That blog (Man Boobz) I linked to is pretty cool. But disturbing. It's run by a man:

Misogyny. I mock it.

I find a lot of it in what's called the "manosphere," a loose collection of Men's Rights, Men Going Their Own Way (MGTOW), and Pickup Artist (PUA) sites.

TRIGGER WARNING: I quote some pretty extreme stuff here; also, the comments section is pretty much unfiltered, so be prepared.

There's a lot of scary shit he's found....

I'm trying to figure out what they think the appeal of the "feminist marriage" would be. Why would women choose that rather than just being single mothers, if that's what they wanted? Where's the benefit?

Money, mostly.

Those in traditional marriages will pay taxes that will be used to support feminist marriages where child support or welfare cannot be recouped, as occurs in our existing welfare state. Traditional marriages have only two income sources, neither of them entitled or tax-free. Over time, many women will prefer “feminist marriage” because of the very substantial economic and sexual liberation advantages. Heterosexual marriage will be heavily burdened by costly marriage penalties, and be comparatively unattractive to women.

But that's just comparing "feminist marriages" to current marriages. What makes a feminist marriage better than just being single?

The best Christmas present I ever got one of my sisters were a pair of these.

ita, aren't the laptops your father and sister's gifts? I'm confused.

They're going to pay me back for those. So now I have to do actual choosing work. Above and beyond the customisation of the laptops, and the lugging them through the (uh, first class) airport.

Basically I'm an ungrateful daughter/sister. Who has only left the house once in five days, and that was to go to the hospital. At what point do I just say "no can do?" And how can I say that when they're all home dealing with my mother's illness face to face?

Why would women choose that rather than just being single mothers, if that's what they wanted?

Because being a single mother is too difficult for some women to countenance? I certainly couldn't do it--I'd need a partner of some sort or other. There's just no one I'd want to live with and entrust with all that, and motherhood was never that much of a priority.

But it's a traditionally two parent society. Why would it be weird to think that people would want to be part of a child-raising dyad? Or team?

The best Christmas present I ever got one of my sisters were a pair of these.

I'm gonna hazard a guess she doesn't live in the tropics?

But that's just comparing "feminist marriages" to current marriages. What makes a feminist marriage better than just being single?

There's only so much crazy I can explain.

(He's quoting from "the right-wing Center for Marriage Policy.")

But it's a traditionally two parent society. Why would it be weird to think that people would want to be part of a child-raising dyad? Or team?

Mostly, just that there are plenty of single mothers out there who do have the option of finding some other single mother and living together, like Kate and Allie, but it seems like relatively few do that.

Because being a single mother is too difficult for some women to countenance?

It reads to me like being a mother in this situation is just a means to get the government to give you money, though. So the choice is between being "feminist married" and having lots of kids and living like a welfare queen and being single and getting no fancy government money at all.

On average, a feminist marriage will have at least four income sources, two of them tax-free, plus backup welfare entitlements.

I am totally getting right on this!

I know! I wanted to marry Tim so we could make our friends and family dance around a pig at the reception, but four income sources is WAY better than a pig!