# Charlie Wayne, you are a sexist, stupid jerk. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 7, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-wayne-you-are-a-sexist-stupid-jerk/714460 "2015-03-07T17:53:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-wayne-you-are-a-sexist-stupid-jerk/714460/81 "2015-03-10T17:17:18Z")
> [@Charlie\_Wayne](#): > > Truly amazing how some people come to the most incredible conclusions based on nothing more than their imagination. > > One person in this thread decided that I was most likely homophobic because the Premier is a Lesbian. > > That is some kind of amazing train of thought. I am likely homophobic because she is a Lesbian. > > Jane Blow is a Lesbian. Therefore you are most likely homophobic. > > Huh? That’s the sum total of your response? Truly, I was hoping for more. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-wayne-you-are-a-sexist-stupid-jerk/714460/82 "2015-03-10T17:18:34Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > He gave her a 5, saying she was average looking. He also made it very clear he was only talking about her looks, and, frankly, he wouldn’t be the only person to marry someone who they think is only average looking. > > Yeah, he was stupid to keep on talking about it when it was clearly bothering people, but the way people reacted to what he said and blew it all of proportion was ridiculous. > > We both have experience with other posters doing that with our posts. JohnClay was just stupid enough to double down on it rather than try to calm the storm. And then he did it again and again, to the point it seemed like trolling. > > Remember, he has some weird personality disorder that makes it hard for him to interact with others normally. And, unlike our friend **Charlie** , I think his is legit. Yeah, I can see that. Some of his fasting threads give off a \*really \*strong eating disorder vibe. ---
**Author:** ![Askthepizzaguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askthepizzaguy/32/9405_2.png) [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-wayne-you-are-a-sexist-stupid-jerk/714460/83 "2015-03-12T06:15:13Z")
Charlie, when you get the urge to point and laugh at things, try to remember that the things you think are funny aren’t as funny to others. For example, when your joke is, in its entirety, wow, look at how ugly this person is. That’s not really considered an entire joke. I’m reminded of a South Park episode where Cartman bursts into laughter every time he sees a midget (little person). No one else finds it funny, no one else is laughing. But to Cartman, the entire joke is that there is a midget standing there. That’s the \*entire \*joke. That’s his sense of humor. It appears to be your sense of humor: “Wow, this lady reminds me of a mule I used to fuck when I was a kid.” This was back before you decided to steal people’s change for a living. Look, you’ve apologized repeatedly for your crappy decisions, but if you want to improve, as a person, just recognize that you keep making them. If you ever get the urge to tell a story and it is meant to be humorous, and the entire punchline is that there once was a woman, and she smelled, that’s not a funny story. If you ever get the urge to tell a story where you saw a person of color, and literally anything about their behavior or appearance amused you in any way, avoid telling that story at all costs. If you ever see a mentally handicapped person or a disabled veteran, and just want to laugh and laugh about it, this would be another example of the wiser course being to not share. I get that you want to join in on ripping politicians. You see others doing it, so you give it your honest attempt. And very much like a person I know IRL, you want to criticize someone like Obama, and without having a strong understanding of issues or facts, you simply will say something about how he’s stupid looking, to you. Or how his wife is just so ugly, to you. That’s really the best you’ve got, and I know that. You’re trying to engage in a battle of wits and you’re totally unarmed. Stay home. Be a civilian. Let your musings be private ones. You won’t get so many gruesome injuries this way. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-wayne-you-are-a-sexist-stupid-jerk/714460/84 "2015-03-12T12:35:59Z")
**Pizzaguy** , as usual you have hit the nail on the head. I wish I thought he would take your advice. ---
**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2015, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-wayne-you-are-a-sexist-stupid-jerk/714460/85 "2015-05-09T04:17:58Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > He gave her a 5, saying she was average looking. He also made it very clear he was only talking about her looks, and, frankly, he wouldn’t be the only person to marry someone who they think is only average looking. > > Yeah, he was stupid to keep on talking about it when it was clearly bothering people, I’ve found that a lot of disruptive people at school went on to have good people skills. At school I just hanged around my eccentric friends and found mainstream people boring. In the past I have been incredibly stupid (e.g. I’d obey people who told me to do foolish things) In real life I sometimes like to discuss theology with Christians even if it is beginning to bother them… I like discovering things like that. Sometimes I get a really bad reaction (e.g. after commenting negatively about my housemate’s cooking) and then I’d be very wary. > [@](#): > > but the way people reacted to what he said and blew it all of proportion was ridiculous. > > We both have experience with other posters doing that with our posts. JohnClay was just stupid enough to double down on it rather than try to calm the storm. And then he did it again and again, to the point it seemed like trolling. I like to get to the point or bottom of things - I sometimes have a deep curiosity in things which makes me want to know gossip, etc. > [@](#): > > Remember, he has some weird personality disorder that makes it hard for him to interact with others normally. And, unlike our friend **Charlie** , I think his is legit. I have mental disorders (schizoaffective/bipolar disorder) but I haven’t been diagnosed as having a personality disorder. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2015, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-wayne-you-are-a-sexist-stupid-jerk/714460/86 "2015-05-09T04:47:16Z")
Warning to anyone who isn’t JohnClay: no reason to read this post if my posts make your head hurt! > [@JohnClay](#): > > I have mental disorders (schizoaffective/bipolar disorder) but I haven’t been diagnosed as having a personality disorder. Sorry. I misremembered your schizoaffective disorder as something else. The result is still the same, however. You have trouble processing the emotions of others, a common deficit in schizophrenics. Actually, I guess a personality disorder would make it worse, since you could have anti-social personality disorder or narcissistic personality disorder. Those people have trouble even caring about others. But you seem to be a decent guy who is trying to understand others. ---
**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2015, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-wayne-you-are-a-sexist-stupid-jerk/714460/87 "2015-05-09T04:59:52Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Warning to anyone who isn’t JohnClay: no reason to read this post if my posts make your head hurt! > > Sorry. I misremembered your schizoaffective disorder as something else. The result is still the same, however. You have trouble processing the emotions of others, a common deficit in schizophrenics. Schizoaffective disorder is different to schizophrenia… (though my family in law includes many people with schizophrenia). BTW I’ve never heard any voices, etc, which is what usually happens with people with schizophrenia. When I’ve been unwell I had unusual beliefs but haven’t been unwell for many years. > [@](#): > > Actually, I guess a personality disorder would make it worse, since you could have anti-social personality disorder or narcissistic personality disorder. Those people have trouble even caring about others. > > But you seem to be a decent guy who is trying to understand others. Thanks BTW I’ve been married for more than 2.5 years and I think that is evidence I’ve got reasonable people skills. Well in real life at least. On the internet I’m less worried about long-term consequences of interactions. In real life I’ve got to keep my relationships and work relationships, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2015, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-wayne-you-are-a-sexist-stupid-jerk/714460/88 "2015-05-09T06:20:13Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > And even that is too many. Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick should all be one province. Boggles the mind how they each got to be their own. > Should be one province called Those Over There. PEI should be a stat… oh we’re calling them provinces now? It should be/remain a province. Anne of Green Gables, and all. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2015, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-wayne-you-are-a-sexist-stupid-jerk/714460/89 "2015-05-09T07:05:03Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > And even that is too many. Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick should all be one province. Boggles the mind how they each got to be their own. > Should be one province called Those Over There. Is there any mechanism under Canada’s constitution for provinces to merge or split, or for a territory to become a province? ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2015, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-wayne-you-are-a-sexist-stupid-jerk/714460/90 "2015-05-09T09:56:40Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I’m sort of relieved to see this thread. When he first started posting here, his comments seemed almost childish, and more than a bit tedious. Like others, I thought that perhaps he has some sort of mental disability. Nobody else seemed to be taking issue with him, so I figured it was just that his posting style was annoying only to me. I have just not responded to most of the threads he’s started, and if I happened to be in a thread that he started where the subject matter was of interest to me (like the movie thread in CS), I’ve tried to limit myself to responding to other posters’ comments. Anyway, I’m glad that I’m not the only one who has issues with the guy, regardless of whatever learning disabilities may or may not be present. You and me both. His participation in threads for The Americans is brutal. There is clearly a learning impairment of some kind going on so for a while now I generally just scroll right past his posts. There’s just soooo many of them, and they’re all so long. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2015, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-wayne-you-are-a-sexist-stupid-jerk/714460/91 "2015-05-09T10:26:21Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > You and me both. His participation in threads for The Americans is brutal. There is clearly a learning impairment of some kind going on so for a while now I generally just scroll right past his posts. There’s just soooo many of them, and they’re all so long. Oh shit, yes. His posts there seem to be particularly egregious. I didn’t know if he was trolling or was just a bit impaired, so I’d just glaze over his posts, though sometimes read them out of morbid curiosity. Besides his over-enthusiasm and childish way of speaking, he continued to egg-on that one guy’s lameass blog on The Americans, in some weird fanboyish way. Really creepy. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2015, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-wayne-you-are-a-sexist-stupid-jerk/714460/92 "2015-05-09T11:22:33Z")
> [@JohnClay](#): > > BTW I’ve never heard any voices, etc, Same here! But then, around ten years ago I got fitted for a hearing aid and now I’m back to hearing voices. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2015, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-wayne-you-are-a-sexist-stupid-jerk/714460/93 "2015-05-10T03:14:00Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Same here! But then, around ten years ago I got fitted for a hearing aid and now I’m back to hearing voices. [Sixth Sense] I hear deaf people [/Sixth Sense] ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-wayne-you-are-a-sexist-stupid-jerk/714460/94 "2015-05-13T21:28:41Z")
> [@grude](#): > > Caricaturists have decided Obama’s feature to make fun of is big ears apparently, which is kind of odd since he doesn’t have particularly big ears. He himself said on Colbert that his kids tease him about his ears. They does protrude some, but that has nothing to do with his abilities as President. I don’t think. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2015, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-wayne-you-are-a-sexist-stupid-jerk/714460/95 "2015-05-14T05:50:57Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Is there any mechanism under Canada’s constitution for provinces to merge or split, or for a territory to become a province? Prior to the patriation of the Constitution in 1982, Parliament had the power to create new provinces out of federal territories by simple Acts of Parliament: [Constitution Act, 1871, s. 2](http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/csj-sjc/constitution/lawreg-loireg/p1t51.html). Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta were all created in this way. Parliament could also change the boundaries of an existing province, provided the province agreed to the change. I would assume that power could have been used to merge provinces, provided both provinces agreed to the change: Constitution Act, 1871, s. 3. All of this changed with Patriation. The concern was that the creation of new provinces should not be solely the concern of the federal Parliament, because it affected representation in the Parliament, and also could affect the process for constitutional amendments (creating new provinces effectively reduces the weight of the pre-existing provinces in the constitutional amendment process). Now, s. 42 of the [Constitution Act, 1982](http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/const/page-16.html#h-57) provides that the creation of new provinces can only be done by the general amending formula, set out in s. 38 of the Act, which requires the consent of the Commons, the Senate (suspensive veto), and the Legislative Assemblies of at least 2/3 of the provinces, having at least 50% of the national population. I would think that merging the Maritimes into one province could be done using this process, but there’s no precedent for it. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2015, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-wayne-you-are-a-sexist-stupid-jerk/714460/96 "2015-05-14T07:55:28Z")
Thanks, **Northern Piper**. So, the feds were free to create/split/combine territories as territory/ies, it seems. The one I recall is Nunavut. So, they have no representation in Parliament? ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2015, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-wayne-you-are-a-sexist-stupid-jerk/714460/97 "2015-05-14T12:42:17Z")
Territories are different. Parliament can create and split territories unilaterally, and determine their government. They do have representation in Parliament, but don’t have a role in the constitutional amendment process. At the moment each one has one MP and one Senator, but if they were to become a province there may be debates about how much of a Parliamentary delegation they would be entitled to. The smallest province, PEI, gets 4 MOs and 4 Senators. Should a territory which becomes a province get that same amount? Interesting question, and the amending formula means that it is no longer Parliament’s unilateral decision. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2015, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-wayne-you-are-a-sexist-stupid-jerk/714460/98 "2015-05-14T12:54:10Z")
Sorry, that should be PEI gets 4 MPs. The three current territories were all created out of the North-West Territories, which originally covered a huge chunk of Canada. The first separation was the creation of Yukon Territory in 1898, carved out of the NWT because of the gold rush. That was done by Act of Parliament. Then Alberta and Saskatchewan in 1905, and land was also transferred from the NWT to Manitoba, all by Act of Parliament. From 1905 to 1999, the NWT was bounded on the south by the line of 60 degrees north, and the boundary with Yukon to the west. In 1999, Parliament created Nunavut, again carving territory off from the NWT, by Act of Parliament. However, there had been extensive negotiations with the people of NWT, both those in the area that would stay NWT and those who would be in the new territory of Nunavut. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-wayne-you-are-a-sexist-stupid-jerk/714460/99 "2015-11-17T04:09:36Z")
For your consideration - Charlie Wayne’s advice to a pregnant woman being menaced by her neighbor: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=18864692&postcount=7](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=18864692&postcount=7) > [@](#): > > In all probabiliy, things will be go very much better for you if you visit him and you are nice o him and talk with him in a very kind, respectful and polite manner. Show him some fake tears if you can and if you think it may help. Even if you don’t know whether it will help, show him some fake tears anyway. Can you put on a spectacle of you crying and acting very distressed? If you tell him to “fuck off” and you get his back up, you may find the only solution might be for you to move. > > I don’t know about your local laws but in my city the noise bylaws are in effect from 7am to 11pm. The police won’t even talk with you if the noise is withing those hours. If you call the police, they might come to see you you about it. But he can just stop doing it when they come and resume when they leave. It is my opinion - and I am often wrong - but … IMHO, the police will not help you with noise complaints about a neighbor unless he brandishes a weapon at you and threatens you with physical violence. The only effective way to get him to stop is to befriend him and make him feel sorry for you. If you tell him to “fuck off”, you should probably start looking for somewhere else to live. > > Be nice. You will get much further ahead by being nice. There are many expressions that sum this up. Surely you’ve heard about catching flies with honey and with vinegar? It is a very valuable expression. Whenever two neighbors fight with each other, it has been my experience they both lose. Be nice to him and bake him some chocolate chip cookies. Tell him a tale of woe like how you need to get up early to work to support your aging mother and you need your sleep. > > If he will feel sorry for your, then you are more than halfway home. Can you generate some fake tears? > > I guess this may be sexist. But no matter how big a jerk he may be, when a woman cries, it always makes me feel terrible and I want to do anything to help her. I don’t know if it’s reasonable to extend that to “most men” and “most women”. But if I was you, I would try most everything I could along the lines of being nice to him before I was mean to him. Mind you - it might all be much ado about nothing, but still, “be nice and bake him cookies and try and cry a little”. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-wayne-you-are-a-sexist-stupid-jerk/714460/100 "2015-11-17T12:33:40Z")
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