I sometimes say that the only “activism” that the Men’s Rights Movement is any good at is harassing individual women. But perhaps I’m being a bit too stingy here: following on the heels of the Father’s Rights activists who dress up like superheroes and climb up buildings and bridges to show that, well, I’m not sure what they’re trying to show, Men’s Rightsers seem to be developing a knack for poorly conceived media stunts that make them look like idiots.
The latest incredibly poorly conceived Men’s Rights media stunt come from Men’s Rights Edmonton, the A Voice for Men sister brother group famous for, among other things, chasing women down the street in the middle of the night and claiming that the women they chased were the bullies.
Anyway, the loudest and most obnoxious dude in the group, Nick Reading (a.k.a. “Eric Duckman”) has decided to run for Edmonton City Council on — get this! — the Patriarchy Party ticket! Oh no he didn’t!
Oh, yes he did. I suppose that the Patriarchy Party’s supposed platform — including a pledge “to end antiquated laws regarding women’s sexual consent” and provisions to instruct teachers “to snatch things like toy trucks out of the hands of little girls and replace them with dolls or tea sets” — probably inspired a chuckle or two amongst the folks at A Voice for Men, but the trollery here is really too inane to offend.
Whetever, dudes. You can find their badly designed pamphlet, with traced-photo “artwork” presumably by the noted FeMRA artist TyphonBlue, here.
You’re right, Ally, you weren’t. Just personal attacks and insults all the way, which I labeled ad-hominem because I assumed you were actually counter-arguing. My bad. I see you do not argue.
If you come on blathering in support of the MRM, and attacking feminism, yes, you do hate women, however much you deny it, kiddo.
Despising misogynists (and mocking them) doesn’t actually equal hating men, not least since being a man isn’t a prerequisite for being a misogynist. Nor does being a non feminist equal being a misogynist, so you’ve failed again in your feeble attempts. Dumb as a box o’ rocks, you are. But keep it up, you’re quite amusing compared with some of the trolls we’ve had lately.
Actually, now that I think about it, none of you actually have an argument to make. Not even Futrelle. Just insults and the desire to somehow make feminism credible somehow.
Meh, it’s just admitted to being a lulz troll. I haz a disappoint.
You will tell me I hate women, no matter what, if I disagree with feminism. There is no point in denying it, for the same reasons that feminism construes everything masculine as “rape”.
Dispute is futile with the feminist religion.
Despising feminists for misandry is not okay, though. Only despising the MRM is okay, under feminism. Got it.
I mock feminism for fabricating some sort of “wage gap”, that “all men are rapists”, that “a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle”, that men are responsible for every great evil in the world, and that domestic violence is perpetrated mostly by men. Yes, I mock it, and the religious conservatism such claims mirror.
Things I’ve learned from Dub — kitteh’s a closeted homosexual who’s a homophobe, misogyny is great =/= hating women! and none of us like or even respect men.
Pecunium, sorry dude, another troll has declared that I couldn’t possibly like you, I’m going to have to retract my request for you to please write for the Borg. (Speaking of which, we got a commenter from feministe, thank kitteh 🙂 )
Things learned from Argenti: Argenti has no sense of nuanced humor.
If anyone ever sees a small, functional, fully plastic bicycle I haz an interest. Needs to be small enough for a 1″ puffer to play with.
My fish needs a bicycle (I’m only sorta joking, I think he’d enjoy having moving parts to play with)
More directly, I mean to say that kittehserf’s implications that I am either a homophobe or a misogynist simply because I despise feminism is not logically justified.
Now now dearie, your claim requires you to attempt to interpret what I said, I just repeated what you said. Really, don’t try interpreting things, you haven’t the skill for that, you may strain your wee little brain.
I have a lego bicycle your fish may borrow, and a man for your feminist.
Argenti: I will more perfectly interpret your ill-nuanced text, without any supporting body language, next time.
See, you can’t even handle subject verb agreement! The question is whether her implications (which you made up) are justified.
Is these implications justified? <– clearly horrible grammar.
Yes, it should have been “are”. Feminism wins. Sigh.
I’m still baffled as to where trolly got the idea that I said anything about homophobia. But then trolls are weird, and this one REEKS of socks.
If this comment goes through, I’m letting you know that email sent for homophobia.
Okay, FINALLY. Some of my posts didn’t go through (must have been posting too much), and unfortunately one of them was asking whether one of us should send an email.
Email sent.
Borrow? This is a fish who has 30 gallons to himself because he’s a territorial carnivore. If it fits in his mouth, he’ll sample it. Legos probably would be good for his beak though.
As for a man for my feminist, sorry, I don’t know anyone in need of one. And if I did, I’d try setting them up with brother long before I’d curse them with anyone you know. You think misogyny is great, what use could any woman possibly have for you? Outside repotting her cactī that is.
My pharm student does have a functional crossbow made of k’nex though, I may have to ask zir about a bicycle for my puff.
That little cutie has spent the day vigorously hunting every nook of his tank after being given snails earlier. Someone isn’t getting fed tomorrow, or potentially the next day. Nifty thing with puffers — you can tell how full their stomachs are by how big their bellies are. So when he stops looking like a bloated grape, he can have some shrimp or worms or such.
Alice – good, I sent an email too, about these smelly socks.
I enjoyed Dub’s use of “lest”, the fanciest of conjunctions. I hope Dub is wearing a monocle, you can’t be effectively pretentious long-term without a monocle.
Ooh, d’you think Dub is really Uncle Monty?
Says a troll who started off by defending the satirical genius found in this:
Yep, that’s pretty sharp satire and nothing says nuanced humor like exclamation points!
It’s satire you don’t like. I’m sorry you don’t like it.