Furious about Furiosa: Misogynists are losing it over Charlize Theron’s starring role in Mad Max

[ismnotwasm]

I've been reading a lot of WHTM lately, and I'm finding excellent MRA 'tells'. I had wondered what the you could do with a remake of "Mad Max" in the first place, now I know.

Anyway, the acronym of the day goes to "SJW-ing" --a term I've seen here and there on DU. I was puzzled at the derision that accompanied such a term.

Furious about Furiosa: Misogynists are losing it over Charlize Theron’s starring role in Mad Max: Fury Road

Well, the manly men of the Manospshere are having none of it. On the always terrible Return of Kings, the most-trafficked blog in the Manosphere, Youtube bloviator Aaron Clarey issues a clarion call to his fellow right-thinking men, urging them to

Not only REFUSE to see the movie, but spread the word to as many men as possible. … Because if [men] sheepishly attend and Fury Road is a blockbuster, then you, me, and all the other men (and real women) in the world will never be able to see a real action movie ever again that doesn’t contain some damn political lecture or moray about feminism, SJW-ing, and socialism.

Er, “moray?”

As Clarey sees it, the central flaw in this film that he hasn’t seen is, well, it’s going to be starring Charlize Theron as a shaven-headed postapocalyptical badass named Furiosa. And that’s just not right, because everyone knows that women are just too damn womeny to be postapocalyptical badasses.

Even worse: in one of the trailers for the film “Charlize Theron’s character barked orders to Mad Max. Nobody barks orders to Mad Max.”

Clarey also reports, with a kind of growing horror, that none other than Eve Ensler, of Vagina Monologues fame, was brought in to consult on the film. (And trust me, Clarey’s discomfort with Ensler has nothing to do with her issues with intersectionality.)

Sure, Clarey acknowledges, Fury Road — at least on the surface — “looks like that action guy flick we’ve desperately been waiting for where it is one man with principles, standing against many with none.” But, he warns, despite not having actually seen even a minute of the actual film, nothing could be further from the truth!
http://wehuntedthemammoth.com/2015/05/12/furious-about-furiosa-misogynists-are-losing-it-over-charlize-therons-starring-role-in-mad-max-fury-road/

[niyad]

1. well, most of the words are in english. . .I think. what the hell do moray eels have to do with

this movie? and what the hell is sjw-ing? (found it--but still trying to figure out its use as a pejorative verb)

[ismnotwasm]

2. Heh!

[shenmue]

3. Poor maladjusted wackos

I feel so sorry for them.

[Runningdawg]

4. Let them go see

Ghostbusters instead LOL

[johnp3907]

5. So this Mad Max expert never heard of Aunty Entity?

And I don't know how to make an eel emoticon so ~~~~~~^ will have to do.

[Blue_Adept]

6. What a bunch of fools.

I mean, that goes without saying.

Suffice to say, I'm there Friday night with my 15 year old and 12 year old daughters. They loved the second and third films when I showed them last year. The trailers for this one has them very excited to see it.

Theron was on GMA this morning talking about the "strong female role" and why she avoids certain directors and movies since they pay lip service to it. She claims that the reason she did this film was that the director, George Miller, made it clear that he "got it" in regards to this. Which is why she went all in on really getting into the character and shaving her hair off for it. She was definitely engaging to watch this morning.

[ismnotwasm]

8. Now I'm kind of excited to see it to tell you the truth!

[seabeyond]

9. thank you for this. and it seems instead of these assholes making those in the movie retreat, it is

the opposite effect. boldly putting it out there and is going to only agitate the men more. lmfao. that is great. IF i went to movies, and went to these type of movies, i would so go. lol

thanks for telling about the interview

[AuntPatsy]

7. Idiots

[sufrommich]

10. Another article:

http://www.dailydot.com/geek/reviewer-reaction-mad-max-sexism/


Good God, that is some weapons grade stupid.

[ismnotwasm]

11. Oh my goodness-- that "Return of the Kings" website!!

ROK Community Beliefs:

The ideas and beliefs here are based on neomasculinity. Here are a few of its principal tenets:

1. Men and women are genetically different, both physically and mentally. Sex roles evolved in all mammals. Humans are not exempt.

2. Men will opt out of monogamy and reproduction if there are no incentives to engage in them.

3. Past traditions and rituals that evolved alongside humanity served a net benefit to the family unit.

4. Testosterone is the biological cause for masculinity. Environmental changes that reduce the hormone’s concentration in men will cause them to be weaker and more feminine.

5. A woman’s value significantly depends on her fertility and beauty. A man’s value significantly depends on his resources, intellect, and character.

6. Elimination of traditional sex roles and the promotion of unlimited mating choice in women unleashes their promiscuity and other negative behaviors that block family formation.

7. Socialism, feminism, cultural Marxism, and social justice warriorism aim to destroy the family unit, decrease the fertility rate, and impoverish the state through large welfare entitlements.

[geek tragedy]

12. I had to post a story on this in GD.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026674766

[ismnotwasm]

13. It's actually gone viral

Which is funny as hell--it's done the MRA movement no good at all...

[geek tragedy]

14. It's fantastic marketing.

Fire tornadoes followed by a shower of MRA tears.