are about the impact of body-shaming internet trolls on her self-esteem. Going after a young woman because of her appearance doesn't seem very on-brand for you, or perhaps it is.
(, Tue 3 Feb 2026, 6:57, Reply)
I never criticised her physique. You might have misunderstood what I was actually saying with "If she's 29, so am I." I'm saying her face looks older than mine, and I am older than 29.
If you wouldn't have got upset with me saying similar about, say, Gordon Ramsay or Rory Stewart, maybe your subconscious biases need addressing.
(, Tue 3 Feb 2026, 15:06, Reply)
He said I was 'going after a woman' and questioned the 'branding' of my personality, which imho exposes a very patriarchal, hard capitalistic, exploitation-normative mindset tinged with culture warrior pride and white knightism.
He thinks he can outwoke me, bless him. Many have tried.
(, Tue 3 Feb 2026, 20:08, Reply)
I've gained a lot of joy from this place in the last couple of decades.
Pardon me for enjoying the talent and humour of young women that you deem beneath your lofty ideals and that should therefore be cheaply mocked.
(, Tue 3 Feb 2026, 23:02, Reply)
In your time you may have noticed 1 or 2 lolheadswaps and a smattering of celebrity mockery around here.
But what, specifically, are my lofty ideals? And how exactly have I mocked CMAT? How are you measuring the cheapness of mockery?
Do I also have illogical manhatred because I notice Jon Pertwee had inch-deep wrinkles in his ostensibly young face? Do you assume I don't enjoy his work because I commented on how old he looked?
It is entirely correct to treat women as a protected class in some circumstances. It's offensively incorrect to treat them as a protected class in ALL circumstances. That would be the bigotry of low expectations. Patriarchal chivalry, *at best.*
By assuming I was being sexist you revealed yourself as a terrible bigot, how sad.
(, Wed 4 Feb 2026, 0:31, Reply)