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[Y2JUBAE]

The #1 thing that undermines women is women. Just watch any housewife show, any teen mom, any bad girls, jersey shore, etc.

[CtGreat]

Originally Posted by Y2JUBAE

The #1 thing that undermines women is women. Just watch any housewife show, any teen mom, any bad girls, jersey shore, etc.

Dont forget the strippers in the strip clubs.

[joeodd2]

Chicago Women's Groups and UNITE HERE Demand UFC and Fox Drop Main Card Fighter Over "How to" Rape Video

Advocacy groups call on the UFC and FOX to pull fighter "Rampage" Jackson from Saturday fight at the United Center and Enforce a Meaningful Code of Conduct that Respects Women

CHICAGO, Jan 24, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today, Chicago women, local groups and national organizations sent a letter to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), FOX executives, and UFC sponsors demanding the cage fighting franchise and television network immediately drop UFC light heavyweight Quinton "Rampage" Jackson from the Saturday January 26, 2013 UFC on FOX fight for repeatedly denigrating women, including female reporters, and posting a video last year in which he makes light of sexual assault by pretending to rape a woman in a parking garage. To view the letter, click here.

The video, entitled "How to Pick Up a Gurl...Fast," was posted on YouTube last April. In the video, Jackson pretends to attempt to rape a woman, telling viewers to use chloroform to "help her relax," and buy zip ties. At one point Jackson states that he hopes his target "got low self-esteem."

According to the letter: "The UFC must begin holding its fighters accountable for their actions and adopt a meaningful code of conduct...The behavior of Rampage Jackson, UFC President Dana White and other UFC fighters is unacceptable. Misogynistic and sexist behavior can no longer be tolerated in the UFC."

Representatives from the National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence, Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation, Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Rape Victims Advocates, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago, Between Friends, Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women's Network, and Mujeres Latinas en Accion, along with seven clergy leaders from the Chicagoland area including Father Clete Kiley from the Archdiocese of Chicago, the 8th Day Center for Justice, 20 professors and staff from seven Chicagoland area universities, and labor union UNITE HERE signed the letter calling on the UFC and FOX to immediately pull Jackson from the event.

The UFC has not issued an official discipline of Jackson nor issued a public statement about Jackson's offensive and inappropriate video. Rather than punish Jackson, the UFC scheduled Jackson to fight at the United Center on Saturday.

Because irresponsible remarks and actions in the UFC do not end with Jackson, the women's groups and other organizations are also demanding the UFC adopt and enforce a meaningful code of conduct.

"This is truly appalling and undermines the work we do every day," says Athanasia Papaioannou, Assistant Director of the University of Illinois Chicago Women's Leadership and Resource Center.

And there's Waldo.....

[SimpleJack]

The #1 thing that undermines women is women. Just watch any housewife show, any teen mom, any bad girls, jersey shore, etc.

Come on.

They're some kind of spokesperson for the female portion of society?

Do the guys from Jersey Shore somehow undermine all men? Is Duck Dynasty a look inside your house? Or is it more likely those are EXTREME examples of stupidity and oddity so they are highlighted so the rest of the viewers can say, "see, we're pretty normal."

That video was RIDICULOUS and downright insulting to any person who has been sexually assaulted or has a family member who has. PERIOD.

Should the UFC institute a conduct policy for contracted fighters- YES. Should that policy include responsibility for statements/actions taken in social media- YES. Was that video disgusting and absolutely NOT funny- YES. Should Rampage be disciplined for the video- That's up to the UFC and whether or not they want to further alienate that segment of the population.

[AnchorPunch]

Originally Posted by CtGreat

Dont forget the strippers in the strip clubs.

They have lady strippers too?!

[Bork_Lazer]

Originally Posted by CtGreat

Dont forget the strippers in the strip clubs.

I was going to stay out of this one, but... Leave strippers out of this! They are beautiful hard working woman who never fail to save a Saturday night after a bad night of fights!

[The Donosaur]

Originally Posted by KevoOnTheRadio

I'll bet the cat is black. And gay. Racist.

Yes

[AnchorPunch]

Originally Posted by BonesKnows

I think its weird that women can talk shit about men and everything is fine, but when a man says something about a women its instantly sexist?

They said something bad about a man, you said something about all women. Bit of a difference.

But the thing that made me go "huh?!" is your attempt to tie this to WMMA. This is nothing new and has nothing to do with WMMA. Seriously.

Most importantly, Mujeres Latinas en Accion only complained because they're a bunch of whiney Jews.

[MetallicKnight3X]

This wouldn't bother me too much until the fact of the matter is that this video has been up for over 9 months, and you wait until 2 nights before the guys fight to throw a fit? If you're going to make a big deal about something it needs to made immediately, not down the road. So I do feel they are just trying to get some attention here, and irrelevant because you know damn well Dana and the UFC are not gonna take off their co main event for anyone.

[W.Silva>C.Norris]

If all these women are writing letters, and complaining about rampage, who the f*ck is making my sandwich!