Talk:Theodore Beale

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In the article there is the phrase "female equalitarianism", is this a direct quote? If so it should be properly referenced beacuse it should either be equality or egalitarianism. Redchuck.gif ГенгисOur ignorance is God; what we know is science. 16:01, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

There's a reference with a link to his column in WND. Feel free to add a "sic".--ZooGuard (talk) 16:03, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
There are a few dictionary references to it so I'll just let my inner pedant back down. Redchuck.gif ГенгисOur ignorance is God; what we know is science. 16:04, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

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[edit] Marital rape

"First, there is no such thing as marital rape. Once consent is formally given in public ceremony, it cannot be revoked."

This is something I was going to bring up in response to a few people yapping on about "no safeword" relationships but since I never got around to that I can drop my rant here: this is utter bullshit. The entire concept of "consent" is only meaningful if we can withdraw it. We can pull out of a medical trial at any point. We can drop out of a reality TV show at any point. We can say "I don't want that medical treatment" at any point, even up to the second before they knock you out for surgery. That's the entire point of consent - otherwise it's coercion. You CANNOT give consent "permanently" and have it stay as consent by any meaningful definition of the term. The entire power of consent lies in the fact it can be withdrawn. Scarlet A.pnggnostic 17:22, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

You're asking an archconservative and dedicated misogynist to understand the concept of consent. As can be easily demonstrated by anyone who claims the only thing that stands between them and a life of rape is God, this is really asking too much of someone like Beale. EVDebs (talk) 00:05, 4 April 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Some BoN foaming at the mouth two years later

What is up with you shitlibs and your pathetic strawmen about Christians? You DO know that rape has always been a severe crime even when "archconservatives" were in the majority, right?

The "issue" of consent doesn't exist. COnsent has transformed into a meaningless word, much like "sexist" or "racist".

Also, if you honestly deny that black people are noticably less intelligent than whites, you deserve to be put in front of a firing squad.— Unsigned, by: 94.219.46.143 / talk / contribs 5 December 2013 (UTC)

[edit] Broken link

Broken link - warmouse.com has been acquired by a domain squatter — Unsigned, by: 99.116.247.68 / talk / contribs
Sorted Scream!! (talk) 21:15, 2 February 2013 (UTC)

[edit] John Scalzi demonstrates how to deal with bigots

From now until the end of 2013 (and backdating to January 1st) when the Racist Sexist Homophobic Dipshit in question posts an entry on his site in which he uses my name (or one of his adorable nicknames for me), I’m going to put $5 into a pot. At the end of the year, I’m going to tally it up. All the money, up to $1,000, will be donated equally to the following organizations: RAINN, Emily’s List, Human Rights Campaign, NAACP

[1] Balaam (talk) 11:15, 3 February 2013 (UTC)

[edit] His Writing

Does anyone have any of his books so they can vouch for the quality(And hopefully riff them.)?--The Madman (talk) 19:33, 4 August 2013 (UTC)The Madman

Mr. Beale posts so much of his material for free. I cannot imagine his fiction -which would have to be purchased- is any better. --TheLateGatsby (The end of the dock ) 18:34, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

[edit] This man is just plain evil

Just spent five minutes reading his blog. I don't know why I torture myself like that. If I ever meet him, someone's going to have to physically prevent me from beating him up. Wehpudicabok [話] [変] [留] 10:20, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

I,for one, wouldn't bother to.--The Madman (talk) 10:27, 9 February 2014 (UTC)The Madman

[edit] His Name, His Blog

Beale has a blog, Vox Popoli, and calls himself Vox Day. Ignoring the misspellings for a moment, "Vox Populi, Vox Dei" is an old saying, the "Voice of the People is the Voice of God". Seems highly suggestive, if not out right declaring, that he in his blog has God's Point of View on things. Wolfram.Tungsten (talk) 07:12, 20 April 2014 (UTC)

[edit] Ethnicity?

I saw it claimed on a Gamer Gate image that Vox is Native American but it is hard to reconcile that claim with what is written here. Is this a claim to promote a false diversity in the same way that some parents tell their kid, "Uh, I think we're Irish". 24.188.185.162 (talk) 00:43, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

He apparently got a genetic test done and it showed native ancestry - David Gerard (talk) 11:49, 28 October 2014 (UTC)
Much as I'm not inclined to take Beale's word on anything, given the history of the US, this is a lot closer to the horse end of the claims spectrum than zebras. I'd be inclined to take him at his word and then criticize his implicit assumption that liberals should somehow give him a pass on his asshattery because he's a token. EVDebs (talk) 17:59, 28 October 2014 (UTC)
His mother is Peruvian, which is where he gets the Native American bit from.--Castaigne (talk) 01:12, 11 February 2015 (UTC)--Castaigne (talk) 01:12, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

[edit] Insulting John Scalzi

The article says that Beale "insult[ed] outgoing SFWA president John Scalzi by calling him "McRapey" for the usual predictable VD reasons", but given that Beale has explicitly advocated rape in the past, shouldn't this be considered a compliment coming from him? (Ignoring its inaccuracy of course.) Abed Nadir (talk) 10:58, 10 December 2014 (UTC)

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