John Wayne Wears Pink

"Real men ... avoid purple and pink like the plague."
"John Wayne once said, 'I’m the stuff men are made of.'  America needs more John Waynes."
-JOTUS

So ... this is awkward, to say the least. I just obliterated JOTUS' argument by finding a picture of John Wayne wearing pink. It wasn't that hard either. A simple Google search of the supposedly masculine actor and the picture was the fourth result. I didn't even have to click on the images section, it came up in the links. So I really don't have to keep countering JOTUS' argument, but I will.



I don't know what America JOTUS is living in, but I don't see a shortage of "American Men". Surely some men do wear V-necks and skinny jeans, but don't blame the feminists. Statistics show that some men are less masculine than others, based on the distribution of hormones. JOTUS is confusing hypermasculinity for masculinity, so normal masculinity seems feminine. Her frame of reference is skewed. I challenge her to observe a sample of 50 men and find how many men are an Adam Lambert on the masculinity scale and how many men are a John Wayne on the scale; the number of men on the extreme sides of the scale should be the same. Its called the bell curve.

Naturally, JOTUS finds a way to scapegoat a group she disagrees with for no reason, the feminists. Without them she couldn't vote for her wing-nut teabaggers. Her examples of suppressing masculinity are weak at best. School PE classes can have very competitive games, and I don't really understand JOTUS' other examples. I feel like she didn't even give examples. You can't just dictate the end result without demonstrating the process that turned men into whatever you think they are turning into.

And it would be great if JOTUS read her sources. After performing a simple search on the Eagle Forum, I found this, an explanation for the disparity between male and female ratios in college. JOTUS Should Have Read This.

Maybe Hollywood is projecting a societal trend towards individualism for females. Maybe females are demonstrating their dislike for guys. Maybe Snooki was right when she gave us insight into why the lesbian rate is going up. Or maybe they're just movies. I could find two movies about anything and use it as evidence for nothing.

And while it is disturbing that 40% of all babies born in the U.S. were born to unwed mothers, that does not mean that the babies' fathers are not there. Just because the parents are not married, it does not mean they are separated.

And as far as those skinny jeans go, Elvis, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Ramones, and Guns N' Roses all donned them at some time.

Black Canadians You Should Know

While the Tea Party continues to be racist, and no it is not another liberal conspiracy, I present you three Black Canadians you should know.

Grant Fuhr. The Hall of Famer NHL goaltender was among the best of his era. His accomplishments include five Stanley Cup championships with the Edmonton Oilers, and six All-Star game appearances. He is only one half black, but that is still blacker than most Canadians. And yes, that's Wayne Gretzky pictured alongside him.

Malcolm Gladwell. Ever since his first book The Tipping Point was released in 2000, Gladwell has been stunning audiences with his reporting on subjects ranging from psychology to success. He currently writes for the New Yorker, and Time recognized him on their 100 most influential people in 2005. The University of Waterloo (shoutout to Lucas Woj.) presented him with an honourary degree in 2007. Gladwell is half Jamaican, which means he is pretty black for North American standards.

Drake. The hip-hop entertainer has enjoyed recent success with his release of So Far Gone and Thank Me Later. Born in Toronto to a black father and a white Jewish mother, Drake has been criticized for being out of touch with hip-hop because he is a) Canadian and b) half white. But let's be reasonable here, those are things he cannot control and the only mistake he ever made was associating himself with Lil Wayne.