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Hey, Can we keep the Lady-Hatin’ down? I’m trying to work over here.
Sweet Zombie Jesus, has the male half of the Geek-osphere lost their minds? First, we have the on-going Penny Arcade foolishness, and now THIS?
Ok, half a point for also insulting whiny MRAs, but Jumped Up Jesus on a Pogostick, really? Women = children and the “mentally handicapped.” Oh, but later on he says they totally aren’t the same, but you should treat them the same…
And here, at Feministe at comment 24 is where he opens that gaping maw wider and inserts foot #2 by essentially saying that people who were upset just aren’t smart enough to grasp the nuances of his declarations.
Oh, also, he chickened out and deleted it, because he knew our delicate ladybrains couldn’t handle it.
This led to the following Twitter Exchange:
jennawaterford
@GeekGirlsRule His defense was to call everyone who doesn’t get his amazing writing the way he intended it stupid? How pointy-haired of him!
GeekGirlsRule
@jennawaterford Yeah, apparently no one told him that “No! YOU’RE DUMB!” isn’t a very effective debate tool.
jennawaterford @GeekGirlsRule Perhaps if we point out to him that so is his mother? But then why drag her into this mess. Suggest rubber/glue riposte.And then I spit coffee everywhere. Forgive the clumsy cut/paste, time and tools and all.