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- Aug 4, 2014
Something in another thread reminded me that I've been meaning to write this for ages. Since there's a thread for crazy Christians, I ought to admit: my own people are not free from the sin of lolcowry. Let's have a thread for all of the pagans out there who took a wrong turn at insanity.
Let's start with an oldie but a goodie (and still active), the grand dame of crazed moonbat paganism herself, Z. Budapest. Z. founded the Dianic Tradition, which broke with other forms of Wicca by worshiping only female deities. Most forms of Wicca are fertility religions that focus on the relationship between a God and a Goddess --- but fuck that; boys are gross and nasty, even when they're divine boys, and we are strong brave radfems who don't need them.
That's not really the problem, though. The problem is that Z. is completely off her rocker. Let's start with her strange (especially for a feminist!?) habit of referring to women as vaginas:
Z. has been criticized for her paranoia about trans women, who are apparently trying to STEAL her religion from her, and insidiously attack REAL WOMEN in some unspecified way:
But in spite of this, she may be Christine's sister in spirit after all, as she has also become increasingly paranoid about JERKS. Z wrote "We All Come from the Goddess," a song which has become popular at Wiccan and eclectic pagan events and has been adapted by many different groups to suit their needs. Z's feelings about this are, well ...
Yes, you read that right. Change the words to her song, and you will be hexed. THE GODDESS IS NOT A MAN, CHANGE HER BACK NOW NOW NOW. (She later backtracked and claimed to be joking about the hex.)
English isn't Z.'s first language, which occasionally leads her to say things that, well, could be taken another way:
Maybe Tyce is a witch after all. (Other things I learned from this video: Z., like thousands of teenage girls, seriously believes that Wicca is the oldest religion in the world; apparently Christianity is not a religion for some reason Z. never actually explains.)
The pagan community, like a lot of religions (and organizations in general), has had its share of sexual abuse scandals. Z's thoughts?
Well, okay. She phrased that badly. But sexual abuse is a huge issue, after all, sure to upset anyone, especially people concerned with women's issues. Surely Z. would never advocate women being placed in sexual situations they're uncomfortable with?
Oh. Wait. Actually, in The Holy Book of Women's Mysteries she advocated all-female orgies in which participants must have sex with at least one partner not of their choosing and apparently no protection is used:
I really wanted to put some of the drama in the various Norse paganisms, particularly all the screeching about Loki, in this post, but I had a hard time finding links that summed it up nicely. If any of the Asatruar out there want to take a stab at it . . .
In the meantime, though, have some links from tumblr about talking to Loki in your head and cool stuff like that:
Being in an abusive marriage with someone you can't see!
Someone talks about change? HOLY SHIT DEFINITELY A MESSAGE FROM LOKI AND NOT A COINCIDENCE OR ANYTHING.
When you are apparently hallucinating Loki bouncing up and down because of candy, you are on tumblr.
Let's start with an oldie but a goodie (and still active), the grand dame of crazed moonbat paganism herself, Z. Budapest. Z. founded the Dianic Tradition, which broke with other forms of Wicca by worshiping only female deities. Most forms of Wicca are fertility religions that focus on the relationship between a God and a Goddess --- but fuck that; boys are gross and nasty, even when they're divine boys, and we are strong brave radfems who don't need them.
That's not really the problem, though. The problem is that Z. is completely off her rocker. Let's start with her strange (especially for a feminist!?) habit of referring to women as vaginas:
Z. has been criticized for her paranoia about trans women, who are apparently trying to STEAL her religion from her, and insidiously attack REAL WOMEN in some unspecified way:
But in spite of this, she may be Christine's sister in spirit after all, as she has also become increasingly paranoid about JERKS. Z wrote "We All Come from the Goddess," a song which has become popular at Wiccan and eclectic pagan events and has been adapted by many different groups to suit their needs. Z's feelings about this are, well ...
Yes, you read that right. Change the words to her song, and you will be hexed. THE GODDESS IS NOT A MAN, CHANGE HER BACK NOW NOW NOW. (She later backtracked and claimed to be joking about the hex.)
English isn't Z.'s first language, which occasionally leads her to say things that, well, could be taken another way:
Maybe Tyce is a witch after all. (Other things I learned from this video: Z., like thousands of teenage girls, seriously believes that Wicca is the oldest religion in the world; apparently Christianity is not a religion for some reason Z. never actually explains.)
The pagan community, like a lot of religions (and organizations in general), has had its share of sexual abuse scandals. Z's thoughts?
Well, okay. She phrased that badly. But sexual abuse is a huge issue, after all, sure to upset anyone, especially people concerned with women's issues. Surely Z. would never advocate women being placed in sexual situations they're uncomfortable with?
Oh. Wait. Actually, in The Holy Book of Women's Mysteries she advocated all-female orgies in which participants must have sex with at least one partner not of their choosing and apparently no protection is used:
I really wanted to put some of the drama in the various Norse paganisms, particularly all the screeching about Loki, in this post, but I had a hard time finding links that summed it up nicely. If any of the Asatruar out there want to take a stab at it . . .
In the meantime, though, have some links from tumblr about talking to Loki in your head and cool stuff like that:
Being in an abusive marriage with someone you can't see!
Someone talks about change? HOLY SHIT DEFINITELY A MESSAGE FROM LOKI AND NOT A COINCIDENCE OR ANYTHING.
When you are apparently hallucinating Loki bouncing up and down because of candy, you are on tumblr.
