Stop your screeching, bitch. As a woman, I get it: It can be hard to grasp authority and make men listen to you, so sometimes you have to be a hard-ass. But being a screechy, whiny, self-indulgent bitch isn’t the way to assert control over a situation. I’ve had enough of your pouting, threats, and fucking high-pitched voice. We know, as reporters, that we need to meet deadlines. It’s pretty fucking clear, you stupid cunt. You threatening that we “don’t want to fucking see you mad” every time you mention a deadline gives me the tremendous desire to make you mad, because then at least I might know what you are capable of. As of now, all I get to see is your insecurity ruining your chances of being respected by any member of the staff. So shut the fuck up, woman. Stop being a controlling bitch and calm the fuck down. Or don’t calm down, I really don’t care if you are anxious about being listened to, but at least please, for the love of God, shut the fuck up.

—Anonymous

68 replies on “I, Anonymous”

  1. Using gendered negative traits to denigrate someone who is so immensely frustrating and toxic is perhaps insensitive but I think forgivable. Sometimes in the extremity of pique we reach for whatever we can think of to hurl at the object of our ire, even if it winds up being terms we might ordinarily leave on the shelf.

    Cool it, Anon. I know this woman is awful and it is tempting to insult her in every way possible but you should lay off on the anti-woman terminology. It only confuses your case.

  6. @46 my assumption is, if you were a minority, you would give a damn about “PC bullshit”.

    We all should care about being sensitive to others. Not phony PC-line toeing, but earnestly wanting to not perpetuate stereotypes and prejudice. English has many words; nothing forcing you to use the small subset of those which perpetuate hate.

    Pointing out prejudice is “PC bullshit” until you’re affected by it. Prejudice comes in many forms, in some cases it can be overt and in others it is more implied. The post is subtly misogynistic; the poster picks on her boss as much for being a *woman* in charge as she does for being (perceivedly) incompetent. Compare other I Anon posts about bosses or coworkers and I think you’ll see the difference.

  7. Also, you can respect or admire a person for part of their work or beliefs and not others. Just because a person did something great does not excuse their other failings. And it’s true a person’s failings do not negate their positive aspects and contributions, but I would say rather than people being too quick to throw people out for a “minor” flaw, it is more often the case that we ignore any flaws they have/had if we like them.

    “it’s not like we have to be the gleaming example of cosmopolitan perfection merely to qualify as being human and unworthy of derision.”

    I guess I don’t follow your basic assumption human=unworthy of derision. Every one has flaws, and they are all worthy of derision. This author made the mistake of laying her hand on the table — and as is to be expected, as should happen, people jumped on her for being misogynistic. Without derision and self-examination, how can you expect to become a better person?

  8. I liked 39s comment as it was really just another IA rant, really. I imagine he works for the city, state, or some government job where hacks are tolerated and put up with disregarding their ineptitude.

    I remember a visit to a DMV office in Los Angeles and it took forever- I remember seething at the group of black workers standing around talking and laughing while the lines were a mile long. Being a fellow minority, I was embarrassed and annoyed at them for being so casual and uncaring about the multitudes waiting. If I was the boss, I’d have fired them.

  9. I can’t stand one of my managers. He’s a micromanaging, controlling, petulant asshole. But that doesn’t make me a misandrist – I don’t hate all men, I just hate him.

  12. @60: You nailed it. The Federal and state governments are chock full of these types. Not that I’m knocking all women supervisors, black or white, but the ones I’m talking about can get away with incompetence, erratic behavior, bullying, and micromanagement with impunity because its impossible to get fired. White males will be labeled as “having problems working with women”. Women working for them will see their lives made miserable by these bosses. It’s the most seething, man-hating politically correct working environment you’ll ever experience outside of academia.

  13. “So shut the fuck up, woman.”

    Eesh. I can loathe specific people without using them as an excuse to hate any wider group. Men, women, straights, gays, anyone of a minority status. Yeah, they really forced you to be this nasty.

  16. @66: Right, right. I dig that but context is everything. What’s a zing on someone you like/hate can easily become a sign that someone is not well off in the head and possibly a hateful fucker.

  17. @26: “women can still be misogynists. In fact, in my experience, they can be some of the worst sexists and misogynists.”

    Oh god, if you ever hear “i’m not like other girls tee-hee!” or “god, I hate all other women, I’m different…” especially if you see her with a manharem, fucking run. Run no matter whether you’re gay, straight, man, woman, genderqueer, run the fuck away.

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