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.
Slogan invented by feminists: “Keep your rosaries off my ovaries.” Short, catchy, and tells you everything you need to know in one sentence.
Slogan invented by MRAs: “Feminism spreads lies like flies spread germs.” Awkward, not catchy, and tells you nothing about the MRM except that they hate women. (Though really, what else is there to know?)
@Joanie
Cry me a fucking river. You worked 10 hours over 6 days and you’re whining? Feminists are so out of touch with reality and REAL WORK.
Hey, Asshat, why don’t you go out and help solve some of those problems you’re bitching about, instead of acting like it’s someone else’s responsibility?
Hi Nephrite!
I was in the army for six years. How about you? How long were you in for? :-)
Actually, the Allies, especially the US, could have done a lot more to save European Jews–like, say allowing them to immigrate before the Holocaust went into full swing. As it was, somewhere near 90% of Europe’s Jewish population was wiped out. WWII was fought for many reasons, but saving the Jews was not one of them.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_St._Louis
Nephrite, on the other hand, does ALL THE REAL WORK ALL THE TIME. So much work that even though he’s completely exhausted, he still puts forth the effort to scream at women on the Internet.
WHAT A HERO
I spent all day today working in the ER. I made a splint for a woman with a broken ankle. I did EKGs and blood draws on a man having heart problems. I took a child who’d had a seizure to get a CAT scan. I lifted people who couldn’t walk and I let people who could barely walk lean on me. I helped a doctor drain an infected knee. (Ew.) I taught a man how to walk on crutches. I cleaned and bandaged the wounds of a man who’d been in a car accident with no seatbelt.
What’d you do today?
“Billions of men, why animal test?” is not actually a feminist slogan, btw.
@Ozyman
Feminism has controlled the social, cultural and legal framework of America for 40 years. Any “cultural notions” that harm men are either because feminists want them there, or don’t care enough to get rid of them.
@Nephrite: I never said I was whining about it. I like working. Where did I mention any whining. And spell my name right for god sake.
Oh, misread the dimwit’s slogan entirely. That’s… even more lame. XD
BAHAHAHAHAHA.
I really wish I could live in this world, you know. The one where feminism is the dominant ideology, women don’t have to work, and rape never occurs? It sounds fucking awesome.
Nephrite, on the other hand, does ALL THE REAL WORK ALL THE TIME. So much work that even though he’s completely exhausted, he still puts forth the effort to scream at women on the Internet.
WHAT A HERO
Called boredom, honey.
Behold, the perils men face providing for us.
Okay, so riddle me this: why haven’t you had a female president then?
Should be a cakewalk to get one elected under such a framework, no?
“Called boredom, honey.”
Congratulations! Your new nickname is sugar booger.
I really wish I could live in this world, you know. The one where feminism is the dominant ideology, women don’t have to work, and rape never occurs? It sounds fucking awesome.
So you admit that such a society WOULD be your ideal?
Asshat: Let’s talk about hard work, shall we? MrB and I spent two years as full-time, live-in caretakers for my grandmother. She had Alzheimer’s, mobility issues, and a truly disgusting skin condition caused by pernicious anemia. We were on call 24/7. We did everything – laundry, shopping, wound care, and, as she got worse, the fun stuff like changing diapers and making sure she didn’t get bedsores. We worked our asses off. Want to tell me I’m a lazy feminist?
Complains that women and feminists don’t care about men, responds by calling women lazy pampered bitches.
I do care about men, just not the ones who call me a lazy pampered bitch. Why should I even consider the words of someone who thinks that of me? why should I assume he’s being genuine or not telling me lies? On top of that, why is it when its sexist towards women, we’re told we’re too sensitive, but when its sexist towards men, oh noes! national crisis!
*yawns* this troll was fun the first time round, now he’s boring.
So you admit that such a world doesn’t exist.
*Smirk*
The only way that rape could never occur is that if you put all men in concentration camps, since according to feminism, any man could be a rapist, so how could you prevent it unless you just judged us all as rapists?
I hope I never get injured in the hospital where you pretend to work.
So you admit that such a world doesn’t exist.
It exists all right. I’m just making sure she does support it because, as I’ve already proven, feminists lie and lie about what they actually believe.
Try to keep up.
“I hope I never get injured in the hospital where you pretend to work.”
I bet you’re fat.
In my ideal society, NO ONE has to work unless they want to! Also there are no diseases, people send baskets of kittens to those who are feeling down, and comic conventions are free!
How many points do I receive?
I bet you’re fat.
Ad hominem. I shouldn’t have expected more from a feminist.
@Lauralot: Oh like 5 million. Plus one internet. And a basket of kittens.
Sugar booger, don’t you like your new nickname? Why haven’t you responded?
Would you prefer Wubsy the Snow Kitten?
“Ad hominem. I shouldn’t have expected more from a feminist.”
Oh. I thought we were just making wild assumptions about each other here.
Man, Asshat, your head must be like a TARDIS full of misinformation, lies and stupidity.
*yawns* this troll was fun the first time round, now he’s boring.
Sorry, not hear to entertain you. You’re here to entertain me. I’ve noticed nobody’s managed to refute that feminism HAS lied about domestic violence statistics. That feminism HAS lied about men not being raped. This very site dismissed a male rape victim and called him a liar.
But no, let’s ignore the message and shoot the messenger. How very feminist.
I hope you don’t either, because I’ll be ethically and professionally required to treat you just the same as anyone else who walks through our doors. I’ve treated people who were coming fresh from killing someone. I didn’t like it, but I still did it right. So I’ll treat you too.
Also, BAHAHA, “pretend,” because you don’t believe any woman actually has a job, because you are NOT FROM THIS EARTH AND HAVE NEVER BEEN OUTDOORS, either that or you’re just the weirdest fucking liar.
Ooh! I’ve got one! Men have no noses! It’s totally true as far as I know! Don’t tell me you have a nose, you fucking liar. That’s bullshit and every time you claim to have a nose I just think even less of you. You goddamn pathetic nose-pretender.
^how you sound right now
@Kathy
Asshat: Let’s talk about hard work, shall we? MrB and I spent two years as full-time, live-in caretakers for my grandmother. She had Alzheimer’s, mobility issues, and a truly disgusting skin condition caused by pernicious anemia. We were on call 24/7. We did everything – laundry, shopping, wound care, and, as she got worse, the fun stuff like changing diapers and making sure she didn’t get bedsores. We worked our asses off. Want to tell me I’m a lazy feminist?
I thought I was boring. Why so serious?
hey what toiling in the rain do you do Nephy? did you dig that ditch yet? that’s what all men everywhere do right? hard, dangerous, laborious jobs like digging ditches for pampered bitches?
No, he can’t be Wubsy the Snow Kitten. Kittens shouldn’t be tarnished like that.
@Pervy
What’s the gender ratio of male and female deaths in your hospital?
Hunt any mammoths these days Nephrite?
Tell me more about what this “feminism” person said. She sounds very mean.
Lauralot: What about SF cons? I’ll gt behind your movement if SF cons are free. And they all have Paul & Storm. And Will Wheaton.
Kathleen: All conventions shall be free!
EVEN SUPERER BONUS FUN QUESTION: If feminists have controlled the social, cultural and legal framework of America for forty years…
…how come women are still shamed for being sluts?
…how come women have to balance between pretty and yet professional in their outfits, neither an ugly dyke nor an oversexualized slut, while men have neutral professional clothing?
…how come women have long and complicated grooming rituals to be considered attractive?
…how come women are still disproportionately likely to be sexually harassed at work?
…how come women do more of the household chores, and particularly more of the sucky household chores?
…how come men get offered better initial deals on new cars?
…how come women experience more pressure than men to lose weight?
My roommate’s out hunting the mammoth right now, you know. Meanwhile, I’m making my cat clean the house for me.
“And Will Wheaton.”
He is a dirty con slut to be fair. He’d just give himself to any con these days.
@Quackers
If digging ditches is so easy, why don’t you do it? I’ve worked hard labor jobs. I’ve earned the right to not fuck up my body any more. Have you?
Oh fuck, you caught me, my hospital is actually a secret death factory for men. We have a man-grinder in the basement.
…The fuck do you think is the answer to this question, seriously?
[quote]I’m really tired today but wake me up when Occupiers do something pro-poor rather than just anti-rich and anti-corporation.[/quote]
you… understand that rights are different from wealth, right? like, there’s a finite amount of wealth as a consequence of fucking reality, but there’s not (necessarily) a finite number of rights
[quote]I’m really tired today but wake me up when the Allies do something pro-Jew rather than just anti-Nazi and anti-German.[/quote]
this is… accurate? but i’m not sure what the point is?
[quote]I’m really tired today but wake me up when the North does something pro-Black rather than just anti-South and anti-Slavery.[/quote]
the um, civil rights act? brown v. board? idk man, weve been fighting the racism thing for a while now.
[quote]I’m really tired today but wake me up when the police do something pro-victim rather than just anti-criminal and anti-crime.[/quote]
well this one just doesnt make sense.
you don’t actually know anything about anything, do you?
It’s “Wil”. I’m so fucking sick of women who pretend to be interested in stuff because they know they’ll be the hottest bitch int he comic book store.
Lulz. No one lied about anything. You just believe studies that confirm your world view, we believe studies that confirm ours because they are reputable. No one lied about Antz being raped either. He was accused by one person of lying about other things.
Hows about building that men’s DV shelter though? come on! if those lazy inferior women of the 60s could do it, so can you! you are the smarter sex after all!
motherfucker. i was working on my forum project and forgot it’s angle brackets here
Right, feminists wanted PP funding cut, abortion rights rolled back, the inability to convict for rape absent video of a weapon and violent fighting back (Or a white woman and a black man)…
But you do realize the draft ended in that time, right? And that it’s never going to happen again (Until nukes are cancelled with some sort of science fiction). I’m sure that’s men’s fault though, despite your prior insistence.
Oh come on, Sugar Booger, like we could ever dig a ditch that would satisfy you. It would go something like this:
…how come women are still shamed for being sluts?
…how come women have to balance between pretty and yet professional in their outfits, neither an ugly dyke nor an oversexualized slut, while men have neutral professional clothing?
…how come women have long and complicated grooming rituals to be considered attractive?
…how come women are still disproportionately likely to be sexually harassed at work?
…how come women do more of the household chores, and particularly more of the sucky household chores?
…how come men get offered better initial deals on new cars?
…how come women experience more pressure than men to lose weight?
You’re assuming any of this is true, or not by their own choice. You’ve had the country for 40 years. Ask yourselves. Why is this true (if it’s true)?
As for the 2nd last one. It’s because men are better drivers and because we’re better negotiators. Occam’s razor. What the fuck is it?
Asshat: You still haven’t answered. Are MrB and I lazy feminists after working our asses off for two years? (After spending the six months previous keeping my mom and her house together while we watched my father die slowly)
“It’s “Wil”. I’m so fucking sick of women who pretend to be interested in stuff because they know they’ll be the hottest bitch int he comic book store.”
Oh no! Typo! Aw really? You’ll never get yourself a hot nerdy girlfriend with that attitude.
Oh gosh! Sugar Booger figured out that I don’t actually know anything about comic books! Nevermind the stack of them in my room! I don’t read those! Feminists can’t read!
OH THE WISDOM THAT HAS BEEN BESTOWED
“the inability to convict for rape absent video of a weapon and violent fighting back”
I.e. feminism didn’t get the ability to just skip trials all together. I’m so sorry that some of us resisted and prevented a total feminist police state. I’ve been a bad man. I’m so sorry to have offended feminism!
Hahahaha…yeah, and I’m the Queen of England. Sorry I don’t believe a word you say, you’ve proven yourself as disingenuous and a troll.
“It’s because men are better drivers”
Except the majority of road deaths are caused by men…
you are not doing a very good job of indicating that your frothing anger is based on something other than that thing rhymes with “tissues sith swimmin”
Oh no! Typo! Aw really? You’ll never get yourself a hot nerdy girlfriend with that attitude.
Too late.
Try again with the virgin shaming?
THINGS NEPHRITE IS NOT DOING:
-Volunteering at a men’s shelter
-Staffing a suicide hotline for men
-Tutoring boys who are struggling in school
-Supporting men’s health initiatives
-Donating to male abuse survivor networks
THINGS NEPHRITE IS DOING:
-Insulting women in furious and increasingly hilarious ways
THING NEPHRITE IS NOT DOING:
-Helping any man, anywhere, improve his life, at all
Except the majority of road deaths are caused by men…
Swerving out of the way to avoid the fucking women drivers out there. Chivalry. What the fuck is it?
Asshat: You are SO NOT the person to be talking about misspelling names! And I will put my geek cred against yours any fucking day of the week.
@Joanna: Clearly the evil women were distracting those men from the road! With their dirty pillows!
Wait. What?
So no-one has been raped for the last 40 years then?
“Try again with the virgin shaming?”
Lol! You took that waaaaaay out of context. Now I can only assume you’re a virgin XD
They controlled for that in the study, dude. Methods 101. They trained both the woman and the man to say exactly the same things. Men still got better deals.
…Pretend to be interested? Dude, I challenge you to a nerd duel. I bet my bookshelf contains at least seven fantasy authors you’ve never heard of, AND that I’ve heard of all of your top five favorites.
I’ve earned the right to not fuck up my body any more. Have you?
Huh. I don’t think that right should have to be earned. Do you?
Well, the majority of comic books I read are about women…so I guess they’re not real comic books.
“Swerving out of the way to avoid the fucking women drivers out there. Chivalry. What the fuck is it?”
Yup. Cos everyone knows women drivers drive on the wrong side of the road.
whoa thats super convenient, brah. if you hadnt pointed that out you might have had to answer some questions, try to explain things, maybe even have an original thought or two?!?