"There’s a whole generation running around looking like lumberjacks, and most of you can’t change a fucking tire."
An open letter to bearded hipsters
Dear Bearded Hipsters, YOU GUYS ARE RUINING MY BEARD FETISH. Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve loved a man with a beard. To me, they meant strength, power, MANLINESS. Someone who could protect …
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Respect the beard.
I can change a tire, but not the oil or transmission fluid…
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+Paul Beakley
This article amuses me as straight-up humour and also as an example of blatant gender policing. "Nancyboy" particularly is a homophobic slur, based (as pretty much all of them are) on denigrating feminine traits.
tl;dr: I LOL'ed, author should do some introspection.
YES!
As far as Get Off My Lawn essays go, this rates 2/5.
I want to hasten to add I don't mean to bag on Doyce for posting this; I really did laugh, I just also winced at how Ms. Daniels chose to express her outrage.
Stuart: I had the same understanding, but the basis (denigrating feminine traits) is still the same either way.