"Men Got Us Into The Shutdown, Women Got Us Out" Anyone else find this pointlessly splitting the issue?

TracyMorganFreeman · 2013-10-17T09:14:55+00:00

Call me when a politician will openly credit the men for being the ones that should be lauded when it applies.

Just more preaching to the choir.

Out of the 14 senators on the bipartisan committee that laid the framework for the debt deal, six were women

Of course.

nigglereddit · 2013-10-17T11:58:04+00:00

The article and comments might seem a little odd until you realise that this is the contribution of one of the site's comment moderators:

"Of COURSE it was the women. We're always the ones that have to clean up after men. The women in Congress have been meeting once a month to work on bills and try to work through issues forever. Do they agree on everything? No. Are they at least trying? Yes. Kudos to the women in Congress (Dems and Repubs) who helped make this happen. No thanks to the men."

That should make it clear what the agenda and policy of the site is.

Whisper · 2013-10-17T07:27:56+00:00

Men got us into civilization; women will get us out.

cygne · 2013-10-17T05:50:27+00:00

If women were in charge of the world there would be no war and everybody would get along and nobody would be poor and everybody would be happy!!

Nomenimion · 2013-10-17T06:00:33+00:00

It's stupid to make broad generalizations, like 'men got us into this and women got us out.' Women as a group didn't have jack shit to do with it.

2013-10-17T08:01:27+00:00

Oh god the comments, the cringe, the sheer idiocy of blanket statements. 6/14 were women, not even the majority, so in the mind of a bigot, we ignore those that also helped and claim a victory for the minority.

nopurposeflour · 2013-10-17T14:30:48+00:00

While they're at it, might as well reduce the national deficit too...I didn't say expand more social programs without ways to fund it.

JoshtheAspie · 2013-10-17T08:17:54+00:00

John McCain has proven plenty of times that he just says whatever he thinks will keep him in his position.

I'm not surprised in the slightest that he is eager to lick the boots of feminism.

HalfysReddit · 2013-10-17T14:11:07+00:00

Really wish a screenshot of this was posted instead of the actual site - we're directing traffic towards them.

In any case, this is completely unnecessary. First of all, it was six women and eight men who "got us out". Second of all, from the sounds of it they did a pretty mediocre job of it. And finally, who the fuck cares if the people responsible have that X vs Y chromosome, is that relevant to the fucking measures they passed in any capacity?

PierceHarlan · 2013-10-17T11:49:47+00:00

http://www.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/1omz9s/sen_mccain_et_al_can_we_please_stop_the_pandering/

SPARTAN_TOASTER · 2013-10-17T07:49:05+00:00

comments are rage inducing

ibm2431 · 2013-10-17T19:46:44+00:00

So it was women who were responsible for the agreement that ultimately fell through until the final Reid/McConnell deal came about? In other words, women were responsible for the two-week long shutdown? After women like Palin and Bachmann led a national campaign to cause this crisis in the first place? And that during the final vote, almost all female Republican House members voted Nay? Just like how all 144 House members who voted against it were Republican?

Hmm, it almost seems as if the shutdown was a result of political parties rather than gender. But let's not allow facts to get in the way of bashing men.

2013-10-17T21:18:55+00:00

Anyone interested in a good take on how the world would not be a better place without men should read the graphic novel "Y: The Last Man."

Number357 · 2013-10-18T14:25:12+00:00

Men created vaccines. Men eliminated smallpox. Men invented the refrigerator/freezer. And the air conditioner. And the computer/internet. And we create the electricity to generate them. We also put a man on the moon, invented cars and planes, and made countless scientific discoveries. Of course, if we ever gave credit to the entire gender for that, it would be sexist. But apparently sexism is not a two way street.

apathos_destroys · 2013-10-17T16:04:40+00:00

Why not? Why not give women credit? Clearly the only way the country will move forward is if we continue propping every woman who puts in some effort. It's no longer about guys or patriarchy. Its time to give women the keys and see what happens. The rest is useless bitching. Society wants women to run the world? Let'm. Tired arguments over gender need some air to clear the bullshit. So let women have it all.

Title	"Men Got Us Into The Shutdown, Women Got Us Out" Anyone else find this pointlessly splitting the issue?
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Date	October 17, 2013 2:51 AM UTC (12 years ago)
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