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A women’s magazine that tends to approach issues from a more conservative, common-sense stance accidentally embraced some liberal thinking this week.
Whoops!
In an almost-ratioed tweet posted Saturday, Evie Magazine called for normalizing the slapping of men “when they’ve crossed the line,” whatever that means.
Look at the tweet below:
Normalize slapping men in the face when they’ve crossed the line.
— Evie Magazine (@Evie_Magazine) March 20, 2021
What in the name of liberal feminists was THAT!?
The tweet provoked a spate of angry replies from incensed men.
Look:
I mean this is fine so long as we normalize men slapping women across the face when they’ve crossed the line. Women slapping men is actually already normalized.
— WokeFather (@RyanWokeFather) March 20, 2021
Hope she’s ok with men responding in kind too.
— Monke man (@DanielH3nz) March 21, 2021
Only if we do the same for women.
Equality, and all that.
— R. Kester (@therkester) March 21, 2021
Normalize assault? Sure…why not.
Misandrist.
— Eric H. (@ericinva) March 20, 2021
I understand the spirit of the tweet but so much could go wrong 😫
A man who’s prepared to letch on a woman in a bar will probably be prepared to respond violently and excessively if slapped
Also, does this logic work in reverse?
— AlonsoHoyt (@alonso_hoyt) March 21, 2021
Normalize men reciprocating
— John A 🐸 (@jetsetter328) March 20, 2021
Normalize pressing charges for assault when women decide this is a good idea.
— Donnie Poole (@DPooleJr) March 21, 2021
Really? Does the same ‘justification’ for physical assault apply to men hitting women?
— Alan Lee Millard (@AlanMillard) March 20, 2021
Just be ready for equality lol
— Wil Hart (@WillHart62) March 21, 2021
The problem, besides Evie Magazine’s promotion of violence, is that there is no shared definition of what it means to cross the line.
When now-deceased former President George H.W. Bush, then 90 years old and wheelchair-bound, told actress Heather Lind a dirty joke and then “touched” her “from behind” in 2014, should she have slapped HIM?
George H.W. Bush responds to actress who accused him of ‘sexual assault.’ Let’s just say — ‘wow’ https://t.co/PIgSQKvGtE pic.twitter.com/cCi4O4pp5h
— Conservative News (@BIZPACReview) October 25, 2017
The folks at Evie Magazine eventually issued a couple more tweets to clarify what they meant by crossing the line and also make it clear they aren’t endorsing domesic abuse.
“[C]rossing the line can be when a man tries to pull you in after you say you’re not interested, or disrespects you with some disgustingly sexual and degrading comment,” they wrote.
Look:
Because Twitter is an annoying place of “but what about” people who refuse to acknowledge the obvious context, crossing the line can be when a man tries to pull you in after you say you’re not interested, or disrespects you with some disgustingly sexual and degrading comment.
— Evie Magazine (@Evie_Magazine) March 20, 2021
We’re obviously not endorsing domestic abuse of men. For those insinuating that, get lost. If you’re at a bar, and some stranger asshole refuses to take no for an answer and keeps getting in your space and saying nasty inappropriate things, splash a drink in his face or slap him.
— Evie Magazine (@Evie_Magazine) March 20, 2021
They also huffed and puffed about the men who’d responded to their original post by warning that they’d slap right back if they were unjustly slapped by a woman.
Look:
Some men really fantasizing about hitting women in the comments. If you really think that a deserved slap to the cheek in response to behavior that would get your ass kicked by the girl’s father is equal to being “throat punched” or having your nose broken by a man, GTFO.
— Evie Magazine (@Evie_Magazine) March 21, 2021
Yet surprisingly, some women rushed to the men’s defense, arguing that using violence to handle an uncomfortable situation would be wrong — and dangerous.
Look:
If someone makes a degrading comment just tell them how disgusting they are and leave.
Would you want to touch a disgusting person? I wouldn’t defile my hand on this person, and this is what a slap would do.
— $Reina Nakamoto 🕊 (@mindstatex) March 21, 2021
I don’t think it’s necessary to ever hit someone unless you are under an attack.
— $Reina Nakamoto 🕊 (@mindstatex) March 21, 2021
I’m guessing that if he is crossing a line with words, he’s going to do it with his hands and slapping him is only gonna escalate the situation and possibly cause a much harsher retaliation.
— Write Girl Problems (@WriteGrlProbs) March 21, 2021
I still disagree… I don’t think physical punishment is ok when someone is saying offensive things and they’re not life threatening. I can’t support that idea. Tell the security or call the police.
— Camila (@cammycalves) March 20, 2021
Now, before you judge Evie Magazine for its controversial views on this issue, do take into consideration its impressive past work.
Last December the magazine promoted guns for women as “an effective equalizer” against male violence and abuse:
Women tend to be smaller than men, and a gun is an effective equalizer.https://t.co/pwyNunKyrk
— Evie Magazine (@Evie_Magazine) December 16, 2020
Earlier this month the magazine defended Americans who’re wary about taking a coronavirus vaccine:
Not wanting the Covid vaccine doesn’t make you anti-Vax or anti-sciencehttps://t.co/XVEIIopzu8
— Evie Magazine (@Evie_Magazine) March 12, 2021
And last week the magazine slammed rapper Cardi B for her profane, licentious song “WAP”:
The New Cardi B “W.A.P.” Music Video Represents Everything That’s Wrong With Women Today @FlorioGina https://t.co/rOgxfmrpy0
— Evie Magazine (@Evie_Magazine) March 15, 2021
These are all conservative positions, so the magazine is certainly not a hotbed of liberal feminist thinking — for the most part.
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V. Saxena is a staff writer for BizPac Review with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University.
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