# Phyllis Schlafly dead at 92 - Does anybody care? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 5, 2016, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phyllis-schlafly-dead-at-92-does-anybody-care/765155 "2016-09-05T23:58:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phyllis-schlafly-dead-at-92-does-anybody-care/765155/21 "2016-09-06T04:47:31Z")
I wonder how long it will be before the Virtual Flowers function is turned off for continuous misuse. It has been for several well-known serial killers, shock rocker GG Allin, and (hang onto your hat) Jerry Falwell. > **[Phyllis Schlafly (1924-2016) - Find a Grave...](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169429833/phyllis-schlafly)** > > American Constitutional Lawyer, Conservative Activist, Author. She was known for her staunch social and political views, her opposition to modern feminism, and her successful campaign against the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S.... ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phyllis-schlafly-dead-at-92-does-anybody-care/765155/22 "2016-09-06T04:58:04Z")
> [@](#): > > “Our greatest presidents have all been men,” she said, “and they’ve been very good for our country.” WTF? Our worst presidents have all been men, too, considering no woman has yet been president. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phyllis-schlafly-dead-at-92-does-anybody-care/765155/23 "2016-09-06T05:03:58Z")
The hagiography on Conservapedia, Schlafly’s son’s website: [http://www.conservapedia.com/Phyllis\_Schlafly](http://www.conservapedia.com/Phyllis_Schlafly) ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phyllis-schlafly-dead-at-92-does-anybody-care/765155/24 "2016-09-06T05:08:08Z")
Couldn’t have happened to a more deserving person. May she reap the eternal reward she earned. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phyllis-schlafly-dead-at-92-does-anybody-care/765155/25 "2016-09-06T08:06:31Z")
I just saw this on Deadspin: [http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/phyllis-schlafly-finally-croaks-1786219220](http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/phyllis-schlafly-finally-croaks-1786219220) [del]I am doing a happy dance. Wait, 92? She lived a particularly\* long\* time. Now I am sad.[/del] 92 isn’t young. I changed my post after reading this: > [@SpoilerVirgin](#): > > Well I’m just happy she lived long enough to see marriage equality throughout the U.S. as well as combat roles opened up to women. It really would have been too bad if she died before those things became a reality. Good point! ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phyllis-schlafly-dead-at-92-does-anybody-care/765155/26 "2016-09-06T09:53:37Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > WTF? Our worst presidents have all been men, too, considering no woman has yet been president. I’d barely heard of her before this thread (though I’m banned from editing Conservapedia by her son, so I guess we have a connection). But she was clearly an intellectual giant. Not only was she able to recognise that the greatest presidents have been men (QFT) but that the greatest presidents were very good for your country. It takes a certain kind of sheer genius to come up with that kind of correlation. I must also say that Conservapedia hits (nay, smashes) the nail on the head with this: > [@](#): > > Unlike most politicians and activists, Phyllis Schlafly has always had a good-natured wit in addressing difficult issues and adversity. For example, when Phyllis Schlafly received an honorary degree from Washington University, a fraction of the faculty and students protested the honor by wearing white armbands and/or turning their backs. When Mrs. Schlafly was asked for her comment about the protesters, she responded: > > > [@](#): > > > > I’m not sure they’re mature enough to graduate! Never mind “razor sharp”. That’s the type of wit you could use to slice a razor in half lengthwise, right there. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phyllis-schlafly-dead-at-92-does-anybody-care/765155/27 "2016-09-06T10:00:20Z")
> [@fachverwirrt](#): > > Also since it’s his name too. Whenever they go out, the people always shout. “There goes…” well, not their _name_, per se. ---
**Author:** ![AtomicDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phyllis-schlafly-dead-at-92-does-anybody-care/765155/28 "2016-09-06T12:50:16Z")
Hell is a little warmer now. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phyllis-schlafly-dead-at-92-does-anybody-care/765155/29 "2016-09-06T13:18:55Z")
I love the fact that this bitch’s death has given me such laughs. Thanks, you guys. > [@](#): > > The poet John Donne said “Any Man’s death diminishes me”. What about a woman’s death? And yes, I did my Happy Dance when I heard the news. I remember her campaign against the ERA. Stupid BITCH. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phyllis-schlafly-dead-at-92-does-anybody-care/765155/30 "2016-09-06T14:13:03Z")
I thought she died about ten years ago. Who am I thinking of? Doesn’t matter, good riddance anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phyllis-schlafly-dead-at-92-does-anybody-care/765155/31 "2016-09-06T14:35:52Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The hagiography on Conservapedia, Schlafly’s son’s website: > > [http://www.conservapedia.com/Phyllis\_Schlafly](http://www.conservapedia.com/Phyllis_Schlafly) Why the fuck did I click on that? Now I have to clean vomit off my computer. ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phyllis-schlafly-dead-at-92-does-anybody-care/765155/32 "2016-09-06T14:41:37Z")
Never paid much attention to her. I considered her and her idiot son as people to be ignored. But I did read [this list of quotes today](http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/06/politics/phyllis-schlafly-quotes/), and good god, was she a twit. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phyllis-schlafly-dead-at-92-does-anybody-care/765155/33 "2016-09-06T15:03:16Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The hagiography on Conservapedia, Schlafly’s son’s website: > > [http://www.conservapedia.com/Phyllis\_Schlafly](http://www.conservapedia.com/Phyllis_Schlafly) Shining example of “If you can’t say something nice about a person, say nothing at all.” ---
**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:** [September 6, 2016, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phyllis-schlafly-dead-at-92-does-anybody-care/765155/34 "2016-09-06T15:06:15Z")
I know Cafe Society is were you put celebrity deaths but Elections didn’t seem right for this. [As the saying goes: Only the good die young.](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/conservative-activist-phyllis-schlafly-dead-at-92_us_57ce0171e4b0a22de096adfe) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phyllis-schlafly-dead-at-92-does-anybody-care/765155/35 "2016-09-06T15:08:49Z")
No disrespect, but isn’t ‘conservative activist’ a contradiction in terms? ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phyllis-schlafly-dead-at-92-does-anybody-care/765155/36 "2016-09-06T15:19:01Z")
> [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > No disrespect, but isn’t ‘conservative activist’ a contradiction in terms? Well, she traveled the country spreading the word that a woman’s place is at home. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phyllis-schlafly-dead-at-92-does-anybody-care/765155/37 "2016-09-06T15:21:55Z")
> [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > No disrespect, but isn’t ‘conservative activist’ a contradiction in terms? They just don’t like to admit they engage in activism. [Current thread in MPSIMS](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=803831) ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phyllis-schlafly-dead-at-92-does-anybody-care/765155/38 "2016-09-06T15:32:09Z")
The reaper finally gets someone who won’t be missed. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phyllis-schlafly-dead-at-92-does-anybody-care/765155/39 "2016-09-06T15:37:40Z")
I’m sure she had people who loved her and will mourn her passing, but beyond that I’m struggling to think of any positive impact she made on the world. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phyllis-schlafly-dead-at-92-does-anybody-care/765155/40 "2016-09-06T15:50:10Z")
I care. I’m happy she died and I hope she suffered. I’m also glad to know that in her last moments, she died knowing that gay marriage is legal in the US and there wasn’t one thing she could do about it [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phyllis-schlafly-dead-at-92-does-anybody-care/765155.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phyllis-schlafly-dead-at-92-does-anybody-care/765155.md?page=3)