Comments Policy
Don’t make me do this.
Welcome to Man Boobz! If you’d like to comment here, read this first.
The first time you comment here, your comment will go to moderation — that is, I will have to approve it before it appears. Think of it as a sort of audition. If your very first comment is especially obnoxious, tedious, or content-free, I’m not going to approve it and I may put you on a permanent IP ban. If your comment is borderline, I may approve it and put you on moderation to see if you can do better.
In most cases, though, once I approve your first comment, you’re good to go, and your comments won’t have to go through me.
I don’t ban people for being offensive (within limits) and I’m not going to ban anyone just for disagreeing with me. So: TRIGGER WARNING: You may run into any number of things that are triggering. Some blogs and forums set themselves up as safe spaces, and they serve a valuable function. But this blog is not one of them.
Why don’t I censor douchey misogynists? Because the point of this blog is to expose misogynists and other assholes by quoting the hateful things they say — as someone famous once said, “fools are destroyed by their own words.” And so I allow misogynists and other assholes to post comments here, which are often as hateful as the things I quote in the posts. I don’t censor them for saying offensive things, because, again, the whole point of the blog is to expose this sort of hatred.
But I’m not a hands-off moderator either. I tried that, and it doesn’t work. I have to enforce some rules to fend off the forces of chaos and douchebaggery, and I reserve the right to ban anyone at any time for any reason I want. Given the sheer number of comments these days, I don’t have much patience for boring trolls. If you’re going to troll, please do it in an interesting manner.
I am quicker to moderate when the discussion is on a sensitive subject, like rape. Comments blaming or attacking rape victims are not welcome.
Beyond that: If you’re especially, or persistently, offensive, disruptive, or tedious, I’ll put you on moderation, which means your comments won’t go up until I get a chance to look at them, and maybe not even then.
Big no nos: nasty personal attacks and/or slurs.
Insults, ok, within reason. Calling someone an idiot is fine. Lots of people are idiots. Just use caution when moving much beyond this level of invective. Back-and-forth namecalling is tedious for everyone.
Nasty slurs, not allowed: Posts using words like “nigger” or “faggot” will go automatically to moderation. If you want to talk about someone else’s use of one of these slurs, disguise the term. Especially obnoxious bigots will be banned.
Grossly misrepresenting another person’s argument, or simply lying about them, another big no-no. Unless you’re a troll who’s obviously and hilariously wrong about everything; then I may keep your comments up for the lulz.
Threats, or posting someone’s personal information, will get you banned. Also bad: speculating about the possible criminal or unethical activity of real people (for example, internet posters who post under their real name). This is allowed only if the person is a public figure/celebrity. Or imaginary.
No blogging about tea?
DAVID, WHY DO YOU HATE BOTH CHINA AND INDIA?
I read that as “various types and flavours of FLEA”.
::scratches madly::
David’s never blogged about the yacht which won the 1980 America’s Cup! David, why do you hate Freedom?
It’s worse than that! Why hasn’t he blogged about John Bertrand and Australia II winning the Cup?
DAVID WHY YOU HATE AUSTRALIANS?
This blog is not called “Kittens”. Obviously David hates cats and wants to see them exterminated.
He never blogs about zebras. He’s a zebrandist!
David, you’re a hero! I admire you for exposing the bullshit of the extreme wing of the MRM. Some of those guys sound like sociopaths rather than garden variety misogynists.
Cheers to you, David. Nice Website!
Misandry and Misogony are flip sides of the same thing. Mockery, derision, condecending attitudes and hate based on gender. Zippers and buttons as a comparison, to misongeny and Misandry? Some of the replies here seem ludicrous. Tea, Orthotics, Big feet, as comparisons to two issues clearly stemming from the same source such as misandry and misogony? I would think that if the idea is to mock that kind of attitude (misogeny) than the flip side of it would be something just as distusting and needing to be addressed. But ok, this is a site only about misogony… I get it.
Experience would indicate that apparently, no you do not Mr. Blackmore.
So go read some Terry Pratchett.
Falser words were ne’er spoken.
Jesus, Richard, “misogyny” is in the header. It took word to avoid the proper spelling. Are you drunk?
^work. am i drunk?
“Mockery, derision, condecending attitudes and hate based on gender.”
Being a misogynist has nothing to do with gender. Men, women, transgender people can all be misogynists. Nobody here is mocking men for being men, if that’s what your whine is about. We’re mocking misogyny. Biiiiig difference. Oh, and since noticing things isn’t your strong point, there are people of all genders on this site.
And misandry isn’t actually a thing, not in anything LIKE the same sense as misogyny.
“am i drunk?”
Drunk-stupid is contagious it seems.
Seriously though, were you trying to use every spelling but the correct one?
Also, mmm, tea!
David, you need a real hobby. This is the stupidest blog I have ever seen.
Ok, since I’ve spent half of my winter holiday perusing your fine blog, I guess it’s time to stop lurking and submit myself for moderation. I’m here to enjoy the mockery, and the tea. Alas, not the kitten videos, as my computer’s too old : /
(I’m afraid, for the same reason, I also came to ask, like the nice lady from a few months ago, if there was a way to add a link or button to the first page of comments? When it gets over a hundred or so, it can take fooooorrrrrrrreeevvvvvvvveeerrrrrr to click back to the first one *cries*.)
I have only just found your immensely welcome and entertaining blog but am nevertheless perplexed to see, from glancing through your glossary, that MRA does not stand for Minuscule Reproductive Array as I had always assumed from the contents of MRA websites, still what would I know – I’m only a girl.
Love your website.
Really? A small penis joke? That’s how you want to introduce yourself?
(Also, this isn’t the glossary.)
Somehow I think we can do without your love.
Awesome blog. I thought the internet was facing a dictadorial misogeny regime, but I finally found light in the darkness!
Btw, any other Brazillians here? :3
I am currently collecting literature for an anthropological study considering gift giving in dating. Here I naturally wanna make a comparative analysis on gender roles in the west, assumptions, gestures, and dating culture.
my question being : Could you recommend any literature on the subject?
What google search terms landed you here, Christian?
Perhaps his girlfriend could gift him some literature.
I was recommended this site by a friend.
Okay, but that’s a really random question. We don’t really do gifts and dating culture here.
Unless, of course, by “a comparative analysis on gender roles in the west, assumptions, gestures, and dating culture,” one means “talking about how those slutty Western women are a bunch of whores who use sex to get presents and shit from hapless men.” In which case showing up here makes perfect sense.
If that’s not what you’re saying, then you’re in the wrong place.
I understand. What I meant to write, but what my brain could not comprehend before was that I was looking for some literature considering all the above subjects but from a feminist point of view since I have been trying for ages to locate some, but our public library system isn’t very helpful on the matter. On the grounds of this I decided to look elsewhere. If anybody could recommend anything they’ve read or might might have stumbled upon. If not I sincerely apologize for posting an unrelated thread.
Christian, posting here is fine. There are some commenters here that know a great deal about anthropology, so maybe one of them will have some suggestions. You could also try posting in the man boobz forum, though it hasn’t been all that active lately.
Sorry, David, I sounded presumptuous there.
I’d think that a university librarian would be the person to ask about books on a very specific topic that you intend to cite in an academic study.
2nd the suggestion that you try a university librarian. If you’re in the US, most publicly-funded academic libraries will answer reference questions even if you are not a student/researcher/faculty member at that institution. Google Scholar is also your friend.
One thing most MRM blogs have on you guys is dedication to free speech. Real free speech, the First Amendment type including offensive and counter productive ramblings and name calling. One of the pillars of free Western society.
What’s the use of, if not “silencing” differing opinions, but at least quieting them? Why would yo want to do that?