Comments on: Misogynist Metaphors, and the Lazy-Ass Creepster Who Loves Them

By: ‘Tis the Season To Be…Needlessly Sexist - The Pursuit of Harpyness

‘Tis the Season To Be…Needlessly Sexist - The Pursuit of Harpyness — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 01:26:49 +0000

[...] Vinay Menon, courtesy of the Toronto Star. It’s less overtly douche-y than last week’s super-creepy misogynist musings from Slate, but it’s still a groaner. Meghan described it thusly: The author has kindly [...]

By: Daetan Huck

Daetan Huck — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 05:39:46 +0000

@ididthatonce

I was feeling inspired to stand outside his house with a torch to toss, actually.

But then someone might draw a line to burning my bra and then where would we be? “Oh – this again?”

By: ididthatonce

ididthatonce — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 22:28:39 +0000

The aspiring journalist/writer in me wants to stand outside Shafer’s house with a bullhorn, yelling, “THERE ARE BETTER METAPHORS THAN SEX. TECHNOLOGY AS SEX HAS BEEN DONE BEFORE. CLICHES: UR DOIN THEM AWESOME.”

By: Skada

Skada — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:39:06 +0000

That’s a very good point, mischiefmanager. It’s also helpful because now I’ve just started skipping right over anything else with him in the by-line.

And I also agree with baraqiel and Tall-in-Heels: this feels like posturing from someone who is obsessed with his “man card” and the possibility of it getting taken away.

By: mischiefmanager

mischiefmanager — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 13:32:59 +0000

And the upshot of this is that, for anyone who already didn’t know, Shafer has outed himself as a woman-hater. It’s only fair to every single woman in his pathetic, inadequate life.

By: Mackey

Mackey — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:56:24 +0000

Thank you for reading that drivel, so I don’t have to.

By: Tall-in-Heels

Tall-in-Heels — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:39:51 +0000

O-M-G you guys! Gmail rules, and Hotmail drools!!! Drools like a drunk be-yotch who gives it up for FREE, but it’s shitty cause she’s, like, wasted, dude! I’m so stoked I found Super Whore G(spot)mail which is FREE and doesn’t suck – unless you want her to ; )

This guy has some serious illusions about his own cleverness.

Actually, I agree with baraqiel. The thing is misogynistic without a doubt. But it’s almost as if the author is wearing a misogyny costume in an attempt to look manly and cool, which is pitiful. The combo of the untimely, disproportionate, and bizarre excitement over the switch, and the trying-way-too-hard use of the whore metaphor smacks of someone who is (over) performing male gender stereotypes to try to fit in with the “cool” boys, but who doesn’t realize he just sounds stupid.

By: baraqiel

baraqiel — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 04:45:17 +0000

I have to say that as a youngin’, what I mostly feel about this is pity mixed with revulsion. Not even due to the misogyny, but actually much moreso due to the persistent use of hotmail (I haven’t had a hotmail account since I was a tween and my screen names were based on Pokemon when it still had only the original two colors or whatever) and the excitement over gmail. I’m embarrassed for this guy. Who’s still excited over gmail? And I say this having been a very early adopter. But…I mean…come on. Anyway, I guess my point is that this article is a great demonstration of the principle that misogyny and looking like an out of touch asshat often go together.

By: PhDork

PhDork — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 03:20:00 +0000

Oh jeebus. I saw the story, but chose not to read it, which was a smarter decision than I could have possibly imagined.

-1000 points to Shafer for his abuse of the literary conceit. -1 million for being a misogynist doucheweasel.

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