Comments on: Whatever happened to “asshole?”

By: femspotter

femspotter — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:31:26 +0000

Don’t trans men with vaginas consider themselves female?

By: Howitzer

Howitzer — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:26:12 +0000

While we’re talking about queer sexuality, trans men have vaginas too, so…

I guess its not uniquely female anatomy

By: Hans Laven

Hans Laven — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 21:54:57 +0000

Why do you think men deserve criticism and jealousy for taking responsibility in leadership roles? This is men’s contribution to society and results for most in early death due to stress-related illnesses, and during their lives serious restrictions on their opportunity to enjoy and to bond with their children. Similarly, men occupy almost exclusively the most dangerous, uncomfortable, dirty and body-wrecking jobs required to maintain the infrastructure of our privileged civilization. Men are overwhelmingly the ones who die or are maimed in mines, sewers, on building sites and fishing boats. Men are biologically driven to be providers and protectors; why do feminists continue to view that as a source of resentment while at the same time insisting that women continue to exploit that same role in areas such as (so-called) child support that is really mainly financial exploitation of men to maintain the lifestyles of women who have shunned all reciprocal obligation?

Most western countries have long ago made it illegal to discriminate in job selection on the basis of gender. If, under those circumstances, women have not yet taken up more stressful leadership positions or most of the most horrible jobs that men are still willing to undertake, then that will have a lot to do with women’s own choices and priorities. Stop complaining and instead manage your own careers if you really do want to die in a mine or in a company boardroom.

Speaking of naughty terminology, we are at the point in some companies where we could refer to the “broadroom”, but we are much further away from needing to coin terms to reflect any female presence in mines and sewers.

By: femspotter

femspotter — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:33:15 +0000

You’re right. I addressed the term “vagina men.” While I have no problem with a personal preference for aggression in the desired sex, she is implying that these men are even less strong and decisive than the typical woman – projections such as these onto men and women only reinforce the gender binary that is so corrosive to our individual feelings of self-worth.

Thanks for commenting!

By: Summerspeaker

Summerspeaker — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:56:59 +0000

It’s nice to see the Daily Show doing something at least moderately pro-feminist. However, I find Samantha Bee’s rhetoric against the organization somewhat more troubling than you do. She packs a solar mass of baggage into these two sentences:

“Attention middle-aged vagina men: sack the fuck up! Seriously. You’re turning me into a lesbian.”

Ah yes. Men should be manly so women don’t go queer. Where have I heard that before? It’s an old argument replete with oppressive implications.

By: femspotter

femspotter — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:54:28 +0000

Thanks! I have to admit that Farrell does have a point when it comes to fallen sports heroes; but when he makes it contingent upon the fact that women are rarely said heroes to begin with but are instead in a position to support sports stars by cheering them on rather than finding glory themselves – in “powder puff” football, WTF? – he discredits himself. And the pharmaceutical example is just bullshit. The clip is funny because statements are taken out of context; that’s generally “The Daily Show” M.O. I don’t agree with making fun of soft-spoken men because it negates our female right to be assertive. You can’t put restrictions on one sex without having it backfire for the other sex. People should just feel free to be themselves. I love soft-spoken men. :)

By: faemom

faemom — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:13:37 +0000

Great post. I loved that segmant, but you’re right about the derogatory terms used by Samantha Bee. I was a little put off by how insulting she was to those men.

Warren Farrellis crazy. I just read some of the stuff from his book. Some stuff I can get behind. We need to prevent male suicide. I think women should serve in the military at the same capacity as men. I adhore sending men to war. No one should be raped. But then he says insane things like: Rape is a man being addicted to woman’s beauty. News flash: Not all women who are raped are beautiful. Or he’s upset because women are 11% of the military but 12% of the officers. Oh, Lord, stop the presses. He also makes a distinction that women “report” that they suffer depression more. WTF? We’re not going by the reports; we’re assuming they’re lying. Or the fact that men commit suicide to become less of a burden and women attempt to become more of the center of the network. Right. Women are manipulative all the way to their death. I am debating reading the book for laughs and outrage.