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George Tierney Jr of Greenville SC aka @geotie2323 can't get taken "off Google", decides to go down in flames

George Tierney Jr of Greenville SC aka @geotie2323 can’t get taken “off Google”, decides to go down in flames

By tigtog on May 23, 2012

George Tierney Jr of Greenville SC aka @geotie2323 on Twitter decided to call Sandra Fluke some vile misogynist names, and she retweeted his tweets. People took screencaps and blogged his tweets. Now those tweets are the top results for a search on his name on Google. George Tierney Jr of Greenville SC wanted that fixed.

Posted in culture wars, ethics & philosophy, gender & feminism, Life, media | Tagged *ist bullshit, arsehats, gendered slurs, streisand effect, the internet is forever | 40 Responses

Things that add to tigtog's misanthropy #8725606

Things that add to tigtog’s misanthropy #8725606

By tigtog on February 17, 2012

Any sapient meteors planning on committing suicide in the earth’s atmosphere in the near future? Please consider targeting this dipshit as your final gesture? PLEASE.

Posted in Life, violence | Tagged animal welfare, arsehats, peeves | 3 Responses

Recently in WTF

Recently in WTF

By tigtog on November 30, 2011

Some of these links will elicit louder WTFs than others.

Posted in ethics & philosophy, linkfest, social justice | Tagged arsehats, WTF were they thinking? | 9 Responses

Stay classy, Kyle (rhymes with vile)

Stay classy, Kyle (rhymes with vile)

By tigtog on November 23, 2011

Mumbrella: Sandilands threatens to hunt down ‘piece of shit’ News Limited journalist for reporting negative viewer reaction to show

Posted in arts & entertainment, gender & feminism, media | Tagged arsehats, gendered slurs, kyle sandilands, misogyny, telly | 18 Responses

Bring on the #giantrobotsofjustice

Bring on the #giantrobotsofjustice

By tigtog on April 8, 2011

When will #lookwhatIjustpulledoutofmyarse pop psychology die its #welldeservedfierydoomfromthesky death (at the claws of #giantrobotsofjustice)?

Random Friday Pursuits: I plan to use those three hashtags above as much as I can today…

Posted in culture wars, ethics & philosophy, violence | Tagged arsehats, race & racism, reproductive freedoms, stereotypes | 3 Responses

ObBandwagon: #UTERUS #GOPFlorida

ObBandwagon: #UTERUS #GOPFlorida

By tigtog on April 1, 2011

Because it’s “respectful” to treat women as if their reproductive organs are obscene, don’tcha know.

Posted in culture wars, language, Politics | Tagged abortion, arsehats, moral panics, reproductive justice | 1 Response

Insensitive arseholes alert: not enough tragedy for their taste

Insensitive arseholes alert: not enough tragedy for their taste

By tigtog on February 3, 2011

Via Possum at Pollytics, I have been made aware that Caroline Overington and other people who work for the Oz’s Media Diary think that problems with devastating cyclones and killer heatwaves have been given too much attention, presumably since not enough people have died from them.

Posted in crisis, media, Sociology | Tagged arsehats, disasters | 2 Responses

Quicklink: PETA does it again

Quicklink: PETA does it again

By tigtog on November 29, 2010

Unbefuckinglievable.

Posted in ethics & philosophy, gender & feminism | Tagged activism/charity, arsehats, really not helping | 14 Responses

In Things To Make You Hate The World

In Things To Make You Hate The World

By tigtog on November 9, 2010

Following major publicity over Charlie Sheen’s latest hospitalisation following yet another “meltdown” that resulted in a cowering woman, the ratings for his craptacular sausage-com have gone up.

Posted in arts & entertainment, ethics & philosophy, media, violence | Tagged arsehats, telly, toxic masculinity | 3 Responses

Jerks and those who do not challenge them

Jerks and those who do not challenge them

By tigtog on October 27, 2010

Clueless quote of the day via Blaghag, blogging on why women don’t come to atheist meetings after a conversation that ended with this:

“What? It’s not harassment since we’re not in a workplace.”

Posted in ethics & philosophy, gender & feminism, relationships | Tagged arsehats, harassment, rant, WTF were they thinking? | 7 Responses

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