Never give the temptresess what they want (your spooge)
By David Futrelle
Sometimes I get the sense that Reddit’s most-devoted semen retainters — the guys who give up both masturbation and sex in order to protect the mystical power of their pent-up love goo — aren’t just embarking on a slightly odd form of supposed self-improvement.
No, it seems like at least some of these guys also might have some less than positive feelings about the biggest threat to their semen-retention streaks: sexy ladies who make them horny.
See if you can detect the subtle hints of misogyny in this long screed posted a couple of months ago to both the Semen Retention subreddit and the somewhat harder-core “PureRetention” subreddit.
In the former subreddit, the semen-filled Redditor called Lightpowerwithin titled the piece “Assert Power Over the Woman,” which is already a bit of a hint right there.
He began by preparing his readers for a wild ride.
Some might think, I am sounding a bit anti-woman. …
But for the sake of ones own progress in life, hear me out. …
I must unserstand that the clarity of all that is Good in consciousness comes from abstaining from the woman. …
For when we partake OF the woman, the seal of spiritual power is sliced, depending on the depth of indulgence.
THE SEAL OF SPIRITUAL POWER
Good, Bad, I’m the Guy with the Gun.
The “Gun” being – “The Power.” – the power is like a cup filled with everlasting life. It is pureed to the tilt.
PUREED TO THE TILT!!!!
One mis-step can lead a spill in the drop of life. The “Pretty” faces we see in our day to day life can easily cause us to “mis-step” with our cup of everlasting life.
DON’T MIS-STEP WITH THE CUP!! BECAUSE THINGS COULD GET MESSY!
Being overly emotional, or even slightly passionate in the beginning stages of the ‘path’ can cause a drop in the everlasting life. Mindfulness of our thoughts is paramount. Holding our ‘cup’ as we traverse forward, getting stronger each day.
JUST DON’T DRIP THE CUP!!!1
Some fools re-joice in the presence of the lady. Their hearts jump when she bats her eyelashes and throws her hair.
BEWARE THE EYELASH BATTERS!
These same fools who hold their cup of life would give their power away in the blink of an eye.
THE BLINK OF AN EYE!
The womans presence can often have a man question his lifes direction. WHAT is more important to you? Steadfastly focusing with white-lighted intent forever burning into the timeline of life with your purpose?
STEADFASTLY FOCUSING WITH WHITE-LIGHTED INTENT!!
Or using your power to be given away to a lovers fling?
BEWARE THE LOVERS AND THEIR DASTARDLY FLINGS!!!!!
Blessed and righteous..
Is he who holds his power and integrity for himself. You cannot fake ‘the power’ – it is only given and accumulated with time and purpose, mindfulness in the midst of the feminine presence and what not.
AND WHAT NOT!
Today, a righteousman is few and far between. Bombarded with imagery of concubines the the ‘other’ life that leads to dependency and misery.
BOMBARDED WITH IMAGERY!
Be the man with the gun. Righteous walk, righteous talk, and righteous intention.
RIGHTEOUS WALK
Rise above the woman.
RISE ABOVE!!
The true nature of man is to lead. Rise above the devils that have taken hold of our minds. Kick down the exhaulted image of woman. The false idol that has been put above us. Destroy that Golden-godess image and walk forward.
DESTROY THE GOLDEN GODDESS IMAGE!!1
Never give the temptress what they want.
NEVER GIVE THE TEMPTRESS!
They are the tools of the devil. Get them out of your way. Let the temptresses that feed off trickery and attention be trampled and bombarded by our boots of righteousness.
BOOTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS!!
Even with the power, we develop the senses of discernment. We discern righteous women who loom youthful and fully of life. Be cautious. Assert domimance [sic] and put them to work. They have much to prove in this life.
ASSERT DOMIMANCE!
No, that’s Dom Deluise. We’re looking for DOMINANCE.
Ok, that’s better.
Walk the path of light. Do not fantasize about romantic notions and bullshit that will tie you down. If a woman cannot be chaste, cannot back your play, or get behind and support you, kick her out of your way. Cast her down to the weak and unrighteous.
CAST HER DOWN!
Walk your rignteous path of power and achievement. Be free. In the days of old, the women tended the gardens, prepared the food, maintained the household, weaved baskets, and other womanly duties. Such is her place.
The men fought. Killed. Hunted. Built structures and negotiated the deals. And lead the family. Nothing has changed from our primitive instincts other then technology softening the man.
NOTHING HAS CHANGED FROM OUR PRIMITIVE INSTINCTS!!
Kick the notion of woman down and become the strength. The blood. The power. The force. Through clear mind, clear will, a chaste heart. Assert domimance [sic] once again like the days of old.
ASSERT DOMIMANCE!!11
No, that’s Dom Deluise again.
No, that’s Dom Perignon.
Eh, I guess that’ll do.
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Welp that didn’t work… :/
High-speed cordless drill?
@Jenora Feuer
My favorite bit of Sad Puppies nonsense was when Brad Torgerson, one of its founders, wrote a lengthy screed about the dismal state of science fiction that hinged on two unacceptable things about “modern” scifi.
One: Science fiction is not as predictable and homogeneous as a brand of breakfast cereal. That’s not me mocking him, that’s literally the analogy that he used.
Two: You can’t judge a book by its cover. He said this, not as a simple observation of fact, but as an accusation of injustice and oppression.
Basically, if a book shows a spaceship on its cover, then it should be a space opera that is EXACTLY like previous space operas, and anything else is the Worst Oppression Ever.
@Allandrel:
Yes, there were a lot of moments that left people gaping and going ‘Do you have any idea what you actually just said as if it made sense? And you call yourself a writer?’.
@ Alan,
I am about, sort of! I lurk. About the Prevent thing… welcome to the club, I guess? Maybe we could have weekly meetings, and badges to earn?
What would a combined animal-rights-Muslim-possible-terrorist-Girl-Scout badge look like, I wonder… ?
O/T, but i just read this and am feeling really upset:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/quebec-passes-secularism-law-after-marathon-session/amp
I didn’t stay in Europe at least in part due to this kind of thing. So sad it’s now come to Canada.
@Bookworm in hijab:
Been hearing about that, yes. And everything I’ve been hearing suggests it was pretty much forced into law, especially the adding of active enforcement amendments. And once again Quebec is the only province to have made active use of the notwithstanding clause.
Arrg. I’m all for secular, humanist government, but this sort of thing does far more damage to the concept than good. It is guaranteed to inspire backlash. It’s like they’re not actually secularists, they’re secularismists, in that they’re treating secularism almost as if it were their religion.
And while they say that it includes Christian religious symbols as well, this sort of relatively vague description is going to be a magnet for differential enforcement.
That article says that they’re removing the crucifix over the speaker’s chair, so at least somebody is making an attempt to not look hypocritical.
@Bookworm
All sympathies/condolences/whatever the correct term is here. If I happened to work in the public sector in Quebec and own a hat, I would be keeping said hat on all dayin protest, but alas neither of those things are true.
I’d also start flagrantly wearing a Masonic pin. Not that I’m a Mason, but since those presumably don’t count…
Or possibly start ostentatiously wearing a crucifix, and then argue that they can’t ban me from doing that because I’m actually an atheist, so I can’t be proselytizing.
Or, third option, start a campaign to ban people from wearing Canadiens de Montreal gear, on the ground that hockey is a religion in this country, and the law clearly bans religious symbols.
I thought Doug Ford did as well….
Doug Ford’s use of the notwithstanding clause reduces democracy to majority rule
https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/doug-ford-notwithstanding-1.4821302
@ Rabid Rabbit,
Thanks. That made me smile. Of course, we all know that Leafs gear has been banned in Quebec for years…
@ Rabid Rabbit,
Thanks. That made me smile. Of course, we all know that Leafs gear has been banned in Quebec for years…
@Fishy Goat:
Hmm. I wasn’t sure if he had actually used it or not, or had just threatened to use it once the original law was struck down by the courts. You’re probably right.
The whole notwithstanding clause was (to my understanding) originally created as a method of creating deliberately restrained versions of things like the older War Measures Act: you could pass laws that overrode rights in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, but only within certain boundaries, and only as long as they had an explicit sunset clause so they would end without active continued support. Using it on one-shot amendments like this (where the sunset clause was pointless anyway) wasn’t something anybody thought was a consideration.
The fact that Ford has gone on record saying he’ll happily use the clause again if thwarted shows that neither he nor any of the people working with him actually cares what other people might think. He’s playing the Trump game of trying to be tyrant. Except he’s smarter than Trump is.
@Allandrel
I thought he was just envious that his dreck was passed over for the Hugo Awards. Or was that one of the other guys? I can’t recall, I know it wasn’t Vox Day because he came in later.
@Jenora Feuer:
Not a very high hurdle, mind you.
@ Surplus,
Is there such a thing as a subterranean hurdle? Because I think it’s about that high.
@Bookworm
What, you haven’t heard of mole-racing?
@Bookworm in hijab – I didn’t hear that it was passed. Ugh, that’s so unfair. It will affect at least two of my past students. :/
@Jenora Feuer – I wanted to write something with the word “notwithstanding” in it and then be all “Here is my notwithstanding clause! It’s a dependent clause!” but I’m too tired to make it funny. 🙂
Anyway, more seriously, I’d add that Bill 21’s proponents are going against secular values by putting religion in a special category.* E.g. from a materialist point of view, is wearing a hijab** worse than putting a scarf around your neck? Of course not. (And the second is more of a choking risk!)
*To me at least, secularism means not making value judgments on religious expression unless it gets in the way of other rights. If the government really wanted to separate state and religion, they wouldn’t try to police religious symbols.
**Mentioning hijabs specifically because that’s what Bill 21’s supporters focus on. Although it’s totally not accurate to call them racist. ?
@epitome
Oh, absolutely. It’s like, have you ever noticed how proponents of “bathroom bills” are never concerned about women invading the sanctuary of the men’s bathroom? It’s always “Pervert men sneakin’ up on OUR WIMMINZ!” But they’re definitely no more transphobic than Bill 21’s fans are racist.
I just hope that next time Trudeau has to go to Quebec City in an official capacity and meet Legault, he’ll specifically request that his RCMP detail be made up entirely of Sikhs.
@Valkyrine
That’s a great villain song, though it’s kind of depressing to think that a 90’s Disney movie gave a more accurate portrayal of the incel mindset than most newspapers today.
@everyone else discussing the religious symbol law
As others have pointed out, the biggest problem is defining what counts as a religious symbol. Will Goths be banned from wearing 90% of their jewelry? Where do they draw the line between a hijab and European.style headscarf? Could a muslim woman get away with wearing a headscarf if she wears it tied together under her chin like queen Elisabeth II of England instead of wearing it like a typical muslim hijab?
@ Scanisaurus,
I’m pretty sure it will be an “I know it when I see it” thing. ☹
@ Valkyrine,
I’m with Scanisaurus. That song is alarming in its accuracy.
@ bookworm in hijab
Ooh, I’d be up for that. We could have tea and cake. I’ll bring vegan.
Sort of related to Prevent; I’ve just being doing some courses that allow me to have direct interactions with clients; it’s a really useful qualification for the animal rights thing.
But as part of that we have to look at all the terrorism finance provisions. Basically lawyers have to run checks on clients and report to the National Crime Agency if certain criteria are met; and it an offence to “tip off” your client you’ve done that.
You can imagine the problems that causes. Apart from anything else it creates an inherent suspicion of lawyers; which inhibits activists seeking legal help.
But I’ve checked with the Bar Standards Board; and so long as I do anything like that pro bono; they say the regulations won’t kick in. Cool!
My favorite bit in “Hellfire” is when Frollo goes into the “it’s not my fault” segment, the background chorus follows his claims with “me culpa” (roughly “the fault is mine”). He knows he’s lying to himself.
@Bookworm in Hijab
That sounds related to something from G. Willow Wilson’s GOH speech at WisCon this year: “This Da Vinci of hate mail…accused me of being a part of the socialist, homosexual, Muslim attack on America. At the time I thought, ‘This is not a thing, but it sounds fabulous!’”
Clearly, this organization is international!