News-Worthy Mary Jane Statue

[the Doctor]

OMG This is the most rediculas video I have ever seen...and MY GAWD the guy who won WHO WANTS TO BE A SUPERHERO!!! OMG!!! OMG!!! OMG!!!!! AAAAHAHHHH!!! This is so ****ing STOOPID!!

OH and I LOVE how the "news anchor" starts checking out the guy eve asking him to turn around so she can see the back of his "costume" OMFG!!!

mr games machine wants his 15 minutes of fame and the lady "broad"caster treats this dumb ass as a piece of prime rump steak

disgusting

 

[Batty]

Nice going, Jen!

Do they think they're insulting you by calling you a man? Is it because they hate men that much? Is it because they think there's no way an intelligent woman would like Adam's work? How idiotic! They just end up looking like fools.

Great to see Shai continue to Krusade, btw!

 

[gato]

Can we please refrain from using Butch Dyke Fem-Natzi...as a woman that bats for the other team..that is a bit on the offensive side

 

[screamingmetal]

Can we please refrain from using Butch Dyke Fem-Natzi...as a woman that bats for the other team..that is a bit on the offensive side

That's offensive but not the numerous times they've been called bi-tches in this thread? It was meant to offend an individual not anyone in general. Changed none the less.

 

[Darth Loki]

Anyone else think it's hilarious that almost every retailer is now sold out of this statue? Like I said, there is no such thing as bad press.

 

[jaffakitkat]

Just thought I'd chime in here, although I'll probably regret it later. I'm a woman, and I'd call myself a feminist, although I also get royally ticked off by the more rabid "feminists" who just look for any excuse to paint men in a bad light. (Let's face it, people of both sexes can be nice or they can suck. There isn't a 'nasty' gene specific to the Y chromosome.)

Anyway, looking at the MJ statue, I certainly don't find it offensive. I don't care what she's wearing, she could be naked for all I care and if the statue was nicely done I'd still think it was cool. I also got the initial impression that she was happening upon Spidey's costume in the laundry (rather than actually doing his laundry), which I thought was cute. It's a very pretty statue (although I do like slave Leia better).

That said, it's just a fact that this is a hair-trigger issue for a lot of women. They look at that statue and they see sexism and inequality, and it makes them angry. Some of them, especially the more rabid ones, are going to get really loud and obnoxious about it. It makes me sad. But it also makes me sad to see some of the guys here immediately denouncing them (and all feminists, or even all women) as stupid/ugly/fat/bitter/lesbian b!tches. And unfortunately, posting comments like that on their blogs is just going to reinforce the idea to them that men suck. Argue with them by all means, but why add fuel to an already ugly fire?

Yeah, yeah. It's the 'why can't we all just get along?' post. Sorry.

 

[Darth Loki]

Just thought I'd chime in here, although I'll probably regret it later. I'm a woman, and I'd call myself a feminist, although I also get royally ticked off by the more rabid "feminists" who just look for any excuse to paint men in a bad light. (Let's face it, people of both sexes can be nice or they can suck. There isn't a 'nasty' gene specific to the Y chromosome.)

Anyway, looking at the MJ statue, I certainly don't find it offensive. I don't care what she's wearing, she could be naked for all I care and if the statue was nicely done I'd still think it was cool. I also got the initial impression that she was happening upon Spidey's costume in the laundry (rather than actually doing his laundry), which I thought was cute. It's a very pretty statue (although I do like slave Leia better).

That said, it's just a fact that this is a hair-trigger issue for a lot of women. They look at that statue and they see sexism and inequality, and it makes them angry. Some of them, especially the more rabid ones, are going to get really loud and obnoxious about it. It makes me sad. But it also makes me sad to see some of the guys here immediately denouncing them (and all feminists, or even all women) as stupid/ugly/fat/bitter/lesbian b!tches. And unfortunately, posting comments like that on their blogs is just going to reinforce the idea to them that men suck. Argue with them by all means, but why add fuel to an already ugly fire?

Yeah, yeah. It's the 'why can't we all just get along?' post. Sorry.

Your points are very valid. I know it's hard to tell, but I'd bet most of the posts attacking feminists in this thread are very tongue in cheek. I have all the respect in the world for women (although sometimes I'll play along in threads like this), and fully support equal everything for women. But from all my experiences, feminists want to be treated as the dominant species. I like to call those that want equality, equalists (it's a Chrisonym) and have no problems with them. Some people just don't get it though, and they never will.

 

[adambadadam]

Just thought I'd chime in here, although I'll probably regret it later. I'm a woman, and I'd call myself a feminist, although I also get royally ticked off by the more rabid "feminists" who just look for any excuse to paint men in a bad light. (Let's face it, people of both sexes can be nice or they can suck. There isn't a 'nasty' gene specific to the Y chromosome.)

Anyway, looking at the MJ statue, I certainly don't find it offensive. I don't care what she's wearing, she could be naked for all I care and if the statue was nicely done I'd still think it was cool. I also got the initial impression that she was happening upon Spidey's costume in the laundry (rather than actually doing his laundry), which I thought was cute. It's a very pretty statue (although I do like slave Leia better).

That said, it's just a fact that this is a hair-trigger issue for a lot of women. They look at that statue and they see sexism and inequality, and it makes them angry. Some of them, especially the more rabid ones, are going to get really loud and obnoxious about it. It makes me sad. But it also makes me sad to see some of the guys here immediately denouncing them (and all feminists, or even all women) as stupid/ugly/fat/bitter/lesbian b!tches. And unfortunately, posting comments like that on their blogs is just going to reinforce the idea to them that men suck. Argue with them by all means, but why add fuel to an already ugly fire?

Yeah, yeah. It's the 'why can't we all just get along?' post. Sorry.

Don't apologize! Somewhere in the middle, there's truth. My intitial reaction to this was to get angry. I have an alergic reaction to people who try to impose thier idea of right and wrong on everyone else. If you want to sway me, I'm more likely to side with you without all the bitterness and insults. With everything that's happened in the last few months with what can and can't be said and who gets offended, reading this feels like my generation's "Seduction of the Innocent".

Look around. Doesn't it feel like McCarthyism if we were alive to witness it the first time around?

It's just weird how the usual suspects are all reversed.

 

[Darklord Dave]

I would urge everyone defending the statue either here or at other sites to do so logically, coolly and without name calling. Posts like those of "thegreatworm" just reinforce the opinions of "devildoll" (not so important) but also those of the major news outlets covering this inane brouhaha.

It looks like this thing made one of the newswires and that's why places like the Toronto Star have picked up the story. The original piece was probably negative, so that's why the news outlets are all making the same mistakes - like calling the outraged people "Spidey fans".

 

[Radagaster]

If anything, the true Spidey fans have been alerted about this awesome statue. Talk about reverse psychology!

 

[Bannister]

Someone needs to tell these b!tches to go read an issue of Idiosyncratic Routine and shut the **** up!

These chicks are in serious need of some deep dickin.

 

[Darth Loki]

These chicks are in serious need of some deep dickin.

Hell yeah Banky

I just had to watch Chasing Amy tonight

 

[jaffakitkat]

Cheers guys! I'm not a big speaker-upper around here, so I'm always wary about speaking up.

I know it's hard to tell, but I'd bet most of the posts attacking feminists in this thread are very tongue in cheek.

I was hopeful that most of them were. I know most everyone here is a decent sort of guy/girl, and I'm definitely not averse to a bit of piss-taking. Unfortunately when it spirals into ugliness like it has on that blog, it just seems to leave everyone feeling a bit more hateful about each other. (Why can't we all just get along, dammit?)

I have an alergic reaction to people who try to impose thier idea of right and wrong on everyone else.

I'm a fellow sufferer of that allergy.

 

[Wetanut]

Well said jaffakitkat. I am saddened by the tone and self-righteousness of those who've formed a cabal on the blog with their espousal of "feminist" social-speak. They obviously don't realize that THEY are the ones who are acting in the stereotypical fashion that has alienated so many and muddied the waters with trivial complaints. To think, I got thrown in jail (even if only for a few hours) for civil disobedience, thinking I was helping to pave the way for the future (yes, I was young and optimistic). I've learned long ago that women can be the worst possible enemies to themselves by this kind of behavior and living up to the very stereotypes that they think they're attacking. I'm a bit put off by the name calling and descriptors as well, but with their credibility in question, is it any wonder that people will eschew serious debate/discussion and, instead, resort to ridicule and respond in like terms?

 

[Eli26]

I want my Mary Jane! Oh please just tell me the exclusive converted!

 

[jason2885]

It is a good thing yesterday was not a slow news day or this could have made the evening news. I think this is getting a bit ridiculous when I posted the video on MSNBC I didnt take the time to watch the whole thing until just now but that is totally stupid.

 

[koipond]

understandably these people are upset that the statue tarnishes the otherwise wholesome, all-American image of Mary Jane. I mean that's so not like her.

seriously, it saddens me more then I would care to admit when things like this happen. the absolute willingness to be whipped up into a killing frenzy over something so trivial in the face of so many of the world's problems is like a badge of their insulator righteousness that these people wear with pride. instead of turning that disgust on a valid targets like the failure to re-build New Orleans or humanitarian crisis in Darfur and writing letters to their congressperson/senator, they have instead chosen to turn their ire on a statue. of a comic book character. doing laundry.

*sigh*

 

[Shropt]

 

[Dusty]

Your points are very valid. I know it's hard to tell, but I'd bet most of the posts attacking feminists in this thread are very tongue in cheek.

The thing that is a *tiny* bit concerning is that it's REALLY hard to tell when something is tongue in cheek when written on the internet. WE all know that Shai is pretty tongue in cheek about that stuff (well, maybe), but the major news outlets and majority of America doesn't. When they look at that post, they see a typical crazy, male chauvanistic dude who is reinforcing these women's view of men. So like Dave said, it's best to be cool and calm and express yourselves intelligently, rather than trollishly. But hey, what can ya do - both sides tend to live up to their stereotypes in any debate The middle ground people always get lost in the ensuing shenanigans...

 

[KitFisto]

I just saw this. It's just another man hater who needs to get over herself.