Not funny, Facebook: Sexism and homophobia from your friends and family

What would we do without Facebook? Well, for one, we might never find out which of our "friends" are complete and utter poopheads. And for that, Facebook, I thank you. My news feed has, oddly, found itself somewhat fuller-than-usual with illogical anti-gay or sexist rants of late - go figure. A sampling, presented for your derision:

The above is one of those "link-sharing plus commentary" posts. It points to the heartwarming story of a lesbian couple being named as reigning monarchs of the homecoming court.

Here is the text from the offending (white, male, cisgendered heterosexual) Facebooker:

"If this trend continues society will be the biggest loser and women will be the second. If gender does not matter why stop here how about making the Olympics only the best in each event regardless of gender. Honoring the difference between men an (sic) women make (sic) women safer expressing femininity men better men by honoring those differences."

Like most hate speech, the rant makes little to no sense. "[gender roles] make women safer"? Last I checked it was way harder for women to run away from would-be muggers/rapists while wearing heels. Just saying! Additionally, I wonder if the OP noticed that both women in the photo are wearing dresses and full makeup? Looks like some pretty damn well-performed femininity to me. Maybe he's wearing asshole goggles.

And how about the second part of that "sentence": "expressing femininity men better men by honoring those differences"? Wait, what? Maybe if I took whatever hallucinogen this dude was on when he typed that and forgot everything I learned in grammar school, that sentence would make sense.

The best response I've heard so far is from Rebeca Arellano, the whip-smart teenager crowned Homecoming King at the high school in the news story:

"For all the girls who think tradition should be continued: go back to the kitchen, stop having sex before you're married, get out of school and job system, don't have an opinion, don't own any property, give up the right to marry who you love, don't vote, and allow your husband to do whatever he pleases to you. Think about the meaning of tradition when you use it in your argument against us."

Today's runner-up post is brought to you by the "girl-on-girl violence" club:

Transcript:

"Yes, I'm a woman. I push doors that clearly say PULL. I laugh harder when I try to explain why I'm laughing. I walk into a room and forget why I was there. I count on my fingers in math. I hide the pain from my loved ones. I say it is a long story when it is really not. I cry a lot more than you think I do. I care about people who don't care about me. I try to do things before the microwave beeps. I listen to you even when you don't listen to me. And a hug will always help. Yes, I'm a woman! Re-post if you're proud to be one, come on ladies..(heart emoticon)"

I can't decide which is my favorite kooky stereotype. Is it the finger-in-mouth, head tilted "I count on my fingers in math" statement? Because oh ho ho, that is one helluva knee-slapper! I mean, MATH IS HARD, AMIRITE ladies!? Re-post if you're proud of your inability to count past ten!!

Or is it the nonsensical "I try to do things before the microwave beeps"? Like, what kind of things? Do you set the microwave to five minutes, and then try to run a mile? Or is it something more sinister - an entire life, perhaps, dictated by an evil beeping kitchen appliance - you get up in the morning, and try to put your pants on before your microwave announces "Beep. TOO SLOW, slowpoke. Now suffer the wrath of the EVER-EXPANDING MARSHMALLOW PEEP! Muah ha ha ha!!!"

Got your own jerk Facebook
posts? Email them to me
and I'll probably post them:
adventuresinmediocrity@gmail.com

Most of them just sound like slightly amusing, somewhat sad things that happen to everyone now and again - who hasn't pulled or pushed a door the wrong way? What the hell does laughing when trying to explain something funny have to do with your genitals or gender performance? And what the hell is WRONG with these Facebook people?

What's the worst post you've ever seen on The Facebook (or any other social network, for that matter)? I'm sure these two are tame by comparison. Oh and - if you're into screencapping, take some screenshots and email 'em to me at adventuresinmediocrity@gmail.com (adventuresinmediocrity (at) gmail (dot) com), or tweet 'em at me @mediocreventure. Be sure to include how you'd like to be attributed, if at all.