Real-World Man-activism: The photographic evidence

@Marie, thanks a lot. I think I’ve found a good way to manage, though. I’ve managed to get in touch with myself a lot more recently and realize when it’s happening, and like I said putting off my normal routine and finding something novel to focus on helps me cope a lot. Everyone’s brain works differently, so I don’t know if that would work for you, but I hope you feel better too!

@Cloudiah, that’s a neat website 😮 I’ve been meaning to teach myself to cook for a long time and that’s really helpful.

If you can’t muster the energy to do them from scratch there’s always store bought dough. As for general advice, sorry, I’m with Marie on this one, I’d be less in a funk if I had any.

@M Dubz:

Good lord. What kind of asshole complains specifically about his *sister’s* reproductive choices? I feel like this must be in some way linked to the new research suggesting that men with sisters tend to be more conservative than men without…

These sorts of things make me really grateful for my brother. He may be a mentally ill alcoholic who causes us a lot of sorrow and worry, but at least he’s a kind and loving person who respects the rights of others. I’d rather have him than some fuckhead who thinks that he owns my body like that. Ewww.

@Cassandra,

I wonder if dude in the picture realizes how many creepy overtones of incest his little sign campaign suggests. I mean, there’s really only one way that you can claim that the fetus your sister had aborted was “yours”…

I don’t think asshole sign guy is the same as asshole would-be uncle guy. Which is really depressing, actually.

@diresloth
Maybe- except the dolls came with ‘informational pamphlets’ so the kids who could read would know they weren’t aliens.

I wish someone would make actual early stage fetus dolls just to illustrate how silly the tugging at the heartstrings sentimentality of it all is, because to me early stage fetuses could best be described as looking like an alien shrimp.

That dog in the second pic is so cute!

The child in the first could be in danger of drowning, though. And the bloke in the third of a gas attack.

YES! Feminfurrinati!

All hoomins are equal…ly able to serve the furry overlords!

Depression, fortunately, isn’t that high on my list of issues, but I have a piece of paper with a long list of things I do that help my mental health. I have to stuck on my wall, because when I’m depressed or otherwise not at my best, I often forget. My list of things ranges from the tricky (draw/write/make comics–even if they’re bad) to the simple (watch Disney movie). I also have a list of books that are useful for different things. James Herriot, for instance, is my depression author.

It’s also more for when we’re in a highly dissociated state, but I keep a copy of the Bad Day Book in our wallet. It’s not as thorough as the big long list, but it’s a decent pocket guide.

You’d think for the almighty men they are, they’d do a better job and not make the thing look so drippy.

@Dire Sloth

I can understand that feeling pretty well. As for an easy cookie recipe, this one is from a cookbook compiled of recipes from various professional wrestlers.

Perry Saturn’s Super Cookies
1 box of cake mix (any flavor)
1 egg
1/2 cup of oil

-Preheat oven to 350 degrees
-Mix all ingredients well
-drop teaspoonfulls of the dough onto a greased cookie sheet and bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown.

Makes 3 dozen.

Hey LBT? Wtf do I do with page 6? Be glad I don’t get out enough for it to matter?

Page 5…hi pecunium! Thanks for being quite possibly the only person I’d list who actually answers the damned phone! (Seriously, everyone else I know is like my age – 35 and we apparently can’t work cell phones, despite having been teenagers when they really started existing [oh how I miss my Nokia with the interchangeable face plates!])

I think it’s kind of sweet when men say, “we’re pregnant.” Yes, it’s rather cheesy, but it indicates to me that the man is showing his commitment to his pregnant lady and his desire to support her in what will ultimately become a major joint effort.

@Zombie Marie, I had the same reaction. I guess in my mind, ardent reader / vandal / reverse sexism complaints / misogynist slurs are very disparate categories. But there they are all together, in one glorious picture.

I had a miserable day, listened to so much fuckery about Chelsea Manning, and eventually lost my temper at one of the sub-eds. I am homesick and I want to go home.