Urrgghh

So this dude’s membership to a gym was cancelled because he violated a rule against grunting while working out and now he’s considering suing the gym because “he has endured ridicule from colleagues who call him and make grunting noises, and he fears that inmates will lose respect for him” (he’s a corrections officer). While that article itself is interesting enough in the amount of time it dedicates to a discussion of whether the rule against grunting is stupid, as opposed to whether the guy’s lawsuit has any merit, Erik at Alterdestiny posts some comments about the case found at mensactivism.org that are even more interesting:

"WELL THERE WE HAVE IT -- MALE BEHAVIOR MUST BE RIDICULED AND OUTLAWED -- SO THAT WOMEN AREN'T FEELING INTIMIDATED. WHY NOT JUST CASTRATE THE LOT OF US AND GET IT OVER WITH ALREADY..."

"There should put a 'no fairies' sign in the gym, to keep out people who are easily intimidated."

"Men need to sue the gym for discrimination, not boycott."

"Must be run by lesbians! What's next? I know, men grunting while making love will be considered abusive!"

Charming.

Now, mind you, the nationwide chain, according to the Times article, “expels roughly two members a month for various reasons, most commonly grunting and dropping weights.” Reading that, anyone with a brain might not presume that it’s only men who are expelled for that reason, nor that the chain has no male managers who have expelled members for that reason. But the Brainless Brigade only sees as far as a female manager and a male patron, and off they go. Women may as well just castrate all men and “get it over with already.” Yeesh.

As for grunting being “male behavior,” has this guy ever heard of Monica Seles? And I don’t believe I’ve ever watched a Seles tennis match with anyone, of either sex, who hasn’t commented (fairly or not) how annoying her grunting is, so if a gym has instituted a rule against grunting, I sincerely doubt it’s only the women and “fairies” who appreciate it.