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Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts) Thu Feb 28, 2013, 01:22 PM Feb 2013

Would there be mass outrage if The Onion posted a story & pic like this- with the genders reversed?

Let's say a male internet news mogul, standing on a stage in front of a semi-naked female body assembled from the apparently chopped up parts of many different women, chained at the arms?

Oh my God- the Sociology Grad Student Theses almost write themselves; "Objectification Theory In Action- Reassembled Female Body Parts as sick "humor" and the male gaze internet pornification of society"

As it is, I haven't really been paying attention to how HuffPo has reorganized itself, so I admit I don't totally get the joke. But there it is.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/arianna-huffington-unveils-new-huffington-man-aggr,31477/

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Would there be mass outrage if The Onion posted a story & pic like this- with the genders reversed? (Original Post) Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 OP

There's already plenty of outrage when Huffpo itself posts stories with female body parts Major Nikon Feb 2013 #1

I was able to answer the question after only reading a few words of your title. Gore1FL Feb 2013 #2

men aren't of any value in society don't you know? NRA_SUCKS Mar 2013 #3

Major Nikon

(36,900 posts)

1. There's already plenty of outrage when Huffpo itself posts stories with female body parts

Reply to Warren DeMontague (Original post)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 08:23 PM

Feb 2013

I don't see how a fake Huffpo story with female body parts would be any different.

Gore1FL

(21,903 posts)

2. I was able to answer the question after only reading a few words of your title.

Reply to Warren DeMontague (Original post)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 08:24 PM

Feb 2013

Specifically, "Would there be mass outrage" and "genders."

I haven't been following HuffPo either, so I am with you there.

NRA_SUCKS

(39 posts)

3. men aren't of any value in society don't you know?

Reply to Warren DeMontague (Original post)

Sat Mar 2, 2013, 12:09 PM

Mar 2013

so this kind of barbarism is perfectly acceptable.
*shrugs* welcome to the 21st century I suppose.
I'm seriously considering giving up on DU.

I'm getting so tired of the feeling I get around here that men have no value.
i'm sick of the strangle hold the rad-fem's have on any kind of speaking out.

really whats the point of staying anymore?

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