So you may have heard vague rumors that there’s a new Mad Max film coming out. You also may have heard that it stars Charlize Theron as a shaven-headed postapocalyptical badass named Furiosa alongside Tom Hardy as Mr. Max.
Well, the manly men of the Manospshere are having none of it. On the always terrible Return of Kings, the most-trafficked blog in the Manosphere, Youtube bloviator Aaron Clarey issues a clarion call to his fellow right-thinking men, urging them to
Not only REFUSE to see the movie, but spread the word to as many men as possible. … Because if [men] sheepishly attend and Fury Road is a blockbuster, then you, me, and all the other men (and real women) in the world will never be able to see a real action movie ever again that doesn’t contain some damn political lecture or moray about feminism, SJW-ing, and socialism.
Er, “moray?”
As Clarey sees it, the central flaw in this film that he hasn’t seen is, well, it’s going to be starring Charlize Theron as a shaven-headed postapocalyptical badass named Furiosa. And that’s just not right, because everyone knows that women are just too damn womeny to be postapocalyptical badasses.
Even worse: in one of the trailers for the film “Charlize Theron’s character barked orders to Mad Max. Nobody barks orders to Mad Max.”
Clarey also reports, with a kind of growing horror, that none other than Eve Ensler, of Vagina Monologues fame, was brought in to consult on the film. (And trust me, Clarey’s discomfort with Ensler has nothing to do with her issues with intersectionality.)
Sure, Clarey acknowledges, Fury Road — at least on the surface — “looks like that action guy flick we’ve desperately been waiting for where it is one man with principles, standing against many with none.” But, he warns, despite not having actually seen even a minute of the actual film, nothing could be further from the truth!
[L]et us be clear. … This is the Trojan Horse feminists and Hollywood leftists will use to (vainly) insist on the trope women are equal to men in all things, including physique, strength, and logic. And this is the subterfuge they will use to blur the lines between masculinity and femininity, further ruining women for men, and men for women.
Lines between masculinity and femininity blurring! Rivers and seas boiling! Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes. The dead rising from the grave! Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together… mass hysteria!
Clarey worries that
men in America and around the world are going to be duped by explosions, fire tornadoes, and desert raiders into seeing what is guaranteed to be nothing more than feminist propaganda, while at the same time being insulted AND tricked into viewing a piece of American culture ruined and rewritten right in front of their very eyes.
You might think that someone this worried about the legacy of the original Mad Max might have noticed somewhere along the way that Mad Max is not actually a “piece of American culture” at all. It was an Australian film, filmed in Australia, directed by an Australian, and starring an American citizen who’d been living in Australia since the age of twelve.
I’m guessing that the director of Fury Road might have a somewhat more nuanced understanding of the original Mad Max than someone who doesn’t even know what country the movie was made in, especially given that the director of Fury Road, the director of the original Mad Max, the director of The Road Warrior and the director of Beyond Thunderdome are actually all the very same person.
But over on Return of Kings the fellas are as furious about Furiosa as Clarey is. In the top comment to Clarey’s piece, with several dozen upvotes, someone calling himself “truth” complains that the evil feminists who run Hollywood are ignoring the immutable truths of gender.
Hollywood is a garbage propoganda machine which spews out this feminist drivel filth into the minds of today’s young audience. Even though science has told us and proven, that men are physically stronger than women, it is nonetheless discarded by the forces driving this feminist nonsense.
There is a sick agenda at play here, and it only continues to get worse over time. First this, and now the upcoming “Terminator Genisys” which shows Sarah Connor in a more heroic and superior position to that of Kyle Reese, really makes me wonder how much further down the toilet society is going to go down, in it’s ridiculous attempts to try and reverse the traditional gender and biological roles.
Because “traditional” and “biological” roles always seem to be the exact same thing to these guys.
It is clear that the brainwashing of the masses will continue to go on with the promotion of these absurd movies in conjunction with the whole “girl power” themes that are present in these films. Furthermore, factor in the indoctrination of the liberal schooling and educational system, there is no doubt, that masculinity will be attacked from all sides in attempt to make the female gender more superior. …
I guess from the damage that I am seeing on a daily basis being inflicted by the feminist movement, there is really no turning back. Men will continue to opt out of society and by rejecting to watch these kind of movies, can help to further cement this narrative. And if ever, should the manginas and white knights reach that epiphany when they realise they are not perceived as a credible voice in this feminist driven gynocentric matriarchy that we live in, then even they will opt out of society.
Huh. And, let me guess, once the men all “opt out of society,” it’ll collapse in a giant heap and desperate women will turn to men for help? No wonder these guys are so angry about Fury Road; it challenges their favorite apocalyptic fantasy. Call it Mad Max: I Told You Bitches You’d Come Crawling Back to Me.
Women and feminists in general have without a doubt, proven that they are dysfunctional by nature and cannot be trusted with anything. And this movie helps to prove it.
FWIW, dude, the movie was directed by a man. It was written by men. And even though it’s got a lot more women in it than your typical action movie, most of the named actors in it are male. But apparently, to guys like Clarey and “truth,” it only takes a few drops of female blood to contaminate an entire action film.
Always maintain your masculinity.
And once again it’s the guys who think of themselves as the most macho who are the ones most anxious about their masculinity.
Truth is also horrified by one of the posters he’s seen for the film:
Even though the movie is called “Mad Max”, the poster clearly centres around Charlize Theron, while Tom Hardy looks like some ordinary guy in the background.
A woman’s face … in front of a man’s face! Can masculinity survive this terrible assault?
Slashfund complains that in the poster it “looks like he is wearing a muzzle like her bitch.”
Well, not really. Anyone who’s seen the original Max Max and its first two sequels may remember that a lot of the characters wore weird headgear and creepy masks; this was intended to make them look scary and, you know, postapocalyptic. Max’s new mask is no different.
Clark Kent whines
Where I can’t stand these female characters in kickass movies is when it is so damn obvious that they are forcing the female character in just to appeal to the blue-pill masses. The whole point of Mad Max is that he is the most hardened self-respecting man in the post-apocalyptic world. He lived through the decline, and thus carries all the grief of having been strong enough to see what the world has become.
To turn Mad Max upside down and make it into a feminist flick is horribly telling of our times. Rather than creating new films to depict the world from a women’s perspective, we take the great myths of men and boys and rewrite them to make women happy.
What? Mad Max is a “great myth of men and boys” now? It’s a movie made in 1979, not a tale told around the campfire by our ancient ancestors. And don’t any of you Return of Kingers remember Beyond Thunderdome, the second Mad Max sequel, released six years after the original? You know, the one co-starring Tina Turner, stomping around like a badass as the ruthless ruler of Bartertown?
Like it or not, fellas, but badass women are part of Mad Max canon.
MajorStyles, for his part, suggests that the film may be part of a sinister plot to con men into liking women with (gasp!) short hair — a major Manosphere bugaboo.
And what’s the end game of all this horse shit? That Alpha men will start finding bald, androgyonous women with anger issues attractive? Yeah, when pigs fly…
Again, another fail on the part of Team Feminism. As it has been noted many times, they do not get to order men what to be attracted to. Erections cannot be legislated. Only a man of supreme thirst would find this angynous thing attractive.
And the women who choose to impersonate Theron’s look in this movie will always be relagated to the same position – bridesmaid, cat lady, or beta male abuser.
TS77RP1, meanwhile, wants his fellow men to think of the children. And what he thinks about the children — specifically, those of the female persuasion — is genuinely horrifying.
Seriously: if you’re having a decent day so far, or, hell, a crappy one — basically, if you’re a having any sort of day so far, you may want to skip the rest of this post. No joke.
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Ok, if you’re still with me, here we go:
The only way back is to begin punishing ambition in our daughters and in all female children. They need to be physically and psychologically disciplined to be servile and deferential and they unfortunately need to have it beaten into them that they should NEVER trust their own judgement and always seek guidance and permission of their male headships.
Please tell me this monster doesn’t have a daughter.
My daughter would be turned out with nothing but a shirt on her back if she so much as looked at a college website or played with her brother’s educational toys.
Aw, fuck.
She would be belted to the point of being unable to sit if she exhibited confidence in decision making.
Fucking hell. A proud abuser.
I don’t want my wife to step foot out of the house unless her every dime and minute spent can be accounted for and executed in conjuncture with my approval. My daughter will exude obedience and timidity for whoever her future husband is and it’s imperative that all Christian Men demand nothing less within their own homes. Playtime for feminazis and the left is over. This is our world and our heritage to protect. Let the cultural war begin!
No words.
In a followup comment, he assures one skeptic that his wife and daughter are indeed real.
I do in fact implement this in my own home and practice what I preach vehemently. I have a daughter and sons and they are being raised to know that they are unequivocally different and 100% not equal. My wife is from a highly devout family and she was cowed long ago into obedience by her powerful, alpha father. I kinda won the life lottery >:^)
I can only hope that he’s bullshitting in an attempt to impress the Return of Kings regulars.
But impress them he does, winning upvotes and an awestruck comment by englishbob:
Wow! Its like you have a mini Saudi Arabia right in your home!
Apparently hatred of women trumps hatred of Muslims on Return of Kings.
I have no idea if Mad Max: Fury Road is actually going to be a good film. But I hope it does well, very well, if for no other reason than to spite these assholes.
Do not forget the many strong female characters in Battlestar Gallactica: Laura Roslin, Starbuck, Number Six, Number 8? Also from Earth 2: Devon Adair and Dr Julia Heller. From the wonderful series Red Dwarf: Kristine Kochanski.
I loathed Battlestar until the last season, then it was amazing and everything made sense.
As our Land Law lecturer pointed out, Jane Austen’s work is basically a commentary on 18th Century Property Law.
AlFromBayShore,
You don’t really think your silly tactics are going to work, do you? Evade all you like. You got nuthin and we know it. Come on, bro. Show us what you got rattling around in your skull. Wow us. I dare you to so much as make sense. Present an argument, then back it with facts or STFU.
Hoorah! In all seriousness, why bother with the opinions of trolls? I gotta go mow my lawn. Oh crap, I forgot, I’m female. I can’t mow the lawn! I’d better go find a man to do it for me.
@Lea:
All al’s got is posturing, and all he’s got in terms of retorts is accusations of the same. Surprisingly empty, that one.
Alan, you are intentionally omitting the fact that most of the works by Austen are centered around women. There is commentary on 18th century property law in those works but a dude is more likely to read commentaries on the relationship between politics and economics by Elijah Muhammad than anything by Austen because Muhammad’s works are mostly about male identity. Your argument is disingenuous.
Politics has informed film since it’as inception. Could you explain why it should stop now? Is it…is it because strong women scare the bejeebus out of you?
Try and see “Danny the Dog” (also called “Unleashed” in some places). It’s a martial arts gangster film that’s also a brilliant character study.
It has one scene in it that if you don’t blub you’ve got a heart of stone
Alfrombayshore, can you tell me what an author from the 1800’s has to do with women in contemporary action films?
kirbywarp, I’m not posturing. I’m merely placing something on the public record so when the internet archaeologist unearth these commentaries, they will see who thinks more deeply about these things. I have no problem with filling up the board with my comments as they relate to the content of my original comment. I’m pitching all nine innings.
Well, that Mr Darcy features quite a bit; but that’s the whole point, the books are about the state of property law and the consequences for women. If you have any interest in jurisprudence (and as a Heinlein fan I think everyone should have) then they’re an essential read.
You’re throwing balls, mate.
Alfrombayshore, what does Elijah Muhammad (African American 1897-1975) has to do with Jane Austen (English 1775-1817)? English Property Law is different to Property Law in other countries.
@ AlFromBayShore
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I think I saw Unleashed. (That’s the one with Morgan Freedman Bob Hoskins and that hot guy whose name I can’t remember as the lead, right?) I mean I haven’t seem the classic stuff. I saw Crouching Tiger and The House of Flying Daggers, but never the films that inspired them. They might not be as visually stunning, but I want to find out.
That’s two more films with kickass ladies in them. Alfromdirectlyonthemuthafucknbeach must have missed those movies too.
@smithshadow
Oh! Can we add Zoe and Tamara from Caprica to your list? And Clarice and Lacy? They were all pretty bad ass, even if some of that bad assery occurred in the virtual world. They were also allowed to make mistakes and show emotion in response to those mistakes.
I really wish that show had gotten more support when it was on.
smithshadow, my point is gender differences guide preference. Muhammad is male centered in his depictions whereas Austen is female centered, and there is nothing wrong with that. I accept gender differences as a reality. That’s just me though.
My dad, who is a disabled Vietnam war veteran and retired after being an engineer for all his life – just about the manliest man who ever manned – loves Jane Austen. He said it took him half a book to get the hang of the form of English in which she wrote, but then he went after every book of hers he could lay hands on.
Then he went back to reading Tom Clancy, but only because he ran out of Austen.
Maybe you might want to give her stuff a try. I assure you that my dad’s man card remains intact.
Lea, funny how you reference “Crouching Tiger….”. I liked the film but I prefer “Five Deadly Venoms” because the film is centered about male identity. Crouching Tiger was essentially a love story.
It’s a movie.
With Charlize Theron.
Enjoy. Don’t overthink Hollywood; your heads will explode.
Yep, I’m sure onlookers will someday wander in and see you evading and ignoring and refusing to answer a very simple question that is at the heart of your beef with this film, and know who the deep thinkers are around here.
Alfromdirectlyonthemuthafucknbeach,
I thought you were ignoring me because my comments were short, vague and hollow.
What’s your excuse now?
Scared much?
That’s the one.
That scene where Morgan Freeman says “What I’m trying to say Danny, is after Victoria graduates, we’re going to go back home” and you think they’re going to leave him and then he continues “but we would really like for you to come with us, because we’ve come to think of you as family, and well that’s what families do – they stick together” makes me gush every time (welling up just thinking about it).
[Thanks to IMDB for confirmation of the quote]
He needs something to go on about that isn’t answering my very easy, direct, simple question that requires no words bigger than “political.” Natch.
No shit, Alfromdirectlyonthemuthafucknbeach.
I never noticed the love story in that action film. Thank goodness you cleared that up.
Still, it is an action film and you have no reason to claim it as anything else except that you have talked yourself into a corner.
Now, about the questions I asked you…. ya gonna keep pretending you didn’t see them?