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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.
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submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

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submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

If you want a great example of dog-whistle language of men who are following Incel groups, here's this dating profile.

submitted 29 days ago • 9 comments

I 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. ❤️

submitted 30 days ago • 1 comment

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submitted 33 days ago • 2 comments

We 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:

submitted 33 days ago • 4 comments

Sharing 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 💙 www.pghcitypaper.com/news/dating-...

submitted 34 days ago • 5 comments

Burned Haystack® covered in WSJ today, and good profile-writing tips in general from @katieroiphe.bsky.social! 😊🔥 www.wsj.com/lifestyle/re...

submitted 35 days ago • 4 comments

Burned Haystack® 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.

submitted 36 days ago • 6 comments

Thank you for being here, Friends! 🥰🔥💙

submitted 37 days ago • 6 comments

Rules 1-4 of Burned Haystack Dating Method®

submitted 37 days ago • 3 comments

For those new to Burned Haystack®: 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...

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

Introducing Jolene to Bluesky 😻

submitted 38 days ago • 128 comments

Okay, Haystackers, let's show these Bluesky people how much fun Critical Discourse Analysis is 🤓. Here's the game: The screenshot below is from a cis-het man (I have confirmed this) lying about his gender to enter a group protected for women. What one word here tipped me off?

submitted 38 days ago • 78 comments

And some echo chambers truly are beautiful 🤷‍♀️

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

Hi Friends! Welcome to Burned Haystack® on Bluesky! Please invite your friends. 💙

submitted 39 days ago • 76 comments