Comments on: Scoring by any other name http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2006/10/31/scoring-by-any-other-name/ In defense of the sanctimonious women's studies set. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:34:52 +0000 hourly 1 By: Raging Moderate http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2006/10/31/scoring-by-any-other-name/#comment-73519 Raging Moderate Wed, 01 Nov 2006 22:22:04 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2006/10/31/scoring-by-any-other-name/#comment-73519 <blockquote>I mean, OMG, some baseball player can’t control his wife!</blockquote> The problem with Kris Benson wasn't that he couldn't control his wife. It was that the team was nervous that he shared his wife's racist feelings about his Latin-American teammates. Not good for team chemistry.

I mean, OMG, some baseball player can’t control his wife!

The problem with Kris Benson wasn’t that he couldn’t control his wife. It was that the team was nervous that he shared his wife’s racist feelings about his Latin-American teammates. Not good for team chemistry.

]]> By: human http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2006/10/31/scoring-by-any-other-name/#comment-73493 human Wed, 01 Nov 2006 20:51:09 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2006/10/31/scoring-by-any-other-name/#comment-73493 I'm still trying to work out how getting married is going to stop him from flipping off fans. I’m still trying to work out how getting married is going to stop him from flipping off fans.

]]> By: oudemia http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2006/10/31/scoring-by-any-other-name/#comment-73487 oudemia Wed, 01 Nov 2006 20:33:10 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2006/10/31/scoring-by-any-other-name/#comment-73487 Benson is a racist -- complaining to reporters about Minaya wanting to field "an all-Latin team." She also suggested that if her husband were traded out of NY she and her husband should get the (v. substantial sum of) money they contributed to a 9/11 charity back. Benson also showed up at Christmas-time charity event for underprivileged children in a hoochie Mrs Claus sort of ensemble. So there she was, handing out presents to the wee ones in a like a fur peignoir. It was an interesting choice. Benson is a racist — complaining to reporters about Minaya wanting to field “an all-Latin team.” She also suggested that if her husband were traded out of NY she and her husband should get the (v. substantial sum of) money they contributed to a 9/11 charity back.

Benson also showed up at Christmas-time charity event for underprivileged children in a hoochie Mrs Claus sort of ensemble. So there she was, handing out presents to the wee ones in a like a fur peignoir. It was an interesting choice.

]]> By: bittergradstudent http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2006/10/31/scoring-by-any-other-name/#comment-73400 bittergradstudent Wed, 01 Nov 2006 16:07:59 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2006/10/31/scoring-by-any-other-name/#comment-73400 'hatred' is probably too antiseptic a word to describe the tone that Benson uses--she's downright O'rielyian in her anger, with the same level of self-righteousness. Most famous women aren't stupid enough to have a crazy-ass husband that isn't also a celebrity (and that they aren't therefore married to for publicity purposes) ‘hatred’ is probably too antiseptic a word to describe the tone that Benson uses–she’s downright O’rielyian in her anger, with the same level of self-righteousness.

Most famous women aren’t stupid enough to have a crazy-ass husband that isn’t also a celebrity (and that they aren’t therefore married to for publicity purposes)

]]> By: evil fizz http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2006/10/31/scoring-by-any-other-name/#comment-73372 evil fizz Wed, 01 Nov 2006 13:30:21 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2006/10/31/scoring-by-any-other-name/#comment-73372 <blockquote>Anna Benson is a full on right-wing bigoted whackjob.</blockquote> I kind of got that impression from what I was reading, but I couldn't really find much to substantiate it. (Most google results discuss her posing for FHM.) Wikipedia mentions a hatred of PETA, gun control, and Michael Moore...does it get substantially worse? In any event, no one ever calls the crazy-ass husbands of famous women a handful. They're just jackasses or losers.

Anna Benson is a full on right-wing bigoted whackjob.

I kind of got that impression from what I was reading, but I couldn’t really find much to substantiate it. (Most google results discuss her posing for FHM.) Wikipedia mentions a hatred of PETA, gun control, and Michael Moore…does it get substantially worse?

In any event, no one ever calls the crazy-ass husbands of famous women a handful. They’re just jackasses or losers.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2006/10/31/scoring-by-any-other-name/#comment-73355 Andrew Wed, 01 Nov 2006 09:51:47 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2006/10/31/scoring-by-any-other-name/#comment-73355 So what does his girlfriend think about her boyfriend being told to marry by the end of the year? So what does his girlfriend think about her boyfriend being told to marry by the end of the year?

]]> By: PurrpleGrrl http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2006/10/31/scoring-by-any-other-name/#comment-73344 PurrpleGrrl Wed, 01 Nov 2006 06:12:25 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2006/10/31/scoring-by-any-other-name/#comment-73344 Anna Benson is a full on right-wing bigoted whackjob. Anna Benson is a full on right-wing bigoted whackjob.

]]> By: One Jewish Dyke http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2006/10/31/scoring-by-any-other-name/#comment-73341 One Jewish Dyke Wed, 01 Nov 2006 05:14:52 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2006/10/31/scoring-by-any-other-name/#comment-73341 Right, marriage under duress is a good idea and is always successful. A wedding ring is a magical device that stops all young men from partying. Right, marriage under duress is a good idea and is always successful. A wedding ring is a magical device that stops all young men from partying.

]]> By: One Jewish Dyke http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2006/10/31/scoring-by-any-other-name/#comment-73340 One Jewish Dyke Wed, 01 Nov 2006 05:14:29 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2006/10/31/scoring-by-any-other-name/#comment-73340 Right, marriage under duress is a good idea and is always successful. A wedding ring is a magical device that stops all young men from partying. Right, marriage under duress is a good idea and is always successful. A wedding ring is a magical device that stops all young men from partying.

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