Okay, fellow space cadets, I’ve got something for you that’s both really funny and really sad. This one’s about misogynists and Mad Max. According to the Huffington Post, a group of “Men’s Rights Activists”, or misogynists as most people of intelligence would call them, are calling for a boycott of Mad Max: Fury Road. Aaron Clarey of the Return of Kings blog says that men should not only refuse to see the movie, but spread the word to other men as quickly as possible. I’m not going quote verbatim, but Aaron Clarey goes on to say that real men would never be able to go see a real action movie that doesn’t contain some “damn political lecture or moray about feminism.” These bozos are upset because Charlize Theron, who stars in Fury Road, plays a female warrior character that is apparently a partner to Mad Max, played by Tom Hardy. I have to wonder where these guys were when the original Star Wars trilogy came out. Leia was a very strong female character that more than held her own against her male counterparts. Also, Sigourney Weaver became a sensation overnight for her portray of Ellen Ripley in Ridley Scott’s Alien. Over the past decade, we’ve seen many, MANY action movies where women were kicking ass and taking names. These guys are so deluded that they see anything where a woman will assert herself as a direct threat to their manhood. It’s kind of like religious dingbats that see Jesus Christ in piece of toast and think its a sign. You know, I understand that women are different. They’re built differently and are generally not as physically capable in certain things the way that men are, that’s just a fact of life. Here’s the thing though: Women give birth to children, men don’t. Women have real power, and it needs to be respected.
It’s really, really sad that this kind of mentality exists in this day and age. We’ve seen women’s rights explode and increase over the past century, and yet we have politicians in Congress that are trying to legislate women’s rights….again. The ladies have fought for decades upon decades for equal footing with men, and they’re still not there. They’re closer than they were a hundred years ago, but the religious and backwater mentality that women should concede certain fields to men is taking hold again. Personally, I love it when a woman can actually hold an action film on her shoulders. It shows that a woman can be just as capable as a man of blowing things up. Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Fisher, and Charlize Theron have all helped push this genre to new heights. I don’t know how deluded you have to be to see female action heroes infringing upon your rights as a “man,” but what that kind of things says is, “Pay attention to me!” Men, you don’t have to be so macho anymore. It’s okay for a woman to step up every once in a while. Give them a chance, they will surprise you. If you’re worried about how women are cast as leads in action movies, you might want to analyze your insecurities. Telling men to not go see Mad Max because a woman is on equal footing with Max is going to have the exact opposite effect of what you are going for. The film is already getting rave reviews, so it’s doing something right. I just find it hilarious that these ding dongs choose this particular film to speak out on. I’m all for free speech, but you “men’s rights activists” are total idiots. REAL men don’t disrespect women. To Aaron Clarey, a “man” with a very unmanly name, please pull your head out of your posterior and actually use the brain that the gods gave you. For anybody who is brave enough or just wants a laugh, I’m going to leave a link to the original blog post below, so be warned. Return of Kings is a troll website to the extreme. You don’t have to be a feminist to find that website offensive. It’s a magnet for morons. It’s hilarious that something like that exists, but it’s also sad because these people honestly believe the crap that they are spewing. To sum up: Women are awesome, misogynists are not. Oh, Mad Max Fury Road hits theaters on May 15. I haven’t seen it yet, but I’m urging all men to go see it anyway.