[LAU] Fuck your sexism

[J. Liles]

On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 10:01 AM, James Mckernon <jmckernon at gmail.com>wrote:

> [gratuituous, unhelpful sarcasm liberally snipped here...]
> > The
> > rotten prankster <male>, in his twisted little mind, tries to imagine
> what
> > kind of person would be "not amused" by the image. Because of his low
> class
> > standing, <male> is clearly aware that "not amused" is a euphemism that
> > (sexist) men use when the searing hatred that often emanates from jealous
> > individuals. He knows that Mr. Richards also referred the individual
> beaming
> > this hatred as his 'partner', a euphemism for wife... What kind of wife
> > would be jealous of a cute little cartoon doll figure? Why, a morbidly
> obese
> > one, of course. This kind of accurate and witty humor is exactly what is
> > wrong with the world today.
> [...and ditto here.]
>
> I'll leave 'witty' to the discretion of the reader, but I'm afraid
> that I think it's a bit much to call this remark 'accurate'. In what
> sense is it 'accurate' to imply that only one who weighs 350lb would
> object to this image?
>
> In general terms, the nasty tactic of insulting a woman's (presumed?)
> appearance, rather than responding to the substance of her position
> itself, is seen all too often when gender issues like these are
> discussed. I don't think it's a nice habit.
>
> To make a slightly distasteful joke in an unguarded moment on IRC is
> hardly a crime, but I don't think this particular remark deserves to
> be held up as a paragon of insight, free thinking, accuracy, etc.,
> either.
>
>
Then let us settle the issue at the very heart of this dispute at once. To
the scales!
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