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thucythucy

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107. I think in large part that's right.

Wed Jan 15, 2014, 12:00 PM

Jan 2014

Originally, I think I was more worked up by the evident glee with which some people went after a self-described "radfem" while giving Hume pretty much a pass.

Now I can see there are other factors involved as well, including "Brit is a Jerk!" and "shiny new toy"--as have been mentioned in other replies.

I do wish, though, that Hume's toxic definition of masculinity (which is shared I think far more widely than the notion that "no woman is a heterosexual&quot would receive more attention here, especially in light of the recent gender wars. Along those lines, I'm going to check out the "media and masculinity" TED talk that was posted here this morning--if I can get my computer to stop being so recalcitrant.

Thanks for the response, and best wishes.

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Why aren't more people, men especially, shocked and outraged [View all] thucythucy Jan 2014 OP

Can't speak for others Bluzmann57 Jan 2014 #1

I bet you speak for many here. demwing Jan 2014 #111

Because nobody gives a shit what Brit Hume thinks. edbermac Jan 2014 #2

But what some random nutcase on the internet says is more relevant? athena Jan 2014 #3

That just shows that DU has more viewership than Brit Hume Xipe Totec Jan 2014 #13

That blog post wasn't on DU athena Jan 2014 #16

It's even stranger than that. thucythucy Jan 2014 #35

No one on the D.U. defends Hume or FOX... ConservativeDemocrat Jan 2014 #72

Plus that thread Dorian Gray Jan 2014 #95

The Hume threads are all older thucythucy Jan 2014 #103

Yeah, I kind of get people's fascination with the far-out and extreme. If only for the car crash nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #14

Nonsense. athena Jan 2014 #17

The only people who think that way - and their extreme MRA counterparts - are very damaged nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #26

Some people indeed are delusional. athena Jan 2014 #29

I agree. That's why I, too, question the existence of that other thread. nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #32

That rad femmer was a riot NoOneMan Jan 2014 #54

but they do care what some out there feminist says, who speaks to a small group of people. boston bean Jan 2014 #6

Oh, yeah...there's that, too...BUT I DO SPEAK FOR FEMINISTS! CTyankee Jan 2014 #36

You took mine (nt) Shampoobra Jan 2014 #19

Agreed. Who cares what Brit Hume says mdbl Jan 2014 #65

I'm outraged, but not shocked. I expect nothing else from Human Shar-Pei Brit Hume. marmar Jan 2014 #4

"Human Shar-Pei Brit Hume" thucythucy Jan 2014 #38

Because it's important to keep women from over-running the internet with their opinions. Starry Messenger Jan 2014 #5

My guess Egnever Jan 2014 #7

Well, anonymous bloggers say stupid stuff thucythucy Jan 2014 #39

well Egnever Jan 2014 #85

Right-Wingers LOVE/ARE Bullies... WillyT Jan 2014 #8

Faux produces several metric tons of such shit per day LadyHawkAZ Jan 2014 #9

Yes, men should be outraged about it. frazzled Jan 2014 #10

Who here is expected to have been watching Brit Hume??? -eom gcomeau Jan 2014 #11

Trolls, for the first. Kurovski Jan 2014 #37

I've got plenty of rage to go around. thucythucy Jan 2014 #55

Not I. On a deer hunt where only ranchero music can be picked up. Eleanors38 Jan 2014 #89

Big shoulders and partially true One_Life_To_Give Jan 2014 #12

I see your point, but thucythucy Jan 2014 #41

Brit Hume; consider the source. democratisphere Jan 2014 #15

Why precisely is it that you expect from... 99Forever Jan 2014 #18

So then why have there been 250 + posts thucythucy Jan 2014 #34

Hume is a scantly known figure on a fading niche cable outlet. Instead of the 'millions of viewers' Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #20

Okay, so my figures were wrong thucythucy Jan 2014 #47

Hume secondvariety Jan 2014 #49

You often have to walk on a sidewalk thucythucy Jan 2014 #61

'Basically, Hume is equating masculinity with being a bully and a thug' freshwest Jan 2014 #21

Well, there was this thread... progressoid Jan 2014 #22

this one: LadyHawkAZ Jan 2014 #24

Another 3: muriel_volestrangler Jan 2014 #25

a search b4 posting would defeat the purpose of further dividing DUers Kurovski Jan 2014 #42

I came up with three of those threads thucythucy Jan 2014 #48

The DU mins don't like the wimmins, They must really haytz the wimmins, I guess... Kurovski Jan 2014 #51

BWAA-HA-HA-HA! Eleanors38 Jan 2014 #91

I was just about to say. None had more than 50 posts kcr Jan 2014 #77

Because there's disagreement among DUers about a 'radfem' being a good thing to be muriel_volestrangler Jan 2014 #92

The author of that blog is not a "radfem", she's a SEPARATIST . Odd that some find it so difficult redqueen Jan 2014 #99

She calls herself a radfem muriel_volestrangler Jan 2014 #102

Well, and the Teaparty folks call themselves "patriots" thucythucy Jan 2014 #109

I lost the ability to be outraged by Fox News 10 years ago Shampoobra Jan 2014 #23

I can see that. thucythucy Jan 2014 #50

Here's the way I see the comparison Shampoobra Jan 2014 #83

No, you are supposed to be outraged at DU for lack of outrage at Fox! NoOneMan Jan 2014 #56

Well, if you can't get folks on DU outraged at Fox thucythucy Jan 2014 #60

This is the first of heard of Hume's hub bub. NoOneMan Jan 2014 #62

I'm glad you brought up Beck... Shampoobra Jan 2014 #84

I think Muriel Dorian Gray Jan 2014 #96

I think in large part that's right. thucythucy Jan 2014 #107

My shock and outrage is being expended elsewhere. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #27

I don't know why you seem to think you can demand people post more on one topic than liberal_at_heart Jan 2014 #28

I'm not trying to force anybody to do anything. thucythucy Jan 2014 #69

Married to a Republican for 40 years who is FORMER Faux Viewer HockeyMom Jan 2014 #30

I'm outraged at the redefinition of the expression thug. dipsydoodle Jan 2014 #31

Well, indirectly keeping elderly people thucythucy Jan 2014 #52

I wasn't disagreeing with what your OP conveys. dipsydoodle Jan 2014 #86

You're probably right about that. thucythucy Jan 2014 #108

Why would I be 'shocked and outraged'... AgingAmerican Jan 2014 #33

I give NO credence to ANYTHING... MarianJack Jan 2014 #40

I'm shocked and outraged by Faux News and Hume every time I'm exposed to that garbage mokawanis Jan 2014 #43

I called him a pompous, insecure little weenbag in another thread, but DUer FatBuddy quickly Zorra Jan 2014 #44

I LOVE "weenbag"! CTyankee Jan 2014 #45

Because I pay no attention to the likes of Brit Hume... Chan790 Jan 2014 #46

Brit Hume is a piece of human garbage in the employ of Fox News DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2014 #53

I think my question should have been thucythucy Jan 2014 #71

I think your original premise was off DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2014 #73

I think you're right, my OP thucythucy Jan 2014 #79

Brit Hume is a chickenhawk who supported the Viet Nam war Kingofalldems Jan 2014 #57

That was an incredibly idiotic thing for Hume to say... TreasonousBastard Jan 2014 #58

That is one hell of an excellent reply! thucythucy Jan 2014 #66

Thanks for that, and while I can't... TreasonousBastard Jan 2014 #110

Brit Hume is a jackass FrodosPet Jan 2014 #59

So did you in any way reply to his misandrist statement, thucythucy Jan 2014 #81

I read and was outraged by the link you provided. I didn't post in that thread though. obxhead Jan 2014 #63

Britt Hume does not know what it means to be a man. iemitsu Jan 2014 #64

Brit Hume is Brit Hume LittleBlue Jan 2014 #67

It's the numbification by Fox News of its viewers and reactions from the left. SleeplessinSoCal Jan 2014 #68

"Numbification" is good. thucythucy Jan 2014 #80

brit, you vacuous, vapid, banal little waste of resources, this little piece of advice: niyad Jan 2014 #70

I find adolescents (of any age) strutting their "masculinity" more pathetic than outrageous. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2014 #74

Well, I've never seen Brit Hume, and missed the thread you're talking about, but my thought would be BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2014 #75

I agree with most of the other posters here adieu Jan 2014 #76

Being shocked at something some guy says on Fox News is unrealistic. bravenak Jan 2014 #78

I think the real point of my poorly worded OP thucythucy Jan 2014 #82

Very simple. There was no controversy. Everyone here disagreed with Hume. stevenleser Jan 2014 #87

Everyone here also disagrees with the misandrist blogger. athena Jan 2014 #97

Two things. First, as someone pointed out upthread, its a shiny new toy. stevenleser Jan 2014 #98

Hey, it's a sensitive issue. bemildred Jan 2014 #88

gad. this is just embarrassingly silly. cali Jan 2014 #90

Rejoice and re-boot your schedule: Gunz is back! Eleanors38 Jan 2014 #93

This is the first I've heard of his saying Dorian Gray Jan 2014 #94

Everything Hume says is wrong. Orsino Jan 2014 #100

It's sad CrispyQ Jan 2014 #101

Thank you. thucythucy Jan 2014 #105

Brit Humes knuckle-dragging perception of "masculinity" was a likely factor in his son's suicide. Tom Ripley Jan 2014 #104

Wow! I had no idea this was part of his personal history. thucythucy Jan 2014 #106

Because I don't care what he thinks? Xyzse Jan 2014 #112

Its just more political polarization by gender. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #113

That's certainly not an unreasonable question. sibelian Jan 2014 #114

I don't take advice on masculinity from men with names like Alexander Britton Hume. /nt Marr Jan 2014 #115

Me, I wasn't outraged by either. I am comfortable with who I am. redgreenandblue Jan 2014 #116

To explain why the "radfem blogger" thread got more attention than Hume: redgreenandblue Jan 2014 #117