Dr. Phil is a television show viewed by millions of people around the world. The show revolves around Dr. Phil giving advice on a variety of topics, ranging from raising children with autism to weight loss programs. One especially ridiculous episode featured a man named Dick Masterson, who claims that “there is nothing more freeing to a woman than chauvinism.” He goes on to describe his many offensive beliefs on air. This clip is available at his website www.menarebetterthanwomen.com along with many other ‘articles’ he authored, including “Feminism is a Business” and “Why Women Hate Sex”, just to name a few.
When I found this site earlier this month I spent way too long reading what he wrote—nothing is backed up with any kind of evidence and it seems the man is simply spewing outlandish fabrications depicting women as a subspecies to men. However, what was disturbing for me was not necessarily what he was writing but how many positive responses he received. Check it out. It made me stop and think about what an uphill battle gender equality truly is.
This is insane!
I intended to write more in this comment; but I am truly speechless. I just spent a good twenty minutes or so looking through some of the things he wrote. What I was astonished at most (well I was astonished at everything) was the female responses to him and his website; the part of the site called “Dick’s Classy Broads” is FILLED with women who have written “MABTW.com” on their breasts. “Why?!” is all I can say. What compels these women to do this, and to support a man, and ultimately a society, who honestly believe that women are worthless (except for reproduction – but let me just say, that if all men were like him, the world would positively end). And like you said, Ashley, the amount of men who supported him was unbelievable! I had no idea there were men like this; and to this extreme. This really angered me; the ignorance, crudeness, dickiness, and hatefulness of people like this. When will people realize that gender equality is right, necessary, acceptable, good, etc…?
I just had to throw this quote out there: “cheating is like getting pregnant. It’s 100% a woman’s fault 100% of the time.” How do you even respond to this!?!?!?! It is outrageous. And quotes like this are just the beginning!!!!