Thursday, July 21, 2005

I am not a jerk because I beat up a sexist asshole!

I've been wandering around among some feminist blogs lately. And I've spotted a pattern among some men who tend to get uptight when women call men on their sexism. More often than not, these men will tell a story from their past in which they and their friends beat up a rapist, a sexist asshole, a domestic abuser or a pedophile. And the women who were victims were pretty damn pleased that they had such wonderful men to protect them.

Well that pretty much proves that they are the Goddess' gift to women, right?

I will give a $5 gift certificate to the independent bookstore of choice to anyone who can come up with a snappy comeback to these morons. I've had too much red wine and am far too mellow to take them on at the moment.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I've noticed this too, and it *definitely* makes me want to roll my eyes every time I see it. No snappy comeback comes to my mind, either. but I think these guys sort of condemn themselves -- like they are so obviously not getting it even at the very moment they feel sure they are proving how perfectly they get it.
Maybe instead of comeback they need a moniker -- like, one can just remark, oh we have a "Damsel Extricator" among us (or something like that). I have no idea how to pick the right term nor promote its use, though....

Anonymous said...

I've noticed this too, and it *definitely* makes me want to roll my eyes every time I see it. No snappy comeback comes to my mind, either. but I think these guys sort of condemn themselves -- like they are so obviously not getting it even at the very moment they feel sure they are proving how perfectly they get it.
Maybe instead of comeback they need a moniker -- like, one can just remark, oh we have a "Damsel Extricator" among us (or something like that). I have no idea how to pick the right term nor promote its use, though....