I shame the matriarchy

Well. There must be a reason why I came over from Bimbo to check you out, then to find this post about male commenters. Here I am, penis and all. Commenting. I'll have to spend some time reading you, and don't worry, I'll comment! So far I like!

See you!
 

But AP in a world like the blogs how do you tell what sex somebody is?

Or species for that matter!

Sb
 

that bimbo...always with the penises...

welcome to you!

I don't know. maybe I'm wrong. maybe I'm running about 50-50.
 

But AP in a world like the blogs how do you tell what sex somebody is?

Or species for that matter!

HA!

'scuse me while I comb my luxurious tentacles...
 

Would a strap-on qualify as a penis? ;)
 

aw faith, ya big tease!
 

Sorry, I've recently disposed of all my... penii?

Maybe you should add a delurking edit to this post to get a head count. (pun intended)
 

i mostly nod...which sometimes shows up in comment form.
 

I was kind of wondering why this blog seemed to be a penis-free zone, actually. Maybe it's that your writing style isn't that tempting to the trolls. You're not pushing their buttons for some reason.
 

weird.
 

Maybe you should add a delurking edit to this post to get a head count. (pun intended)

alternately, a call to arms right here in the comments:

gentlemen, please delurk as the spirit moves you. I'm just curious.
 

AP - My working theory is that what triggers them is anything that sounds like "men are evil because...". That or the usual MRA issues. I used to hang out on Hugo's blog and it took months for the MRAs to start dogpiling me, and I think it's because if they don't hear that language they assume (incorrectly) that the person talking isn't actually a feminist.
 

or, even simpler, it's just sort of the "blahblahblahGINGER" effect. or, as a drama teacher i had once put it, "bullshit, bullshit, bullshit, ME; bullshit, bullshit, bullshit, ME..."

if you really want 'em (which, you really don't--I mean the MRA and assorted misogynist/racist trolls, not just male posters, obviously), post something about Duke, specifically sympathetic to the stripper(s). that seems like a guarantee of bringing 'em screaming out of the woodwork, although not to the degree that it did when the story first broke, of course.
 

also, the fact that you've got mostly female commenters just proves how -insidious- your All About the Menz patriarchy-pandering is. you diabolically clever fiend, you!
 

i'll delurk to say i'm not a man and I don't have a penis.

:-)
 

aP;

because you type like a man :)
 

Great another blog full of feminist who try to hide it and actually think they can attract a real man.To late ladies all the dick trollin your girl power minds can come up with won't help you now. Wretched Wenches...Wretched Wenches All.
 

Yawn.
Penis enlargement, my friend. It would cure that bitterness right up.
 

I'm afraid your right.After you enlightened feminist are use to being dp'ed by the football team during those formative years its kinda hard for a man of dignity to compete.
 

hey, what do you know? ask, and ye shall receive!!

*ahem* You know, for some reason, I never get a brand-new latest-model iMac delivered straight to my door, from some kindly benefactor.

No one ever comes up to me with a plum publishing (for pay, even! lots of it! doing something i love!) offer, out of the blue.

Beautiful women do not come up to me in the street and offer me a massage, generally speaking.

For some reason, my apartment is not magically cleaned and organized and refurbished by the House Decoration Gremlins when I come home.

I don't know why, really...

*casts eyes to left and right, whistles a little tune*
 

"axe," huh.
 

Sweetie, I was only suggesting that if it was visible to the naked eye it might help your self esteem. I suppose you could always carry a magnifying glass around instead, though.
 

Belle, I would totally offer you a random massage but...long fingernails, ouchy.
 

oo, no, scratchy! i like scratchy!!

...why the hell are we still awake??
 

Hey, I'm in California, it's not that late here...and I'm too sick to go out.
(Scratches)
 

damn, you're sick, too? everyone's sick, it seems like...
 

I was in 2 mosh pits within a week, then I went outside soaking wet post-pit, in San Francisco, in February, without a jacket...it's my own fault, really.
Still not fun, though.
 

Great another blog full of feminist who try to hide it and actually think they can attract a real man.

now this is really interesting.

NM - what gave you the impression that this blog is "full of feminists"?

and what gave you the impression that all those feminists were using this blog to "attract a real man"?

I'm not saying it is or it ain't "full of feminists", I'm just wondering how you came to that conclusion because I'm not sure it's explicitly stated.

in fact, some folks would insist there's no feminism here at all. not even a little bit.

it is very interesting to me that a blog that looks to be just oooooooooooooooozing feminism to one reader appears completely devoid of feminism to another reader.
 

After you enlightened feminist are use to being dp'ed by the football team during those formative years its kinda hard for a man of dignity to compete.

do you consider yourself a "man of dignity", NM?

what defines "man of dignity" for you?
 

Belle - I wonder why I don't have a ticket to go to New York this weekend...

I wonder why nobody drops by with a suitcase full of cash...

I wonder why there's no pot roast in my freezer...

the universe is full of abundance, after all...
 

Um... I'd go easy with those penis enlargement comments unless it's ok to define a woman's intellect, credibility, and value by her breast size.
 

"After you enlightened feminist are use to being dp'ed by the football team during those formative years its kinda hard for a man of dignity to compete."

Me thinks someone has been watching far too much porn. Or something. I'm a feminist and have been since high school (even though I didn't know then that I was a feminist as I'd never even heard the word) and I can't say I recall getting DPed by any football players "during those formative years". For that matter, I can't recall getting DPed ever. Funny that.
 

Oh, come on. You can't see the dignity there? Those posts were CRAMMED FULL of dignity, man.
 

...mmmm. pot roast.

damn, that -does- sound good...
 

"I'm afraid your right.After you enlightened feminist are use to being dp'ed by the football team during those formative years its kinda hard for a man of dignity to compete."

Hey, I thought i was the only one with that hobby? Guess it's a good thing I have a man whose whole sense of self worth and dignity isn't related to his cock!
 

i've been called a man by more than one self-identified feminist. and i've certainly done my share of dicksucking, patriarchal and otherwise. and there are some who claim i still have a penis, abeit turned inside out and cleverly hidden inside me. and even outside the world of blogs, i can't tell what sex i am. confused?
 

oh am I supposed to be a feminist?
 

"oh am I supposed to be a feminist?"

You know what the say, Rootie. Guilt by association and all...
 

nexy- I'd say that makes you beyond the comprehending of many-a MRA...
 

*briefly wonders if anything that is crammed can be concurrently dignified*
 

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"man of dignity" = guy whose whole existence is defined by his penis, which explains why he's miserable

I'll try to comment more, AntiP. :)
 

Ooooh! I want a Real Man!* Me! Pick me!

...er, I think so, anyway. I've been out of carrot-waxing practice since 1995, but it still sounds appealing. Only one way to know for sure.

*Does Alan Cumming count as a Real Man? If so, I want two.
 

oh Dan - you're just crammed full of dignity, aren't you?
 

It's my special talent, AP.
 

"I shame the matriarchy" isn't exactly a title that suggests an aggressive feminist cant.

and yeah, I'm male.
 

sure, Indy - but what about Laura's blog, "I'm not a feminist, but..." and she gets grief from all sides.

Also, Ren's blog is not titled particularly feminist-ly - and for a period of time she was overrun with angry fellas.

I'm sure I could come up with more feminist or femininst-leaning or feminism-examining blogs that do not have explicitly feminist-sounding titles.
 

I read your profile and think this could be a factor that would cause men to detour. No man wants to tango with a hiary legged dyke.

Amusing but not appealing.
 

hahahahahaha...I'll tell my husband the minute I get home from work.

guess you missed the "currently choking on heterosexual privilege" part.I should revise my profile to make it really really REALLY clear I'm bi.

if something as trivial as claiming to be too lazy to shave my legs keeps male commenters away - well, I don't know what to think about that...because if so, you'd think I'd be swamped by men telling me "disgusting hairy dykes blah blah blah all you need is a real man blah blah blah..." which I don't get either.
 

No men of dignity, you mean, right nony?
 

I'm disappointed. I was hoping that if opposition was heard it was going to be discourse, you know? Some fact slingin' and legitimate argument of perspective. Instead you get name calling? Anonymously, no less. I have a hard time believing in the weight of someone's convictions or taking them seriously when they won't even speak their own name. If no one wants to tango with you it seems to have more to do with their ability to actually tango(based on the opposing commenters here) than your physical appearance. Is that something that factors into representing or defending your ideas in pixels? "Can't possibly discuss anything with someone who has hairy legs."

Anyone want cookies?
 

no tango for you, Antiprince!

Rhumba only, from now on. maybe an occasional polka...

he will be so disappointed.
 

bimbo - meh.
if that anonymous commenter comes back, maybe he'll explain what he meant in more detail.
if not, meh.

bring on the dangerously-handsome Argentine musicians! let's tango! into the night! tango with our hairy legs! Tango! Tango!

and cookies. bring on the cookies.
 

hey nony nony!

"Nobody asked you, sir, she said."
 

So you don't get male commenters because you don't shave your legs? Um, OK...
Like you I would have thought that little fact would spawn all kinds of "well-meaning" lectures from the boys.
 

You drank the FizzyLifting, you get nothing! I said good day, Sir!
 

Ahhhh, that's funny....I kinda like AntiP's unshaven legs. I'd like them more if I could actually see them....heheh ;-)

Oh, and gee, NoMangina: having any penile erection issues lately??


Anthony
(100% male, 100% progressive woman lover [Ann Coulter excepted]) 0% MRA dipstick)
 

Sorry to be more then a tad late to the party - I've not been free to keep up with my feed reader the last few weeks; but I've been lurking through (from time to time) for a few months now.

I can't speak for anyone else, but I generally try to wade in slowly to discussions that seem intended to be buffered from any of my particular privileges.
 

welcome, venotar! how did you find this blog?