I need a stronger rage icon
Via clubjade.net, condescending jackass tells women we don't need more female superheroes because we'd rather watch Julia Roberts instead. I had a hard time deciding what to quote here, because it's all so horrifying, but this part is particularly relevant for us costumers:
Of course some women actually are interested in superheroes, just as there are guys out there who are really into touchy-feely musicals. Most of them are British, but even here in America you’ll occasionally run into a guy with a twisted love of Mamma Mia!. Sure you’ll see women at Comic Con dressed up as Wonder Woman. But you’ll see a lot more men dressed up as Batman. And unlike those women, none of the guys are being paid by booth owners just to stand around and slut it up. Nothing draws a nerd crowd quite like exposed female skin. There are exceptions to any rule.
Just. Just. RAGE. BLINDING RAGE. The comments are, if possible, even worse than the actual article; I particularly love the one where he condescends to “correct” the commenter who studies fan behavior for a living, asks her where she got her data, and then conveniently neglects to provide a source for his own other than “common sense wisdom." And the one where he says that Buffy, Sarah Connor, and Kim Possible "don't count" because they're just "a vampire show, a sci-fi show, and a kid's cartoon." A+ logic, sir!
Thankfully, there's a rebuttal at Jezebel where we can all rage together, because he is apparently deleting any comments of the "Wow, you're an ignorant jackass" variety. And really, that's all the reaction I can muster up at this point.
Of course some women actually are interested in superheroes, just as there are guys out there who are really into touchy-feely musicals. Most of them are British, but even here in America you’ll occasionally run into a guy with a twisted love of Mamma Mia!. Sure you’ll see women at Comic Con dressed up as Wonder Woman. But you’ll see a lot more men dressed up as Batman. And unlike those women, none of the guys are being paid by booth owners just to stand around and slut it up. Nothing draws a nerd crowd quite like exposed female skin. There are exceptions to any rule.
Just. Just. RAGE. BLINDING RAGE. The comments are, if possible, even worse than the actual article; I particularly love the one where he condescends to “correct” the commenter who studies fan behavior for a living, asks her where she got her data, and then conveniently neglects to provide a source for his own other than “common sense wisdom." And the one where he says that Buffy, Sarah Connor, and Kim Possible "don't count" because they're just "a vampire show, a sci-fi show, and a kid's cartoon." A+ logic, sir!
Thankfully, there's a rebuttal at Jezebel where we can all rage together, because he is apparently deleting any comments of the "Wow, you're an ignorant jackass" variety. And really, that's all the reaction I can muster up at this point.