Another media fail!

May 05, 2011 11:34

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dichroic May 5 2011, 17:17:40 UTC
Funny thing is, the very end of this is great. In summary: "Actually none of this applies to me. My wife is awesome and I love and also respect her. It doesn't work that well for one of us to teach the other and it's true that now and then I need some time to myself away from family and then gym is that place for me, but really that's all it is."

So what pisses me off is not so much what he actually says in the article but that he apparently thinks it's fine for an otherwise good and well-meaning man to spew a bunch of sexist trash that he *doesn't even believe himself*. That kind of thing spreads collateral damage and I hate that he and his publisher apparently think this is the way to sell an article.

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silentyrs May 5 2011, 18:30:06 UTC
I agree with you. That's what makes me rage at the article so much. It's socializing their readers to think that it's okay to force women into a specific kind of exercise because anything else is man's domaine.

I also think the author can love and respect his wife and still be a misogynist when he gets beyond the front door. It's kind of like: "Oh hey, I have this black friend and he's okay, but you're a N---- "

I've seen quite a few posts poking fun at cardio bunnies here. I actually feel really bad for those girls. It's like they've been listening to too much of this crap, and it has become a part of their programming. I bet most wouldn't even think of crossing over to the other side of the gym.

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dichroic May 5 2011, 18:47:49 UTC
Hurts all groups - the women who have to deal with men who think that way, the men who learn that this is acceptable and then don't understand why so many women don't like them. And the people who just want to lift and not have to deal with anyone else's attitudes and entitlement.

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silentyrs May 6 2011, 18:11:08 UTC
You're so right! I think we typed those comments at the same time but you're much more succinct than I am =)

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dukexmachismo May 5 2011, 18:39:35 UTC
"Now that I've written this douchbaggy article, let me make it EVEN MORE OMG FUNNEH with some lameass backpedaling."

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dichroic May 5 2011, 18:43:18 UTC
No, the backpedaling was the best part. (I suspect it was a CYA attempt in case his wife sees the article.)

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dukexmachismo May 5 2011, 18:54:40 UTC
If he even has a wife.

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dichroic May 5 2011, 18:55:55 UTC
Better not say that - she's an "internationally recognized black belt" and could kick your ass!

(I quote directly from the article.)

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dukexmachismo May 5 2011, 18:59:07 UTC
Nah -- she could kick HIS ass!

Now that I think of it, there are probably a dozen or more women in this comm who could kick his ass.

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