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In reply to the discussion: You saw their boobs? Now go fuck yourself. [View all]
What made it worse was that most of the movies mentioned, if not all (Gia), were pretty greatSilkwood, Brokeback Mountain, Monsters Ball, Monster, The Accused, Irisand not exactly teen-exploitation pictures.
Did dudes get boners watching Silkwood? Monster? The Accused? If so, we are certainly more fucked up than I ever thought.
Did dudes get boners watching Silkwood? Monster? The Accused? If so, we are certainly more fucked up than I ever thought.
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Steve Martin did a skit (I think on SNL) where he listed such names and followed with...
Gorp
Feb 2013
#143
Exactly. I am SOOOO tired of this shit I could scream. I did not watch the Oscars, and am so
Nay
Feb 2013
#304
Exactly. The public demeaning of women under the cover of "jokes" is what racists do when they
ancianita
Feb 2013
#321
In which the "so that makes it all OK" is implied. Oy. Will they never get a clue?
Squinch
Feb 2013
#205
I can't believe they showed that scene while they sang and danced....oh wait....
truebrit71
Feb 2013
#136
"The guy is a testament to our times. Ugly and cheap and successful as fuck."
HangOnKids
Feb 2013
#17
Did you also find MacFarlane's assertation that he ISN'T a part of that chours funny?
bighart
Feb 2013
#20
I have watched Family Guy and the repeated message is that woman who are attractive
WCLinolVir
Feb 2013
#267
Well another false equivalency. I didn't see Seth getting kicked in the balls.
WCLinolVir
Feb 2013
#268
Seth was many things, but "scrubby" he wasn't! As for whether or not the actresses in the song
WinkyDink
Feb 2013
#26
How does the popularity of Fifty Shades of Grey relate to the idea that wealthy women are
Squinch
Feb 2013
#208
That there is something beyond just avoiding poverty that keeps women with abusers
joeglow3
Feb 2013
#277
You seem to be very familiar with this book which you find disgusting. Me? I have not read it.
Squinch
Feb 2013
#292
One is an individual some think is righting a wrong and the other is just a POS...
joeglow3
Feb 2013
#319
I never said that. I said normal people are more empathetic to vigilante justice
joeglow3
Feb 2013
#323
"than to dudes beating the shit out of chicks to get off sexually." todays porn
seabeyond
Feb 2013
#324
As a woman, degreed, fairly well read, I can say I pretty much agree with your analysis.
ancianita
Feb 2013
#349
you know what i saw with the book. they have become popular with new writers for kindles.
seabeyond
Feb 2013
#355
I was suprised to see the likes of Walmart and Target cave and carry the books
joeglow3
Feb 2013
#356
Yeah, cause ***Katherine*** was a young actress when boob shots were all the rage.
redqueen
Feb 2013
#278
In college I used to watch a lot of movies on the weekends with a group of friends.
JVS
Feb 2013
#166
Theron did not look impressed when they cut to her. I thought it was childish, but no surprise,
Mnemosyne
Feb 2013
#73
I didn't see the Oscars this year and I refuse to look up this skit on YouTube
justiceischeap
Feb 2013
#55
That was actually the point that McFarland was making with the song...
NewYorkTaxPayer
Feb 2013
#137
Yes. Professional women should just suck it up when their craft is reduced to making jokes about
Luminous Animal
Feb 2013
#151
Um, NONE of the professional women you mentioned were at work at the time....
truebrit71
Feb 2013
#158
It was a work event in a social setting. I've been to plenty and never has the emcee
Luminous Animal
Feb 2013
#164
Nope. It is an award ceremony for collegues who are in the same field. The parties come
Luminous Animal
Feb 2013
#242
How much time have you spent thinking about it, and how much time do you think
snooper2
Feb 2013
#178
The minute you grow a vagina you can tell women to "Fucking. Get. Over." sexism
Matariki
Feb 2013
#211
Because that doesn't fit in with the outrage meme that this tread is supposed to be about...
truebrit71
Feb 2013
#62
Nah...just sick and tired of the over-reaction and near-constant man-bashing that is allowed on DU..
truebrit71
Feb 2013
#126
Sure, because people who object are calling for McFarland to be executed.
Sheldon Cooper
Feb 2013
#82
Yeah, because that entire song was about the context in which the boobs were seen yes?
truebrit71
Feb 2013
#86
On the plus side, if this is one of the top things that DUers are outraged about,
Nye Bevan
Feb 2013
#90
It is a nice switch from the "Obama's gonna cut my SS after he drone strikes me!" threads. nt
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#120
I would be truly worried if I were being back slapped by those who are insisting that this crap
Squinch
Feb 2013
#221
I just read the entire Guardian essay. Jesus. I am doubly glad I missed the Oscars; I never
Nay
Feb 2013
#309
the thing, men have no handle and control over women any other fuckin' way. the more they get in
seabeyond
Feb 2013
#350
Didn't see the show either, but sadly I did go and look up the song on you tube.
Squinch
Feb 2013
#334
I'm a fairly nihilistic person, but a little Seth McFarlane goes a long ways...
Tom Ripley
Feb 2013
#113
Stop being reasonable!!! I am outraged that you are not similarly outraged!!!
truebrit71
Feb 2013
#135
How about Shatner's joke that McFarlane would come out in 2015 and join the Gay Men's Chorus?
Zen Democrat
Feb 2013
#183
funny how so many people who didn't watch are outraged. It's about context people
Beaverhausen
Feb 2013
#217
I wasn't offended, but it was so lame. Not as lame as his "Arrogant New Englander" act, though.
Dash87
Feb 2013
#230
I flat out quit watching Family Guy when they had Rush Limbaugh on the show
Jamastiene
Feb 2013
#232
Wow, he portrayed Rush in a positive light? Many of his fans/defenders keep saying how smart he is,
redqueen
Feb 2013
#302
So if 100% of DU agreed with you and showed the correct amount of outrage, then what?
RetroLounge
Feb 2013
#241
McFarlane is certainly a cheap, tasteless hack but he is merely a symptom of the all-round decay
entanglement
Feb 2013
#246
It's Your Level Of Hyper-Outrage That's Going To Turn McFarlane Into Another Lenny Bruce. (nt)
Paladin
Feb 2013
#293
My thoughts exactly. The whole show was fun and entertaining. Sock puppets were GREAT!
Owl
Feb 2013
#332
Because, you know, if you don't cover up, you deserve whatever anyone says about you.
Squinch
Feb 2013
#337
So now we have "acceptable" Dick Humor by dickbrains. Har-de-har-har. Dicks.
ancianita
Feb 2013
#322
yea. i took note, that the violation is a joke... a laugh, a giggle. we are told, her fault
seabeyond
Feb 2013
#325
Sigh, yes. And people here will actually blame the women, or minimize the problem,
redqueen
Feb 2013
#326
a decade ago we would all agree that was simply wrong. now, too many men do shit like this,
seabeyond
Feb 2013
#328
My wife thought that song was HILARIOUS (I'm not much of an Oscars watcher myself).
Grown2Hate
Feb 2013
#340