Most misogynists, it would seem, are loath to admit that they’re misogynists. “How can you say I hate women?” they’ll ask. “After all, I love my sister. She’s not like the rest of those whores.” Or, “I just hate Western Women.” Or whatever fine distinction they like to make to pretend that their hatred of pretty much every woman they ever come across, or imagine in their overheated little brains, is something other than misogyny.
Then there are those who not only admit their misogyny but who are downright proud of it, thinking it’s a sign of their own personal superiority. Today, a pretty good example of Proud Misogyny, taken from the reactionary Christian blog Samson’s Jawbone.
Our intrepid woman-hater starts off by contrasting his brand of misogyny to the peculiar kind of woman-appreciation advocated by the PUA gasbag now known as Heartiste (but still known as Roissy when this post was written):
Roissy is fond of saying that he’s not a “misogynist”; no, learning the unvarnished truth about female psychology has given him a *higher* appreciation for women. Not so for me. Sociosexual philosophy has disillusioned me beyond all reckoning. Peering deep into the psyche of woman has rendered me grievously scornful in feeling and mercilessly unscrupulous in behaviour towards these unholy, ungodly beings. I venture to say that… I hate them. Yes, I hate them! And how could I not?
Did I mention that he has literary pretensions as well? Like a lot of reactionaries, Mr. Jawbone has adopted a melodramatic, vaguely archaic prose style that he evidently feels is the height of literary sophistication, but which sounds a lot more like the monologuing of some cartoon villain.
Oh, the vile criteria by which women judge menfolk! O, abominable, loathsome beings!
Is anyone else reminded of Newman from Seinfeld?
But Mr. Jawbone is just getting started:
A creature so damnably constituted as to admire a man for his “social dominance” – by which is meant his ability to waltz through an absurd series of meaningless, contrived riddles – rather than his work ethic, his self-sacrifice, his affability, his charity, his honesty, his justice – in short, his righteousness and integrity; such a creature deserves to be used and abused like a cheap street harlot – or better yet, a vermin-ridden ass – and discarded appropriately. Nothing more; she merits nothing better.
Here’s an actual vermin-ridden ass, having a nice scratch in the dirt:
Oh, but Mr. Jawbone isn’t done yet:
Words like “honour”, “duty”, “kindness”… those things that define goodness and rightness… all meaningless, meaningless to this wretched, wicked half of the human race. And do women who profess belief in something “higher”; women who should know better, afford any solace? No. Instead they show themselves as fraudulent, fickle hellcats who think good men are “weak”. So alas, I can no longer view the distaff horde with anything besides revulsion and contempt. They perjure themselves by their own words; they are beasts, deserving nothing but callous treatment and damnation; and I can wish nothing upon them but furious hatred, ignominy and a miserable passing.
What a cheery fellow!
I take no joy in penning the above – but I feel clean and spotless as the lamb. What else is to be said for a lot that believes black to be white, up to be down, and good men to be worthless? Poor Ashley Wilkes, and all good men.
Hate to break it to you, dude, but you’re not actually a good man. You’re a pompous dickbag. Oh, sorry, you’re a base, proud, shallow, beggarly, three-suited, hundred-pound, filthy, worsted-stocking knave!
(Thanks to Shakespeare for that last insult, and to Quackers for pointing me to Mr. Jawbone’s post.)
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Misogyny (pron.: /mɪˈsɒdʒɪni/) is the hatred or dislike of women or girls.
Just…you know…wanted to share.
mi·sog·y·nist
(m-sj-nst)
n.
One who hates women.
Mark: so what, you’re a woman hater. There’s lots of you sad bastards out there. You ain’t special, contrary to what you have to think to get through your sad ass life.
Oh, that was classic. Thanks for the laughs Mark, sweetheart.
comes from:
misein: hate
gyne: woman.
Greek. Does it exist?
Shorter Mark: you guys give me the cred I so desperately need and wouldn’t have otherwise with my bros.
Further proof of the utter patheticness of the MRM.
How nice to see thar Mark has figured out a way to combine the MRMs two favorite rhetorical tones – angry rant and pedantic ramble.
I have tears in my eyes, that was truly inspirational.
Also nice: “Don’t tell me I just do this because I can’t get laid!”
Later: “You’re just doing this because you want to get laid!”
Well, the thread DID need more pompous misogyny, so thanks, Mark.
@tomBcat
That is cute! I’ll just use the rabbit generator, not guinea pigs, but still cute 😀 (And thank you for looking for one, that was nice 🙂 )
@katz
I will! I promise. I just need to ask my mom to send some to me… *shame*
…I should consider a new favorite color….
@bagelsan
wow. I hope you do okay with it. Jedi hugs if wanted.
@mark minter
No there isn’t.
*channeling MM* waaaah why do people always call me out when I do shitty things?
I call bullshit.
*spoiler space* no he doesn’t.
MnM, if you know women to their core, tell me what I am thinking…right now! Or whenever, cuz there are 3.5 fucking billion of us and we’re all different, so anything you guess has a chance of stinking like it was pulled out of your ass.
Wow I really desired a chew toy turns out. Nom nom nom
@falconer
Yeah, funnily enough, the moment you mentioned it XD (just refreshed the page)
@tomBcat
pointing out contradictions in the same post is MYSYNDRY.
But guys, he “honestly believe[s]” that he isn’t a misogynist. That’s kind of like the “And that’s real” clause — if he “honestly believes” something we are legally obligated to accept it.
I honestly believe that the moon is made of blue cheese. How dare you suggest otherwise, you evil harpies?
@Mark Minter
No one cares. I mean, it’s obviously bad in the sense that you’re a despicable human being, but I get the intention you came here to offend. Yet all I feel is a strange sense of apathy…
@fade
I feel a strange sense of chew toy want! XD
Which is weird because I didn’t even have a bad day…
@cassandrasays
I honestly believe mark is a misogynist. How will we find out who is right?
He’s all “grr, vile evil bitches who want to destroy men!” and we’re all “that’s nice, dear, but please try not to get any spittle on the tablecloth this time”.
I had a bad day. 🙁 More of just a depression acting up day, but that gets in the way of my constructiveness*, so I call it bad.
*Is still behind on school.
One of my favorite things about manboobz is it has given me the ability to laugh at sexist asshats. Much more relaxing than trying to engage with them like they have a point*
*unless that’s your way of relaxing, of course. 😉
@Marie, it’s been going on for me all day.
When I first encountered MRAs I tried to engage with them like they had a point. And then I realized that was like trying to cuddle a shark.
@ cloudiah
is that something like saying ‘Fact!’ after dropping some questionable knowledge on people?
@falconer
Dang. 🙁 Mine only acted up a little bit before returning to normal.
@cassandrasays
But at least sharks are cute! 😀
Except for the fact that sharks are cute. At list the itty bitty ones. What do you call those, dogfishes?
I want the record to show that this family is called catsharks. Catsharks, people!
http://www-tc.pbs.org/wnet/nature/files/2008/10/610_sharkland_catshark.jpg
//ignore what follows, it’s just me trying to see if I can get a link that doesn’t bork
CATSHARKS!!!
OMG, two people “honestly believe” something completely at odds! [head explodes]
As a member of the flat earth society I insist that you all admit that the earth is flat. Flat, damn it!
Actually that’s a less absurd thing to believe in than misandry.