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Posted on: June 3, 2007 5:55 PM, by Ed Brayton
The Worldnutdaily has a column up with the following headline:
Leave it to the ladiesExclusive: Pat Boone honors women leaders who've stepped up due to male 'wimpiness'
Pat Boone. Talking about male wimpiness. Pat Frickin Boone, who could only seem macho if he stood next to Andy Williams. Someone really needs to come up with some sort of irony transplant surgery.
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Hey, you don't wanna mess with the Boonenator when he's "In a Metal Mood."
Posted by: Grumpy | June 3, 2007 6:52 PM
And what does someone mean by "male whimpiness?" I suggest that the term isn't meant to apply to when guys get sick and want to be mothered incessantly.
Is "male whimpiness" the desire not to kill furry little animals with a sub-machine gun?
I dunno. What IS "male whimpiness?"
Posted by: beepbeepitsme | June 3, 2007 8:19 PM
It comes from the idea, popular in fundamentalist circles, that in God's ideal world only men are to be in poistions of leadership. The only excuse for a woman to lead is when the man has wimped out of his responsibility and the woman is forced to reluctantly take over.
The perfect biblical illustration is the story of Deborah and Jael which I posted about a few weeks ago. There's a link to a whacked out fundamentalist website that goes into detail about this very issue.
Posted by: Brian | June 3, 2007 11:33 PM
It seems Pat hopes to resuscitate his image by riding on the reputation of his ancestor Daniel.
Posted by: Russell | June 4, 2007 8:52 AM
Pat Boone is so silly. He mentioned the rise of female statesmen in Isreal, Great Britain and Pakistan and wondered if these women (who the jerk never names) could have risen to power if not for the absence of strong men. I think Margaret and Golda did have male rivals to deal with, being politicians in functional republics and all. I don't know as much about Margaret thatcher as I'd like, but I do know a little about Golda. The thing is, Jewish women are strong, especially grandmothers. You just can't resist a Jewish grandmother. They have willpower. Trying to argue with a Jewish grandmother is like trying to resist the Jedi Mind Trick.
Posted by: Flying Fox | June 4, 2007 10:17 AM
Pat Frickin Boone, who could only seem macho if he stood next to Andy Williams.
Pat Boone would not seem macho in comparison to Andy Williams. Johnny Mathis, perhaps, but not Andy Williams.
Posted by: raj | June 4, 2007 11:34 AM
raj,
Chances Are, you are correct.
Posted by: grasshopper | June 4, 2007 6:15 PM
I at first thought of Andy Dick, and the whole thing made so much more sense ;)
Brian wrote:
Bingo.
Except that women can sometimes be leaders- of women's church groups, knitting clubs or charity drives.
Posted by: Leni | June 4, 2007 6:40 PM
In which case, they're leading a group of women. How tough can that be? /snark
Posted by: kehrsam | June 4, 2007 7:05 PM