Maybe the smell of coffee will wake the sleepwalker

anger?

Let me start by saying that I unequivocally agree that rape jokes are not funny.

However, this statement is:

How pathetic that some men, excuse me little BOYS, are intimidated by educated young women.

As a Gen X feminist who is very successful in a male dominated field, statements like this make me chuckle a bit. I can't quite put my finger on it but it does. Maybe it's because I prefer hard work, intelligence and a fair amount of bitchiness instead of name calling or putting down members of the opposite gender.

Instead of seeing it as an Us vs Them thing, how about being cool with it and saying, "Yes, women should be able seek equal respect and opportunity. I have no right to make fun of any physical, mental, sexual, what-have-you, etc vulnerabilities, whether perceived or real. Once again, everyone should be treated with equal respect and opportunity."

If you can stop beating your chest for two seconds, you may notice you do have just as many rights as anyone else, and nobody is trying to take that away from you. Once again, repeat after me: this isn't about "Us vs Them" -- it's simply them seeking to be equal to "us" without lowering "us," but by supporting themselves.

unless you are part of a historically repressed underclass in our society -- say, women, people of color, gays -- you don't need an advocacy group to assert and defend your rights: you're already fat with privilege. If your aim is to lampoon the kind of sad, scared old white guy who laps up this "Who will stick up for men?" bilge being peddled by hucksters like Limbaugh, then okay: ha-ha! Good one!