RantCrush Top 5: June 2, 2017

A movie theater in Austin, Texas, decided to host a women-only screening of “Wonder Woman.” For some reason, this decision by a private company, for one night only, upset some men tremendously. One man was so angry he wrote an extremely hate-filled letter to Austin Mayor Steve Adler, saying he hopes every man will boycott Austin and that he will do all he can to cause damage to the city’s image. He also claimed that women have never invented anything and that they can’t serve in the army.

Adler’s communications director, Jason Stanford, said the office rarely gets letters about “Wonder Woman,” as most people realize that the mayor can’t control what a private company does. But surprisingly, many men had questioned whether a women-only screening is even legal. “It’s a private business,” he said. “Furthermore, 99 percent of all the screenings in Austin are dude-friendly. It’s almost like the whole world is set up for us. I think the real shocking thing is it took this long to get a lady superhero movie.”

And the internet loved the mayor’s awesome reply to the angry letter:

If you ask Austin’s mayor to “Name something invented by a woman!” he’s gonna respond, sincerely. https://t.co/xEXv8CKW4t pic.twitter.com/lOkHLEJD3N

— Alyssa Vidales (@instalyssa) June 1, 2017

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.