So our excitable old friend MarkyMark (not the actor-singer) just put up a not-very-original rant of the “women are worse than Hitler because of abortion” variety. More interesting than his post — which is frankly not very interesting — is this comment from an anonymous fellow that takes misogynistic self-righteousness to a whole new (low) level:
This is one of the reasons that I use women for my convenience. They can kill with impunity – nothing I do to them comes close to that level of evil. So they are for my pleasure, then I ditch them although I do come back sometimes. (They aren’t very bright which is what makes it workable.)
Yep: He’s not just a self-righteous prick; he’s self-righteous about being a prick.
I can only hope his own “evil” is mostly of the “slept with a woman and didn’t call her back” sort — or is just imaginary internet boasting — because his “logic” could pretty much justify anything short of violent murder.
Hey Suz, don’t you have better things than trolling to do? You know, like surreptitiously leaving misogynist letters around a university campus, all the while licking your lips at the thought of some young woman finding it and crying about how she’s not worthy of your classic-car-driving marine son? Men’s rights needs these vital activities, suz. Go do them.
I dunno. I mean, Dsuz is completely boring, but in comparison to the snooze-fest that was B___don? If there’s an award for most boring troll evah, well, then Driver needs to step up his game to win it.
Oh lor’, don’t encourage B– length screeds from this one!
Though I must say Bob was a burst of Boring Glory in that thread the other day, but I think he’s burned out.
I like how every time a troll shows up to spout another round of “teh feminists can’t logic” and I ask them to present a point of their ideology as a logical argument, they disappear.
But hey, just in case – driversuz, feel free to present a logical argument for discussion.
Oh kitteh, don’t use the “B” word. And if you have to, try not to say his name three times. He might appear out of no where like frakking Beetleguise.
Which B word, Shiraz? We have two now! :O
Reminds me of that scene from the Simpsons (I don’t watch it, I just saw this on the net) where Ian McKellen tells Bart not to use the name of the Scottish play. Bart of course says it, upon which IM gets hit by lightning. And of course Bart says it repeatedly.
Makes me think I’d better run widdershins round the loungeroom or something.
Didn’t we already establish the fact that displays of warmth or affection are the way to banish MRAs? If you want to get rid of an MRA infestation you just need to acquire some kittens, or play an episode of the Care Bears.
IIRC, talking about bras also shuts them up.
Maybe talking about how luscious and verdant our pubic hair is would work too. If your pubic hair is not luscious and verdant, just pretend that it is.
(Unless you’re a man, in which case your personal grooming habits are of course irrelevant – even mentioning them is misandry.)
I bet talking about thigh chafing and how to avoid/heal it would send ’em running too. Because, you know, only FAT people have that. (I’m in the middle of reading an old thread where Ferdinand Barfworth is going on about fat women forcing him to be attracted to them, or some such shit.)
I’m sure a rousing discussion of periods and they entail would send them screaming for the hills.
Hey, y’all want to hear about how my OB/GYN appointment went on Tuesday? I was there for a while. There’s a lot to tell!
Your pubic hair is green?
It could be! Would be very punk, no? Though honestly I think purple is more my color.
Judgy: It’s not a baby? Semantics.† Why not call it a baby? </i
Because it's not a baby. Words mean things.
Why are you so hung up on calling it something it isn't… I mean it's just semantics, right?
If you want to get picky the reason is a semantic one†: legally a baby and a fetus are different, and a baby has rights.
Emotionally calling something a baby moves it into the realm of being considered a person. As such calling a fetus a baby is changing the mental landscape, and making seem that one is killing a person when one has an abortion.
It’s not that I’m against killing people (I am, depending on the context, neutral, against it, or for it. The moral calculus depends on the situation. But I spent a career in a profession where killing people was the entire point of things. It has, perhaps, given me a different take on it than most. I have, certainly, spent more time thinking about killing people than most people do).
† “It’s just semantics” is one of the most dishonest (or just plain ignorant/stupid) attempts to dismiss someone else’s argument I know of. To pretend the meaning of words is immaterial to usage and meaningful communication is destructive of communication.
If words have no meanings, then one can’t have meaningful discussion.
Thanks for the update. I SO didn’t know that!
Ah, so you aren’t stupid, just dishonest, and arguing in bad faith.
I’ve seen a lot of kittens, and while they are cute how can one compare them to the utter fullness of cute which is Baby Porcupines?
How can one not Die and BE DED! from Teh CUTE!?
It’d be more punk if it was in liberty spikes. Then you could colour some of them green and others purple.
Also, calling a blastocyst a baby is like calling bauxite aluminum. Sure you can score semantic points, but you’re still being a misleading jackass.
Just don’t go using indigo to dye the pubes. From what I’ve heard it’s devilish messy stuff.
Hey, menopause! We could talk menopause and ARGHIDON’TWANNADOPUBERTYAGAIN!
That’s because indigo isn’t actually a dye. It’s more of a varnish/lacquer, which is why jeans fade the way the do. The surface “dye” wears off.
It’s also stinky.
So you could use indigo to make liberty spikes….
Kitteh, it seems to be working. The trolls are slinking away.
Well, shit. It’s coming up on finals week and I’ve been prepping for the onslaught of grading and missed some good trolls it looks like.
Would someone be so kind as to direct me to the thread with “Bob?” I’d like to read what he’s written and see if he’s the same one who used to write the most insanely misogynistic blog of all time.
TIA
Frietag: http://manboobz.com/2012/11/28/mgtower-women-are-like-a-bitter-medicine-that-you-force-yourself-to-swallow-because-you-believe-it-is-doing-you-good/
It’s a long set of threads, goes past 1,000 comments.
Oh, and tiger cubs: