Devastating new “fly” slogan gives MRAs the edge in the war of ideas
Well, my fellow feminists, we might as well pack it in. For the forces arrayed against us have a devastating, nay brutal, new slogan.
The Counter-Feminist Agent of Change (CFAC) who calls himself Fidelbogen explained in a recent post how this “wicked new slogan” came to him. Also, what the slogan is:
This occurred to me in a flash of inspiration today. I grabbed the first scrap of paper I could find and jotted it down:
Feminism spreads lies like a fly spreads germs.
You like it? I thought you would.
So . . . spread it around, and make it part of the “buzz”!
Get it? Buzz. Like, “buzz” means “what people are excitedly talking about.” But it is also the sound that a fly makes.
See, Fidelbogen is working with TWO DIFFERENT MEANINGS at once. It’s like juggling two things at once, only with your brain. No wonder some MRAs regard his as the finest mind in the Men’s Rights movement today.
Several days after The Bogen (that’s what I like to call him) came up with this masterful slogan, one artistically minded MRA took it to a whole nother level – by using the slogan in the graphic above.
As The Bogen explained in his second post about his new slogan:
Memes can take many forms, and what you see here is among the most elemental and effective of those forms.
I am posting this graphic image for anybody on the planet who wants to fly away with it and spread it around.
First with the “buzz” thing, and now “fly away with it.” LIKE FLIES DO! The man is a genius.
Hell man, you could even print it on T-shirts and coffee mugs. Certainly you can post it on your website. Best of all, you can print it on little squares of paper and leave these in all manner of places where all manner of people will happen upon them.
Oh shit. T-shirts? Mugs? Motherfucking SQUARES OF PAPER?! He’s going CROSS-PLATFORM!
This is the sort of thing that will land in people’s brains, and buzz around there, and never leave!
I explained the buzz thing already, didn’t I?
It will find its way into the general buzz of conversation, too!
Just in case you’ve forgotten. Buzz = what people are talking about. ALSO THE SOUND FLIES MAKE.
I still cannot get over how much of a genius move that whole “buzz” thing is. I don’t know how he does it.
I kindly thank St. Estephe, the blog keeper who created this. I am honored to see my words so skillfully combined with pictures, and made ten times more effective by that method.
It’s true. It takes a tremendous amount of skill to find a picture of a fly, and then to put words next to it.
How can we possibly compete with this?
I tried to come up with some slogans of my own. But the best I could do was this:
I hope you guys have some better ideas.
Try QuickMeme if you want to make a little graphic. I’ll post any especially good ones here!
EDITED TO ADD: Some more graphics that are Fidelbogenesque in their brilliance. One from Scar, one from me.
Posted on February 5, 2012, in antifeminism, girl germs, grandiosity, I'm totally being sarcastic, kitties, MRA. Bookmark the permalink. 696 Comments.
David, were you aware of the Australian term “bogan” when you came up with that?
That is some mind blowing talent right there. Wish I thought of that. I could make millions!
Oh shit, flies. We’re doomed for sure.
Truly a work of staggering genius. I shall be packing my feminist tent up forthwith*.
*not really
Puns are SO ingenious! Almost every kid’s show has a couple of these! You GO MRAs! Way to fight the feminist gynocracy!
But who are we kidding. Women have the dispositions of children. None of them could ever calculate your unfathomable genius.
“MRAs spread untruths the way a dustpan spreads that line of dust and gunk next to the very edge of the dustpan’s lip, even while you’re sweeping into it!”
Where can I apply to have this officiated as an A The Meme Thing Kids On The Internet Do? I think this one could be tenacious like that dust since it’s so catchy.
MRAs spread lies, but only on the internet, because they never actually leave their mom’s basement.
I just went to QuickMeme:
http://www.quickmeme.com/make/
lowquacks, I was not aware of the slang. It seems to be a bit of a pejorative, so that’s good.
Misogyny takes up residence in the Men’s Rights Movement, much as my boyfriend’s huge cat has taken up residence on my stomach, rendering me immobile. Only, instead of wrist licks of love, it gives you wrist licks of hate!
…Even I can’t defend this one.
There is already a meme about guys in the manosphere :
http://www.quickmeme.com/Butthurt-Dweller/
I heard a fly buzz when feminism died;
The stillness round her bed
Was like the stillness in Slut Walk
After the maginas fled.
The MRAs beside had catcalled hoarse,
And breaths were gathering sure
For that last onset, when alphas
Be witnessed in their power.
She willed her burnt bras, signed away
What portion of her lies
Made men accountable,-and then
There interposed a fly,
With cold, man-hating, stumbling buzz,
Between the light and she;
And then the windows failed, and then
There ended herstory.
Oh noes! the MRAssholes have discovered that puns are really feminists double-super-sekrit kryptonite.
*is meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeellllllllllllllllllltiiiiiiiiiiiiiing*
Whoa, man!
That’s some deep stuff! I think I’m gonna join the MRAs now. I mean, holy crap! Flies, and fly related puns! Now that’s a buzz (get it? Buzz! Like what flies do!)
I don’t think feminists can ever top that, even though the example in this post wasn’t bad.
But think about it: how many puns can you make using cats, butter and toast?
Yeah, I thought so!
Well, here’ my effort:
MRA’s lie as much as sluts.
Heh. Hehehe.
Do you get it?
Because slut’s ‘lie’ down when they have sex and ‘lie’ is the word we use when a person says something false.
I made a phrase that uses both meanings.
lowquacks…as a fellow aussie manboobzer, you beat me to it with the bogan reference. i snorted my tea out my nose when i saw David’s nickname for Fidelbogen.
so can we make this the new theme song of feminism then?
PUAs spread lies like skin diseases, which they also spread, because of that stupid goddamn PUA “touching” thing.
There once was a man named Fidelbogenus
Whose pet fly buzzed around, pokin’ us.
Us feminist liars
cursed this truth-telling flier
Yet still it flew round our heads to beholden us.
@Sharculese: I was going to go with this, but yours is more fitting:
PUAs spread lies like Alphas spread herpes, Betas spread bitterness, and Omegas spread spray cheese on a fucking cracker.
MRAs spread bad memes like a first year mass communications student with a shiny new YouTube account.
Scar, I worry that your artwork might be too subtle.
There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.
AND THEN SHE MADE ALL MEN HER SLAVES.
Yeah, you have me there, David :-D
ive never made a propaganda poster before but i feel like the attribution under the slogan is probably unnecessary and definitely jarring.
of course, with the mrm, you have to constantly promote your own contributions because its not about actually getting things done, its about drawing attention to the fact that youre taking a stand
Flies literally love shit. “Germs” was the best insult they could come up with?
That . . . it genuinely looks like it was made in MS Paint. Like he used the spray paint tool for the color behind the text.
That’s all I can think about.
I was going to be like “MRAs: They are to equality as MS Paint is to art programs,” but then I remembered that MS Paint can make some really awesome things at least sometimes if you know what you’re doing.
i really dont think theres an explanation for that blob other than mspaint spray tool
Hey, don’t be a misandrist! He can’t afford anything but MS Paint because his wife divorced him to go slutting and he has to pay alimony for four children and now he can’t even afford totally free software like GIMP!
Sheesh! You misandists. Give the guy a break.
I’m just waiting for the Demotivational poster: MRAs: They’re gonna fuck your shit up.
Ugh, this is what I hate about Fidelbogen. The CONSTANT stream of animal posts. What gives?
I don’t have a direct poster against MRAs. But I do have a cool one for all those people who complain of “progressive” ideas being a recent Marxist conspiracy phenomenon. :P
the mrm spreads competence like an owl spreads chinese food
To the tune of “That’s Amore” ( http://youtu.be/zeWVzT4s2Kw )
In Napoli where love is king
When boy meets girl here’s what they say:
When your wife hits your eye and you can’t even cry
That’s misandry!
When that eye starts to shine and you say “oh, it’s fine”
That’s misandry!
Your cup will ring ting-a-ling-a-ling, ting-a-ling-a-ling
And you’ll say “help a fella?”
Sluts will say “Give me all your pay! Give me all your pay!”
Like a cruel tax collector.
When long hair makes you drool, like a cuckolded fool
That’s misandry!
When you slump down the street with no shoes on your feet
You’re in love!
When you buy them a ring then they say “You are dreaming, signore!”
Scuzza me, but you see, back in old Napoli
That’s misandry!
Here’s a meme that will stick:
Jeff Goldblum was fantastic in the remake of THE FLY.
*dwells reminiscently on sexy noooooooooooooooooooooooood Jeff Goldblum*
And Jeff was also rily rilly sexy in EARTH GIRLS ARE EASY and JURASSIC PARK!
ROWR!
Damn, Sharculese, you ninja’d me on the theme song. But here’s another:
Sure to attract flies: http://radfemworldnews.wordpress.com/
…. get it out of here!
Folks, I have a confession to make. Fidelbogen has utterly, totally ruined my cover, and exposed my feminist plot in all its ignominious glory.
It’s true: I spread lies exactly the way a fly spreads germs. I first pick up the lies by walking on lie-infested things like roadkill and dog poo. Then, I fly around until I find a restaurant, picnic, or dude buying a hot dog at a local cart. I swoop in, land on the food, and walk allllll over it with my six lie-covered feet. Then I use my frontmost two feet to rub my head a few times, rub my front two feet together in glee over my plan, and fly off to seek the next sap who’s eating outdoors (or indoors in a place with crappy screens).
I really thought my plan was foolproof. But now that Fidelbogen has exposed my plot, I shall have to find another way to spread my feminist lies. Perhaps I’ll start laying batches of lie-eggs in undercooked beef. I hear it works for the tapeworms….
Wow, wow, wow…creative excellence!
The Bogen is the Saul Bass of our time.
@Julie
I agree. Genius is male.
that really is a sad sight to behold, especially as an artist.
and when we talk about buzzing, don’t we usually think of bees?
When I think buzz, I think Jesus.
It’s almost as if women want to be treated as humans, world-round.
I added several more excellent graphics to the post.
Well, I guess I’ll give him some credit for not using Papyrus font.
Otherwise, it’s just a crappy graphic with a crappy logo that I could have come up with in roughly ten minutes… When I was eight.
crappy saying, not logo.
I didn’t even know flies were known for spreading germs. I sort of saw them as harmless. Thank goodness they rhyme with lies!
Jeff Goldblum was also good in the remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. But, let’s face it, Nimoy is the main attraction.
I’m really tired today but wake me up when MRAs do something pro-male rather than just anti-female and anti-feminist. Wake me up when they define themselves by what they do, instead of by what they hate.
…I’m gonna get a looooong nap.
I’m really tired today but wake me up when MRAs do something pro-male rather than just anti-female and anti-feminist.
I’m really tired today but wake me up when Occupiers do something pro-poor rather than just anti-rich and anti-corporation.
I’m really tired today but wake me up when the Allies do something pro-Jew rather than just anti-Nazi and anti-German.
I’m really tired today but wake me up when the North does something pro-Black rather than just anti-South and anti-Slavery.
I’m really tired today but wake me up when the police do something pro-victim rather than just anti-criminal and anti-crime.
But sure, let’s just all lie down and ignore that stopping the source of what’s hurting men WILL HELP MEN.
http://www.zazzle.ca/ban_animal_testing_funny_slogan_postcard-239979624844314580
Is that fly slogan any worse than your slogans?
Or is it only “anti-” and not “pro-” when it comes from MRAs, but it’s EMPOWERMENT when it comes from feminists?
Oh look, Asshat’s back. yawn.
I’m really tired but wake me up when Nephrite has something worthwhile to say.
Oh look, a new troll! =D
I’m worried that MRAs will someday decide to make little comic book tracts a la Chick Tracts, that would surely be the end of feminism.
/sarcasm
A lot of you claim to “care about men”, yet you still call yourselves feminists, you still subscribe to feminism, and you still continue to vote for feminists and support a feminist-state infrastructure. Pardon the analogy (for some reason this site seems to hate analogies), but it’s like supporting the Nazis while claiming to care about the Jews. Men aren’t being oppressed by aliens, they’re being oppressed by women, specifically FEMINISM. Title IX, the violence against women act, divorce laws that favor the female 99% of the time, rape laws that turn justice into show trials where the verdict is essentially known beforehand.
And don’t give me the tired old line where you claim to be against these things. Or you care about the draft. Feminism has had 40 years of untouched power, in that time we’ve seen you create legislation, laws and campaigns that are now the dominant discourse in society. If you wanted equality, you bitches could have had it 20 years ago. THIRTY years ago. You could have saved millions of men from dying on the street, dying overseas, dying from cancer that could have been researched, and dying in jail because they couldn’t pay the womb-tax euphemistically called “child support”.
You could have done that. You didn’t. You had your chance. You convinced society to give you the reins for over 40 years, and nothing. All that we have is a gynocracy, not equality.
As I keep saying: feminists want equal results. MRAs want equal treatment.
It’s our time now. You had your chance and you fucked it up. You gave yourselves everything on the backs, sweat and blood of men, and society is starting to turn. The only way to free men is oppose feminism and all who support it. You can’t gain freedom by working with your oppressors.
I’m really tired but wake me up when Nephrite has something worthwhile to say.
Maybe you lazy bitches wouldn’t be tired all the time if you actually did some work in your pampered lives.
Nephrite, if you had the chance to do something that would help men but wouldn’t hurt a single woman, how hard would you laugh at it before going back online to rant some more about how feminists are puppy-eating three-eyed fanged goblins?
“Maybe you lazy bitches wouldn’t be tired all the time if you actually did some work in your pampered lives.”
I worked 6 days in a row last week. I even worked 10 consecutive hours! Am I pampered cos I get paid the same as everyone else who does the same work as me? That must be it. Oh Nephrite, you sure have us ladies to a tee.
Couldn’t they have found a way to make it rhyme? Like “lies” with “flies” or something? It’s not catchy at all. :(
http://www.avoiceformen.com/feminism/how-feminists-corrupt-dv-research/
Feminists lie about DV research.
http://www.avoiceformen.com/mens-rights/false-rape-culture/rape-is-a-1970s-mood-ring/
Feminists lie about rape.
http://toysoldier.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/quiz-how-did-manboobzs-feminist-commenters-respond-to-a-mans-account-of-rape/
Feminists lie about male rape victims.
http://www.saveservices.org/camp/
Feminist lie about rape, abuse, and DV
http://www.thereformedbuddhist.com/2012/01/no-seriously-what-about-truth.html
Feminists lie about homelessness
Do I need to go on?
So, tell me, what’s wrong with that slogan? You lie like flies spread shit.
Let’s play a game. This game is called What Is Hurting Men The Most?
Except for sex work, all the most dangerous jobs are male-dominated. Is this the fault of (a) feminism or (b) cultural notions of male toughness, strength and invulnerability?
Men are less likely to experience emotional support and close friendships than women, according to sociological research. Is this the fault of (a) feminism or (b) social norms that punish men for expressing emotions in general and affection for other men in specific?
Male rape survivors are generally erased and have their experiences invalidated. Is this the fault of (a) feminism or (b) rape culture?
SUPERBONUSFUNQUESTION: Are cultural notions of male toughness, strength and invulnerability, social norms that punish men for expressing emotions in general and affection for other men in specific, and rape culture the fault of (a) feminism or (b) patriarchy?
I would never lie to you Nephrite ^_^
I thought “We want it the way we want it, and so it shall be done” had more of a ring to it.