In not-quite spring, a young MRA’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love, and how women are all a bunch of moneygrubbing whores that get uglier and uglier as they get older.
Over on the Men’s Rights subreddit, discussions of marriage are busting out all over, like the buds of new spring flowers or the skidmarks in an MRA’s underpants. The fellows are not too keen on this whole marriage thing, which is an obvious female trick to rob men of their money and sperm and tie them to rapidly depreciating assets (women) who are only going to get uglier as time goes by.
In one thread, a fellow named wrez shares these thoughts, to much acclaim (or at least a few dozen upvotes):
In another, a fellow named rathum2323 suggests that any women interested in marriage is clearly up to something nefarious.
All that said, I am pleased that Reddit MRAs are managing to convince their friends not to marry. Because if you’re someone who turns to MRAs for marriage advice, it’s probably best for all concerned that you never marry anyone or anything.
MRAs’ shock and horror at the concept of premarital sex before they were born = “my mom maybe did what?!”
@blitzgal,
That is exactly how I understand the MRA obsession with slut-shaming and marrying off virgins. They think they would have benefited directly from arranged marriages to beautiful virgins, and they’re mad that feminists have deprived them, or something.
Here is my question, though: what’s the deal with feMRAs who toe the same line? What’s in it for Susan Walsh and Sunshine Mary when they year for a slut-shamier world?
*yearn, not year
Did you guys feel a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced? VAWA just passed Congress.
Yay!
@cloudiah: I thought I did, but then I burped.
It’s good news about VAWA, by the way, I should have said.
I mean to change “voices” to “MRAs” and “Force” to “manosphere.” Would have been funnier. Ah, the jokes that could have been…
OT: I feel weirdly like this should also be in the “precious bodily fluids” tag, because of the vampire bride thing, and the brief reference in the intro to robbing men of their sperm 🙂
I don’t actually care that much, and I’m not trying to dictate how to run the blog, it just struck me as something that might be funny.
Yay! VAWA!
Maybe they don’t think the world appreciates them enough. Maybe they think that in a slut-shamier world everyone would adore them for being non-sluts?
The MRAs’d be the first to claim they had “millions of voices.”
Same thing Ann Coulter gets for crying out to take the vote from women. There are a LOT of reward mechanisms in place for being the patriarchy’s “Good Woman.” For starters, you’re allowed to have an opinion and be out of the home while crying out for women to have no opinion and get back in the home. (see Phyillis Schafly)
Specialest Snowflake, indeed.
@Zanana
Jealosy? Lack of achievement?
Here is my question, though: what’s the deal with feMRAs who toe the same line? What’s in it for Susan Walsh and Sunshine Mary when they yearn for a slut-shamier world?
A lot of anti-feminist women–Susan Walsh seems to be one of these, based on what I’ve seen from her–have the idea that in “the good old days” they would be regarded as the best women, and would therefore get the best men. Also, men themselves were better in Ye Ill-Defined Olde Tymes because they had to act chivalrous to get laid. Just as anti-feminist men seem to think that before feminism women didn’t sleep around or age past 25, anti-feminist women seem to think that before feminism no man ever scratched his ass. (They’re also confusing feminism with the sexual revolution, but never mind.)
As for men who go on about this stuff, it mostly boils down to fear. Look at Abnoy telling us that marriage is a bad idea because it isn’t “safe.” Love isn’t safe. I don’t care how much you try to control and limit the other person, you can’t make it safe. If that scares you, then yes, definitely GYOW.
Blargh, on a completely off the topic note does anyone have any magic remedies to help ease a chest infection/fever/headache?
I’m currently on ibuprofen which had brought the fever down but it hasn’t stopped the headache, though a cold wet cloth is helping somewhat with that.
I also have some ginger and lemon tea courtesy of a very lovely friend but any more suggestions to try and make me feel less like my head has been cooked in a microwave?
I’m getting a vision of something like this:
Man: Oh, you poor helpless woman! Why don’t you stay inside my house, bear immense trauma from childbearing/isolation from society/occasional beatings/putting out on demand, hang on my every syllable as I dismiss your dreams and passions as frivolous wastes of time, and then, if you’re a good girl, I’ll even buy you food and clothes! Now tell me what a generous man I am!
Woman: No, please, don’t trouble yourself-
Man: I’d go to war and kill/rape foreigners for you!
Woman: Why would I want you to do that?
Man: UNGRATEFUL WH*RE!
Historophilia, I’m sorry you feel like crap! No magic solutions, but the first thing I turn to when I feel bad is echinacea tea, such as this one. I swear it lessens symptoms and makes me feel better quicker than without. Who cares if it’s the placebo effect if it works?Then, it’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes on Hulu, Nyquill, and a nap.
@Historophilia I’m a fan of hot showers in such a situation, although of course you can’t be in there forever (and if you’re like me when I get sick, you may and up sitting in there because you’re too tired to stand).
What kind of headache is it? For sinuses, aside from the shower, I recommend spicy foods (especially mustard/wasabi spicy). You could also throw a towel over your head and teacup to trap the steam from your tea, and when the tea runs out, try hot water with peppermint or eucalyptus oil.
If it’s a tension/holding-your-head-up headache, the shower should help with that, as will a neck and temple rub if you have a helpful partner/friend/roommate.
Sleep is always a good idea for healing, and either sleep or adding booze to your tea will at least put you into a state where you care less about the pain.
I hope you feel better soon!
Congrats on VAWA getting through Congress at last, USians! Is it likely to be borked by the Senate? (Don’t know how things work in your system.)
Dani Alexis, that is a BEAUTIFUL passage, I loved it.
and that’s real
seconding the vote for spicy food as a congestion cure. I put cayenne powder in with miso broth sometimes… I also used to make a bootleg cough syrup out of honey and lemon and poppy tea, back when you could get poppy pods in the mail, but then ebay started cracking down on that sort of thing 🙁
honey and lemon alone are kind of soothing, though, and honey’s supposed to have antimicrobial properties.
Thank you clairedammit and emilygoddess.
I’ll have to look into that tea, I get ill far too often so something boost my immune system would probably be helpful.
And a hot shower sounds nice as I’m getting the cold sweats :S I’ll try that.
As for sleep, I’ve slept for half of yesterday and about 90% of today.
So I’m going to the doctor tomorrow, thank heavens for the NHS.
Glad to hear you’re going to the doctor, Historophilia. Take care of yourself.
I second the idea of spicy food – indian followed by ice cream was my favoured route to go.
And for a sore throat, my great grandmother swore by a teaspoon of honey dissolved into orange juice.
No, the Senate already passed it in the current form so now it just needs to be kicked to the President and he will sign it.
I think the current Speaker has finally decided to just start letting things go to the floor that will have majority Democratic votes because otherwise fuck all will get done.