MRA Comics Cavalcade: “All Male Opinions” Silenced by “Lace Curtain Dominated Media.”
This completely reasonable and not-at-all hysterical cartoon apparently ran on a site called bastardsbible.com, which alas has gone the way of the dodo. I’m not sure if that was the original source. (I don’t think so; the hanged man’s hairstyle looks pretty 197os or 80s to me.) I’m also not sure why the members of “Today’s Lace Curtain Dominated Media” are wearing boxes on their heads. Or carrying what appears to be foliage. Or why the whole thing seems to be taking place on The Little Prince’s tiny planet.
Posted on March 30, 2013, in antifeminism, drama kings, imaginary oppression, MRA, MRA comics cavalcade and tagged anti-feminism, antifeminism, men's rights, MRA. Bookmark the permalink. 181 Comments.
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ManBoobz
So, wait, we had a thread going about greasy hair products, George Clooney was brought up, and nobody said a word about Dapper Dan?
…
I’m just saying, there’s a very obvious hole in this thread that needs repairing.
(and if you didn’t see the Coen brothers’ retelling of the Odyssey, you really should…)
re coffee: I’ve had coffee in lots of places. French is ok, german was not so much. Ukraine and Korea is came in packets (really, apart from the mess hall in Korea, all I ever saw was various types of instant). Of the two, Korea was the better; it wasn’t “coffee”, but it was decent.
I’ve got swedish friends. I’ve had coffee, made by a neapolitan, in Kuwait; so I think I can say I, once, had some “Italian” coffee. I’ve had any number of turkish/arabic/lebanese/greek/bosnian/armenian/serbian coffees. As well as vietnamese.
I’ve had coffee in more parts of the US than I can think of (at this point I’ve been in/through most of the US, with the exception of the deep south), and in some of Canada (Ontario, Quebec, and Vancouver BC).
I like coffee.
It varies, a lot (one of the worst coffee and a croissant I’ve ever had was in a bakery in Paris, as is one of the best). Styles matters, and roast more. The darker the roast the stronger the flavor, and the less the caffeine (which is further affected by grind, quantity, water temperature, brewing method).
The biggest difference between most US public coffee (changing in the larger urban markets) is the use of robusta beans in the standing pot, and the amount of time it’s allowed to rest on the heating element before being discarded. The other thing is the, “endless cup”, which encourages places to make slightly weaker coffee because of cost.
This makes it a bit thin/bitter (esp. because the other thing done to cut cost is to use blends with more robusta; which has more caffeine, but is thin/bitter in flavor. A little robusta is in the best espresso blends; because the smaller quantity of beans, and the faster extraction mean the later notes of bitterness you want are a little light in a pure arabica which has been roasted to the med/dark cinnamon which is considered ideal for espresso).
The other thing is that methods of brewing with longer contact favor darker roasts, which have less caffeine; and so tend to use more beans; and so get a much more intense, flavor (Beethoven was famous for counting out 60 beans for every cup of coffee he had made by his housekeeper).
*takes coffee, puts some milk in, drinks it*
Personal coffee knowledge, fully utilized!
I love the coffee discussions here, because I learn a lot. I recently finished a short stint as a barista, and even then my coffee knowledge topped out at levels of bitterness, roast darkness, and relative caffeine. And, of course, what’s in the various drinks, although I never did master the macchiato and never had to make a breve, let alone short versus long shots. Much as I dislike their coffee and espresso, I found myself envious of the training Starbucks baristas get.
I don’t want Fop goddammit, I’m a Dapper Dan man!
(Do links to YTMND need a warning? Anyway, you’ve been warned.)
O Brother is Mr. Dammit’s favorite movie.
I think the coffee you get depends on where you are in the states. Two things I can say about where I live is that coffee and microbrews are very popular here.
I have been to 47 states in the US and have to say not all coffee is made equal.
Have any of you tried white coffee?
Oh, the other insurance company called and left a voice mail. My friend says I shouldn’t talk to them until I talk to my adjuster.
@melody: this is very good advice. Remember that anything you say can and will be used against you. Even a sideways admission of any fault is a Bad Thing. Better to say nothing and have your insurance talk directly to theirs, because they are trained in the ways of Fault and Liability.
….but also remember that your insurance adjustor, although they are On Your Side in the sense that they want to cause the other company to pay while they don’t pay, are really not On Your Side in the larger sense of your wellbeing, and will gladly throw you under the bus if it serves their purposes. But for the question of paying out the smallest amount possible they will very happily try to maintain that it was not your fault. And they may abandon you after all is said and done and leave you to seek a new insurance company. (I have mostly positive memories of my interactions with insurance companies, but that was when it was their best interests…)
Howard, clairedammit - I’m going to be hearing George Clooney saying that all day now, thankyouverymuch.
You’re welcome.
(what? You don’t welcome a little more Clooney in your day? But… Clooney!)
True!
I think the damage is minimal to both vehicles as it was in the parking lot.
Frankly, the damage is probably something I could pay out of pocket (though of course I don’t want to).
“(I’m hoping that if failtroll follows the links he might finally grasp the concept of humor being a bit more complicated than “boy those Scandinavians sure do eat a lot of fish, huh?)”
What??
Is this funny?? http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/full/136584/0
Gee, I dunno. You linked it.
That seems to mean it won’t be anything but boringly offensive.
(reads link)
Actually, I am slightly amused.
There are people who follow his links? Not sure I’ve ever been bored enough to do that…
On the Euro versus American coffee discussion, it depends. I’ve had much better coffee here than I had in Italy, but also much worse coffee. I left the UK before the coffee boom hit, so I’ve never had a decent cup of coffee there (please tell me this has changed, fellow Brits). I miss Arabic coffee, especially the kind with cardamom, but that’s not a quality issue, it’s just a different flavor. Part of the reason the popularity of Starbucks confuses me is that their coffee tends to be bitter, which most people seem to dislike. Also over-roasted to mask poor quality beans (thank you, friend who owns small coffee chain, for explaining the whole roasting process to me). Haven’t tried their lighter roasts yet, which they’re promoting, but unless they’re using better beans for it I’m skeptical.
The worst coffee I’ve ever had here came from the coffee shop that used to be in Barnes and Noble. There’s a diner in San Francisco that tends to have pretty good coffee, which is unusual for the reasons pecunium described. I think they just throw the remainder of the pot out if it doesn’t get bought quickly enough, since it tends not to have that old, bitter taste.
One of my favorite things about going to the movies here is that they’re generally happy to let you bring in coffee from outside rather than buying it there - I guess it’s easier than dealing with a bunch of enraged coffee snobs if the stuff they sell is terrible.
I can reassure everyone that there is outstanding coffee to be had in the UK. Quite a few independent outfits are sourcing and roasting their own, and it knocks spots off the big chains.
Yay! Trips back to the frozen north (Scotland) will be more bearable with some strong coffee to fortify me.
When I was in London I had great coffee almost everywhere, even at a Starbucks, of all places.
I’m still haunted by the memory of the coffee at the very pretty little place in Islington that tasted like something you’d make for a small child who wasn’t really allowed to have coffee yet. Like, 1/10 of a teaspoon of Nescafe, full cup of water.
That reminds me of the tea that my great grandmother served me when I was a wee one. Boiling water with a hint of tea and lots of milk and sugar.
My parents totally did that with coffee for me when I was little and objected to being left out when everyone else was having some.
Aww, kid-style “coffee.” Better than the kid-sized lattes at Starbucks or whatever the heck those smaller sizes are supposed to be. The crap that that much sugar and caffeine must do to a smaller person’s metabolism…
My parents initially thought that it would be OK for me to have Arabic coffee since it comes in very small cups. That was not a good decision.
I mean, I had a lot of fun, but I’m not sure the adults enjoy it as much as I did.
Yeah this is why I brew my own. Dark roast beans with just a hint of Cafe Bustelo, rough ground in a French press…which just dinged. Time to press!
I’m making more of my coffee at home. Easier to aviod extra calories that way.
It has been observed that I drink most of my calories (smoothies, coffee, tea, redbull ect) which is probably why I have a hard time shaking my weight.
I also like dark roast, but when buying coffee out I err on the side of caution and get a medium roast. I REALLY dislike burnt dark roast.
@Argenti I grind my own beans, but often accidently grind them too fine for my french press. It is tricky.
Melody — I err on the side of too chunky, can always just let it sit longer!
All I could think of was this:
“It’s curtains for you, Dr. Horrible… Lacy, gently wafting curtains.”
Starbucks is variable. If they flush the lines often, and keep the reservoir temps lower the coffee can be decent, but it’s too dark, as a rule, which makes the least mistake in preparation painfully obvious. I’m really lucky that my local is great, some of the best coffee I’ve had since Mayorga (Silver Spring, Maryland) when I was at Walter Reed (they’ve been sold, moved and gone downhill, no longer roasting their own beans, for one).
I think I lot of the, “”x makes bad coffee) has a lot to do with what one is used to. Swedes like a much darker roast, the same way that New Orleans likes chicory in the their blend (and the Crocodile Cafe in Pasadena does the same thing). When one is away, the local tastes are different,and the comfort aspect of the coffee is harmed.
Cassandra, that is just plain awesome.
My own coffee experiences have been positive. This is because I would almost accept Instant to get my coffee fix. (note: I would not actually accept Instant just to get my fix)
And, ugh, the places where they leave the pots sitting and burning. I hate those places. My local store actually rinses out the warming pots before putting in the new coffee. I love them so very much. (though I brew my own most days, and only stop there when I’m running behind)
Mmmm, fresh-ground beans.
Howard: I went from April to July of 2003 without coffee,because I refused instant. The worst thing was a buddy of mine and I had a plan; I had a can (1 1/2 lbs) of powdered greek coffee, he had the multi-fuel stove. By the time our B-bags (which had the coffee) arrived, we’d been chopped into smaller teams, and I didn’t see him again for almost a year.
Ah… Army Life.
Whoa. A year without coffee… that sucks.
Still not as bad as instant.
Nah… because I got sick, and was medevacced out of theater, I was only about three months without coffee. I’d have had a multi-fuel stove shipped to me elstwise.
But taster’s choice? Or field coffee? No thanks. Not gonna.
I drink instant… *is ashamed* But at least I don’t drink Folger’s! That tastes like shit.
I’ll do instant in a pinch. Generally, when I get called in unexpectedly to work or have to stay late at work. I carry it on me for emergencies. Its okay.
But Folger’s is the choice if subservient housewives everywhere!
“But taster’s choice? … No thanks. Not gonna.”
That’s the shit my mother’s tried serving me and wondered why I took one sip and went “this is your shitty instant, no thanks”. Starbucks Via is tolerable if you need instant coffee NOW. (Gods did I drink a lot of that while at the law firm)
Pecunium — seriously dude, you make me glad my perpetual ability to injure myself is rarely serious (jammed my finger in a door yesterday, just when my toe is starting to heal, but hey, at least neither broke…or, you know, tried to peal the skin off my body). What I’m trying to say here is that you really have the worst luck sometimes huh?
Also, I decide I’m being a grump by not playing my violin cuz depressed, and then jam my left pinky in a door…looks like I won’t be swearing at Bach for another week >.<
I drink instant - it’s what we have at work, and I’ll use it to make cold (ie all milk) coffee at home. All that work to make a cup of coffee is not my thing!
Looking at the cartoon up there … is it just me, or is Mr Male Opinions wearing saddle shoes? I know they’re still around, but I look at it and think “What decade are the MRM living in again?”
Mr Male Opinions looks like Reagan to me, which is disconcerting. I keep thinking it’s a serious political cartoon and then remembering that no, it’s just these clowns again.
@ Howard
Yeah, I was running around all “wheeeee this is so much fun!” while the grown ups were sitting there going “she has to run out of gas eventually, right?”.