Episode 120 - 8 Historical Badasses You've Never Heard Of, Pt. 2

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Two years ago we told you the tales of some of the most badass people lost to the annals of history. There was Peter Freuchen, the 6'7" Danish explorer who clawed his way out of an ice cave using a shovel he made out of his own feces; and Elmer Keith, who could shoot objects from hundreds of yards away with the accuracy of a sniper, except he could do it with a revolver, one of the least accurate guns you could use in long-range. That episode (https://goo.gl/nyhS0s) was so popular and there were so many people we had to leave out, it was absolutely imperative we come back with more epic stories of incredible people you've probably never heard of. Just to name a few, this year, we have a crazy land mine defuser, a ruthless pirate queen and a gay revolutionary war hero who was half Rambo/half Santa Claus. Co-hosts Jack O'Brien and Michael Swaim are joined by Cracked writers Alex Schmidt, Carmen Angelica, Josh Sargent and Tom Reimann, and comedians Ian Abramson and Blake Wexler. It's a heroic tournament-style podcast where one person will be crowned the ultimate unknown badass, winning a very special prize of our temporary respect and adoration.

 

Footnotes:

 

Cracked: 5 Spies With Bigger Balls Than James Bond (#4 Fritz Duquesne): http://goo.gl/mORjz

 

Short Biography of Sybil Luddington: http://goo.gl/P4aAQu

 

Short Biography of Tisquantum: http://goo.gl/Zw6QHe

 

CNN Profile of Aki Rah: http://goo.gl/m4QAAd

 

Baron von Steuben's Biography: http://goo.gl/jr3cDw

 

The Life of PT Barnum, Written by Himself: http://goo.gl/jhd5xN

 

Rama Sukana and the Mythical Origins of Pencak Silat: http://goo.gl/sZygVs

 

Short Biography of Ching Shih: http://goo.gl/Mskvcv

[deadlyfox 1]

What a shock, so a female who basically enslaves and mutilates men is ok to praise as some badass hero. Talk about an obvious double standard. Cracked is such a hateful little shithole anymore. Jack obrien would never allow a guest to bring in a story about a guy who viciously enslaved and mutilated women, took one as a wife by force, and created a cult like code of ethics while praising that person. "She's a badass, I love her" yes because when a women does it to men, it's heroic. I'll say it again. Never expect sympathy. PEople like you contribute to this cruel cold abusive world, don't be surprised when it turns around.

If a man hits a woman who "cheated" then he's a monster, if a woman mutilates a man for "cheating" then she's a hero. Cracked is so proud of celebrating that double standard and revel in the suffering of victims of female abuse. It is so proud of itself for carefully stepping around the feelings of women and making sure they feel good and superior in all ways (Jack even flat out claiming that all bullies are men in a past episode) while making it clear that males are worthless and their victimization is a joke at best.

 

 

Oh, and just as icing, they end that fucking story with a little comment that women had it so rough back then. Yeah, I guess that always must be the takeaway. If a woman does awful things, just remind everyone that women have it worse and she was just under lots of stress. Nobody even has the fucking guts to say anything mean about a woman who murders her own children and then herself. Oh no, not her fault, she had a sickness. Notice nobody does that shit for males who commit the same fucking crime.Is it clear by now that it's never been about equality for these fuckers?