Misogyny is Rampant Online

Please tell your boobs to stop staring at my eyes.
Behind every great woman is a man checking out her ass.
How to Get a Boyfriend: 1.wear slutty clothes, 2.laugh at his jokes, 3.put out on first date.

If your eyes are rolling back in your head, and your stomach feels slightly nauseous at this point, join the club! Above are just three of the distasteful comments I stumbled across as I looked for a funny quotation or picture to post on my nephew's MySpace site. My intent had been to make contact with my nephew and (hopefully) brighten his day with a bit of humor, but instead I grew more and more disgusted with each sexist image and misogynistic comment. There was the picture of a TV remote sitting in juxtaposition to a scantily clad woman, with the caption "It's a man's world. No small talk, just control." The remote control itself had buttons labeled "cook," and "clean," as well as several sexual commands that I won't repeat here. The images and comments ranged from mildly disturbing to explicitly hateful and violent, such as the picture of a woman with a ball gag in her mouth, which bore the caption "SHUT UP B@*$H"! Keep in mind, all of this was located under the category of "Funny Comments/Pictures" on websites that are advertised at the social networking website MySpace.com, and are available to everyone; which means, of course, that young children can access these little gems (please note: heavy sarcasm implied). After viewing a few of these sites, I came to the depressing conclusion that most were filled with sexist and misogynistic slurs. There were a few comments here and there that did not directly demean women, but they were definitely in the minority. I thought surely, there must be a website that contains a majority of comments and funny pictures (which are free for use on a social networking site such as MySpace) not aimed at the objectification of women! I continued to search, but only found a lot more of the same.