In which a Fundie gets sexist and Ely gets pissed

[Eilonnwy]

So sometimes I enter debates on examiner.com, which can be challenging given the character limit, but I try! Anyway I got into an argument with a Richmond Evangelical guy about US history and how our laws aren't founded on Christianity or the 10 commandments. Anyway, he tries to prove his case by pointing to examples in colonial times and then adds this nugget:

You are a nice looking lady. However, from what I am reading of your words, you seem to have caustic character. Why not be a person whom people will remember for the beauty you may bring to the world rather than be a bag of worms whom during life had the character fitting of such a description?

To which I exploded with:

As for the way I look, that has nothing do with my arguments, which you have failed to sufficiently respond to. Stop your hand waving and respond to my points, not my picture. Your comments are offensive, and not because you compared my character to a bag of worms, but because you seem to somehow think objectifying me is at all appropriate in the discussion we are having. I could care less about what you think of my personality. Respond to my arguments, or is it too hard for you to deal with a woman who can think for herself? Is that what counts as an ugly personality? Someone who tries to be intellectually honest and engage people in open debate?

What kind of woman suits my looks? Should I stay at home and make my man sandwiches and tend to the children? Shall I worry myself with matters of tea and cookies, not God because he's too big and complicated for little ol' me to understand?

This is how you respond to a woman & you're someone who is supposedly Good with God? You disgus

I got cut off and examiner.com won't let me fix it. It's supposed to be "You disgust me". However, my friend Zak thinks it's perfect, like I got cut off in a fit of rage. XD

Also, he added his own comments which I loved:

Is this Richmond poster James Leasure? Whoever, the poster is mistaken in his interpretation of our legal system. I don't want to discourage your efforts to engage him/her in discussion, Jackie, but to be frank my interest in educating him was dramatically weakened when he/she suggested that a pretty girl like you should shut off her brain.

I've been getting into these kind of debates for about a year now. I can get heated and passionate about my arguments, but this was the first time I felt absolute rage in a debate. I've dealt with sexism before, and every time it makes me so angry that I see red. This is the first time it's happened in a debate.

I await his response, no idea if I'll continue talking with him. If you want to read the whole debacle it's here: http://www.examiner.com/x-8776-Boston-At...vandalized

You have to read from the bottom up, because examiner.com posts the most recent comment first.