False Information

So, in an effort to start a few conversations about feminism with people from all sides, I took to posting links to some of my blogs on anti-feminist Facebook pages. I got one fairly civil debate out of which the inspiration for this blog post was born.  There were pieces of misinformation and misquotes a plenty from the other side and I have decided to address them in a more public fashion given the ubiquity of said misinformation.

1.)  Do you think you know who coined and used the phrase "A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle"? Well some of you out there seem to think it was Gloria Steinem. HOWEVER she did NOT create or use the phrase "A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle". According to Wikipedia who cited phrase finder as its source:

 "Contrary to popular belief, Steinem did not coin the feminist slogan "A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle." The phrase is actually attributable to Irina Dunn." (1)

 2.)"All sex is rape" I have seen this quote attributed to not one BUT two different feminists and both have have denied ever uttering the ridiculous phrase. Both Andrea Dworkin and Catherine A. Mackinnon are said to have coined the phrase and both deny it. You would be hard pressed to find it in anything they have written either. SO bearing that in mind, maybe people should stop using it? (2)

3.) Another claim that has been floating around without any real evidence to is that Valeria Solanas who wrote the SCUM Manifesto meant SCUM to be an acronym for Society for Cutting Up Men. It is not found anywhere in the book itself aside from the cover and there is reason to believe that the author had not put it there:

"Though it has come to be said that "SCUM" stands for "Society For Cutting Up Men"..... this phrase actually occurs nowhere in the text. Heller argued that "there is no reliable evidence that Solanas intended SCUM to stand as an acronym for 'Society for Cutting Up Men'." Susan Ware et al. state that it was Solanas' publisher Girodias who claimed that SCUM was an acronym for "Society for Cutting Up Men", something Solanas never seems to have intended. Gary Dexter contends that Solanas called it the SCUM Manifesto without periods after the letters of SCUM. Dexter adds: "The spelling out of her coded title by Girodias was one more act of patriarchal intervention, an attempt to possess."

So this acronym, in my opinion, is better left out of ANY argument concerning feminism since it seems that no one really knows what it (if it actually means anything anyway!) stands for. (3) 

4.) When Andrea Dworkin declared "Marriage is a legal license to rape", she wasn't just talking out of her asshole:

  

"Until 1976, marital rape was legal in every state in the United States. Although marital rape is now a crime in all 50 states in the U.S., some states still don't consider it as serious as other forms of rape."

 "In the US, spousal rape is illegal in all 50 states; the first state to outlaw it was South Dakota in 1975, and the last North Carolina in 1993.^"

She actually had a valid complaint! How about that? (4)

5.) When Nancy Pelosi claimed that women "would die on the emergency room floor" as her response to the Protect Life Act"  plenty of people spoke out against her for supposedly over-dramatizing the situation and some even claimed that she was just making shit up. BUT if you pay attention to the nondiscrimination provision you will find that medical professionals will be able to refuse a woman an abortion under ANY circumstances if it is in conflict with their moral and/or religious views. That means a woman who needs an emergency abortion to save her life might not be able to obtain one simply because it goes against the religious views of her doctor! That means that YES IT IS POSSIBLE FOR WOMEN TO DIE BECAUSE OF THIS PROVISION. (5) 



I will be posting more False Information in the future and well as other shit radical MRAs say

(1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Steinem#Political_awakening_and_activism
(2) http://www.snopes.com/quotes/mackinnon.asp
(3) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCUM_Manifesto#As_parody_and_satire
(4)  http://www.answers.com/topic/rape
       http://marriage.about.com/cs/maritalrape/f/maritalrape10.htm
(5) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protect_Life_Act#Provisions

Shit radical MRAs say about women and feminists

Below are a collection of quotes from men's rights advocates. These people are actually starting to gain the attention of mainstream media and are even protesting against feminism. Even if you aren't for feminism you gotta agree that these guys are fucking creepy:

 "Before I get onto why slut shaming is a worthwhile and honorable pursuit in our society, I just want to quickly rehash why Slutwalk was anti-free speech, pro-irresponsibility, and pro-sexual perversion"

"A warning to others: By publicly calling out a person as a slut one is doing a public service. One is spreading useful information about a person. Men informing other men of a woman’s sluttiness are telling them she might carry STDs, that she’s quite likely to commit paternity fraud, and that she’s a risk of “accidental” pregnancy."

"Publicly shaming sluts teaches them to be more sexually responsible"

                                                        - Jason Sutherland

"There are some good looking women at the SlutWalks. It is an environment where even mediocre looking women, by comparison, can look good enough to be raped."

"C’mon people, Dworkin’s problem wasn’t that she was raped. Her problem, and I mean all along, was that she wasn’t."

"I make the following pledge as an activist, and as an American that believes fully in the rule of law. Should I be called to sit on a jury for a rape trial, I vow publicly to vote not guilty, even in the face of overwhelming evidence that the charges are true."

  "Better a rapist would walk the streets than a system that merely mocks justice enslave another innocent man."                                    

"The real reason men and women cant be friends is that women lack moral agency." 

                                                               - Paul Elam

"I believe that today’s man can still restore his dominion in a world that is skewing against his favor by doing one thing: becoming a sexist. He must possess sexist beliefs for three reasons:

• To have sexual relationships with women who are at least as pretty as he is handsome.
• To assert his superiority over his female competitors in the workplace by playing the office game as well as they do (e.g. constantly bringing up accomplishments to managers, being outspoken, being two-faced, ass-kissing, and backstabbing).
• To get laid at all."

" You’ve probably read my thoughts about not listening to a woman about dating or relationships, but now I’ve come to the conclusion that you shouldn’t listen to a woman about anything. I’ve observed almost no cases where a man’s status or position has been increased from following a woman’s advice or opinions, and it’s much more likely for him to be harmed from it."

                                                                - RooshV

 "Though many arguments could be made against women's suffrage, though many arguments could be made against giving women the right to vote, this situation right here provides both empirical and prima facie evidence that women are NOT smart enough to vote; they do not have the mental wherewithal to vote. I mean, come on! How stupid do you have to be to DOUBLE your cursings from God?!"

           "Fourthly, the vast majority of American women ARE sluts!"


                                                -Markymark

 "So if you’ve got great tits, or a pert, round behind, and you’ve put them on display, of course men are going to stare, princess. You might even get a few comments. Also, the difference between creepy and appreciative in those comments exists almost entirely in your mind, and not in the content of the offered commentary."

 "The real reason for slut walk is that women must never be criticized – ever, and the international show of force is a reminder to men, to know their correct station."

                                                 -John the other

This Just In: Gay Males Might Not Want to Shop With You!

Dear fellow heterosexual women,

I have been noticing a rather revolting behavior amongst our kind for a little while now and i think its time i spoke up:


STOP OBJECTIFYING GAY MALES!



They were not put on this Earth to be your shopping buddy. Believe it or not, some gay men don't FUCKING LIKE SHOPPING! And telling them upon meeting them that they "haffta go shopping" with you when no fucking shopping was mentioned is way too presumptious of you to say at the very least! NO they don't all want to go shopping with your dumb ass nor should you assume that they are fashion conscious simpy because of their orientation! They were not created to keep you in check when you are being stupid < insert feminist rant about how wrong it is for you expect the men folk to keep you in line > you are responsible for that! They are human beings not fucking fashion accessories so stop treating them as such!!!!!!

YOU CAN RATTLE YOUR CHAINS ALL YOU WANT, BUT UNTIL YOU LIFT THEM OFF OF YOU, YOU WILL CONTINUE TO BE BOUND!

If you're not pissed off you're not paying attention. If you're not paying attention than you're a part of the problem. And if you are a part of the problem, then i don't think i fucking like you.

Viagra culture

This song sums up how i feel right now....if you care click, listen and read:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9MY86vikjM

Oh and keep "winning" America!

Lyrics to Viagra Culture :
everyday my thoughts are consumed by winning

i must win and everything I do I must win

my car must win
my money must win
my hair must win
my kids must win
my wiener must win
my wife must win
my mistress must win
my trip to the bunny ranch must win

i must win in business
i must win when i mow the lawn
if i do not win i am not control
so i must win
again and again
i don't need more but i must have it
more more
when the game gets old i must win
i must win
everyone else must lose
because i must win
we have met the weapon of mass destruction
and it is us

first in war
first in guns
first in beauty
first in fun
first in waste
first to first base
first in bloody aftertaste
first in waste
first to first base
first in bloody aftertaste

this is viagra culture
this is my legacy

be (be) honored (honored)
you girls gone wild
this is how life must be
to keep the sheep asleep (asleep)
viagra stars
viagra cars
viagra farms
viagra scars
this is viagra culture
this is my legacy

(this is what you get x4)

this is viagra culture

(this is what you get x4)

and nothing is ever enough
we get bored when we can't get stuffed
we like our leaders to be stupid and violent
regular guys like us
whats so bad about my wardrobe
when we are the ones who got overdosed
never share anything with anyone else
or you're a bunch of girly men

this is viagra culture
this is my legacy

The little black dress

Ladies and gentlemen of the mainline, could you please be so kind as to keep your insecurities, politics, and hatred towards women off of my little black dress. Its hot and i want to be comfortable in the humidity.
This comfort is hampered by the leering, shouting, whistling, and general mistreatment by those of you so simple that you can not handle a little black dress. Ladies, if you are so bereft of self-esteem that you must treat me badly because you think i look nice in my little black dress: Stay the fuck home. Get some therapy. Eat your vegetables. Go exercise. Call Dr. Phill or Oprah. Do something to make yourself feel better other than projecting onto me. Your shitty attitude towards yourself is not my problem. And it will NOT be my problem no matter how badly you want it to be!
And to those men of heterosexual persuasion, making obscene gestures and shouting words of the same manner is NOT considered a compliment by any woman with half a brain. It feels threatening and plain old creepy. You really think being rude and objectifying me will make me swoon? Greet me as you would anyone else or face rejection sometimes coupled with humiliation if the opportunity presents itself.

Thank you :)