A bitter gamebro wandered into the Men’s Rights subreddit last night to deposit an angry little manifesto on the evils of women and Social Justice Warriors. He didn’t get a terribly friendly reception from the regulars — last I checked he’d been voted down to zero — but his manifesto is such a classic example of self-pitying gamebro misogyny that I sort of felt obliged to bring it to you all here.
Are you sitting comfortably? Good. Then let’s begin.
I am shocked — shocked! — to hear this about the laundry, as the females I live with are quite fastidious about their personal cleanliness, spending a good portion of their waking moments licking their fur coats clean. But they are cats, after all.
The human females I know are mostly slobs, actually, though I can’t claim to be any better myself.
How exactly did the state of one’s laundry come to be a factor in deciding a human being’s worth, anyway?
Also, I’m thinking that “cause I’m a penis, and that’s all I am” would look really good on a t-shirt. Anyone else agree?
Well he’s not far off about being a dick.
Would it have a sad penis illustration on it too?
So… as women we’re lying liars that lie while making 20x more than men, huh? The stuff that comes out of some of these brains really has me raising my eyebrows. So high they’re off my head.
Well, he’s got one thing right. He is a massive tool, and his attitude suggests that’s not going to change.
People in general are poor at accepting their own flaws or taking responsibility for their own failures. That’s human. Once we start ascribing our difficulties to entire classes of people, though, we descend from human to disgusting a-hole, as evidenced by this gamebro’s posting. It would be sad if it wasn’t causing such an horrible wave of problems for their fellow men and women alike.
I would really like some examples of these women who are making 20x more than men, with citations. Wishful thinking, I know.
wow they’re like the completely serious version of this: http://38.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4y5racs661r9fbgko1_500.png
Translation of that whole sad wreck of a MANifesto: Waaaaa, my penis isn’t the instant key to privilege it used to be anymore! Now I actually have to WORK for my respect, like a MERE FEEEEEMALE! Misaaaaaandry!
To the tune of School House Rock’s “I’m Just a Bill”
I’m just a peen.
Yes, I’m only a peen and I’m sad because it’s all that I’ve been.
hokesone,
Thanks for sharing that link! LOL!
I find it droll that the poor sad gamebro is so DEVASTATED by being reduced to his genitals. You know, like he and his ilk do to women.
To misquote Freud, sometimes a penis is just a penis.
Where are these gaming and technical industries in which women make 20x as much as men? I’m job-hunting and I want in.
Who told him about the dirty laundry? Our whole mystique as women is ruined!
I feel like the entire rant was set off by him interviewing for a job in IT and not getting the job because there was someone more qualified and more personable who got the job instead… and they just happened to be a woman.
*sputters*BBBUT WOMEN CAN’T COMPUTER CAN ONLY LET ME SEX AT YOU*shakes fist*YOU WEAR TOO MUCH EYELINER GO DO LAUNDRY
A tee shirt would be a great idea, with a complimentary one going to this guy.
Oh come now, fromafar2013, we know that the woman couldn’t possibly be more qualified than him because he’s a man and therefore naturally better at anything STEM-related than any woman could ever be! I bet he even has SCIENCE to back him up on that one.
Last I heard, the only profession women make more money than men (and we’re talking about celebrity level, here) is modeling. Gosh. I wonder why that is?
Is that what he was thinking when he wrote (I can hear him hissing, almost) “…women are only pretty with make-up…” and have to rely one certain “camera angles?”
Also, he had to add that revealing bit where his army buddies got the ladies, but he could only watch in horror, lamenting about the safety of his friends’ wallets.
Funny, I have a feeling if a pretty woman walked into his hypothetical office looking for a well-paid, meaningful job, he’s just think, “What?! Who Does she think she is? Pretty girls are all dumb ex-cheerleaders, no one will take her seriously.”
They need a shirt that says “Women can’t science, because REASONS!”
If “male sexuality” is being assaulted, and this is wrong, then why is the idea that male bosses promote women in order to get blowjobs wrong? Isn’t that “male sexuality”? Why is this guy such a misandrist?
I feel bad for him. It has to be hard to go through life as a disembodied penis.
It’s interesting that the women are all making 20 times more than men (so most women are making six figures now, I guess) but are still marrying all the men to take their money, even though the man would be the one benefiting financially, if they are sharing finances with the woman making 20 times his salary.
And it’s totally unfair that women are allowed to have jobs if they are not pretty! Injustice!
Interesting that he said women only marry military men for the “guaranteed 50 percent for life”.
It’s not true. Yes, in the event of a divorce any SPOUSE married to a service member gets half of that service member’s pension (there are caveats).
1: The marriage has to have been in excess of (IIRC) 10 years.
2: The service member has to earn a pension.
So right off the bat we’ve got a pretty high bar to getting any money.
3: It only applies to retirement pay (which is taxed). Any disability compensation (not taxed, and not legally income) is exempted.
So the rate of return on the “investment” is pathetic. Let’s say the dude retires at E-7(a fairly common rank at retirement).
She gets half of $1,778 (assuming some things which aren’t likely, such as an annual pay increase of 2 percent, and inflation at3.5 which hasn’t been the case for the past several years).
So… I’m calling bullshit; just on that (quite apart from my own experience, where this wasn’t happening. Maybe it’s different in the Air Force)
@ magnesium
That’s not a glaring contradiction at all! It’s because… uhmmm…SCIENCE!?
“my boss is male … or even female in today’s day and age”
Right, because lesbians didn’t exist until recently.
At my company I can think of two men who moved up the ranks by becoming besties with the new boss, and kissing ass in general. Neither was particularly qualified, and there were many men and women who would have been a better choice for the promotions they got. Sure, they may not have used sex appeal, but isn’t that basically on the same level? This happens in lots of companies.
@Amanda: But getting a promotion for being friends with the boss is perfectly okay because no manipulative dirty FEEEEEEEMALE body parts were involved!