that I am 100% dedicated to fighting for the equal rights of women, including but not limited to: equal pay, equal opportunities, equal education, equal … everything! Now, some of you might call this feminism, and that would be partially true—because it’s what feminism used to be—but it’s no longer true. That’s not what Feminism is: not anymore.

So, despite my full, undying support of equality, I don’t ever call myself a “feminist” (and not just because I’m a guy). There’s no “polite” or “soft” way to say this, and even if there was, I like to be blunt: feminists really piss me the fuck off, and while there are some great people in the movement, it’s mostly a bunch of snippy bitches.  Yeah, yeah, I know: a few sentences in and I’m already offending people. Thing is, I just don’t care.

 Lately, I’ve been getting attacked on here by feminists every single damn day over stupid shit that no one should have a problem with, such as my story, Catalyst, which has come under feminist fire due to the female character liking shoes. And I am just sick of it. I am sick of opening up my email and seeing the word “patriarchal” within the first few words of a comment on one of my stories. Once I see that word, I know I’m in store for a thirty-paragraph rant about my supposedly hidden hatred for women and all things equality.

 I am so tired of these college-aged girls reading a few books by Jane Austin and a couple of Wikpiedia articles and then getting on my ass about a word I used, or about a character I wrote. But I’ll get to that in a minute.

First off, one of the things you learn early on as a guy is that you can never, ever, ever say ANYTHING pro-feminist to a feminist. In other words, if you’re a guy who is thinking about speaking in support of feminism, do not do it. Why? Because you’re guaranteed to get chewed out for “saying something wrong.”  It is 100% impossible for a male to say anything in regards to feminism without being told by a feminist that he did something offensive and needs to be corrected. Or that he is “misguided” and burdened by “preexisting, ingrained sexism.”

For example, tomorrow I could write a ten-page article in support of feminism, and I would get comments like this. 

“I find it offensive how you say, ‘Women should be treated equally.’ Who are you to say how women should be treated? Typical chauvinistic pig!”

Or, more commonly: “I think it’s great that you want to support the feminist cause, but you need to realize that, as a man, you are still deeply ingrained with societal-born sexism, and blahblahblah I’m an annoying bitch that likes to nag people because I read Jane Austin.”

Let me restate that not all feminists behave this way. But it’s gotten to a point where the overall feminist movement gets under my skin. Some are really crazy. Let me tell you about this one group, because you have to hear it to believe it. Basically, there’s a growing group of women who actually believe that all sex is rape, regardless of consent, and that it is unnatural, which makes me wonder if it’s possible to be in your thirties and still believe in the stork. But then again, what the fuck do I know? Seriously, how can sex be unnatural? We’re alive, aren’t we? Dumbasses! My friend on here, Kelsey, linked me to a blog of one of these feminists, and sure enough, they wrote things like this:

“Even if a woman believes it is consensual, the act of sex is inherently rape, and there is no way around it.”

^^ And this is why equal rights is where I draw the line.

I’ve tried so many times to find common ground with feminists, and it never works out. I used to talk to a girl on here who was a major feminist and, my God, she would get under my skin over every little thing.

“You shouldn’t use the word lady!” she would scold. “That word is offensive. Lady is not what we like to be called. Also, you made your female soldier giggle. Are you trying to say that women can’t be tough soldiers who don’t giggle? Another thing: you shouldn’t spell the word ‘woman’ as  ‘woman’ because it’s really spelled ‘womyn.’ (Yes, this is a real thing).

Actually, about that. You can take this “womyn” bullshit and shove it up your ass. There is no way in hell I’m ever spelling it that way. I don’t care how many of you nutbags insist it should be spelled that way. I will never, ever, ever, ever spell the word “woman” as “womyn.” I could do a hate just on that one word. 

I honestly think that people just don’t understand me and my motivations and that they never will. Put simply, I’m just a guy who likes saying what he thinks. I don’t judge people based on their gender or on their color, race, religion, etc. But I judge them on who they are and how they act. And if in doing so, I use a word that offends you, then too fucking bad.

Feminists today often come off as the word police. “You can’t say the word ‘bitch!’ Wahh, it’s so offensive, wahh!”

I can’t even begin to explain how many times I’ve been chewed out in the comments of one of my books—especially Haters Gonna Hate—because I used the word “bitch.” I don’t know the exact number, but I can promise you I’ve gotten hell for this at a minimum of at least fifty times. Supposedly, I am a woman-hating pig because I occasionally use the word “bitch.”

Well, spoiler alert! (Stop reading now if you don’t want spoilers).

Some girls ARE bitches. There, I said it! Oh noes! But you know what? Ask any intelligent girl between the age of 11 and 100, and any reasonable, rational-minded girl will agree with me that, yes, SOME GIRLS HAPPEN TO BE BITCHES. IT’S THE TRUTH. And not all, mind you! But SOME. Not even that many: but SOME.

I’m not saying it because I am stereotyping women everywhere, or because I want to “oppress” anyone. I’m saying it because it’s the truth: in this world, some girls just, for whatever reason, just so happen to be huge gigantic bitches whom I want to karate kick in the face. And any girls who say they have never encountered a bitch are lying.

Men can be assholes too (means the same thing as a “bitch”, really).  Or “dicks”. Call them what you will, but this rule applies to both genders. A bitch/asshole/dick is just a person who is nasty to everyone for absolutely no reason and is snide about everything—and these people exist.

And I really hope people believe me when I say that I’m not trying to degrade women. I’m just trying to be honest about something that any reasonable person knows is true: on this planet Earth, located in every country, in every society, and in every corner of the world are people. Some of these people are women. Most of these women are awesome. Some, however … well, they’re absolute bitches. And if that offends you, you’re close-minded. But let’s get back on topic.

What’s funny about all this is that it’s often the feminists who are the least pro-equal-rights. Feminist blogs are always talking about what women should or shouldn’t do. It’s one of the main reasons I don’t voice any support of the movement. “Don’t dress this way, don’t read this magazine, don’t listen to this kind of music, don’t play this kind of video game, don’t let men do this, don’t let other women do that.”

My belief is that women, like men, should do whatever the fuck they want to do. If your movement is that women should abide by the lifestyles you deem appropriate, then your movement is anything but free and equal.  Whether a woman wants to drive a truck or pose nude on the cover of playboy, the world should be free enough to allow for that. That’s what I support: individuality, non-conformity,  being unique. If you want to go skydiving, do it. If you want to learn to play the piano, then do that too. If you want to be a fashion model, go ahead. None of it should ever depend on your gender.

But most of today’s feminists don’t agree with that. They think there are some professions that are degrading to women and therefore women shouldn’t do it, such as stripping. This annoys me, because I have several friends who either are, were, or will be strippers. And not a single one of them feels degraded or put down.

Just sayin’.

Reading some Wattpad Stories

Decided to read some out loud.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGsxKQutfbY&feature=youtu.be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fze52whEYls

Episode 2 of P.I.E. is finally released

Considering it was finished close to a year ago, it's about time! The book has been published by Drowning Man Books, and is available in the kindle format here: http://www.amazon.com/Psych-Investigation-Episodes-Episode-ebook/dp/B00CTX81V6/

And everywhere else here: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/316612

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Interview with Erin Latimer, also known as the Sheep Goddess.

Very special post today. I have the privilege of interviewing the lovely Erin Latimer, one of the coolest writers on Wattpad. She is known for her snazzy, upbeat writing, fast updates, and loyalty to her fans. It is an honor to be asking her these questions. Check her out on Wattpad here (http://www.wattpad.com/user/ELatimer)

Question #1: So, Erin, one of the things I’ve wondered is how did your family react to the news that you had acquired an agent. Were they psyched up? Ecstatic?

Answer #1: My family was awesome! They had to hear about it the entire time I was sending out query letters, so they knew how hard it was. When I called them and told them the news they were nearly as excited as I was! 

Question #2: What did it feel like the first time someone ever commented and praised your story on Wattpad?

Answer #2: It was a pretty good feeling. I first posted a manuscript that had been rejected quite a few times, so hearing that someone actually really liked it was a huge deal for me.

Question #3: Have you ever received a comment that hurt your feelings? If so, how did you cope with it?

Answer #3: Hah. Oh boy. That's a resounding yes. Most of the comments I get on wattpad are lovely, or at least constructive. But occasionally I'll get someone who's clearly doing a sort of drive-by smack down. It's all about your own attitude though. You can't let it take up space in your head. You can't devote time or energy to that person. It's not worth it. This is something I'm still slowly learning.

Question #4: If you could have two characters from different stories meet each other (your own stories, of course) which two would they be—and would they get along?

Answer #4: That's a fantastic question. Let's see...I think probably I'd like to see Alice (from the Alice Cunningham series) meet up with Jess (from Fire). I think they'd hate one another. Shenanigans would follow.

Question #5: Is it true you refer to your agent, as Agentpants?

Answer #5:I can neither confirm nor deny that.

Question #6: So, you’ve got a Frost and a Fire—if you had to write a book about a third element, what would it be?

Answer #6:In the Jotun series? There WILL be another element, but I'm not telling, because it's a surprise (it happens sort of accidentally). But just in general? I think having power over the wind would be pretty cool.

Question #7: Has a sad scene you’ve ever written brought moisture or tears to your eyes, despite the fact that you wrote it.

Answer #7:Absolutely. I've just written the first book in a series (not on wattpad) and I know that in a later book I'm going to have to kill off a character I absolutely love. I'm already sad about it.

Question #8: Do you ever feel like you don’t actually have control over your characters—like they do what they want, and you’re forced to watch the consequences unfold in either joy or horror—or both.

Answer #8:Hmm, interesting question. I've heard other authors say this happens to them. I think for my first draft I'm sort of getting to know the character. Then, by the time I edit it the second time I know the character would never do or say certain things, and I have to fix it. So I think it's not so much uncontrollable characters, as it is me getting to know them. (Hah. Writers all sound crazy, don't we?)

Question #9: *This question comes from Maja D Jørgensen* (No, that isn’t a cosine, this has nothing to do with math)

Maja asks, “Which of your characters do you identify with the most?”

Answer #9:Well "I Am Anastasia" was a total author self -insertion, since it's about a girl struggling to get published. It's a bit embarrassing, but there it is.

Question #10: If you had to choose between winning a lottery ticket worth one billion dollars, or being a successful writer who makes just enough money to be comfortable, what would you choose? 

Answer #10:That's not even a question for me. There is no amount of money that could make me pass up the idea of making a living off my writing and doing it full time.

Question #11: Do you plan to write a story about Smushy Sheep? 

 

Answer #11:I think if I did, Smushy Sheep would probably try to sue me. He's grouchy like that.