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Fox News contributor Marc Rudov calls for boycott of Valentine's Day
By Jeff MillsFebruary 8th, 2011, 11:30 amComments (10)
Marc Rudov, frequent Fox News guest, self-styled "antifeminist," and author of Under the Clitoral Hood: How to Crank Her Engine Without Cash, Booze or Jumper Cables, has declared his boycott of Valentine's Day for the fifth year running, and expects all "real men" to join him. Romance's wet blanket insisted:
"There's nothing romantic about coercing men to oblige female entitlement. Valentine's Day artificially and unilaterally caters to women. It's the media's annual male-bashing-fest."
While hardly a dyed-in-the-wool crackpot, Rudov is definitely swimming against the current on this one. But he's under no illusions about his call for the non-observance of February 14 folkways, which he believes should be cancelled permanently.
"Have I made a dent? Absolutely not! That's because men are wimps and they do what their women want. Guys [celebrate Valentine's Day] because they're afraid they'll get rejected in the bedroom."
Rudov says he was once a victim of "sextortion," but wised up about a decade ago, fed up with the day's "expected generosity."
"Any man who buckles to society's pressure to buy her overpriced flowers or jewelry or meals on February 14 is a eunuch desperate for sex, and he needs to grow a pair. A guy is pressured to shell out dough on Valentine's Day because he doesn't want to be singled out as a cheap bastard, but is a woman cheap if she doesn't buy gifts?"
Rudov isn't completely thoughtless though. He said, "If a man wants to give a woman flowers, he should, but it shouldn't be mandated on a specific day." As an addendum, he said he does have a girlfriend, despite his stance. I hope The Grinch Who Tried To Steal Valentine's Day gets all the chocolates and flowers his heart desires this upcoming Monday.
Commentarium (10 Comments)
I have no talent, achievements or interesting ideas. If I pick a semi-controversial topic and write opinionated invective can faux news also promote me as a socially-relevant author and minor celebrity?
@Anon: There's no such thing as bad publicity. You might not get Faux's attention right away. But by all means: proclaim your beliefs! Get the right people mad at you, and your 15 minutes will happen.
The guy obviously couldn't get a man so he had to settle for a woman.
Is that a ponytail I see peeking out from behind the dude's head in the picture? Maybe he could have that removed as a gift to his lady? The ponytail - the mullet of the 21st century.
Hey I like valentines day! It makes me happy even wwhen I am single and quite frankly if the guy thinks itis all about giving expensive useless crap then he was a sucker before moving to d bag
Thank god Olbermann didn't go to Fox News. Of course that would never happen, but I wanted to write that.
Could do without the misogynist bile, but I don't disagree with the guy. Valentine's Day is a joke. Likewise Sweetests' Day, Secretaries' Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Easter... it's a long, commercial list.
I totally agree with this: "If a man wants to give a woman flowers, he should, but it shouldn't be mandated on a specific day." As far as I can tell, aside from all the stupid crap that advertisers have brainwashed us into, Valentine's day is a poke in the ribs to remind men that women like to be romanced from time to time. If you can remember to do flowers and other special things without a media blitz, Valentine's day need have no hold on you. In the seven years my husband and I have been married, the only Valentine's day "stuff" we've done has been when it just showed up- like a themed night at an event we attend monthly anyway- because he treats me right all year long.
If a female agrees with Mr Rudov, does that make it a girlcott?
When ever a corporation comes up with a obviously terrible idea, Fox news is usually there to criticize it, but instead of offending the golden calf of Capitalism, Fox News likes to find some oppressed minority group to blame. I don't know if there are any women out there that meets Marc's description, but if there are, its probably because there sociopathic self-interested boyfriends can only show compassion when social pressure is place on them during compulsory scheduled events.