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Ned Flanders

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108. The Cowboy Myth

Sat May 16, 2015, 06:15 PM

May 2015

Yes, an Aussie movie set there, but it is illustrative of what my history prof called "The American Cowboy Myth." Ya know, the one where the strong, quiet, lone gunman avoids conflict as much as possible, even allowing the bad guys to hit him first, before finally giving in and resorting to uber-violence in order to save the defenseless villagers. Also in this worldview, the men are MEN and women are meek, helpless things. How DARE Theron's character boss him around!

Of course Max does it for the gasoline usually, so perhaps he's an anti-hero to some degree....

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Mad Max enrages Men's Rights Activists who claim they are being duped into watching 'feminist [View all] geek tragedy May 2015 OP

Mine will want to go cause she likes the explosions and fire tornadoes. Lochloosa May 2015 #1

Far too many. nt geek tragedy May 2015 #3

Too much talk. Too little screech tire. No! Buzz Clik May 2015 #2

And he even has the first neckbeard. Ken Burch May 2015 #15

Is it me or does that look like Mel Brooks? temporary311 May 2015 #18

... F4lconF16 May 2015 #41

Looks more like Chuck Norris Koinos May 2015 #62

Chuck wishes he looked so good. And would you people quit picking on Chuck, A Simple Game May 2015 #105

It must really be a miserable existence... MrScorpio May 2015 #4

+1 daleanime May 2015 #23

Locked in adolescence and Skidmore May 2015 #57

You nailed it wryter2000 May 2015 #103

Awwww...the little boys are angwee?!?! zappaman May 2015 #5

Can't wait to see it! Bonobo May 2015 #6

and yet, I imagine this same group would get irate if some of us pointed out that a good many niyad May 2015 #7

can you name some? hfojvt May 2015 #35

"a piece of American culture ruined and rewritten right in front of their very eyes." LiberalElite May 2015 #8

Australian fiction, at that. nt geek tragedy May 2015 #9

Ha! - LiberalElite May 2015 #11

I Caught That Too ProfessorGAC May 2015 #19

My thought, too. American what? alcibiades_mystery May 2015 #68

The Cowboy Myth Ned Flanders May 2015 #108

"American culture ruined" Renew Deal May 2015 #31

I never watched Mad Max. All that, uh, American culture I missed out on! n/t Violet_Crumble May 2015 #64

If this passes for anyone's "culture" we're in trouble! N/T tonekat May 2015 #109

WTF are "Men's Rights Activists"? FLPanhandle May 2015 #10

Seems to me that they think LiberalElite May 2015 #12

Many Just Insecure erpowers May 2015 #21

I believe these groups to be nothing more BreakfastClub May 2015 #38

And they are zero-sum thinkers: Anything positive for women is bad for them pinboy3niner May 2015 #48

Al Bundy would be so proud. Exilednight May 2015 #118

They think of themselves NewJeffCT May 2015 #65

You don't know? Aristus May 2015 #70

Paranoid pinheads. hifiguy May 2015 #100

Haven't you heard wryter2000 May 2015 #104

Somebody on the Internet made a stupid blog post and somebody else agreed with it? Comrade Grumpy May 2015 #13

That's right Comrade. You can start your own pet website miyazaki May 2015 #55

it is far worse than that--there were actually posts about "puttin' on your RAPING shoes niyad May 2015 #75

Not that you yourself have ever posted a mere editorial others agreed with... LanternWaste May 2015 #79

It's sweet to know that you're thinking about me. Comrade Grumpy May 2015 #80

AMERICAN CULTURE?????????? MohRokTah May 2015 #14

And Mel Gibson is Australian as well. n/t A Simple Game May 2015 #107

Actually, I read a while back he was born in Scarsdale, NY... gregcrawford May 2015 #119

I didn't know that, and like you I still don't care. n/t A Simple Game May 2015 #122

Thanks pinboy3niner May 2015 #16

Heh! ismnotwasm May 2015 #17

I thought that was an Austrian flim. BlueJazz May 2015 #20

australian niyad May 2015 #72

I was being a kidder. (I'm Australian) BlueJazz May 2015 #74

oops, sorry, I forgot that!! niyad May 2015 #76

I just got back from seeing it Bjorn Against May 2015 #22

So basically rpannier May 2015 #27

I cant wait to see it. Looks awesome! Katashi_itto May 2015 #59

ONE... men's rights activist, right? n/t cherokeeprogressive May 2015 #24

More than one Tsiyu May 2015 #25

I don't movie with them. n/t cherokeeprogressive May 2015 #29

Bazinga! pinboy3niner May 2015 #32

Those were Good Times, My Friend. Good Times. n/t cherokeeprogressive May 2015 #34

lol! n/t Tsiyu May 2015 #58

Let me play my Planck-length size violin for these idiots sakabatou May 2015 #26

Aunty Entity certainly yelled a lot of orders at Mad Max in Thunderdome rpannier May 2015 #28

These losers need to get a fucking life. SoapBox May 2015 #30

But nobody will fuck them. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #33

Dingdingding shenmue May 2015 #39

It's the summer's best film. And maybe Theron's best work ever. villager May 2015 #36

American culture? Bwahahaha that's funny...he's a comedian! haikugal May 2015 #37

Has anyone asked the Great Lord Humungus how he feels? Warren DeMontague May 2015 #40

You! zappaman May 2015 #42

I liked that guy better in "Repo Man" Warren DeMontague May 2015 #46

Very appropriate pinboy3niner May 2015 #44

This seems appropriate given the OP geek tragedy May 2015 #45

heh heh - the Feral Child Psephos May 2015 #47

Is that the young Eddie Van Halen? N/T tonekat May 2015 #110

That movie is getting *great* reviews. Ninety-nine percent on Rottentomatoes. Marr May 2015 #43

MRA: MADDER Max! pinboy3niner May 2015 #49

What about Thunderdome? Basic LA May 2015 #50

She was the best actor in that movie Scootaloo May 2015 #54

Cute in a tomboy-Jodie Foster kinda way alphafemale May 2015 #88

You're not supposed to remember those things NewJeffCT May 2015 #66

There is in The Road Warrior sarge43 May 2015 #86

2 men enter, 1 man leaves* BumRushDaShow May 2015 #112

Aw, poor sensitive babies. Maybe they should stay home Warpy May 2015 #51

poor men... chillfactor May 2015 #52

Aaron Clarey, AKA "Captain Capitalism" is a fucking lunatic Scootaloo May 2015 #53

They miffed about Ellen Ripley having more screentime than the Aliens? n/t miyazaki May 2015 #56

The 3 or 4 MRA's who sprinkle our halls have been rather quite lately. trumad May 2015 #60

That article Dorian Gray May 2015 #61

I had no interest in this but now I must see it! DawgHouse May 2015 #63

Oh my goodness, a controversy over a just relased film. bemildred May 2015 #67

Good point daleo May 2015 #84

Duppers!? Did they just name themselves!? Are all MRA types that fucking stupid!? Rex May 2015 #69

I can't wait to see this film Android3.14 May 2015 #71

Oh. Poor babies. Hiraeth May 2015 #73

One of my very liberal friends is super-excited about this movie TlalocW May 2015 #77

OMG. Really? Phlem May 2015 #78

Yeah because Tina Turner wasnt a strong lead woman character. WDIM May 2015 #81

Whereas the combination of explosions, cars, Codeine May 2015 #82

I think this has been very cleverly cultivated by the filmmakers Kurska May 2015 #83

this is what i immediately wondered. tattoo girl was hailed a feminist movie, cause they had quotes seabeyond May 2015 #94

thats not really a reason not to go to a remake PatrynXX May 2015 #85

Really... trumad May 2015 #87

you just saw mad max? read my post 94 right above, please. let me know seabeyond May 2015 #95

I didn't think they could get this pathetically butthurt paulkienitz May 2015 #89

I've run into the same pathetic bunch of wimps in North Carolina and Montana. Ford_Prefect May 2015 #90

excellent post. thank you, ford. perfect. see what i did, lol. nt seabeyond May 2015 #96

Very succinctly elucidated... gregcrawford May 2015 #120

Suck it up, Clarey! eom BlueMTexpat May 2015 #91

Clarey's biggest problem is that he is NOT a man... gregcrawford May 2015 #92

It occurs to me that this guy has an ego more tender than a rosebud. malthaussen May 2015 #93

Losers. Nt Lucky Luciano May 2015 #97

What color is the sky in the world this fool lives in? hifiguy May 2015 #98

Too Bad for Them--it's a blockbuster and undoubtedly going to make so much $$$... Moonwalk May 2015 #99

Actually, it's not "a piece of American culture", it's a piece of AUSTRALIAN culture mr blur May 2015 #101

Wow wryter2000 May 2015 #102

lol. I heard the woman lead is the star of the movie.. saving women from sexual slavery Liberal_in_LA May 2015 #106

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague May 2015 #111

Maybe I'm being shallow but Indepatriot May 2015 #113

What if it's to trick feminists into watching explosions and fire tornadoes? IronLionZion May 2015 #114

Fury Road? Bloody rubbish, mate. Gumboot May 2015 #115

If Clarey is this upset about a lead character in a movie being a woman-in-charge LiberalLovinLug May 2015 #116

Saw it last night and it's SO good! lexington filly May 2015 #117

I saw it for free yesterday. Perks of watching so many movies, I get free ones sometimes. Xyzse May 2015 #121

What's all the fuss? I always liked Wonder Woman. Eleanors38 May 2015 #123