OMFG. The Onion is occasionally sublime.

hilarious.

Holy shit! Something like this actually happened to me this week. I was in a Facebook group called "Feminism is the Radical Notion that Women are People" and some dude got himself named admin and then DELETED THE ENTIRE GROUP because, in his view, feminism was no longer necessary. How do I know this? Because he sent a message to all the members telling us so. Oh, and he messaged us using his real name. I am SOOOOO tempted to post it. (I messaged him back saying I would just join an identical group, and told him to quit being a dumbass.)

I, being as naive as Hell, thought it was for real. I was climbing up the walls!

Mary: I would like to interest you in a spectacular business opportunity involving frozen Nigerian assets.

DEC: Appreciation of Feminist Philosophy is a nice feminist group on facebook.
I just cleared out my facebook account because I have been getting more and more paranoid of corporations and privacy issues lately.

The Onion is teh funny. I especially like how he said he has "the balls" to get things done. I hate HATE HATE when people say they have the balls to do something. I wrote a diary on DailyKos a long time ago about that phrase being used for female policitians who assert themselves, and I got flamed and berated and insulted for even suggesting that it was a loaded phrase. I stopped using DK after that happened.

Haha, my roommate woke me up last night just to show me the article. I nearly punched him until I saw it.

DrkEyd, you might want to search for a group on facebook called "This Is What a Feminist Looks Like." It consists of real feminists and we do have feminist conversations similar to feministing.com. And I won't ever delete the group. :)

I hate HATE HATE when people say they have the balls to do something.

I don't remember where this originated, but my girlfriends and I like to use the phrase "gird our ovaries" instead of "gird our loins" . . . though women technically do have loins too . . .

the onion is amazing.

I say "backbone" or "spine" instead of "balls." It has always bothered me when people say that because it subconsciously promotes the idea that men are just genetically braver.

I hate HATE HATE when people say they have the balls to do something.

I do too, but I'm trying to appropriate the phrase for our use. So I always joke that I have bigger balls than *any* man -- that is, unless his can fill a B-cup ;)

I agree. Hilarious- but sadly littered with truth. Reminds me of Gloria Steinem's essay, "If Men Could Menstruate."
The Onion's video on election bullshit is hilarious too: http://www.theonion.com/content/video/poll_bullshit_is_most_important

NYT sez
Vulnerable Democrats Fret About Clinton Ticket

...and then go on to discuss a frosh who (just happens to have endorsed several republican bills soon after "becoming" just before 2006 -- a democrat. Having been a republican all her life. anyway...) just happens to have the same bleeding HAIRCUT (almost) as Hil and hey!!! It must be Hil's fault that she's "vulnerable" (pay no attention to that track record of pug-natios positions, that's just a fashion statement, isn't it?) But HEY! She's a gal and a dem, so she and Hil are *inter-changeable* right? We all are! Interchangeable, right?

/me pukes

Anyway, my theory (which is mine) is that this is the fit-up they've been planning. That whole Iraq thing -- that was our fault.

SORRY!!!!!!

Here's the link, read it and weep.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/us/politics/04ballot.html?hp

The point is -- I'm thinking of a schoolyard taunt from my childhood: you're going to lose because you're a GIRL!!! and GIRLS have COOTIES!!!!"

nya nya nya nya nya, indeed.

I am *so* impressed.

Here's the link, read it and weep.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/us/politics/04ballot.html?hp

The point is -- I'm thinking of a schoolyard taunt from my childhood: you're going to lose because you're a GIRL!!! and GIRLS have COOTIES!!!!"

nya nya nya nya nya, indeed.

I am *so* impressed. With this, *and* the Onion story.

Both are equally credible.

Thanks, ProFemMale! I'll check it out. :)

After reading the article, I am dismayed at the array of sexist description of how wrongly the women's movement had previously been operated. "Pussyfooting" around, too "emotionally caught up in details," having meeting with the "big boys" "man to man." Really? I am all for male participation but come on!This guy is shoving it in all of women facing, saying it took a man to run the movement right. My boyfriend always jokes, "If women want more rights why don't they just ask a man?"

Hahahahahahaha!

...and they say we have no sense of humor.

feminist groups on facebook=yay. now why didn't i think of looking for any when i joined facebook 2 months ago? *bangs head on desk*

" when people say they have the balls to do something."
J7> I was presenting to a group about the things trans women do to transition, a couple of weeks ago, and one of them said " it must take a lot of balls to do that.." I just smiled, and said, "I understand what you mean, but I left mine in Thailand :-)"

oh jaime. my brain broke a little trying to figure out if you're trolling, or if you simply lack a sense of satire.

the onion is a satire site. the misogyny is the POINT of the article.

meg, yes... i know, thanks for the update. i don't know if it was the fake picture, or the fact it is an onion publication.

those satirical remarks though, are things i hear daily.