Wait, social justice makes things into a cult? Then I am in many cults. However, they are all open-membership and no dues are required, nor in fact much work. Really, Obnoxious Boy, are hiking clubs cults because they involve nature, too?

I can't even look at the 'Wicca is a cult' thing. All I can do is ridicule his second-level conclusions because the first are so totally bad.

There were a few people I knew who fell into the Pretentious Ass, Stirrer of Shit category. One was politely loathed by many of the bio majors-- hint to PA,SoS everywhere: do not screw over your partners in Animal Physiology lab. Charismatic enough to nurture a small crush, but ultimately... PASoS. Another was his friend, the third was their friend and while I sympathize greatly with her predicament (IWU! So enlightened in our white upper-class suburban bubble that our hate crimes explicitly reference the biology program!) still, a bit on the PASoS side.

These people are usually charismatic, because otherwise, no one would listen to them.

I also hope you find some readings that do not insert bad dichotomies. I often do in my own life-- I see things as masculine or feminine, but this is sloppy thinking. IWU bio is generally feminine because my year, we had five or six guys total and the professors I liked best were female, plus Dr Bollivar who wasn't exactly chatty. UIowa is split down the middle, two programs, one male, one female.

I can't find the end to this comment. Le sigh.