A tiny group of gallant men (and “their women”) go underground to fight the evil gynocratic overlords. Is this the plot of a terrible dystopian potboiler from 1971, or a description of how most MRAs see themselves, and the world, today?
Turns out it’s both. I found this pic in the Blue Pill subreddit, and now I really, really want to read this book.
Here’s a book review from someone who did.
This site is quickly becoming exactly what I thought it was fighting…only worse because there are more people self emolating themselves repeatedly on the comment boards. is it really necessary for 30% of all posts to be by the moderators? it almost feels like there is quickly becoming more of an impetus to hate on MRA’s than actually intelligently explore… well anything.
@cassandra:
LOL!
It’s almost like fedoras are magnifying glasses. They make either doucheyness or hotness even more obvious.
@Dvarg:
Going from Ow! to Eurgh!
Makes you wonder if they cling to the idea of being needed because they know, deep in their wormy little souls, that they really aren’t wanted.
This! I mean, I believe in the afterlife (or instead-of-earthly-life in this case) but I’ve never thought or heard any suggestion like that. Don’t get to live an earthly life ‘cos the receptacle doesn’t make it to birth? Well hello, whole lotta living to do over the other side anyway.
@Bon, you misspelled “Immolate,” m8.
I was about to ask wtf “self emolating” was.
What are you blathering about, Bon O whatsit? You really think two people account for 30% of the posts here? Gosh, I never thought moderators had limits on how much we could post, how shocking. I don’t recall reading that in Teh Rulez.
You also seem to have very odd notions of what a mockery blog does, what intelligent conversation is, what people enjoying themselves might talk about, and who gets to say what the conversation should be about. (Tip: it isn’t whining trolls.)
“Self emolating” sounds like a weird euphemism for wanking. Maybe it’s emo wank?
Bon’s comment does point to a need for a wanker-to-English dictionary.
So, if we’re becoming exactly what we’re mocking, does that mean this site is becoming a bunch of misogynists?
A little confused, here.
/s
Self emolate – when you cut your hair into a hilariously wanky and pretentious style all by yourself?
@Kitten: Yeah, I mean, you could believe that souls hang around before birth, but in that case, it’s still weird to argue that an abortion robs this soul of something special. You’d also have to ask whether, if all souls yearn for Earth and don’t like it on the other side, it’s not equally bad just not to have sex, because simply not having sex also means loads of potential people won’t get born.
The thing is, I don’t think people going “I’m glad my mum didn’t have an abortion, because otherwise I wouldn’t exist” really do believe in the pre-existence of souls before Earthy life. It’s more likely a vague “but… but… it would have been terrible if <i<I hadn’t existed” thing.
Fun fact about fedoras: The name “fedora” comes from a fictional princess called Fedora, played by Sara Bernardht in a 19th century play, who wore a hat like that.
Or like a world without them in it is simply impossible for them to imagine.
Wasn’t Bon O. One of our unsolicited boner updates on the tattoo thread? Who then promptly demanded intelligent conversation after the boner update?
The name seems really familiar.
@Bon
They have always been frequent commenters, long before they ever became mods. You’re completely overreacting.
Assuming Bon O Bolishus meant “self immolating,” how does that even apply? How is anybody self immolating in the comments? And why choose this thread to make this comment? The original post is about a novel about a future (now past) dystopia where evil feminists have taken away the right for men to take women whenever they want… A brave band of men (and their women) fight for that right. If that’s not something to legitimately mock, I don’t know what is.
Ah, so he’s one of the “sexual preferences are for men only” guys.
I also feel like there was some long spiel by Bon O. on the Bancroft thing, and someone asked for paragraph breaks…
Is this ringing bells with anyone else, or was that some other troll with the blue-ish icon with the “I love MRA comment boards… Intelligently discuss issues of my choosing with me, now!!”
They all blur together for me unless they’re especially weird.
Dvarg, yeah, my reaction to the line about the soul missing something special is “Are you fucking kidding me?” I tend to think of all the shit one misses out on – climate change, mass extinctions, politicians, grotesque human behaviour generally – and wonder why anyone would complain about getting to spend their whole life in Spirit. 😛
Also that is so cool about Sarah Bernhardt. I didn’t know the hat’s name derived from a given name. I wonder if it’s the same name, or from the same origin, anyway, as Feodora? I know that one; it was the name of Queen Victoria’s half-sister.
I wonder if this is the hat SB wore in the play? At any rate it’s a gorgeous bit of headgear.
@contrapangloss – I’ve seen one comment from this character before, that I can remember. Should have a look, but I seem to recall it was at least as stupid as this one.
@Tessa:
I’ve got it! It’s when we say “The stupid, it burns.”
Ah hahahhaa, contrapangloss wins an internet! This Bon twit is indeed the one who did the “I love MRA boards” endless wall of text. Also how tattoos are ugly and awful and it’s ridiculous to say it’s misogynist to hate them, and how people only stand up for women being attacked in public and never for men.
Troll, troll, trolly troll.
Hm, interesting. I will try that.
I understand the concept of “stories that have to be told” but I don’t actually think this book was one of them. And I’m fairly sure you need both what these people define as men and women to procreate.
wewereemergencies
But not if the evil women have their way and find a way to procreate without semen (combining two eggs). Then men will no longer be needed and the genocides will start. Or something.
I think I read that book when I was 19-20. It really freaked me out.
As soon as the youngest cat realises I am awake in the morning, he wants cuddles. Then the female cat wants me to snuggle her too, simultaneously. This happens just before my alarm, and also when I wake up early on the weekend, hence I have been up since 6am today (Sunday).
I think youngest came under the bedcovers this morning as well. I’m too soft. But he’s a snuggly ragdoll when he wants to be, otherwise he is my ninja cat.