Continued Trigger Warning for discussions/text image or rape, rape insensitivity, hate, violence against women)
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I’m sorry, but no. Fuck you very much.
There are not enough people who are outraged by this criminal, drug-addled, maniac misogynist and the massive wealth and following he has gained by being nothing more than a criminal, drug-addled, maniac misogynist.
But he’s excused because he’s a white male who entertains droves of people (who are completely devoid of any actual sense of humor) with his antics. Boys will be boys, right?
Don’t tell me to cool my jets, don’t tell me to calm down, because most people are calm all the time. Most people don’t give a shit. Most people are like you, fucking prancing through life and telling people who actually stand for something to “cool their jets”.
And it’s people like me who DO give a shit about injustice, about misogyny, about sexism, about disgusting fucking cultural cancers like Charlie Sheen that actually keep the world from being a completely abhorrent place.
Fucking educate yourself. If you don’t understand what the problem is with fucking Charlie Sheen and the culture surrounding him then you’re not paying close enough attention.
Woah woah woah……woah.
‘fuck you very much’, great Lily Allen song, but you were just being rude and not referencing her at all. Now where did I ever say I wasn’t outraged by Charlie Sheen? Just because I was using the phrase ‘winning’? I’m not encouraging the man, I’m not following him on Twitter, so what’s the big deal?
Do I agree with his acts of violence towards women? Absolutely not! I feel horrible for the women that put themselves in a position to be abused by someone who is KNOWN for treating women horribly. Yes, I said they put themselves in the position to be abused, and it’s true. Maybe you should tell those women to ‘fucking educate themselves’ and they wouldn’t have locked themselves in the bathrooms of hotels, been abused or scared for their lives in the first place. I think you’d have to be fucking nuts to date Charlie Sheen and put up with all of his bullshit all the time. Clearly they’re doing it for money, because no one with a brain would do that because they actually think hes a decent guy. Unless you’re one of those girls that thinks that maybe they can change him for the better.
As far as the violence goes, I don’t think he’s excused of acting this way just because he’s a ‘white mail who entertains droves of people’. Trying to hint at me thinking that Charlie Sheen isn’t in the wrong with your sarcastic statement about ‘Boys will be boys’ is ridiculous. I think you’re preaching your opinion to the wrong person.
I do regret saying ‘cool your jets maannn’ because you didnt’ seem to catch the sarcasm whatsoever ..perhaps I should have used a winking emoticon? However, you went a little over board with your response, you didn’t need to act like I said:‘Fuck you, you’re wrong, Charlie Sheen is awesome and hilarious. He’s not in the wrong at all, and everyone should start acting like that. Its okay that he treats women the way he does because honestly, who gives a fuck? ALL HAIL CHARLIE SHEEN’
The problem with the internet is that some people do not take sarcasm very well because they can’t read that well into it. This, being an example.
For the record, I don’t ‘prance through life’ and tell people who believe in something to ‘cool their jets’…good god this is a ridiculous argument about Charlie fucking Sheen here. Plus, this little stunt he’s doing right now is all an act and everyone thats buying is getting taken for a ride.Wow, how many kinds of sexism and derailment did we have in this doozy? I’m just going to break some of this down for ya’ll (longneck’s responses in italics, mine in bold):
“Now where did I ever say I wasn’t outraged by Charlie Sheen? Just because I was using the phrase ‘winning’? I’m not encouraging the man, I’m not following him on Twitter, so what’s the big deal?”
The thing is you ARE encouraging him by using the phrase “winning”, you and thousands of other people. You’re trying to emulate a man by using his catch phrases, and that encourages him. You and people like you who are amused by him, who are watching his interviews, who are buying tickets to his tours, who are using his catch phrases ARE encouraging him.
“Do I agree with his acts of violence towards women? Absolutely not! I feel horrible for the women that put themselves in a position to be abused by someone who is KNOWN for treating women horribly. Yes, I said they put themselves in the position to be abused, and it’s true.”
Wow, victim blaming. God forbid you ever are in an abusive relationship and somebody tells you it’s your fault for not seeing the signs. If I enter a room with a known rapist do I deserve to get raped? Do I not deserve justice, sensitivity, and understanding if I am, just because I knew he was a rapist?
Women don’t put themselves in positions to be victimized, PEOPLE VICTIMIZE THEM. This just reeks of abuse and rape culture, and you’re a truly fucking disgusting human being if you think that people who are being abused, even by a known abuser, means that we should take the abuse less seriously.
“Clearly they’re doing it for money, because no one with a brain would do that because they actually think hes a decent guy.”
So at this point you’re basically just calling anyone who dates Charlie Sheen a dumb, gold-digging crazy person who deserved the violence perpetrated against them because I mean, c’mon they were dating a known abuser! They were begging to get hit!
I do regret saying ‘cool your jets maannn’ because you didnt’ seem to catch the sarcasm whatsoever ..perhaps I should have used a winking emoticon?
No, the winking emoticon wouldn’t have helped. And you obviously have no concept of sarcasm. You can’t just say something offensive, get called out on it, and then say, “Oh you didn’t get the joke. You didn’t get my ‘sarcasm’.” That’s not an argument, it serves no purpose in this conversation. It’s called derailment, and I suggest you read this article because you’ve used about 5 or 6 of these methods in your response.
“The problem with the internet is that some people do not take sarcasm very well because they can’t read that well into it. This, being an example.
For the record, I don’t ‘prance through life’ and tell people who believe in something to ‘cool their jets’…good god this is a ridiculous argument about Charlie fucking Sheen here. Plus, this little stunt he’s doing right now is all an act and everyone thats buying is getting taken for a ride.”Again, derailment. Google sarcasm, girl. Learn what it actually means. Everything offensive or dismissive does not qualify as sarcasm.
And again, more derailment here. ~Oh man oh man, it’s just the internet, it’s Charlie Sheen, I can’t believe you’re arguing about something so unimportant.
This is important. And like I said, it’s people like you that make people like me a valuable resource because I clearly understand why it is important, while you fight tooth and nail against logic and decency right alongside the patriarchy.
I would think a little bit harder before you speak next time, you woman-hating idiot.
