Man Boobz Contest: Find the Whiniest, Most Entitled Response to Anita Sarkeesian
From “Damsel in Distress: Part 1 – Tropes vs Women in Video Games.”
So Anita Sarkeesian, who apparently didn’t run off with all her Kickstarter money to found a Misandist Gynarchy in the wilds of Canada, has released the first video in her Tropes vs Women in Video Games project. (I’ve embedded it below.)
Naturally, this is causing great consternation in certain corners of the Internet (*cough* Reddit *cough cough* everywhere else that misogynistic nerds congregate *cough*). In the Man Boobz forum, Katz has started a contest to see who can find “the whiniest, brattiest, most entitled response” to Sarkeesian’s video on the Internet. So far Katz and Myoo have found a couple classic comments from irate Sarkeeianaphobes:
[H]ow does one go about stating that genders and gender roles are social constructs? I mean is evolution nothing to her? Does the patriarchy make male peacocks dress provocatively?
Yes. Yes it does.
And:
I’m gradually losing respect for the opposite sex. I’ve unfollowed people on tumblr who talk about how great she is, because it actually causes bile to rise in to my throat.
Yeah, that’s a totally reasonable response to a woman making a video about video games.
So anyway, I’m thinking we should bring the contest over here.
See what you can find! Consider it a sort of scavenger hunt.
Here’s my contribution, from the Men’s Rights subreddit, complaining that Damsels in Distress are the truly privileged ones:
Amazingly, this acutally got called out on r/mr as being pretty damn stupid.
Also, I have another question, to add to the stack of other questions I’ve been asking lately: Just why do you think so many guys get so angry when girls and women invade what they consider a male sphere, like gaming? (Also, why do they consider gaming to belong to boys and men?)
Oh, and here’s the video that’s causing all this hubbub:
Posted on March 9, 2013, in all about the menz, antifeminism, are these guys 12 years old?, david has questions, drama kings, entitled babies, evil women, evo psych fairy tales, harassment, I'm totally being sarcastic, men who should not ever be with women ever, misogyny, oppressed men, reddit, ShitRedditSays and tagged anita sarkeesian, tropes vs women. Bookmark the permalink. 1,073 Comments.
CassandraSays, as long as we’re discussing hot dudes, Keith Hamilton Cobb.
I’m contemplating whether or not the taupe will bother me if it’s covered by the hem of my pants in a very man-hating sort of way. And also looking for some canvas wedges, with great hostility.
@argenti artheri
So he was a creeper. *sigh*
I assumed you already meant the teenager part as the creepy part, I just thought I’d clarify what I meant because I’m still really new here. :)
@cassandrasays
O_O gaaa. I feel so glad I haven’t run into any men like that in non internet, though probably because I stay home a lot, and usually only go out with friends or family. but….gah people suck /rant
sadly, the only man I lust over is Sharma Suraj, but it he’s so cute lesbians* like him, he must be so cute straight guys like him. Sadly, I can’t find any pics that do him just on google.
*gosh, I feel like a walking of the trope have I mentioned I’m homosexual today. Hopefully I’m not annoying you guys, but feel free to tell me if I am.
@Do Re
I’m sorry for nitpicking this, and I know you’re new here and (hopefully) trying to change, but would you mind cutting down calling women females. It sounds so clinical, and whenever people call men men or guys or lads or whatever instead of males but women females it always strikes me as kind of sexist and othering.
Do Re: after reading over everything you wrote, my first thought is you are not engaging in good faith. I don’t know for sure because I have not seen you here before, but your overall tone is difficult to read. On top of that, you appeared to get pissed off when others pointed out things you said which could be problematic and told a regular to “chill out”. Now your shtick is to claim “well I guess ALL men are treated hostil here and all I was doing was trying to explain something rationally”. We’ve all seen this done before. I think if you you are here honestly you should read over what you wrote and try to see how it could be a problem and listen to what other people are saying.
Behold the fruits of my misandrist search for a way to make men who just want to learn how to be nice to women, honest, totally miserable. Is it a ballet flat or is it a bamboo clog? In either case, can I smite the person who designed it with my evil feminist heels of spiky oppression?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sofft-Womens-Nalda-Flat-Sz-7-5M-/181099226951?pt=US_Women_s_Shoes&hash=item2a2a5ae747
Sorry for the comment fragment… iPhone ugh
bwuuuuuhhhh. what is wrong with you? wtf? beginning to regret my gentle ‘hey could you stop doing that’ I posted before I caught up on comments.
*eyetwitch* gaah do re, why? I actually like it when people stop trying to be mysoginistic, but I don’t think you even tried.
unintentional misogyny is still misogyny.
@cassandra says
Finally some nice flats are posted :D I can’t wear heals because the way they make me stand hurts my back, and if they’re high enough they hurt my ankles too. Makes me sad because I have three cute ones I can’t use anymore, and not enough money to buy more dress shoes.
@ marie
While I’m not keen on the bamboo look on those ones, Sofft shoes are super comfy, you should totally check them out if you tend to get shoe related pain.
I actually can’t wear ballet flats because they hurt the balls of my feet, I feel like I’m basically walking barefoot on concrete.
Videogames are obviously not only for the sex, but sexy videogames for straight males ARE a legitimate genre so why are you trying to kill it?! Also, I can’t speak for anyone else but I personally have no problem at all with sexual products catering to female audience, in fact it’s actually affirming as a straight male for human males to be desired by human females even if it does not apply to me personally; males have always had the capability to identify with other males (even manginas, those sell-outs). Furthermore, I have never harassed any female, sexually speaking, as I have always had too many other hobbies to occupy my time and where I’m from, if you’re a certain socioeconmic level, it’s the lasses and ladies who seek to approach you on their own (With neither pride nor shame, that’s just how it is in the Philippines even for the middle class) for what the Japanese call “enjo kosai” and in my case none of whom was ever so young as 12 to my knowledge but then again I never asked (it’s bad manners after all to inquire about their age and/or weight) not to mention they’d never tell me the truth anyway.
@cassandra says
Thanks for the advice :) I may check them out, or may not, because normally flats don’t but me, it’s just heels. And it’s so hard to find cute women’s shoes that aren’t heels, something I rant about often. My sister has even worse luck with it, because she has bad joints so she needs to shop around a lot for shoes that are comfy, but she is a firm believer that big clunky boots look great with dresses. (as am I, I just want a little more variety).
@cassandra says
ouch. That sucks. Unless they’re a shoe you don’t care to wear that much anyway.
back on shoes, does anyone know any cute shoes that aren’t ‘typical’ flats. Idk, where they don’t have the top open so much? It’s kind of a pain in colder weather. Though I supposed boots always would work. I’m rambling, but for some reason I can talk a real lot about shoes.
Those flats are heinous. I hate bows, they make me feel like a little girl. I do love a good flat though. Ever since ankle surgery two years ago, I have to be very choosy about heels.
I hear you! I have a friend who has size 4 feet – try finding pretty but not childish looking shoes in that size and you’ll end up having a nervous breakdown in the middle of Macys.
For colder weather I’d say maybe flat boots? If you have ankle issues then having the extra support of a boot around the ankle might help.
PS – I meant that in a very hostile, angry, hysterical sort of way. Wouldn’t want our new friend to feel out of place, after all.
Marie I was saying that females is a dehumanising term to use. I even clarified it in the next post and admitted I wasn’t clear enough about it, why is there still a problem with it? Yes I’m trying to change my ways but I’m not going to carry a misogynist cross wherever I go. Telling a woman to chill out in the exact same circumstances you would tell a man to chill out =/= misogynist. Calling a woman hostile in the exact same circumstances you would call a man hostile =/= misogynist. I don’t understand why I need to give you special privileges or I’m a misogynist. Not once has anything I’ve said to anyone here been a result of that persons gender, but I’ve been told repeatedly that’s the only reason I’ve said anything. I’ve treated everyone here the exact way I would treat a man and for that I am a misogynist.
I have a pair of studded combat boots that I wear almost every day. They go with everything and are comfy as hell.
So you’re a butt to everyone. OK then.
I actually don’t have ankle problems. I think. The only place they’ve hurt is in heels. Though I do need new boots anyway, since my old ones are falling apart, which isn’t surprising, since I’ve had them since I was 14. I loved those boots though.
@hellkell
good luck with your shoe search. I feel like the weird person who actually does like bows on shoes, though, now :) I also saw this cute pair I would have loved if they were flats, but they were heels. They were black with lots of sparklies. Sparklies!!!!!
um, anyhow….
If only you could swap feet with my friend – she wants the sexy, edgy, punk shoes and hates the bows, but that’s mostly what comes in her size, bows and sparkles.
I’m not really on the shoe hunt at the mo. But I do need to replace my Reef flip-flops–I wear them constantly and they blow out every year, if you need a flip-flop, these have crazy arch support–and I need to find sheepskin insoles.
Zappos, BRB.
@hellkell
those boots sound wonderful.
@Do Re
I’m kind of suspicious, as I haven’t seen you saying that to any men here, but whatever, maybe you’re just an ass to everyone.
Do Re, telling women that they’re being over emotional when they react to sexism is a strategy that lots of misogynists use.
Also, hi, I’m new here. Marie’s sister, which is why the IP address will probably look familiar. Manboobz: fun for the whole family.
I’m not sure that “I have no manners and no social skills” is a huge improvement over “I’m really sexist and condescending”.
@cassandra says
That would work :D Sadly, I’m pretty sure small feet wouldn’t work on my body.
@hellkell
whoops. Also, you actually like flip flops? I am amazed. Maybe I’ve only ever gotten the cheap one dollar kind. Actually that is the only kind I’ve gotten, but I’m assuming other are better.
So telling someone to “chill out because I’m not attacking them” = no manners and social skills? Really? REALLY?
Ah, the all caps of shouty-ness. Always a great way to look calm and reasonable.
Also, canvas wedges found! I love heels, but I’m side-eyeing this new thing where every single pair of shoes needs to have at least a 5 inch heel.
It’s the italics without italics version of caps.
@cassandra says
I hate that too. I want to be able to walk in my shoes, kthxbye.
I mean, I know some people like heels, but they can stand more options for us non heel people, right? we have money? well, I don’t, but lots of people who don’t like heels do…
I’m debating whether to bother engaging in Do Re. I mean, it’s like, people call him out on one thing and he starts yelling *yawn*
testing…testing
testing
If I did this right, italics is text without the periods.
I clearly didn’t do that last part right though….okay
[i] text [/i] but with brackets instead of [ ] these
*prays to embeding gods*
I love heels, but a. options are nice and b. why not heels of varying heights? Why does every shoe have to have 3 inches of platform and another 5 inches of heel? I’m quite happy with my height, no particular interest in being super tall, and even people who like heels need to be able to run in their shoes occasionally.
(I vote for ignore until he goes away, unless an opportunity for mockery that’s too good to resist presents itself.)
My least favorite type of new shoe, though, is the heel without a heel. WTF is that about? Example.
http://www.dsw.com/shoe/privileged+serra+metallic+wedge+pump?prodId=dsw12prod4430021&category=cat20006&activeCats=cat10006,cat20006
Why?
yeah, varying heights would be nice too. I have a pair that’s only two inches high, but I got them a long time ago, and I’m wondering if the always super high heels thing is new.
Those heels w/o heels…they are super ugly, imo. And probably hard to walk in.
For all your wizarding needs.
http://www.dsw.com/shoe/giuseppe+zanotti+suede+wedge+pump?prodId=281138&activeCats=cat10006,cat20006
Hey, at least they have a heel, right?
I am hostile and judgmental towards the heel without the heel! Seriously, how sore would your ankles and calves get?
(Thanks for looking out for me before Cassandra.)
(No problem)
Seriously, why does this exist? Is it like a pony shoe for people who aren’t kinky enough to buy the real thing? Looks like a hoof to me.
http://www.dsw.com/shoe/chinese+laundry+confidential+bootie?prodId=253422&activeCats=cat10006,cat20006
Here’s a pair of heels I would wear in a second:
http://www.geekologie.com/2012/03/for-the-ladies-hand-painted-nintendo-hee.php
No need, I’ll leave, the only thing this place has done is confirm the behaviours the MRA ascribes to women. Don’t worry, I would never tar all women with the brush you provide, but obviously trying to change my ways and all it’s best not to interact with women that perfectly epitomise everything the MRA says about women. If I don’t give you special privileges I’m a misogynist, that’s ridiculous. I just hope less women share this view than the MRA would have you believe.
“I only think you deserve human rights if you’re nice to me!”
K bye.
The fabric is so pretty, why didn’t they use it to make a real shoe?
http://www.dsw.com/shoe/dollhouse+exposure+wedge+pump?prodId=277944&activeCats=cat10006,cat20006
These ones are the weirdest combination of geekery and flower girl shoes:
http://www.geekologie.com/2013/01/for-the-ladies-how-to-make-your-own-r2-d.php
Those look cute, it’s a shame I can’t wear them…and the price tag is super huge.
So Do Re was one of those ‘prove me wrong’ trolls. The fact that women (and men and people of other genders, but I’m guessing he was thinking women) don’t react well to sexism proves the mras where right? I mean, if mras say women don’t like sexism, then they’re probably right but…idk. go away Do Re, you are annoying.
As my first flounce rating (if no one minds) I give you a 3 out of ten, you at least revealed why you were here, but you were as boring as hell, and totally unoriginal.
@viscaria
those heels are cute.
And why spikes?
All it needs is a carving of a cheese and it would be something made in Dwarf Fortress.
See you around, Do Re Mi, maybe next time you won’t be like all our other trolls.
Actually these appalled me even more than the no-heel heels. Baby booties for adults.
http://www.dsw.com/shoe/hello+kitty+anne+bootie?prodId=257693&productRef=SEARCH
that is a great way to phrase what he was saying.
@cassandra says
that…that is a very strange shoe. I suppose my inability to understand it is why I will never be a fashion expert.
Those R2 shoes are cute, but I’d be afraid of breaking the little R2 off. :(
… Anybody else think that shoe looks like foot binding?
Hey, I write for a fashion magazine and I think all of these are sartorial abominations.
Good LORD.
Me too, they seem like you would only be able to wear them once (for your Star Wars garden party?) and then you would destroy them.
@Marie: I think the R2 is glued to the actual heel, which is a relief because I was afraid the R2 was load-bearing.
But yeah, I can see someone catching their heel on something and breaking the droid off.
@cassandra says
huh. I didn’t know you wrote for a fashion magazine. I guess you have a better fashion sense than whoever made that? Though now I’m wondering how those shoes do get made….
Oh hey, I found a version of the bamboo-looking ballet flat that has a heel of moderate height, so apparently they do still exist.
http://www.dsw.com/shoe/sofft+scafati+cork+pump?prodId=dsw12prod4170218&category=cat20006&activeCats=cat10006,cat20006
@falconer
oh, yay that R2’s not supporting the weight.
Idk I’m charmed by the baby booties for adults..maybe I am weird.
Glued? The article mentions needing a MIG welder O_O
(how does one make those “disturbed eyes” emoticons with the little curl off the top of the “eyes”?)
This reminds me of a plunger (the kind you get in a coffee pot, not the toilet bowl kind).
http://www.dsw.com/shoe/jessica+simpson+carlow+sandal?prodId=265243&category=cat20006&activeCats=cat10006,cat20006
McQueen knockoff that should never have trickled down from the runway.
Aw, Do Re Me Me ME is butthurt because the wimminz didn’t fall all over him to heal his psychic boo-boos. He really wants to change, but only if us bitches coddle the shit out of him.
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@ falconer
I wish I knew how to make those eyes. I always just settle for O_O or O_o
I get the heel but no heel thing for a fashion show, I’m just not sure how someone is supposed to, say, walk rapidly down the stairs in them.
Hah! The ; is important!
ಠ_ಠ
How did you do that? /envy
preemptive grimace.
Fashion is always a good barometer for where women are at. It seems the more gains we make, the clothing and shoes get more restrictive.
@Marie: I found the code on Wikipedia.
It’s ಠ followed by a ; without a space.
S! M! R! T!
Maybe the reason I haven’t seen anyone out and about in those shoes is that anyone who’s tried is now sitting at home with a broken ankle.
@ falconer
it is, you’re right
;_;