Men! Worried that eveil feminists will destroy your life and your financial future because, apparently, they have that power and love to destroy men’s lives for fun?
Fear no more, because Reddit’s Men’s Rightsers have your back! Mods of Reddit’s RedPill subreddit have started something called the Feminist Victims Fund, which will enable brave freedom fighters to send what will inevitably be a tiny amount of money to that dude who got fired after Adria Richards complained about a sexist joke he made, even though it wasn’t Richards who fired him and indeed she’s said she hopes he gets hired back!
Make sure you donate now, because Reddit’s MRAs will soon grow bored with this bold initiative and it will be completely forgotten, much like the massive Sink Misandry protest in Washington DC last year which actually didn’t even happen, come to think of it.
Here’s the pitch:
Feminism has caused some serious changes to our culture, to our society, and to our lives. We focus on some that are affected more than others, and we give back.
Our goal is to encourage men to speak out, to be men, to not fear oppression and enjoy their freedom of speech. Unfortunately in today’s climate, being a man has become a financial liability. Say the wrong thing in the wrong place and you can find your entire life ruined. Destroyed.
Feminists have fought for equality, but now they’re out for our rights.
They’re destroying us financially. They’re trying to tear apart our families.
We’re saying that enough is enough. No longer should men fear masculinity. No longer should speaking up risk a man his job, career, or family.
It’s time to rise up against the tyranny. It’s time to tell men it’s ok to speak up. We’re here for you. This is the Feminist Victims Fund.
Did I mention that you can donate using BITCOIN? In case you were worried that this thing wasn’t Reddity enough.
As Buzzfeed notes, one of the “board members” of the new fund is pickup guru and predatory douchebag misogynist Roosh V. On his blog yesterday, Roosh happily celebrated the harassment and vilification of Adria Richards in a post with the lovely title “American Feminist Adria Richards Gets Gang Raped By The Internet.”
Speaking of rape, Roosh is also the author of a booklet titled Bang Iceland, in which he admits that, well, he’s kind of a rapist himself. Buzzfeed quotes this rather revealing passage from the book, in which Roosh recalls a “date” he had in Iceland:
While walking to my place, I realized how drunk she was. In America, having sex with her would have been rape, since she legally couldn’t give her consent. It didn’t help matters that I was relatively sober, but I can’t say I cared or even hesitated. I won’t rationalize my actions, but having sex is what I do.
What a humanitarian.
@cannonball
Wow. Sorry to hear about that :/
Just curious, why the asteriks on creepy? /nosy
@cloudiah
I will post guinea pig pics when I get them 😀 My mom and I took a couple with her phone but she hasn’t emailed me them yet, I hoping to take some better ones soon. And, imo, guinea pigs are *much* cuter in videos or in person than pictures. For some reason I never thought they were much cute till I saw them in the store.
@cannonball
Imo, you aren’t butting in 🙂 Are you out of church, or totally out of religion (or in a different one)? You don’t have to answer if you’d rather not, I’m just curious. Either way it’s squidgy sending you bible excerpts, not sure what he’s trying to accomplish.
Now I feel like all my family problems are really minor…
@Marie
Most mras consider creepy a shaming term up there with the worst of all we are called as women. Yup they are tiresome.
Marie, piggies are particularly cute when they’re in your hands. 😀 My first pet was a guinea pig named Whiskers. And I don’t have to deal with that particularly offensive relative very often, but you’ll all be glad to know he holds elective office! Just a local position, but still…
Cannonball, it is FINE to love my blog, which after all just showcases the wit and wisdom of manboobzers. I’m really due for another post, but er, I’ve had a spot of wine and I don’t think I can be trusted.
@cannonball
ah that explains XD I think I’ve heard that one before. Cr**py. Creepy. Hm. Which one do you think an mra would rather see least*? Aaaaand I should go to bed soon because I am focusing on the most random things today.
*neither, because they’re both calling him out on his bad behavior.
@Marie Your Family issues are just as valid. Hell it’s my first time here and I’m spilling my guts! I’m an atheist but my family is super catholic. With capes and everything.
Cannonball, now I am picturing your family as Catholic superheroes.
@cloudiah
That sounds like such nice first pet. <3 My first pets were fish XD (and I'm one of those fish-haters. Not when I had them, obviously.)
Derail: my mom got us a fish tank with three fish and a snail. The fish all died within a month but the snail lived for six more years. That was one tough snail.
Also, ew on your relative being in office 🙁 It's like 'whyyyy' Good to know that you don't have to be around him that much though.
Also, reposting w/ my sister permission our conversations* on how to deal w/ it:
fade: We should just do that wow thing, or when she says something is a fact, say citation needed.
me: but I don't have glitter to throw when we say it.
fade: you should do that 'yeah right' sound you used to do.
Sadly, it's been a while since I did it, since I stopped when she said it bugged her XD
*because I am way too easily amused.
@cloudiah Wine is the best lubricant (ew) for creativity! really sorry for butting in though.
In person trolling failing…my brother put a stuffed squirrel on my head while I was buying aquarium sand, his best friend commented that he really is trolly. Yep, but it’s fucking harmless (and funny, he was trying to squeak it and it was broke, so he just plopped it on my head)
Apartheid toasts a not trolly, they’re just asshole. *toasts in honor of all the toast burnt over the years* <– how you troll a toast
Cannonball, you aren’t butting in! Conversations criss-cross all over the place here, that’s normal. Like derails. 🙂
Cool name for your kitty, give him an extra scritch from us! Prolly silly question, but did you name him for Sir?
Marie, seconding the call for guinea pig pics, and this – “My sister earlier said we should do mutual twin glare”
::dies::
I’m seeing you two making it as scary as the twins from The Shining.
See I’m so slow. Their superpowers include ignoring what is right in front of their face, casual racism and the ability to make cannon shoot flames from her ears in rage.
@cannonball
Thanks 🙂 In my mind I sort of get that, but it’s hard to feel it. Nothing wrong with spilling your guts, one of the beginning threads I started posting on I dumped my angsty backstory on everyone 😛
Good luck with your family, if they’re giving you crap about it.
@Kitteh yep, she’s a she and she is Louis. I know. I’m a little off.
“Derail: my mom got us a fish tank with three fish and a snail. The fish all died within a month but the snail lived for six more years. That was one tough snail.”
Sounds like new tank syndrome — a fancy way to say you have ammonia and no bacteria to nom on it. Snails are far less affected by ammonia.
My big cranky plec is like 13~14, I’ve had him ~5 years, a old snail seems like a joy compared to a cantankerous foot like catfish!
@kittehs
Sadly I have never seen the shining, so I don’t know how to be a scary twin. XD
@cannonball
Casual racism would be a good ability not to have. Same for the first one. I have not yet determined the usefulness of shooting rage cannon flames from the ears yet.
Cannonball, you’re not butting in! It’s kind of impossible to butt in here, unless you’re a troll.
@argenti aertheri
10 years later and I finally figured out what killed our first fish XD
Marie, here are the twins from The Shining (warning: some gore):
Apologies to kitty, Cannonball!
::swoons for kitty named for Sir::
PS you know you’re gonna have* to post links to pics of her, don’t you? It’s that or be sacrificed to the Blockquote Monster.
*not really, only if you want to. 🙂
Marie — I’m the resident aquarist and HTML person (or wizard, depending who you ask XD )
Now if I could just figure out what cranky is cranky about!
Still a little gunshy! I have my grandmothers Koi who is 16 years old in a massive tank,she is much like her owner in that she is a little shy. Any tips for what I could put in there with her?
@cloudiah
So that is them. To do that, we will need to practice our synchronized, blank voices.
So that’s why it’s been coming after me more recently. Too long commenting and I haven’t posted a guinea pig pic XD
I’ll just…watch everyone talk about fish. I know nothing about fish.
Cannonball — afaik koi are the only reaally appropriate “tank” mates for koi. Get her a friend? Could try luring native frogs to come chill at your pond, but she may just ignore them.
Seriously plec, why are you eating the surface, the weather’s dandy, your tank is clean, you just feeling cranky?