But I'm A Nice Guy

[redqueen]

"A quick editorial cartoon about the intersection of self-pity, entitlement, rape, territoriality, misogyny and fear of women."

http://vimeo.com/64941331

A quick editorial cartoon about the intersection of self-pity, entitlement, rape, territoriality, misogyny and fear of women. You see it all over the place online in the form of Men's Rights Activists (of whom there are a few reasonable non-misogynists), Men Going Their Own Way, Pick Up Artists, and dudes touting the "Red Pill", because The Matrix is a good movie. Look any of these up if you have the stomach for it. These are extreme examples, but watered-down forms of these ideas are everywhere.

In lurking their blogs and youtube channels for a while, I've noticed that beyond the standard patriarchal chauvinism there is this deep fear of women - what they will do to me, how they will reject me, how they will use me, how they are changing society in a way that does not favor me, how they are making men into something I don't like, how they are making themselves into something I don't like, that they won't give me what I want, and that they won't give me what I think is rightfully mine. This goes beyond fear of feminism- this is fear of women at its purest. And that, to quote a puppet, leads to anger and hate. It's sad.

I am a feminist. I think there's enough ice cream to go around, but it does mean those of us with 3 scoops might have to give one or two up. Also, The Matrix is a fun movie but probably not anything you should be basing a philosophy on.

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[geek tragedy]

1. "Nice guy" is what people say when they can't think of a more interesting complement.

I never trust someone who describes himself as a 'nice guy.'

[ismnotwasm]

2. That was funny as hell

Especially the ice cream delivery system

[sigmasix]

3. love the ice cream scoop! NT

[niyad]

4. k and r

[BainsBane]

5. I still haven't gotten over "95% of women" are "disgusting"

Oh right, just their behavior.

I don't get the Matrix reference. Can someone explain it to me? I've seen that movie many times and I don't recall any particularly misogynist themes.

[redqueen]

6. Just google "red pill misandry" or "red pill misogyny"

It's an incredibly popular thing with MRAs. There are some allusions to it in some feminist groups too but like so many comparisons between men and women, the scales here are also wildly out of balance.