Lol, yup!
01.05.2025 01:36 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@burnedhaystack.bsky.social
I study words in real life. Writing in humor, feminism, applied rhetoric, and dating dynamics. Ph. D. in rhetoric. Professor @ UW Green Bay.
Lol, yup!
01.05.2025 01:36 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The reasons men state for wanting to join Burned Haystack on Facebook are WILD.
30.03.2025 12:18 โ ๐ 31 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 4 ๐ 0please feel free to email me @burnedhaystack@gmail.com
01.02.2025 19:56 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Hmmm . . . thank you for letting me know. How is it happening? Are they soliciting through comments? Through messaging?
01.02.2025 19:55 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Yes. It's so ridiculous.
31.01.2025 13:15 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0These guys are not seeking a world; they are desperately wishing they lived in a different one where they can maintain a hierarchical position over women.
31.01.2025 12:53 โ ๐ 74 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1This guy is โlooking for a woman,โ not โseeking a world.โ If you want to see people โseeking a world,โ then go look at the Peace Corps, and the NGOโs, and the people teaching in rural impoverished areas, and the social workers, and the human rights attorneys.
31.01.2025 12:53 โ ๐ 49 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0โIโm seeking a world where my worth is cherished authenticallyโ = The language โIโm seeking a worldโ is outsized in the context of what heโs talking about.
31.01.2025 12:53 โ ๐ 15 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Sooooo many opportunities for translation in here (using words like "exploitation" and "entitlement" and "opportunism"), but even the more subtle ones are telling. For example:
31.01.2025 12:52 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0If you want a great example of dog-whistle language of men who are following Incel groups, here's this dating profile.
31.01.2025 12:50 โ ๐ 121 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 12 ๐ 0I know there are a lot of writers in the Burned Haystack community. Many of you found the Burned Haystack community because of @noahmichelson.bsky.social. He accepted and edited and published the piece that kicked off the BH revolution. Best writing experience of my career. โค๏ธ
30.01.2025 04:10 โ ๐ 63 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0๐ฏ๐ฅ
27.01.2025 17:32 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0We talk a lot about how to rule men out ("burn the haystack"); here's what you DO want. These are specific needle attributes to look for:
26.01.2025 14:26 โ ๐ 129 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 4 ๐ 0Sharing this partly because it mentions Burned Haystack but more because I think it's where dating is headed (not entirely; the apps aren't going away, but we're going to see more of this, and I think that's good). Everything old becomes new again ๐
www.pghcitypaper.com/news/dating-...
Aww, thank you, Christy ๐
25.01.2025 01:30 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Burned Haystackยฎ covered in WSJ today, and good profile-writing tips in general from @katieroiphe.bsky.social! ๐๐ฅ
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/re...
๐ We are seeing this a LOT these days. Easy-peasy hay-burning factor! ๐ฅ
24.01.2025 12:47 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Burned Haystackยฎ teaches you how to burn the haystack away and find the needles. Not every single needle in a haystack will be YOUR needle, but trust us that dating ANY needle is a better experience than dating hay.
23.01.2025 17:29 โ ๐ 137 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 6 ๐ 1Thank you for being here, Friends! ๐ฅฐ๐ฅ๐
22.01.2025 15:59 โ ๐ 279 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 7 ๐ 0I am so glad to hear this, Pagne! Thank you for your words ๐ฅฐ
22.01.2025 15:34 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0A guide for when you can't decide if you should keep messaging with him:
22.01.2025 14:42 โ ๐ 62 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Rules 9-10 of Burned Haystack Dating Methodยฎ
22.01.2025 14:41 โ ๐ 58 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Rules 5-8 of Burned Haystack Dating Methodยฎ
22.01.2025 14:40 โ ๐ 15 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Rules 1-4 of Burned Haystack Dating Methodยฎ
22.01.2025 14:39 โ ๐ 113 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 0For those new to Burned Haystackยฎ: It's a method of using dating apps to find a monogamous partnership. It uses my academic specialties of applied rhetoric and feminist praxis. Here's an article for some background on how it started. There are now >150K using it.
www.huffpost.com/entry/online...