# He-man Jets fan punches out little female Patriots fan. And it's her fault??? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 22, 2013, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-man-jets-fan-punches-out-little-female-patriots-fan-and-its-her-fault/671972 "2013-10-22T20:57:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-man-jets-fan-punches-out-little-female-patriots-fan-and-its-her-fault/671972/101 "2013-10-26T05:46:10Z")
> [@CanvasShoes](#): > > I HATE the word “woman” and try to avoid it if I can. Of all the irrational prejudices you’ve expressed, this is the most recent. ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-man-jets-fan-punches-out-little-female-patriots-fan-and-its-her-fault/671972/102 "2013-10-26T05:50:27Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Of all the irrational prejudices you’ve expressed, this is the most recent. All of my irrational prejudices? What have I done to you? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-man-jets-fan-punches-out-little-female-patriots-fan-and-its-her-fault/671972/103 "2013-10-26T05:54:38Z")
To me? Not a thing. I’ve just been reading the thread. ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-man-jets-fan-punches-out-little-female-patriots-fan-and-its-her-fault/671972/104 "2013-10-26T05:56:46Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > To me? Not a thing. I’ve just been reading the thread. Then what are you talking about “all my prejudices”? Obviously I understood the problem once I saw the more clear videos of the incident. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-man-jets-fan-punches-out-little-female-patriots-fan-and-its-her-fault/671972/105 "2013-10-26T06:08:22Z")
Good for you. So? ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-man-jets-fan-punches-out-little-female-patriots-fan-and-its-her-fault/671972/106 "2013-10-26T06:14:52Z")
Can I ask why you don’t like the word woman? and do you also not like the word man? ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-man-jets-fan-punches-out-little-female-patriots-fan-and-its-her-fault/671972/107 "2013-10-26T06:28:22Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Good for you. So? So, why are you being such a snot? I’ve no clue who you are, you’ve no clue who I am. Yet you suddenly decide to call me out on “all my prejudices”. ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-man-jets-fan-punches-out-little-female-patriots-fan-and-its-her-fault/671972/108 "2013-10-26T06:42:30Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > Can I ask why you don’t like the word woman? and do you also not like the word man? The word man doesn’t ping my ugly word (for lack of a better term) radar. Most words don’t. I am just one of those people who doesn’t like the way certain words sound. I dislike words that are either incorrectly pronounced or used, but which are so entrenched in common use that people use it with its incorrect pronunciation that people use it anyway. And some words just have an unpleasant image associated with them for some reason. It’s a quirk, I know, but everyone has them. The word “woman” is one of those words, it just sounds unattractive and evokes an unpleasant image of what a woman is. Whereas the word girl, used as in “coffee with the girls” brings to mind a much more lighthearted, feminine, and attractive image. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-man-jets-fan-punches-out-little-female-patriots-fan-and-its-her-fault/671972/109 "2013-10-26T07:05:53Z")
> [@CanvasShoes](#): > > So, why are you being such a snot? I’ve no clue who you are, you’ve no clue who I am. Yet you suddenly decide to call me out on “all my prejudices”. No, just the ones you’ve expressed. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-man-jets-fan-punches-out-little-female-patriots-fan-and-its-her-fault/671972/110 "2013-10-26T07:35:13Z")
> [@CanvasShoes](#): > > Aha!!! Yes, I see now. Thanks for these. Yes, this better shows what led up to it and makes much more sense. I still don’t think “smacking at arms” deserves knockout level fist to the face (and I would think that EVEN if it were a smaller guy attacking the big guy and not a girl), but yes, I see that she was the one who kept going after him, and he was backing up. What the fuck are you talking about, “knock out level?” Was the girl knocked out? No? Then it wasn’t a fucking “knock out level” punch, was it? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-man-jets-fan-punches-out-little-female-patriots-fan-and-its-her-fault/671972/111 "2013-10-26T07:55:46Z")
Careful, Miller. You might come off as snotty. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-man-jets-fan-punches-out-little-female-patriots-fan-and-its-her-fault/671972/112 "2013-10-26T10:38:20Z")
> [@CanvasShoes](#): > > The word “woman” is one of those words, it just sounds unattractive and evokes an unpleasant image of what a woman is. Whereas the word girl, used as in “coffee with the girls” brings to mind a much more lighthearted, feminine, and attractive image. This is nice, and all, but you really need to come up with a more “pleasant” word that unambiguously describes an Adult Human with XX Chromosomes, 'cause “girl” ain’t it. ---
**Author:** ![Myrnalene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@Myrnalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrnalene)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-man-jets-fan-punches-out-little-female-patriots-fan-and-its-her-fault/671972/113 "2013-10-26T13:30:05Z")
> [@CanvasShoes](#): > > The word “woman” is one of those words, it just sounds unattractive and evokes an unpleasant image of what a woman is. Whereas the word girl, used as in “coffee with the girls” brings to mind a much more lighthearted, feminine, and attractive image. Holy cats are you real? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-man-jets-fan-punches-out-little-female-patriots-fan-and-its-her-fault/671972/114 "2013-10-26T14:29:16Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > What the fuck are you talking about, “knock out level?” Was the girl knocked out? No? Then it wasn’t a fucking “knock out level” punch, was it? Not only was she not knocked out, she was trying to come back for more. ---
**Author:** ![dba\_Fred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c37758/32.png) [@dba\_Fred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dba_Fred)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-man-jets-fan-punches-out-little-female-patriots-fan-and-its-her-fault/671972/115 "2013-10-26T14:50:16Z")
Such a dilemma **CanvasShoes** would face when going for “coffee with the girls” or on a “girl’s night out” and being in need of a restroom: “No, I can’t go in that one, it says “Woman’, nor the one that says ‘Women’, whatever am I to do?” she says with a girlish giggle. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-man-jets-fan-punches-out-little-female-patriots-fan-and-its-her-fault/671972/116 "2013-10-26T14:54:08Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Not only was she not knocked out, she was trying to come back for more. That’s what i saw too. Basically the punch was actually not strong enough. ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-man-jets-fan-punches-out-little-female-patriots-fan-and-its-her-fault/671972/117 "2013-10-26T14:54:57Z")
> [@CanvasShoes](#): > > The word man doesn’t ping my ugly word (for lack of a better term) radar. Most words don’t. > > I am just one of those people who doesn’t like the way certain words sound. I dislike words that are either incorrectly pronounced or used, but which are so entrenched in common use that people use it with its incorrect pronunciation that people use it anyway. And some words just have an unpleasant image associated with them for some reason. It’s a quirk, I know, but everyone has them. > > The word “woman” is one of those words, it just sounds unattractive and evokes an unpleasant image of what a woman is. Whereas the word girl, used as in “coffee with the girls” brings to mind a much more lighthearted, feminine, and attractive image. So, “woman” would be entirely appropriate for the particular individual being discussed here then. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-man-jets-fan-punches-out-little-female-patriots-fan-and-its-her-fault/671972/118 "2013-10-26T16:32:21Z")
> [@CanvasShoes](#): > > The word “woman” is one of those words, it just sounds unattractive and evokes an unpleasant image of what a woman is. Whereas the word girl, used as in “coffee with the girls” brings to mind a much more lighthearted, feminine, and attractive image. So, when talking about an aggressive, violent woman who has attacked a man, you think “girl” is appropriate because it’s more lighthearted, feminine, and attractive? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2013, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-man-jets-fan-punches-out-little-female-patriots-fan-and-its-her-fault/671972/119 "2013-10-27T16:35:26Z")
I think everyone is missing the most important point here. JETS WIN BABY! ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2013, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-man-jets-fan-punches-out-little-female-patriots-fan-and-its-her-fault/671972/120 "2013-10-27T18:21:18Z")
> [@CanvasShoes](#): > > The word “woman” is one of those words, it just sounds unattractive and evokes an unpleasant image of what a woman is. Whereas the word girl, used as in “coffee with the girls” brings to mind a much more lighthearted, feminine, and attractive image. Dude. That’s messed up. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-man-jets-fan-punches-out-little-female-patriots-fan-and-its-her-fault/671972.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-man-jets-fan-punches-out-little-female-patriots-fan-and-its-her-fault/671972.md?page=7)