Gawker successfully trolls idiots with fake men’s site called, wait for it, The Cuck

oh my gosh that comic is terrible.

That comic reminds me of Charisma Man, except the reasons why Charisma Man hadn’t had much luck with the ladies back in his own country were clearly portrayed; Western Women, despite being his nemesis, were not depicted as evil (just a little bitter); and it was actually funny.

(Basically, the whole thing was about being amused at how different the same person could appear through different cultural lenses, rather than how only those sweet subservient Asian girls can properly appreciate a man and it serves those evil Western bitches and the men they favour right if the author emigrates to spend his life among them.)

@Zhukov

have unironically published articles about men enjoying the open relationships that their wives requested

Would it be OK with you if the husbands had been the ones who requested open relationships?

What is it you object to–open relationships, or the fact that women might want them?

WWTH

Elite gymnasts spend 35-40 hours a week in the gym. I think they’re realize that they’re athletes. Shaming women for wearing make up doesn’t help anything.
They’re athletes no matter what they look like and it’s misogynistic to imply a woman isn’t a real athlete if they don’t look at certain way. Especially considering that the US gymnasts get a lot of criticism for having muscular and athletic body types rather than the dainty and balletic look many fans and judges favor. Is it any wonder they might feel pressured to look impeccable?

Like women in general, gymnasts get crap for wearing makeup, but if they’re not pretty enough, they get crap for that too.

I’m going to file this under obscure miscommunications, because I don’t see any disagreement.

It’s the people running the team who make decisions on promotions, image, costume, etc.(at least as I understand it) not the gymnasts themselves, ergo there is no attempt to “shame” them.

Er, ok, but that’s more of a result of your disconnect from reality than it is a reflection on Gawker. I mean, I think that MRAs are a bunch of whiny manbabies, and they are, but if A Voice for Men started a new site called “I went poopie in my diapers” I would at least suspect that the name of the site was a joke, not that they were actual diaper fetishists.

Thanks for the unwarranted agressivity, man, and for telling me what reality is. I meant that since it’s a word that tends to be striking for a certain type of people on the right, and Gawker has a knack for provocation and irony, I could see them create a serious site for men with a provocative and ironic name. In fact, I thought it was a fun idea. Like naming a feminist website after a queen seen as a false prophet and a symbol of abusive control and promiscuity, as a way to neutralize a certain talking point used by the other side.

But they wouldn’t ever do that, would they? 😉

I just saw Femen was autocorrected to Yemen, in my last comment.

Another example is a feminist website run by a man that would be called, I don’t know, “Manboobz”? 🙂

Zatar:

How so? I saw it as a jab at the description MRAs make of many male feminists.

I just said I thought it could be a funny name and apparently that’s enough for people to see you as part of the “other side”.Sheesh, Gawker media has a side called Ratter, I don’t see how naming a site the Cuck was an ontological impossibility.

meuh:

How so? I saw it as a jab at the description MRAs make of many male feminists.

If you look at the FAQ he he says:

A) You see, the “Man Boobz” in question are the misogynistic dudes I write about on this blog. The term “boob,” in addition to meaning “breast,” can also mean “a nincompoop.” It’s a … double entendre? Ha ha!

@WWTH

“The men are bulkier in the arms because they do more upper arm stuff. Like rings. Whereas the beam is about balance, precision, and flexibility. I do think the men could the women’s events and the women could do the men’s events. So, I don’t think there is misogyny in how teams are selected, but there is in what events are competed.”

Yeah. Just to be clear (I’m a little confused by your wording), women don’t do the pommel horse, rings, parallel bars, or high bar. While gymnastics is a fantastic sport for young girls, the women’s events really are designed to show off their “female” grace, beauty and flexibility, while the men’s events are designed to show off their “male” power and upper body strength. (And many men/boys *still* view gymnastics as “too girly”). See: This.

Note to everyone: I’m not saying that girls physically can’t do the boy’s events, because they can, and in fact some coaches will train girls on rings and etc. because upper body strength is really needed by the girls events as well, if not as dramatically so. But BVH has a point, a point that is backed up by the sport’s choices in clothing, makeup, and gender differences throughout it’s history.

@Ohlmann

I think that has more to do with a man’s pride than anything physical. 😉