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John Molony, the mayor of Mount Isa in Australia, won the top award for sexism today at the annual Ernie Awards. The Ernies are awarded based on 10 different categories of sexism, including a top sexist award, an award for sexist females and one for anti-sexist men. Molony, you may remember, was the man who suggested that unattractive women move to his town because of its high population of men. [Reuters] More »
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Remember the Mayor of Jerktown, er, Mount Isa, Australia, who tried to entice "beauty disadvantaged" women to his mostly-male town? Well, the women of Mount Isa aren't taking this lying down (though Mayor John Molony probably wants them to - zing!). According to the local Townsville Bulletin, angry citizens protested outside the City Council forecourt last night; organizer Tracy Pertovt told the paper, "The outraged women of Mount Isa felt that the mayor's comments were archaic and it is totally not the image that we want to project for our city." Some people wore t-shirts at the protest that said "beauty challenged" and my personal favorite, "I'm ugly and I vote." Just as we suspected when we mentioned this story on Monday, Mr. Molony was just pulling this crap for publicity anyway. More »
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We got a lot of tips this weekend about Australian mayor John Molony, who suggested that "beauty-disadvantaged women should proceed to Mount Isa," the mining town he presides over in northwest Queensland, because there's "five blokes to every girl." In the first place, Molony just ganked the plot of the Janeane Garofalo vehicle The Matchmaker when he made this announcement, but in the second place, I can't manage to foment even a tinge of outrage about it. I mean, yeah, saying that his town is a haven for ugly girls is sexist and deeply lame thing to say, but lame enough for it to be the most emailed story on the BBC's website? Really? Is it that shocking to hear a gross old dude — particularly a man who lives in a town where 96% of the inhabitants are men — say that women who are not conventionally beautiful are not as valuable? More »
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