As you might be aware of, two or three Alamo Drafthouse film theaters have chosen to hold a modest bunch of extra women-only showings of “Wonder Woman.” This is all in great humor.
What’s more, as you may likewise know, a few fellows went hopping mad over this news. It’s an entire *sigh* thing and as Upworthy’s own Eric March thought of, it’s the reason we can’t have pleasant things any longer.
One of these fellows chosen to channel his fury over the ladies only screenings into a letter to the mayor of Austin, Texas, home to one of the theaters offering a women-only show.
Clutch your helmets since this is a crazy ride:
“I hope every man will boycott Austin and do what he can to diminish Austin and to cause damage to the city’s image. The theater that pandered to the sexism typical of women will, I hope, regret it’s decision. The notion of a woman hero is a fine example of women’s eagerness to accept the appearance of achievement without actual achievement. Women learn from an early age to value make-up, that it’s OK to pretend that you are greater than you actually are. Women pretend they do not know that only men serve in combat because they are content to have an easier ride. Women gladly accept gold medals at the Olympics for coming in 10th and competing only against the second class of athletes. Name something invented by a woman! Achievements by the second rate gender pale in comparison to virtually everything great in human history was accomplished by men, not women. If Austin does not host a men only counter event, I will never visit Austin and will welcome its deterioration. And I will not forget that Austin is best known for Charles Whitman. Does Austin stand for gender equality or for kissing up to women? Don’t bother to respond. I already know the answer. I do not hate women. I hate their rampant hypocrisy and the hypocrisy of the ‘women’s movement.’ Women do not want gender equality; they want more for women. Don’t bother to respond because I am sure your cowardice will generate nothing worth reading.”
Richard A. Ameduri
Above all else, Ameduri’s letter veers fiercely from “I don’t hate ladies” to calling ladies “the second rate gender.” In addition to this, there is plenty of truthful errors peppered all through the letter about the part of ladies in battles, innovations, and accomplishments.
Fortunately, Mayor Steve Adler was up to the errand of setting this fellow right. Adler’s reaction was out and out fiery.
He began with some epic trolling:
“I am writing to alert you that your email account has been hacked by an unfortunate and unusually hostile individual. Please remedy your account’s security right away, lest this person’s uninformed and sexist rantings give you a bad name. After all, we men have to look out for each other!”
What’s more, he followed that with a history lesson, educating Ameduri of the numerous accomplishments and innovations ladies are in charge of:
“Can you imagine if someone thought that you didn’t know women could serve in our combat units now without exclusion? What if someone thought you didn’t know that women invented medical syringes, life rafts, fire escapes, central and solar heating, a war-time communications system for radio-controlling torpedoes that laid the technological foundations for everything from Wi-Fi to GPS, and beer? And I hesitate to imagine how embarrassed you’d be if someone thought you were upset that a private business was realizing a business opportunity by reserving one screening this weekend for women to see a superhero movie.”
He winded up the letter up with trolling slightly more.
“You and I are serious men of substance with little time for the delicate sensitivities displayed by the pitiful creature who maligned your good name and sterling character by writing that abysmal email. I trust the news that your email account has been hacked does not cause you undue alarm and wish you well in securing your account.”
And afterward the kicker, demonstrating exactly how decent a person Adler is:
“And in the future, should your travels take you to Austin, please know that everyone is welcome here, even people like those who wrote that email whose views are an embarrassment to modernity, decency, and common sense.”
Adler’s magnificent reaction rouses hope for a world less loaded with fools like our dear letter-writer. Till then, Hera, give us the strength we need to swim through this sort of sexist jabber.
