Jerry Falwell

It’s an old one, but a good one. I thought I’d kick off with a bang because this chap is a professional jerk par excellence, ever at the ready to say something stupid. If you don’t already know, Jerry Falwell is a Baptist televangelist, God bothering, “conservative activist” and the US media give him far too much attention. Here’s a taste of his masterful brand of critical thinking:

“I listen to feminists and all these radical gals - most of them are failures. They've blown it. Some of them have been married, but they married some Casper Milquetoast who asked permission to go to the bathroom. These women just need a man in the house. That's all they need. Most of the feminists need a man to tell them what time of day it is and to lead them home. And they blew it and they're mad at all men. Feminists hate men. They're sexist. They hate men - that's their problem.”

Yeah, Jerry. That’s just what feminists need, a man like you. I'm sure that having someone like you around the house would cure me of my feminist impulses on no time at all. Jerry and his ilk never realise that they are our "problem" and part of the reason why women had to create feminism in the first place.

He’s not too keen on the “homosexuals” either.

..... But interestingly, his daughter is a surgeon.