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ismnotwasm

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Sat Dec 21, 2013, 01:24 AM Dec 2013

John “The Other” Hembling on MRAs spamming Occidental College with false rape reports: [View all]

I was going to let this issue drop but I recently changed my mind.


This has to be my favorite quote to come out of the whole Occidental College fiasco; it’s staggering in its moral blindness and fanaticism and its complete lack of self-awareness. It also captures well the peculiarly self-defeating quality of so much Men’s Rights rhetoric and, er, “activism.”


John “The Other” Hembling on MRAs spamming Occidental College with false rape reports: “Go forward, brothers, and f*ck their sh*t up!”



The backstory here: the commenter in question is none other than John “The Other” Hembling, the Number Two (or Three? I can’t tell) boy at A Voice for Men. He’s responding to an article on Raw Story that’s indicative of the incredibly (and justifiably) bad press Reddit MRAs have gotten for spamming Occiental College’s anonymous rape reporting website with false reports of rape, some of which may have named real people at the school as the “perps.”

At this point in the story, even the normally obtuse Men’s Rights Redditors realize they have a disaster on their hands, and are trying to blame anyone else they can.

But Hembling thinks it’s the perfect time to cheer on the false accusers amongst the MRAs.

That’s right: apparently jealous of all the attention Reddit MRAs have gotten for their cloddish “activism,” he’s decided to jump aboard this train — after it’s left the station, derailed, and fallen into a ravine.

That response is classic, too

http://manboobz.com/2013/12/19/john-the-other-hembling-on-mras-spamming-occidental-college-with-false-rape-reports-go-forward-brothers-and-fck-their-sht-up/
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Ladies, do not DonCoquixote Dec 2013 #1
all of us women have men in our lives. rest assured don, we are very well aware that this is too seabeyond Dec 2013 #2
Oh we don't ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #3
The vast majority of women are very aware that most men aren't consciously intent on oppressing us. redqueen Dec 2013 #4
Don, no offense but xulamaude Dec 2013 #6
and then there is this piece of reality. blunt, sweet and even said with a "no offense" sincerely. seabeyond Dec 2013 #7
the intention was not DonCoquixote Dec 2013 #8
i know what you were saying don. i get what X is saying. seabeyond Dec 2013 #9
Don't worry about it ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #10
the trap mercuryblues Dec 2013 #11
the females are automatically pushed to defend that they of course understand this. seabeyond Dec 2013 #12
This is something that really bothers me - xulamaude Dec 2013 #13
lol. ya, this. and quit being a sexist. neutral, ass. lol. seabeyond Dec 2013 #15
I need to get out of here too. redqueen Dec 2013 #16
ya. inspire others. lol. have a blast and get 'er done. nt seabeyond Dec 2013 #18
Hey, it's in your nature to shop! xulamaude Dec 2013 #17
lordy, that is the one. hate to shop, i hate to spend money. but but but, you are a woman seabeyond Dec 2013 #19
no offense meant DonCoquixote Dec 2013 #20
i getcha. and even as woman, i have often had these lessons learned. i do not get what is seabeyond Dec 2013 #21
I knew that mercuryblues Dec 2013 #22
Yeah redqueen Dec 2013 #14
So it was the MRA group on Reddit that started this... interestingly some people in the GD thread redqueen Dec 2013 #5
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