Cognitive dissonance.
Now hold on, I'm gonna press the right pedal harder. I expect us to accelerate.
Anya ,'Showtime'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Allyson - Aug 30, 2011 7:45:13 am PDT #22995 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Allyson - Aug 30, 2011 7:45:41 am PDT #22996 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
In his head, he thinks he convinced her by charming her.
msbelle - Aug 30, 2011 7:45:53 am PDT #22997 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I very much want the follow-up story.
Toddson - Aug 30, 2011 7:46:47 am PDT #22998 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Something involving significant jail time, I hope.
Consuela - Aug 30, 2011 7:47:43 am PDT #22999 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I can't see video at work, so I'm just as happy I missed that bit.
Naively, however, I can't properly believe in them thinking it's okay to talk (nay, brag) about it in front of strangers that way. Jesus.
It's both cognitivie dissonance and the kind of behavior valorized by some of the bro-type comedies, I think. And stuff like those guys, the players, too, I think. Looking at women that way is pretty common in this culture: fungibility is a feature, not a bug.
amyth - Aug 30, 2011 7:48:33 am PDT #23000 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
{{Maria}} Hoping so much for the best outcome for your DH.
That story is completely creepy. I wish I were surprised. Or, you know, what Tep said. I can totally see his friends thinking that story was hilarious.
msbelle - Aug 30, 2011 7:50:20 am PDT #23001 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I would like to know what the reaction of the audience that night was.
Allyson - Aug 30, 2011 7:52:13 am PDT #23002 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
The story said that the audience was laughing.
I would have liked to have been there with Amanda Marcotte and an axe.
amyth - Aug 30, 2011 7:52:46 am PDT #23003 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Apparently, at least some of them laughed throughout, but I'm sure at least a handful were grossed out/horrified.
Allyson - Aug 30, 2011 7:56:21 am PDT #23004 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I wonder if he knows just how much trouble he's in. I mean, they would have to find the woman, corroborate the story, and maybe if it's all true, she doesn't want to talk about it.
But I'm trying to imagine someone telling a story about me like that, in front of a laughing audience. Rage.