Congratulations to Mark Inglis, winner of the Carey Robert’s 2006 Political Incorrectness Award! We’re sure it will take it’s rightful place among the other, not completely made up awards that such a courageous man has certainly won in the past, provided Mark never reads the comments at the bottom of the post.
This being a Carey Roberts award, it is earned by showing them feminists a what-for. Why, back in 19-dickity-two when Carey saw his first fem-bot (they were called mechano-wenches and were quite the fairground novelty back then) no such award existed. So Carey tied an onion to his belt, which was the style at the time, and then he made up the award, which was first awarded to the Queen of Minnisota for her excellent tamales.
This year, Mark was up against such luminaries as Christian Hoff Summers and Harry Mansfield. Both of them wrote books that maybe a dozen or so people might have read. It was a tall order for Mark to beat them, but he really gave them Marxist rad-fems the 23 skiddoo:
Mark Inglis, 47, is a biochemist and mountaineer from New Zealand. In early April he began his climb up Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. On May 15, he miraculously reached the summit.
But hundreds have ascended Everest. So what’s the big deal?
Here’s the big deal: Mr. Inglis is a double-amputee, the result of a horrific 14-day blizzard in 1982. You view Mr. Inglis’ picture here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4774989.stm
On the way up Everest, a fixed-line anchor failed, resulting in Inglis falling. One of his carbon fiber prosthetic legs broke in half. So he had to wrap it with duct tape until a spare could be hauled in.
Mark’s love of mountain climbing and wholly personal triumph over adversity sure did show us feminists a thing or two about feminism, which I believe was the primary reason Mark climbed the mountain in the first place. We’d certainly not waste his suffering on that cold mountain top by not learning the politically incorrect lesson that he was trying to impart.
For those that say “Bosh, Kyso, clearly Mr. Inglis just really, really loves mountain climbing, to the point where he’s not really upset when it costs him a few more inches from the stumps that used to end in feet. Impressive, yes, record-setting, certainly. Inspiring? You betcha. But politically incorrect? Well, whatever the fuck that’s supposed to mean, eh, not so much.”
And you’d be right. But luckily the MND readers jump in with a suprise nomination that’s more shall we say, inline with the grotesque spirit of the award.
The women writers you mention, Hoff-Sommers, O’Beirne, are wonderfully, courageously, maybe even recklessly, certainly imprudently , politically incorrect, going against the prevailing grain, courting approbation, seeking arguement from their female peers. I hail them for their writing skill and courage along side your own.
John Murtari, hunger striking for the cause of others as well as himself and his son, is a great example of courage and fortitude – and leadership. He took stick. He suffered. He shamed his judges. he shamed the System. He deserves the admiration of us all. Politically incorrect? Yes, I think so.
But…
Whoever shot the Judge through the court-house window with a brilliant aim from across a road, across a river (We all know who I talk of, no names, no pack-drill) is a leader AND politically incorrect. More politically incorrect than most would like. Bugger his personal objections to the judge, his personal pain motive. Bugger his supposed track record, believed or not. He spoke for so many, many people. He got more condemnation than the lady writers got and less praise than the legless climber.
This is where you might feel a little uncomfortable of having me as an admirer.
Dreadful as it may seem to spill blood, take life, even run and hide afterwards, this is the sort of politically incorrect outcome that not only counts but is meet and just. I give the 2006 award to him.
Hear! Hear!
I second amfortas’ nomination.
One can be forgiven for believing that the only thing he did wrong was to use a rifle and cartridge of insufficient calibre and foot-pound kinetic energy.
Taking nominations for the 2007 You’re A Bunch of Sick Bastards Award: I nominate all the MND commenters who fantasize about the murder of family court judges.
Holy shit, people are reading Men’s News Daily, assuming that the comments are not coming from the editors of the magazine, assuming it is a magazine, which I somehow doubt.
BTW, sort of OT, but…
The National Geographic Channel has been showing a documentary about the Everest season, including Mark Inglis’ ascent, among others…
Very interesting, very disturbing…(if you get a chance, watch it…)
If that’s what being manly is all about…well, it takes self destructive to a whole new level… (Not just Mark Inglis, but many others – who die, nearly die, lose body parts, etc. All this in just one Everest season…)
That said, he’s one tough SOB…
I wonder what Mark thinks about being “honored” this way?…
Um. Why is Mark Inglis politically incorrect? Cause he got off his couch, or what?
Well, Auguste, as we all know, being politically correct means that you can’t climb a mountain if you’re handicapped. Sure, the concept is completely moronic, but think about who we’re talking about.