I like naked women, so I must be a misogynist.

In a recent post, Amanda Hess was calling using the “m” word in reference to marijuana ads featuring scantily-clad women, at  http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/sexist/2009/09/23/weed-culture-is-boob-culture/: 

“Here’s what these advertisements say to women: Weed isn’t for you. It’s for men. (Also for men? Your boobs). And the targets of those advertisements—high school and college guys—often echo those misogynist attitudes.  You know what’s even more annoying than a misogynist? A misogynist who is high out of his mind. No wonder we tend to skip the pot rallies.”

My response:

“Amanda and others – Why are you so sure the ads are directed at guys, and not chicks that kissed a girl and liked it, or chicks that kiss girls and more all the time? In that regard, I dated a girl earlier this year that smoked $35 of weed a day, deals it, and even steals it, and guess what? She prefers girls to guys.

I dated another girl a couple of years ago who was wake and bake – guess what? She was heavily into girls, too.

Amanda, look up the definition of the favorite word of women today, “misogynism,” which you use (or its derivations) multiple times with respect to this issue. From Webster’s online it means “Hatred of women.” The ad is appealing to people –  guys, lesbians and bis – that LIKE women. You have it backwards. Maybe that explains why you and so many others see misogynism everywhere, including places where guys and girls who like girls flock.

A real misogynist would hate the girls in the advertisements for the fact that they can make big money laying around naked – they wouldn’t buy products they endorse, or support their causes. In your book I’m a “misogynist” if I like naked women – fine, then, I’m a “misogynist,” and proud of it. Its about time us guys – and the Guyinism movement- took ownership of the word, anyway. Thank you. I’m now happy to scream “I am a misogynist” from rooftops.

Lets be honest, for once – you and many of the other women that don’t like the ads don’t like them since you don’t look like the girls in the ad. Just be honest. I don’t like the ads that are all over the place with hot guys in them, and I’m not too keen on all the ads featuring rich guys, either – I admit it – why can’t you, without spewing forth venom at people that don’t deserve it?

There are plenty of ads with mostly-naked women in magazines catering primarily to women – go complain about them, and the “misogynism” of their nearly all-female readerships.

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