It’s hard to parody Men’s Rights Activists, because no matter how ridiculous your parody is, there’s a good chance that some MRA out there has already said, or written, or sung, something even more ridiculous already.
Not that long ago, a bunch of Man Boobz regulars set out to parody the bizarre, and often inadvertently surrealistic, posters that have been popping up on MRA sites like A Voice for Men and Artistry Against Misandry. It was hard, but I think some of us managed to come up with posters that were even uglier and less coherent than the originals. I especially liked these two, from (respectively) Cliff Pervocracy and Sir Bodsworth Rugglesby III.
But alas, we have been outmaneuvered by the all-too-serious poster-makers on A Voice for Men, who have managed to produce posters that make even less sense than our silliest parodies. Take a look at this one, which I believe is the work of an Australian MRA by the name of Roger O. Thornhill.
I mean, really. How can we compete with that?
This is an actual poster that some MRAs think will actually win people over to their cause. How, I’m not exactly sure. What exactly about a cupcake with a tiara is supposed to scream “men’s rights” to random pedestrians who might catch a glimpse of this poster wheatpasted to a hoarding while on their way to work?
For more of Roger’s fine work, see here and here.
Man Boobzers, can you do better?
Or, if you’re not up to that Herculean task, could you at least try to explain just what exactly you think Mr. Thornhill was trying to say with that poster of his?
EDITED TO ADD: I have been asked to contribute a poster myself. So here one is. You can find many more hilarious and incredibly ugly posters at ArtistryForFeminismAndKittens and, of course, in the comments below!
Jesus wept, why is it so impossible for these MRA assholes to comprehend using a condom every time, or getting a vasectomy? Or going to India for RISUG? If you don’t want to risk spawning, prevent it. Then there’s no need for this ridiculous garbage about “paper abortions” which is fucking insulting and absurd.
(yeah yeah, I know, ebil wommens will snatch the condoms and steal the precious spermz to make babies against his will oh noes! Ignore that whole “medically impossible” part.)
PS – I’d support male hormonal birth control pills, but the women’s version isn’t 100% effective now after several decades. Always double up protection, folks, just to be safe!
Did I tell people here that I encountered a family of racoons a while back? Mom and two little ones, walking along the side of the road at about 3 am. They were adorable, until they spotted another adult raccoon and started making the freaky raccoon noises.
Also, riffing on drst’s point, they know that hormonal contraception for women comes with some nasty potential side effects, right? If the male pill had similar issues, and it probably will given that it will be hormonal, then some men might not be super thrilled about taking it. It would be good for them to have that option, I’m just wondering if when it does happen MRAs will decide that the inevitable side effects are a result of misandry by evil feminist researchers.
The nonexistent Manboobz Street Team must be feeling pretty lonely with us making all of these quality AVFM posters (totally for free, might I add), so here’s one for the gynocrat team!
http://i.imgur.com/5ySdk.jpg
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-women-in-combat-20121128,0,3989656.story
Yay for suing to get combat positions. Boo it takes this.
Weeboy: The largest possum I’ve shot was about 14 pounds. Raccoons… they can get up to about 25.
The American Opossum happens to have one of the scariest sets of jaws I know of… locking forceps are the best comparison. They can lock them, and then the rasps on the mandible will keep them from opening.
But I am a dab hand with a rifle, and don’t let them get that close.
I’m glad to have never met a racoon. Most of the wildlife here isn’t trying to kill you (take that Australia!) and the only thing I’ve ever had to really face was wild pigs, and those tend to be hunted by gruff men who make children run for miles because the dog and the WeeGirl got spots on the four wheeler. (WeeGIrl is my bby cousin. Clearly this was misandrist sharing of resources, because CuzzyBro and I had to run everywhere. Mainly we ended up getting left mostly behind and going off to play Robin Hood or attempt to shoot rabbits)
Damn, what are you feeding the possums over there? Is this some sort of toxic sludge/mutant ninja possum situation?
Racoons are big, but not really that scary other than the evil noises. Possums…I dunno, they really do seem to be possessed by Satan.
One of the weirdest things I’ve seen in a while – there’s a cat that lives near Mr C that seems to have made friends with a possum. You see them sitting side by side on the fence sometimes, just hanging out. He and I both suspect this to be a sign of the Apocalypse.
So, it turns out that our household colds are actually the flu and I feel like crap again. And bad posters are surprisingly hard to make when you’re not feeling well. But I managed one!
http://i.imgur.com/aDJSP.png
Cassandra: Raccoons aren’t scary so long as you don’t have anything they want or make them feel threatened. They are dangerous as all fuck in both those cases.
@ pecunium
Yeah, the only time I’ve ever felt nervous around one is when carrying take-away food. Didn’t quite like the look they were giving me then. I restrain the urge to go pet them since I assume they wouldn’t appreciate it.
Submitting this one in the category “unclear on concept.”
Okay, I had to split the poster post into parts.
Keep going! Yay, clairedammit! And katz and Tulgey, keep going! XD
Claire, way to work the possum conversation into your poster.
Which is the easiest program to use to make these (that’s free)?
http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg595/capnben1/Untitled3-1.jpg
@ cassandrasays – I’ve just been using ms paint, for that extra touch of amateurishness.
Do you have the standard Microsoft suite? Word, PowerPoint, etc. postermywall.com is a free web utility.
JOIN US, CASSANDRASAYS, JOIN US.
Cassandra, for real, the shittier the program, the greater the authenticity. I made the dog-woman one in Microsoft Word and the other two in Paint. Any word processor that allows embedded images or any basic image software that comes with your OS should be perfect.
Katz, that’s a Rationalization Possum. I have one living in my backyard. It lives off the burned popcorn we throw out there now and then.
JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOIIIIIINNNNN UUUUUUUUUUUUUSSSSSS!!!!!!!
It’s not an MRA poster, but pardon me while I derail the thread with PHILOSORAPTOR!
http://memegenerator.net/instance/30924653
Yesssssssss. Joins uss, we sayssssss.
http://imgur.com/usXa5