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Bono wins a Glamour woman of the year award

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Felascloak · 01/11/2016 20:53

www.cbsnews.com/news/bono-is-the-first-man-on-glamours-women-of-the-year-list/

Apparently Glamour decided this year to run a "Man of the year" category in the "Woman of the year" awards Confused

I can't decide if it's a necessary step to try to raise more publicity after last year's Caitlyn Jenner award, or if they are just idiots.

Here's an inspirational quote
Bono said in a statement Tuesday from Glamour that the battle for gender equality won’t be won unless men step up and lead alongside women.

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ChangedDaily · 02/11/2016 16:51

I'm staying neutral. "Double X women" is undeniably accurate, not ambiguous, pisses everybody off slightly but won't be appallingly offensive to anyone or get me deleted.

Redrocketship · 02/11/2016 16:44

Oh and "double x women"? Surely "women" should suffice? Bono, Caitlyn Jenner and laverne cox are not "XY women". They are males

Redrocketship · 02/11/2016 16:39

"Bono is one man amongst a big list of people with two X chromosomes."

Yes, there are 11 other female recipients of the award this year. Can you name them? Probably not because everyone is talking about Bono, not them.

ChangedDaily · 02/11/2016 16:30

OK prawn, "Laverne Cox was one winner amongst many other female winners".

The point is that that OneFlew's list gave the impression that they haven't given any double X women their top award in three years and that's a bit misleading

Isitjustmeorisiteveryoneelse · 02/11/2016 16:23

Come on Xeno, unfair, America's about to get its first woman president. Trumps transitioning.

Xenophile · 02/11/2016 16:13

Maybe next year they could bring Trump in?

Would seem to fit the progression nicely.

Prawnofthepatriarchy · 02/11/2016 15:03

Laverne Cox cannot have been "one amongst many female winners." Laverne Cox is a transwoman, thus male.

noeffingidea · 02/11/2016 14:55

It's a publicity stunt. Nothing more.
And Bono is a twat. If he wasn't he would have politely declined the award.

ChangedDaily · 02/11/2016 14:33

It's all a bit weird because according to this en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glamour_Awards they've been including a Man Of The Year for ages so heaven knows what all this "first man" rubbish is about.

OneFlew's list is a shade misleading. Caitlyn Jenner was indeed their overall capital letter underscored WOTY for that year (with loads of other women getting specific awards), but Laverne Cox was just one amongst many female winners, and Bono is one man amongst a big list of people with two X chromosomes. Frankly if he hasn't killed anyone then they're making steps in the right direction.

Dervel · 02/11/2016 14:20

I was expecting Wonder Woman....

OlennasWimple · 02/11/2016 14:13
EnthusiasmDisturbed · 02/11/2016 14:09

I had to laugh

It is so ridiculously stupid. Maybe the Pope will win next year

Lottapianos · 02/11/2016 13:43

Dear lord OneFlew. That's a pretty sobering list of winners. Not one of them is a woman. Pathetic.

PuertoVallarta · 02/11/2016 13:18

Because I am a cynical person, I have this strong feeling that part of the reason they did it was so everyone would go one about how he's THE FIRST MAN EVER TO WIN WOTY!! thereby tricking everyone into forgetting that two men have already won.

OneFlewOverTheDodosNest · 02/11/2016 11:07

So 2014 - Laverne Cox, 2015 - Caitlyn Jenner, 2016 - Bono.

What the fuck have women been doing for the last 3 years, eh? I hope each and every one of us here takes a good long look at ourselves and vows to make an effort to be more worthy next year or 2017's WOTY award may just go to a tree.

ChangedDaily · 02/11/2016 08:12

I agree they'd have been better off calling it a specific "Brother in Arms" award or "Chap of the Year" or something because it sounds like it's something they'll be doing regularly.

ArcheryAnnie · 02/11/2016 08:10

Apols for double-post!

ArcheryAnnie · 02/11/2016 08:09

Well, it's a good thing there isn't a single inspirational woman in the world who could be found worthy for this award, and they simply had to give it to a man, otherwise we'd all be really pissed-off, right?

ArcheryAnnie · 02/11/2016 08:09

Well, it's a good thing there isn't a single inspirational woman in the world who could be found worthy for this award, and they simply had to give it to a man, otherwise we'd all be really pissed-off, right?

Andcake · 02/11/2016 08:08

Infuriated me - I want to know what achieving woman was left off the list to fit him on.
There could be an award for men who make the biggest contribution - feminist man of the year and that wouldn't annoy me.

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Felascloak · 02/11/2016 08:08

Pink News has been doing a Straight Ally of the Year for ages - there's recently been a huge fuss about it being Cameron

I think if they called it "male ally of the year" I would be fine with it.
It's just the whole air of "what gender equality needs is more men" Angry

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ChardonnayKnickertonSmythe · 02/11/2016 08:04

They've clearly ran out of inspirational women.
None to be found for love or money.

Last time I bought it was then they had a `Clinique freebie, TBF.

ChangedDaily · 02/11/2016 08:00

Meh. It's not like they're saying he's "the" WOTY - he's one amongst many of the people they're choosing to use for publicity honour. And if his developing world poverty work has been focused on women and girls recently (I had no idea) then why shouldn't he get something? (barring any specific dodgy personal sexist behaviour which I agree should rule him out).

Pink News has been doing a Straight Ally of the Year for ages - there's recently been a huge fuss about it being Cameron.

Prawnofthepatriarchy · 02/11/2016 07:52

My late DH used to work with him. Said he was a sanctimonious twat.

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Felascloak · 02/11/2016 07:16

M0stly - exactly! Grin

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