When the Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas announced they would be holding a few women-only showings of the upcoming Wonder Woman movie, the angry dudes of the internet all cried “foul” at once.
And when one bold man — a conservative journalist by the name of Stephen Miller — bought a ticket for one of these women-only showings, and announced on Twitter he fully intended to attend, darnit, these men knew they had found their Rosa Parks. Only white. And a dude. And not even slightly oppressed by any reasonable definition of the term.
Still, the angry dudes took to Twitter to share their thoughts. Well, their thought. They all seemed to have the exact same one, and they haven’t gotten tired of repeating it yet.
Why can't the little old colored lady just sit at the back of the bus? Why spoil it for the rest of the passengers?
— D.W.Robinson – ANTI UTOPIAN KILLJOY (@_DWRobinson) May 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/HJWallEcon/status/868884787674714114
https://twitter.com/The_Raving_Dave/status/868875305179648004
https://twitter.com/iTheHammer/status/868737884718804993
https://twitter.com/DNCScreeching/status/868691882364215296
https://twitter.com/Sunniedlt/status/868680535274647552
https://twitter.com/LedgerTBalance/status/868629911891845120
https://twitter.com/iTheHammer/status/868650755426615297
I doubt it but I'd lay money on it you'd tell Rosa to sit in the back of the bus.
— postwarO27 (@postwarO27) May 27, 2017
Sure, just like it's totally legit to require black ppl to sit at back of the bus, still being accommodated, right?
— (((David Maggard))) (@drm31415) May 28, 2017
"separate but equal"
"back of the bus, front of the bus- what's the big deal?"
"plenty of other lunch counters nearby"
— Howard Roark (@shortwave8669) May 27, 2017
https://twitter.com/BrothLGregarius/status/868377666474319872
https://twitter.com/HJWallEcon/status/868477154094395392
Why doesn't Rosa Parks go sit in the back of the bus? ¯_(ツ)_/¯
— (((Captain Ratio Hornblower))) (@jwvansteenwyk) May 27, 2017
https://twitter.com/socjusredguard/status/868487969576951808
Why didn't Rosa Parks just sit on the back of the bus?
— Hillbilly-Redneck (@CondorXXCondor) May 27, 2017
It's just one bus. One seat. In the back of the bus. Exclusion is exclusion. Opposite of diversity. No need. Principle. Stand for it.
— Steve G (@steveg1425) May 27, 2017
https://twitter.com/mangokitten266/status/868509314666831872
Any discrimination is bad. Would it be ok if I only made black ppl ride at the back of the bus once a day?
— noteasybeinggreen (@scooterthefrog) May 27, 2017
and rosa parks could have moved to the back of the bus, it's not like they told her to get off.
— The Tiger Dog (@TigerDogB) May 27, 2017
Ya, and besides the seats at the back of the bus are just the same. Some ppl just don't know their place, amiright?!?
— (((David Maggard))) (@drm31415) May 27, 2017
It's almost as bad as complaining about having to sit at the back of the bus. What an uppity man!
— Sonic (@MrSonicAdvance) May 27, 2017
"The seats at the back of the bus are just as comfortable as the ones at the front, so what's the problem?"
— Nathan In SoCal (@NATHANINSOCAL) May 27, 2017
"You're not being discriminated against, Mrs Parks. There are plenty of other available seats on the back of the bus."
— STUTTERFLY. 🇲🇽 (@SSTUTTERFLY) May 28, 2017
I don't know, which one bothered black people who had to sit at the back of the bus and use separate water fountains?
— The Tiger Dog (@TigerDogB) May 26, 2017
https://twitter.com/ANINDAUK/status/868595396288839681
I jacked off in the back of the bus not too long ago
— Mathew (@Azthetic_) May 26, 2017
Er, sorry about that last one. I don’t think that dude is talking about the Wonder Woman movie at all.
Fucking Carl Benjamin. Consistently incorrect no matter what topic he bloviates on.
WWTH, interesting choices.
Gonna keep this concise
@ chessman Go f**k yourself
and to the all the manbabies who are freaking out over a woman’s only showing of wonder woman (smh I can’t even believe that I just typed that) It’s Wonder Woman. You macho alpha douchebags hate her, so why are you freaking out. All you asshats wanted to boycott Mad Max because of a strong female lead. Why don’t you just boycott Wonder Woman and leave us the hell alone.
@CCD
loved how you broke it down
@ opposablethumbs
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Johnny Vegas. Bring a bit of sanguinity to proceedings.
I didn’t know that Frank Cho was apparently one of those babies who needs to protect straight men from the faux outrage of the masses. I’m kind of sad to learn that, I enjoyed liberty meadows back when I was still living at home. It was very pretty for a newspaper comic.
Welp, there we go. Another artist to cross off the list.
The last movie had a white woman, a white passing half Latina, and an Asian woman. We’re not going backwards on ethnic diversity. Aziz Ansari is perfect. All the other white dudes will hafta fight over 1 spot. Thunderdome!
Ugh i’ve got a dumb joke i want to make but i cant figure out how to phrase it right
Wouldn’t it be funny if this was just a ploy by women to get men to be outraged enough that they buy up all the tickets, and while filling the theater with all men chomping on their popcorn and juju beans gleefully and gloatingly thinking how they outsmarted all those women suddenly come to the realization that they have just paid money to sit through a movie with a strong kick-ass woman heroine.
@alan I heard a song the other day that I thought was about a donkey sanctuary but I just looked up the lyrics and it turns out the guy was singing ‘darkened sanctuary’. Disappointing!
@Aulma
I’m drinking some of the best coffee Seattle has to offer (no, not Starbucks), but I rarely eat pie. Pretty much only on pi day. 🙂
I’d love to see (hear) Whoopi Goldberg do Charlie.
opposablethumbs – Aidan Turner!
@SFHC
Ah “Building 7.” The age old 9/11 Truther shibboleth. The minute you hear that magical phrase, you know you’re dealing with the dumbstupid.
Fits Carlgon to a T.
What’s almost funny is that none of those guys would give a d*mn about Rosa Parks under any other circumstance than making their ham-handed point…
Tilda Swinton please.
PIE – yum yum!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pippijewelry/6457753375
This whole thing is so stupid. After decades of fighting segregation, now people want to bring it back inch by inch? What’s next? One women’s only screening a month? What’s the big deal? Men have the rest of the month to see the movie. One women’s only cinema day a month? What’s the big deal? Men have the rest of the month to go the cinema. One women’s only cinema day a week? Why are you man-babies getting so worked up? Men can go to the cinema every other day of the week. One women’s only cinema? Who cares?! There are loads of other cinemas men can go to.
A tiny example of segregation is still an example of segregation and once you open that door it’s only a matter of time before it swings in the other direction. When some guy demands a male only screening of a different movie (and it really is a matter of when, not if. You just know it’s gonna happen sooner or later), how, specifically, are any of you going to argue against him? I mean, I know how *I* would argue against him. I’d just say “Segregation is wrong and there’s no excuse for it.” But what would you say?
Liberty Meadows was a series I was thinking about reading but after whole spider woman thing I’m no longer interested.
I would add music, especially rock music and techno as being designated male spaces. Women are made uneasy just playing with men. I play drums (along with guitar, bass and brass) and I’m always being denigrated for having no sense of rhythm. The problem is, I’m not a first study drummer, I only play cause there’s nobody else to, and yes, I do make mistakes sometimes. The trouble is, if it’s a guy doing that he’s ok, he’s learning, he’s confident. If it’s me, I have to represent all of womenkind’s drumming ability, and I have to apologise for them as well. Orchestras can be just as bad, if not worse, especially the ones who refuse to hire Musicians Union members and instead fill their ranks with Freemasons. That’s thecreason so many orchestras are boys only clubs.
Love the new Twin Peaks btw.
Y’all want a male action star to be a new Angel, and y’all keep missin’ Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson? The half-samoan, half-black, all-handsome beefcake of WWE and Hollywood fame?
http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/58f101d031fdc7f6258b4660-1190-625/how-the-rock-went-from-failed-football-player-to-the-highest-paid-actor-in-hollywood.jpg
Shame
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on
Y’ALL.
@kupo
I don’t consider Starbucks good coffee. I actually prefer to stay away from big chain coffee shops, they’re usually the most crowded ones and I’m pretty picky about the quality.
I rarely eat pie too, but now I’m really starting to crave some….with ice cream and everything. ?
Any coffee shops to recommend in Seattle?
I would pay big money to be at that showing. My favorite response to the entire Wonder Woman Alamo screening MRA butthurt thus far:
@Virgin Mary
Holy cow! How did I forget about that? Rock music and Metal are full of males, and the Dj world is too. And yeah the Orchestra is awful too.
In rock/metal music women are sometimes accepted as singers, but never as instrument players. Skillet is probably the only rock band out there with two women playing instruments.
Orchestras only accept women as violin/cello/flute players but any other position is impossible to reach. Not because they suck, but because the teachers/directors are male and don’t understand the girls.
I still have to watch the new TP. I’m sure I won’t be disappointed. ?
Potential Angel idea alongside The Rock
Jason Momoa!!
http://68.media.tumblr.com/f4fc725ca2631b4311b8f08726fa3e12/tumblr_mxl5xfj8wm1qcga5ro1_500.gif
!!!!! what a goof
http://i.imgur.com/o2UAg6F.gif
I’ve just never gotten into the Rock/Dwayne Johnson for whatever reason. Tom Hardy, Idris Elba and Jason Mamoa are my big beefcake dudes of choice.
Idris Elba. *drools*
Ah, so many to choose from.
O/T: I’ve been binge watching the web show on comics called “Atop The Fourth Wall” which is awesome. I have to watch it on Youtube because the player he uses on his website disagrees with Chromium. I keep getting this ad where a man advises women on three ways to compliment a man to get him to fall for them. It’s somewhat creepy in a way I can’t articulate properly, I usually let the ads play so I’m not depriving Linkara of revenue but I do skip that one and it’s reverse psychology PUArtistry.