I found this graphic on the Men’s Rights subreddit, linked with the comment “[a]nd here is what I say to feminism.” (It was actually in the thread discussing this brilliant MRA comic.)
I’m sure the women of the world are heartbroken that men who think they are basically the equivalent of inanimate objects have “decided” to remain single.
Also, dudes, would it kill you to proofread your graphics?
While reducing women to commodities is creepy, why is it bad to go from wooden coat hangers to wire ones? the price is so much better and trees didn’t have to die to make it.
It’s great how this unintentionally (or intentionally) spells out exactly what these people want with no BS in between, they want women to be the same as they were in the “olden days” when they knew their place and everyone had the same expectations (marriage, babies, housework), only then will they treat them with respect.
At the very least, that is honest and direct, none of this “I actually love women and equality and that’s why I hate feminism” as the start of a 90000 word manifesto explaining the position.
If someone wanted to use that graphic as proof that lizard like aliens were on the earth, disguised as humans and hiding among us, I’d seriously consider that as a realistic possibility. Where else could such bizarre, inhuman thoughts come from?
The marketer in me just wants to help this guy out with a better infographic. There has to be a simpler analogy to show him being overly picky, completely ignoring that individual preferences for a mate vary to an infinite number of combinations, while also solely judging a woman’s worth to humanity based entirely on appearance.
I tried to think for a few minutes on that better graphic, but my head kept on slamming into my desk to make me stop. I think it was telling me I need to become a horrible person first. I am not that committed to this idea.
Just chiming in with amusement that this guy thinks this is the reason he’s single, as opposed to his viewing women as utensils to be purchased for a bargain price.
Scarletathena,
That’s what struck me as well. Do these guys really think we were all identical before big bad feminism turned us into sentient individuals? That’s not how it works.
Man teh wimmins are going to be screwed when they invent sex coat hangers.
i think i’m glad that meme is completely incomprehensible to me
This relationships-are-an-economic-transaction-and-women-are-golddiggers-and-whores bullshit always makes me wonder: could it be that for some of the MRAs and MGTOWs who perpetuate it, this is part of a fantasy about being economically better off? I definitely don’t mean to imply that there’s anything shameful about not having much money, it’s just that people’s aspirations to higher social and economic status manifest in strange ways, like, for instance, brag-complaining loudly on the internet about how women only want you for your (possibly imaginary) money, and, you know, you totally could afford to buy their affections, but they’re all beneath your discerning tastes.
It’s also worth noting that the only guys I’ve *ever* heard complain IRL about women being golddiggers were guys who were, on top of not having a lot of money, not especially good at taking care of themselves. They seemed to be confusing “wants a rich sugar daddy” with “wants a guy capable of holding down a job while also cleaning his house and taking regular showers.”
It’s not my fault I can’t have a lasting relationship with trustworthy level-headed women! It’s society! Evil feminists turned them all into [insert assortment of sexist slurs]! The world OWES me!
Self-defeating and bitter. Repeat ad infinitum.
These people need a lesson in introspection, or, you know, just get some life experience. We know the majority of MRAs have only just left mommy and daddy’s protection from the big bad world. (knowing they’re mostly young sprouts gives me a bit relief. I used to think some pretty stupid things as a teen too. Maybe some of them will come to realize how toxic their thoughts really are).
“He earned his reputation by torturing his (feminist) victims with railroad-spike metaphors.” –Rupert Giles
In addition to what’s already been written, you’d think that the fact that coat hangers still exist in abundance and that they’re still not very expensive would undermine the graphic maker’s entire analogy, but hey, never let facts get in the way of a good story.
The original wooden hanger is not now overpriced if the original poster believes in the Holy Free Market. He just can’t afford it.
Or, given inflation, the cost of the original wooden hanger might be commensurate with what it cost in the past. He’s just fallen behind.
Women as a time and motion study. I’m sure the ladies love that.Also struggling to see why anyone cares.
Behold my harem!
http://www.amazon.com/LIBERTY-129848-Flared-27-Inch-Nickel/dp/B0033AHK4I/ref=lp_3744281_1_4?s=storageorganization&ie=UTF8&qid=1441037703&sr=1-4
I think a coat hanger aspiring to be a railroad spike and eventually taking on the transformation is actually very cute.
Also, seconding the fuck outta this.
Once upon a time, women had only one purpose.
But over time (and with much effort), they began to expand their roles.
Until eventually they were all individuals who could not be interchanged.
They still had equal worth as people.
But men like me could not comprehend the women being more than that thing with the one original purpose.
I am single.
Because I still see women as products that should be catered to my wants.
If there was an unsatisfied demand for regular coathanger ladies the invisible hand vagina of the free market would adapt to supply that demand.
Unless of course coathanger ladies are some sort of Veblen commodity.
I must say though this meme offends me more as a capitalist than a pro-feminist.
@sn0rkmmaiden:
That’s a good point. I totally missed the how ridiculous it is that THIS is the reason he’s single with all the other things wrong with this graphic.
I agree entirely with this graphic in every way, except for the part where it’s supposed to be relevant to the dating experience.
To continue the analogy but make it relevant to dating, it’s more likely that the four companies changed their products to be four different things: A nail, a coathook, a railroad spike and a coathanger. I went out trying to find a nail, so I took the nail. Someone who was interested in a coathanger would find that the coathanger is much closer to their requirements. More importantly, a person who wants a nail is probably going to treat a nail well, whereas someone who wants a nail and buys a coathanger instead is going to make that coathanger unhappy (or just have a lousy first date and no second.)
Everyone is special and unique. Find the person that’s right for you. Maybe you need a coathanger. Or maybe, despite social pressure and your own internalised heteronormativity, you’d actually be happier with a coathook.
Also women aren’t objects, but I think we’ve covered that.
Urgh, yes. I remember one of the things about George Sodini was that he thought younger women ought to be wildly impressed that his home was clean and had furniture in it. And when that didn’t work, he went out and shot up a women’s health club, then killed himself.
Also, you’ve described Roosh V there. And I suspect it’s only a matter of time before HE flips out and starts killing people.
(I hate that my mind went automatically to such dark places, but really, these guys leave it not much else to work with.)
And, you know, once upon a time, there were NOT just 1 type of coat hangers. Coat hangers have always excelled at being special and unique!
https://www.google.com/search?q=hangers+antique&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAmoVChMIyI25pu3TxwIViFeSCh12mQC5&biw=1024&bih=725
(google search of antique coat hangers, if you want to see come cool coat hangers)
Hey, doesn’t this same company also manufacture grapes? I hear their quality control is slipping. A lot of them are sour now.
I’m also wondering if there was anything intentional in the choice of the coat hanger to represent women, given its association with the days when abortion was illegal (an era which the OP would no doubt like to return to).
Buttercup, did I ever tell you that you’re my hero?
I bet he’s one of those guys who drops all his clothes on the floor and expects his mom/girlfriend to hang them up for him.