Men’s Rights Activists learned a long time ago that the easiest way to win an argument with someone is by playing the old straw man game, ignoring what they actually believe and instead pretending that they believe something much less defensible — and much easier to rebut.
Trouble is, when you’re actually debating one of these people directly, they may point out to you that they don’t actually believe what you claim they believe. And this makes it oh so much harder to win the argument.
Luckily, MRAs have found a workaround for this little difficulty. Instead of debating real feminists who can argue back, they debate imaginary ones who say only what the MRAs allow them to say.
One quick visit to a stock photo repository and hey, presto! You’ve got yourself the following memes depicting Straw Feminists Confused About Everything.
Er, what? Feminists have the power to ban hot babes from going out in public? Do these hot babes have to make themselves less hot before they can get a walking around permit from the Department of Jealous Feminists Who Won’t Let You Go Out if You’re Too Hot?
I think I may have posted this one before, but I still don’t quite understand it. Hey MRA dudes, you’re supposed to confuse the imaginary women in your memes, not the rest of us!
This dumb little cartoon, drawn in 2003 by a dude hoping to sell a few t-shirts, has provided MRAs with thirteen years’ worth of cheap outrage so far. Congrats, MRA meme-maker, for squeezing a little bit more outrage from its desiccated corpse.
I ain’t saying she’s a golddigger but, yes, you are saying that. Again. That song is more than a decade old. Move on, dudes.
Didn’t you just say you live in one of those moocher states in the south that has to take assistance from my state?
Please stop being a little sack of crap. None of us here are taking anything from you, you little fucknut.
Phew! Back to my old meanie pants scary feminist self! I knew the niceness would pass quickly.
Some cabernet-sauvignon and a beer. Lighter than I generally prefer, a St Pauli Girl. Maybe I need a good stout to get back to troll fighting form.
Dustin says “militaristic” like its a good trait. And FDR was around in what, the 40s? Well, maybe some of that shit flew then but not now. I just mentioned Trump because he came to my mind first.
@Fabe
You know I am, but what are you?
I really like Black Velvets. Or Black and Tan – I can’t recall the proper name. Half stout and half apple cider – Strongbow and Guiness. It’s stout with a bit of the bitterness cut, and a lovely apple aftertaste.
It’s probably appropriate that the guiness and strongbow don’t really mix in the glass. Political 😮
Those are good. I also like the Irish car bomb (Guinness with a shot of whiskey and Bailey’s dropped in) but that’s more of a weekend kind of drink.
My ideas are artisanally handcrafted in small batches, I’ll have you know. God, it’s like you know nothing about leftoid ideas. *combs mustache, rides away on unicycle*
I’ve got no defense of the internment camps. That was one of the more shameful parts of American history, although I’m sure it’s heartwarming for you to read about.
However, the New Deal thing was an unfortunate and necessary compromise. The country was in an emergency due to the depression and he had to work with the congress he had. Presidents aren’t monarchs who can just wave their scepter and get their agenda through.
Say, did it ever occur to you that black people being left out of the New Deal is a big reason that income inequality between blacks and whites is still so huge? New Deal programs lifted a lot of white Americans from lower to middle class and their grandchildren and great grandchildren are still reaping the benefits.
Once again, you’re own goaling. You’ve just admitted that white privilege exists! The SJWs were right!
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@Dustin, blaming ethnic minorities/people of color for the American crime rate makes me question whether you’re aware of the vibrant ethnic diversity of other developed, democratic nations. Having significant visible minorities, or significant populations that don’t speak the majority language or share the same ethnic heritage, does not make the US stand out in contrast to other affluent nations with a high freedom index, particularly Canada and the countries of western Europe. Nor does it account for differences between US crime rates (particularly violent crime) and theirs.
However, not having such diversity of population, while enjoying economic power and a high standard of living, is one factor that makes outliers such as Japan and South Korea so distinctive.
Is it just me, or are Dustin’s latest posts heading into self-parody territory?
@Fabe:
I’d also recommend Steven Universe, with a few notes/caveats:
First, if you do decide to watch it, try to avoid reading up on the details of the show, because it’s extremely easy to get spoiled on major plot twists. Hell, I’d argue that Ruby’s mere existence is already a spoiler on its own.
Second, like Tessa said, be warned that the first half or so of season one can be a bit of a slog to get through. It’s heavy on filler episodes, Steven’s at his most obnoxious at that point, and the animation can be rather hit-or-miss. These all start improving halfway through season one: the story picks up pace, Steven gets character development, and the animation becomes more consistent and fluid.
If you’re interested, there’s a recommended alternate viewing order floating around that cuts out a lot of the early filler, and shuffles some less plot-critical, but still interesting episodes around past the first major reveal to improve pacing. If you think it might improve your enjoyment of the show, here’s the alternate viewing order:
Cheeseburger Backpack
Laser Light Cannon
Bubble Buddies
Steven’s Lion
Giant Woman
Steven the Sword Fighter
Lion 2: The Movie
An Indirect Kiss
Monster Buddies
Mirror Gem
Ocean Gem
House Guest
Rose’s Room
Coach Steven
(Lars and the Cool Kids)
(Joking Victim)
Space Race
Secret Team
(Garnet’s Universe)
Tiger Millionaire
(Island Adventure)
(Keep Beach City Weird!)
Fusion Cuisine
Watermelon Steven
Lion 3: Straight to Video
And everything after that can be watched in the normal order. Also, I put some episodes in parentheses that are also filler-y and can be safely skipped in my opinion if you’d rather focus on the main story. Anyway, enjoy!
Dustinzeit says:
Now, now, honey. Not everyone wields a sword like you wield your wits.
Scildfreja says
The instinct is there, but they run everything they would apply empathy and compassion towards through a filter that weeds out the “undeserving.” Which completely defeats the purpose.
Gipsz Jakab:
Bah, I’m a purist. Best to watch in order all the way through. Even “filler” can be important. And I take exception with you calling Steven obnoxious ever. Why, if we lived in Dustin’s post apocalyptic fantasies, I would be forced to challenge you to fisticuffs!
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@Tessa:
To be fair, I neglected to elaborate on this in my previous post, but I’m not saying “don’t watch the filler episodes, ever”, only that they can be safely put off until a later time, by which the viewer is unlikely to be turned off by their flaws. While I like SU, I do think it has a bit of a problem with being slow to get going and find its footing.
As for Steven… to each their own, I suppose. I like him now that he’s matured considerably, but I found him a bit annoying early on and it took some time for him to grow on me.
What am I? I guess for now just some guy who’s enjoying watching a troll completely fall apart.
Aww, Dusty, after all that, you proved yourself to be just another generic shitposter. You painted by numbers so predictably you might as well have been working out of a kindergartner’s activity book.
Step 1) Argue on bad faith on the current topic – boy did you ever, until you were quickly and thoroughly outclassed even with your antagonistic flourish, so it was time for
Step 2) Pivot to your own preferred topic – you may have been on your home court, but you still got schooled so, so easily, so we moved to
Step 3) Try to end the discussion by brute force – In your case, you tried violating the comment policy so you could win by declaring censorship, but the crew here wasn’t ready to give up on their new favorite chew toy yet, so you had to go nuclear with
Step 4) Post nonsense until everyone gives up in exasperation.
My guess? You’re a disciple of Milo Youwannapullonthis, just another monochromatic stain on the internet.
Peace be with you, because you’ll never find it in yourself.
I’m still sad because he never called us cuck.
He might actually be one of the Milo Yiannopouli for all we know.
(Is it Milo Yiannopouli or Miloes Yiannopoulos?)
As the root is Greek, you would actually pluralize it Milo Yiannopoulodes.
And yep, I could definitely see him being one of the (how many is it, 44?) (unpaid) interns for that gloriously self-unaware buffoon. I can’t imagine he keeps the reins tight on them.
Yiannoupoliiiii
Yiannoupolaaaaa
Yiannoupoliiiii
Yiannoupola-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
Yiannoupoliiiii
Yiannoupolaaaaa
Yiannoupolaa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
@Scildfreja
I’ve never heard of that recipe for a half and half before; usually it’s Guinness (or other stout) with a pale ale of some kind.
@Scildfreja et al:
I propose “Milos” for the plural.
But whatever the proper grammatical form, I believe it is safe to say that all the Milos/Yiannopouloses/des/ii/a/ae possess an ineffable Yiannopoulocity. Which sounds like a game, perhaps of the Sim*/Civilization sort, so I think we’ve come full circle here.
But is the sum of all Yiannopulodes equal to -1/12?
PS: Saw this again yesterday for like the 10th time. Still blows my mind
@A. Noyd
Shall I follow your example and wield my wits like a piece of toilet paper?
@Dutchy
Not a fan of Milo, mostly because I just never really got on with the whole Gamer Gate thing; I’m not really a “gamer,” unless you consider playing old games on emulators to be that (Never owned an Xbox product).
The people who keep complaining about vidya games needing to be treated like art are really just little dickfarts who want to feel like they’re doing something important when they play “Generic Shoot’em Up #1789: Steely-Eyed McStoneface and His Arsenal of Bullshit Launchers vs. Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.” MOM, I’M GETTING CULTURED IN HERE. SHAHDAHP.
That way, instead of needing to woo the ladies with their talk of how they totally understood “Infinite Jest” or how well they can play a concerto, they can just talk about all their accomplishments on their stupid little Xbox games. They don’t even care about criticism beyond base analyses of game mechanics and the like.
@FrickleFrackle
Okay, you’re a c_ck. There, I said it. Does the word do something for you that you’re not grown up enough to understand?
Be very wary of using the phrase “black and tan” if you’re in an actual Irish pub or any pub on the Kilburn High Road in London. The phrase has certain political connotations.