Ever wonder why William Bennett is so big and fat? It’s because he’s full of shit.

In a grotesquely offensive article, the animal responsible for sending countless of harmless men to jail for minor drug offenses so that corporate scum can rake in the moolah has now chosen to enforce the notion of male disposability by holding up the men who committed suicide at the Dark Knight Rises shootings as paragons to be emulated – but only by other men. Yes, the same man who criticizes his fellow Americans’ lack of discipline while stuffing his face like a rabid warthog wants us to take his opinion on moral matters seriously. And make no mistake, Bennett’s praise is not for bravery or sacrifice in themselves, it is all about gender….

“By all appearances, these men believed that a man has a responsibility to protect a woman, even to the point of death.”

And it is that which Bennett is praising – the belief that a woman’s life is simply worth more than a man’s. And does Bennett bother to give any argument as to why it is a good and “honorable” thing for men to die for another simply because that other is a woman? No, of course not, the closest he gets is this…

“ They put the lives of the women before their own, an old fashioned notion to be sure, but certainly an honorable one (if you have any doubt, ask the survivors). “

Yes, the evidence for his opinion that these were honorable ( as opposed to self-loathing and self-destructive ) actions is someone else’s opinion that these were honorable actions…

Bennett then compounds his sins by adding shaming tactics to his intellectual dishonesty…

“This is especially important given the state of many men today. Record numbers of men aren’t working or even looking for work. Record numbers aren’t marrying or even acting as fathers to their children. These men need heroes to imitate who they can relate to in everyday life… They need heroes like the Aurora three.”

So you see, men can make up for their woeful state by giving their lives for the nearest woman. Note also the way that male unemployment is implied to be the common man’s fault – as he isn’t “even looking for work” – rather than that of the plutocratic scum who have spent the last 30 years sending manufacturing jobs overseas, nor something to be blamed on the recent financial meltdown. No, it’s the average Joe’s fault and he must make up for it some way – even if it means giving his life for the nearest member of The Important Sex.

Still in doubt as to just how much importance Bennett attaches to males seeing themselves as lesser than females? He apparently thinks it is one of the best things in the world, perhaps even better than donuts and gambling…

“… we should hold the Aurora three high. It is only by telling their story that this code of honor will survive for future generations of men. “The world is forwarded by having its attention fixed on the best things,” Matthew Arnold wrote….”

Misandry meets conservative buffoonery here

 

 

In the wake of the “Dark Knight Rises” shooting rampage, some in the media have decided to treat several men who died saving others as heroes. Quick, guess what the “others” have in common! That’s right, they are all female!

How’s that for inequity? How’s that for disposability? These guys appear to have sacrificed themselves for these people primarily because of their sex. After all, where are the guys who jumped in front of their best mate, or their dad or brother? And above all, where are the women who died saving their boyfriends? This isn’t heroism, this is male disposability at its worst and by praising it society is encouraging it.

Cheering these men’s actions is as reprehensible as it is stupid and discriminatory. Imagine if this was a cinema where roughly 50% of the patrons were black and the other 50% white, then imagine that everyone who decided to act as someone else’s bullet-proof vest just happened to be black and everyone who benefited from their sacrifice just happened to be white. Anyone with any sense would be thinking “Well, this is clearly a society that teaches both blacks and whites that white people are worth more than black people.” But because the disparity runs against not a politically protected group but against a group that enjoys neither the protection of the Right nor the victim status granted by the Left, not only does no one complain – they actually encourage the continuation of such disparity by praising the men who were foolish enough and unfortunate enough to fall for a lifetime of anti-male propaganda telling them to die for the nearest woman whenever the shit hits the fan.

I have no doubt that many are concerned with the feelings of the dead men’s survivors and wish I would just shut up. But this is a simple case of “What you praise, you encourage,” and I for one think calling out those who encourage  men to waste their lives for people worth no more than themselves is more important than being “sensitive”. Die for a child if you must, die for some guy on the verge of finding a cure for cancer if you must – die for someone no better than you simply because you have been taught to and you are a fool.

 

Here’s one desperate call to suicide…

 

 

 

This is a guest post by Daisy Duchess, President of the National Organization of Feminist Weasels. My publishing of this article should not be taken as an endorsement of Ms Duchess’s views.

Will the horror never end? Will the patriarchy never cease to come up with new and novel ways to oppress the sisters? The latest instrument of male dominance being unleashed upon Swedish women is — I shudder to name it — men sitting with their legs open on public transport! As can be seen on this site, men all across Sweden have started oppressing women by refusing to cross their legs while commuting to and from work — or more likely, given that they are men, to and from the unemployment office.

What this shameful patriarchal display does is establish and reinforce unconscious patterns of dominance, thereby subliminally convincing women that men are superior beings. Though she may not be aware of it, the average woman will look at such a display and think “Look at the size of those gigantic legs! How can a poor little woman like myself ever compete in the workplace against such a superior being ? I had better go back home and make someone a sandwich.”

So how should the Swedish state deal with this latest salvo in the worldwide war on women? The answer is clear — unless Sweden wishes to be seen as the most misogynist country in Europe, it must immediately criminalize sitting open-legged on public transport. A special branch of the police force should be set up for the purpose of patrolling the public transport network for such criminals, and issuing fines for first time offenders and hauling repeat offenders off to jail.

No doubt the chauvinistic bastards committing these crimes will have their excuses, claiming “B-b-b-but, sitting cross legged will squash my fiddly bits!” To this I say “Rubbish!” Such men should either stand or simply take their fiddly bits and go home. In fact, now that I think about it, why are men even allowed to sit down at all on public transport, when the space could be used by a woman and her shopping? There’s something to think about…