The cost of true love?

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by issybird

To the extent that kind of thing was ever funny, it’s ceased to be. Misogynistic, much?

It's just a joke. I do love my wife and would never want to be without her.

[MGlitch]

*popcorn*

[icanhardlyread]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

It's just a joke. I do love my wife and would never want to be without her.

The fact that a statement like that draws laughs from a certain subset of people does not make "it's just a joke" a valid defense. Whether you love your wife is also completely beside the point.

[meeera]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

It's just a joke.

Why is it funny?

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by MGlitch

*popcorn*

Where are your manners? Give me some!

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by issybird

To the extent that kind of thing was ever funny, it’s ceased to be. Misogynistic, much?

Whether you thought what JSWolf wrote was funny or not, it was a joke, as admitted by you when you used the word "funny." He did not deserve to be insulted with the allegation of "misogynist" — which has the very specific meaning of "woman hater." I think you knew that he didn't hate woman but, like so many now, you used the wrong word in an attempt to control his behavior. And that's wrong.

Instead of misogynist" you could have said his joke was "not funny," or in "poor taste," or "trite," or (in your opinion) no longer "socially acceptable." An opinion has the virtue of expressing your displeasure without insulting or making a nasty allegation. For example, Mitt Romney could have said Tulsi Gabbard was "wrong" (and why) when she criticized President Biden's actions in connection with Ukraine. Instead he called her a "traitor." His object was not to debate but to silence her with his nasty and lying allegation.

Good-natured teasing between the sexes has been the fodder of humor for a long, long time. Don Rickles almost always had a segment about his wife, but no one ever questioned his love and loyalty to her. (They were married for 62 years when he died.) People really need to lighten up (or at least grow thicker skins) and stop trying to find some reason (any reason) to be offended. The "Woke's" self-righteous virtue signaling and faux indignation is beginning to get really old.

And that's my opinion on this matter. And how did a thread, started to evoke a chuckle, turn in yet another "cancer-serious" one? Doesn't anyone have a sense of humor any more?

[issybird]

Let’s look at the language. “Misogynistic” clearly describes the joke, as the referrants were “that kind of thing” and “it”. There was no “you” at all and I explicitly did not call Jon a “misogynist”, although your punctuation implies a direct quotation. Don’t put words in my mouth, thanks. I am especially really, really tired of being accused of having been offended when I made no such comment nor is it accurate.

As for the rest of your unwarranted attack and yours actually is an attack, since you’re liberal with the word you, you seem to be restating my point that things that perhaps once were funny are no longer.

Finally, and the rest of this is with my mod hat on:

• Don’t resort to political similes which are rarely if ever unbiased and don’t belong in the open forum as you must know.
• Cease seizing the opportunity of a post about a post to make personal comments and criticisms. It’s the public spankings that derail a thread and create a sour atmosphere.

Let’s not continue down this path.

[MGlitch]

Originally Posted by MGlitch

Can we fast forward to where we all agree that it’s pretty silly to poke at word choices like this (especially since it’s an obvious typo) and then have the thread locked so whoever posted last has the last word like the last time something like this was posted?

Funny blurb, poorly phrased OP.

It took two days to get to essentially this point. Ironically the book in question almost certainly paints women, at least the protagonist, worse than anything that’s been said in this thread. It likely does the same for men, again especially the secondary leading character. I mean it’s a trashy romance/erotica novel (note trashy here refers to the sub genre and is not a commentary on the romance genre itself).

And before the whole “someone not in a marginalized group…” line gets tossed out, please note I’m not saying anyone can or can’t be offended, just that the content of the book from the OP, and indeed even the description certainly are if anything less kind to women than this thread.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by issybird

To the extent that kind of thing was ever funny, it’s ceased to be. Misogynistic, much?

Originally Posted by issybird

I explicitly did not call Jon a “misogynist”, although your punctuation implies a direct quotation. Don’t put words in my mouth, thanks.

Given your words in your reply to Jon's message, how are we to interpret "misogynistic, much?" as anything other than suggesting Jon is a misogynist? After all, the reply I think you were replying to opened with a direct quote of your message. So if I wrote "Misandristic, much?", you would not feel that any reasonable person would take it as suggesting that the person addressed was a misandrist?

Edit: And where is my popcorn?

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by DNSB

Given your words in your reply to Jon's message, how are we to interpret "misogynistic, much?" as anything other than suggesting Jon is a misogynist? After all, the reply I think you were replying to opened with a direct quote of your message. So if I wrote "Misandristic, much?", you would not feel that any reasonable person would take it as suggesting that the person addressed was a misandrist?

Personally, I think this whole line should be dropped before it veers further into P&R.

I'm much more interested in what the bill is for bliss.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Personally, I think this whole line should be dropped before it veers further into P&R.

I'm much more interested in what the bill is for bliss.

I wouldn't be unhappy if the thread was closed.

The bill for bliss? Probably more than any of us can afford.

And again, where is my popcorn?

[MGlitch]

Originally Posted by DNSB

I wouldn't be unhappy if the thread was closed.

The bill for bliss? Probably more than any of us can afford.

And again, where is my popcorn?

Popcorn is available to all, please help yourself. We offer every variety you can think of, and probably some you can't, or wouldn't, think to try.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by MGlitch

Popcorn is available to all, please help yourself. We offer every variety you can think of, and probably some you can't, or wouldn't, think to try.

Anyone remember specialty stores in the mall that sold varieties of popcorn? There were a couple of chains at least, though names escape me now.

I tried chocolate popcorn which was surprisingly good.

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Anyone remember specialty stores in the mall that sold varieties of popcorn? There were a couple of chains at least, though names escape me now.

I tried chocolate popcorn which was surprisingly good.

Just give me some Goobers and Mild Duds, along with some popcorn dripping with butter. Oh, and a plastic/paper plate full of french fries covered with baby-puke yellow cheese. "Yuuuuummmy!"

Now back to some choice scenes from the classic "From Russia With Love".

Yup! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

('Computer people': Is punctuation appropriate after an emoji?)

ADDED: What was that chocolate candy about the size of a quarter that had about 20 or so pieces stacked into a round tube and sold in theaters? This would be the late 1950s/early 1960s. I think some nostalgia company acquired the name, and that this former film chocolate can still be bought today over the internet.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

ADDED: What was that chocolate candy about the size of a quarter that had about 20 or so pieces stacked into a round tube and sold in theaters? This would be the late 1950s/early 1960s. I think some nostalgia company acquired the name, and that this former film chocolate can still be bought today over the internet.

Necco chocolate wafers?