Steaming, hypocritical bulls**t to be precise

Those type of comments demean and objectify women. Ana Ivanovic is a talented sportsperson - by reducing her to a sexual object, you disrespect her achievements in tennis and create an atmosphere where women in any walk of life are assessed on the basis of their looks (see John Inverdale as a prime example). Worse, they lay the foundations for comments like usacanary's by establishing women as objects who are there to be gawped at.

The suggestion that this is redeemed because they're made in jest is also ridiculous. Would you laugh at a blue comedian who joked about having sex with a woman against her will? Because that's pretty much what you're doing, unless you have some reason to believe Ana Ivanovic would consent to sleep with you.

Posted By: King on August 9th 2015 at 22:31:20

Message Thread

Always feel that this place is diminished when this kind of thing goes unchallenged. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 9, 19:25:40
- You do realize you are a very strange person........ (General Chat) - usacanary, Aug 9, 22:44:51
- Seems a bit melodramatic though really - surely more important things to worry about. (n/m) (General Chat) - Men without hats, Aug 9, 20:11:19
  - Like misandry all over facebook (General Chat) - pants, Aug 9, 20:36:50
  - Misogyny ambles along almost unchallenged from time to time on here (General Chat) - norway, Aug 9, 20:33:31
    - I have read a lot worse on here referring performing various sequel acts on real women - (General Chat) - Men without hats, Aug 9, 21:21:17
      - That's entirely different though. (General Chat) - norway, Aug 9, 21:32:16
        
        Sorry, but that's bullshit. (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, Aug 9, 21:55:15
        
        I have to agree. The term ' make love' does not come up too often.... (General Chat) - Men without hats, Aug 9, 22:21:39
        
        Fuck... missed this entirely - yes couldn't agree more. (General Chat) - norway, Aug 10, 10:32:51
        
        That was exactly the phrase I was thinking of. (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, Aug 9, 22:26:54
        
        Please expand (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Aug 9, 22:09:52
        
        Steaming, hypocritical bullshit to be precise (General Chat) - King, Aug 9, 22:31:20
        
        Goodness, that was almost logical. (General Chat) - norway, Aug 9, 23:18:39
        
        I'm also a little unsure how expressing attraction 'reduces' anyone. (General Chat) - norway, Aug 9, 23:40:23
        
        Most of the women referred to in that way on here are rarely mentioned in any other contex (General Chat) - King, Aug 9, 23:53:30
        
        Pretty aggressive and accusatory. (General Chat) - norway, Aug 10, 00:05:28
        
        I'm just explaining how wrong-headed your statement above is (General Chat) - King, Aug 10, 00:12:37
        
        Oh I see. (General Chat) - norway, Aug 10, 00:23:27
        
        It's not my objective to demonise you (General Chat) - King, Aug 10, 00:49:16
        
        No, that is exactly what you have sought to do. (General Chat) - norway, Aug 10, 08:51:28
        
        Misogyny includes the sexual objectification of women... (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, Aug 9, 23:44:39
        
        Straight from wikipedia. Well done. (General Chat) - norway, Aug 9, 23:50:05
        
        Nope. I'll leave that to you. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Aug 10, 00:05:26
        
        Funny that. (General Chat) - norway, Aug 10, 00:07:40
        
        I didn't expect to convince you. (General Chat) - King, Aug 9, 23:34:35
        
        My what? (General Chat) - norway, Aug 9, 23:45:22
        
        It''s not misogyny if you find the target attractive. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Aug 9, 22:23:46
        
        Plus the 'target' of such affections should be flattered by such lovely attention... (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 9, 23:02:14
        
        This is getting odd. (General Chat) - norway, Aug 9, 23:21:33
        
        Just highlighting the word 'target' hardly makes the attention sound welcome (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 9, 23:26:47
        
        Well indeed - and his word not mine! (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Aug 9, 23:29:31
        
        but that cartoon behaviour can be just as demeaning to those that have to wade through it (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 9, 21:54:12
        
        Well I always see it as slightly parodic, no? (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Aug 9, 22:14:04
        
        Always all of it by all posters? (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 9, 23:00:10
        
        Depends what you're talking about (General Chat) - norway, Aug 9, 23:26:33
        
        It doesn't have to be offensive to me for it to be uncomfortable to others (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 9, 23:38:27
        
        Completely agree with that. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Aug 9, 23:42:21
      - Sequel or maybe sequel. Should have bought an ipad... (n/m) (General Chat) - Men without hats, Aug 9, 21:22:04
    - You big girl's blouse (General Chat) - harry boulders, Aug 9, 20:39:05
  - Like casual racism for example. (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, Aug 9, 20:19:43
    - Exactly, hang em I say! (n/m) (General Chat) - Men without hats, Aug 9, 21:16:18
- Do you think Peppa Pig should be gay? (n/m) (General Chat) - Norman Panic MP, Aug 9, 20:04:26
  - well the programme slags blokes off as being stupid and lazy. it may as well twist the (General Chat) - pants, Aug 9, 20:31:03
    - Just a quick word to say that is complete horseshit. Categorically untrue. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 9, 21:49:22
      - Of all the utter horsehit that I had to sit through with two pre-school children for a run (General Chat) - norway, Aug 9, 21:52:35
  - Isn't he? (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Aug 9, 20:11:09
    - Talking of Rainbow... (General Chat) - bird table, Aug 9, 20:52:43
      - I'd like to thank you for finding that (General Chat) - pants, Aug 9, 20:56:37
    - A fews back, it was fashionable to call S.Africa 'rainbow nation'. (General Chat) - harry boulders, Aug 9, 20:28:15
    - You what? (n/m) (General Chat) - asics_kit, Aug 9, 20:11:47
- Get over yourself (General Chat) - asics_kit, Aug 9, 20:02:01
  - Quite right, we should all be free to post what we want. (General Chat) - King, Aug 9, 20:35:24
    - Well a generation under maggie and the tories were fine with racism and kiddie fiddling (General Chat) - pants, Aug 9, 20:54:17
  - Who the hell are you to dictate what someone can post? (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 9, 20:11:32
    - Oh dear (n/m) (General Chat) - asics_kit, Aug 9, 20:12:45
      - Who's out, was it lbw? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Aug 9, 20:32:04
      - Tbf, I'm not trying to censor him. Just pointing out he's a colossal prick. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 9, 20:15:07
  - Problem? (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Aug 9, 20:06:20
  - so you're trying to deny him the right to challange someone's attitude? (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 9, 20:05:03
    - It's probably a she, daft bint (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Aug 9, 21:16:11
- Ignore list is gonna ignorez (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 9, 20:00:20
  - Oh Dear......... (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Aug 9, 23:03:06
- It is pointless trying to explain why that is wrong to somebody like usa though (General Chat) - Brandonio, Aug 9, 19:32:48
  - "doesnt understand" (General Chat) - usacanary, Aug 9, 22:47:16
- there are 1 or 2 who step in to be fair (General Chat) - Only1Doherty, Aug 9, 19:30:19
  - I criticised one poster once she (n/m) (General Chat) - King, Aug 9, 20:55:05
    - Try again (General Chat) - King, Aug 9, 20:59:12

Reply to Message

In order to add a post to the WotB Message Board you must be a registered WotB user.

If you are not yet registered then please visit the registration page. You should ensure that their browser is setup to accept cookies.