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Melanie Mack
If you have just two emotional women that just keep going, keep going. And like, it's like if a woman settles down with another woman, she already lost the game.
Michael Knowles
That is the intro clip to this episode, and there is no debate about it.
Host/Moderator
Fat man, little boy, and feminism. Three of the most destructive creations of the 20th century, responsible for wiping out entire generation, destroying society, and also making two large explosions. Now, some would argue today's topic is by far the most destructive of the three. Feminism. And to discuss this weapon of mass destruction, we've assembled two people who many assume must be feminists. In one corner, Michael Knowles, who codes feminists because his physical aptitude testing would land him among most adolescent women.
Michael Knowles
Real nice.
Host/Moderator
And the other, Melanie Mack, who codes feminist because she dresses like a My Chemical Romance groupie. Seventeen questions, one winner. This is Face Off Feminism. Welcome to the show, everybody.
Michael Knowles
Great work on that intro.
Melanie Mack
That was inspiring, that description.
Michael Knowles
Wow.
Melanie Mack
I am a big My Chemical Romance fan, so it does check out.
Michael Knowles
Yeah. Regardless of my views on Mr. Davies, it's lovely to see you, Melanie. I'm glad to have you here.
Melanie Mack
Hi. It's been a long time. I'm so happy to be back.
Michael Knowles
Okay, so I. Look, all of my knowledge of feminism has basically just been imbued by the popular culture with a little Mary Wollstonecraft and others thrown in. Are you. You're obviously a radical third wave feminist, right, Melanie?
Melanie Mack
Oh, no, definitely not. So, yeah, my experience with feminism is people assuming I'm gonna be a feminist and then getting really shocked when I say things that are not feminist. So, yeah, it's a fun time.
Michael Knowles
All right, well, before we repeal the 19th, let's get going on some of these questions.
Host/Moderator
I'll read a question. Each host has 30 seconds to scribble down their answer. The loser, they must deliver a glowing 30 second pitch for the winner. Y' all ready?
Melanie Mack
Ooh.
Michael Knowles
Okay, I'm ready.
Host/Moderator
All right, Here we go. 1. What percentage of American men said they would be less likely to date someone who identifies as feminist? Now, we're not gonna do closest with going over. Cause Michael loves Doing all this test
Michael Knowles
taking, you have to do closest without going over, or else you can tie.
Host/Moderator
Yeah, we could do American Taka. Yeah, we could tie. It's fine. But I don't want someone to do like, 49 and someone to do like 50 or something like that. And then it's just. I don't know. Then it goes like, whoever.
Michael Knowles
No, but that would only. Ben, that would only be a problem if we were. One of us was saying the answer after the others was revealed. This is just a way. Why do I even let you run this show? That's it. This is the closest to that going over.
Host/Moderator
All right, fine, fine. All right, close. Without going over.
Michael Knowles
Okay, hold on.
Host/Moderator
You have 30 seconds.
Michael Knowles
Hold on, hold on. Now you got this clock on me
Host/Moderator
now. This is men saying this.
Melanie Mack
I just wanna know if they're being honest or if they're scared that women are gonna hear them say it. But.
Michael Knowles
Yeah, clearly the latter.
Carrington College Announcer
But.
Michael Knowles
All right, I've got my answer.
Melanie Mack
Yeah.
Host/Moderator
All right, Mike, what do you have?
Michael Knowles
I say 39%.
Host/Moderator
Okay.
Melanie Mack
I said 62%.
Michael Knowles
The correct answer.
Melanie Mack
I'm honest.
Host/Moderator
The correct answer is 55% of the time.
Michael Knowles
Let's go. Oh, yeah. I wanna point out, had we done your stupid rule, Ben. No, I guess I stole. No, had we done your stupid rule, I would have lost that one. But now I won that one. All right, I like my rule better.
Host/Moderator
Almost like there's some home cooking going on here, Michael.
Michael Knowles
All right, all right.
Host/Moderator
There's a bonus question for both of you. What percent of women said they'd be less likely to date a man that said they're a feminist?
Melanie Mack
Oh.
Michael Knowles
Are they being honest with themselves?
Melanie Mack
Yeah, that's what I want to know too.
Host/Moderator
And remember the house cooking here, Melanie.
Michael Knowles
Mm. Well done.
Melanie Mack
I'm really banking on them being honest. Or at least mostly.
Host/Moderator
All right, what do we have?
Michael Knowles
29%.
Host/Moderator
The correct answer is 39%.
Michael Knowles
Let's go 39.
Melanie Mack
If they're being honest. If they were being honest, I would be just cleaning house right now.
Michael Knowles
Even if they were being honest with themselves, I bet they wouldn't even admit it to themselves.
Melanie Mack
That's true. I don't think they would. Because if you actually see in practice, are these feminist women going after these soy male feminists? Usually not.
Michael Knowles
Yeah. Oh, there's nothing hotter than making me pick up the check. Right? No one actually believes that. They might say that, but they don't really.
Melanie Mack
Exactly.
Host/Moderator
All right, number two. In Massachusetts, before suffrage passed, roughly what share of women were said to be either opposed to suffrage or. Or indifferent to it. This is a 52%, b 68%, c 81% or d 96%. What percent said they were opposed or indifferent to?
Michael Knowles
In what year are we talking?
Host/Moderator
I don't want to give you the year.
Michael Knowles
What do you mean? Before, if it's 1603, you know that's going to be different.
Host/Moderator
Massachusetts. I mean, I don't know if that helps.
Michael Knowles
Yeah, Massachusetts was settled in 1620, but that could be anywhere from 1620 to 1920.
Host/Moderator
It's like it was 1896 or something like that.
Michael Knowles
I see. I pried it out of you. You said, I don't want to tell you what it is. But then you did tell me what it is.
Host/Moderator
You're just abusing me. This whole episode, you're taking it over. It's almost as if you're hosting it.
Michael Knowles
Okay, all right, I got my answer. I think.
Host/Moderator
All right, what do you have?
Melanie Mack
Okay, the C. Oh, yeah, I think we did. We picked the same one.
Host/Moderator
Yeah. Now C was 81%. The correct answer is 96%.
Michael Knowles
Oh, it was 96. 96. Wow.
Host/Moderator
Yeah.
Michael Knowles
Had that been closest without not going over, I would have gotten that point. 96. I almost pushed it. I almost clicked because yeah, people don't realize what a minority view, women's suffrage is. And there were women who were opposed to it, who wrote really eloquently, really beautifully, their arguments against it. And it wasn't about women being inferior or men. What it really was about was reformulating the bedrock unit of politics from the family to. To the individual. So it was actually a very profound political philosophical view that the blue haired suffragettes, the purple hairs, well, there's one purple haired lady that I like at least, but the rest of them, the ones in the early 20th century, they really were the radical feminists that you know today. They were like, they were witches plus change plus c' est la mem Chose.
Melanie Mack
Yeah. And these other women are like, hey, I don't wanna be like that. I don't wanna live like that.
Host/Moderator
Also to note too. Cause I was going through and proofing these to make sure they're correct in chatgpt and we got to this one, it was like just star asterisk by just so you know, this is using a lot of anti women propaganda and like anti subversive. It's like, okay, but is it real or not? But yeah, it really is.
Michael Knowles
Just because it's propaganda doesn't mean it's not true.
Host/Moderator
Are you sure you want a percent?
Michael Knowles
All right.
Host/Moderator
Number three, what percent is the proposed syntax in Florida for OnlyFans creators?
Michael Knowles
Is this the James Fishback thing? The guy running for governor? I think I read about this.
Host/Moderator
Yeah. What would that.
Melanie Mack
I think I did, too.
Michael Knowles
Closest without going over According tax on OnlyFans earnings.
Host/Moderator
Yes.
Michael Knowles
75.
Host/Moderator
20. The correct answer is 50%. Melanie's back in the game.
Melanie Mack
Finally.
Michael Knowles
Hoisted with my own petard. That's frustrating.
Melanie Mack
Let's go.
Michael Knowles
Yeah.
Host/Moderator
You think if he was trying to remove it, they should have just gone to 75, though? Yeah.
Michael Knowles
99. Yeah. Yeah.
Host/Moderator
All right, it's time for my favorite question. This is the pickle jar question. If the average man is at 100% grip strength, where does the average woman land? Okay, so how close is she to the 100% line? This may apply to nulls. I'm not sure.
Michael Knowles
Yeah, real nice. I opened a jar. I actually had trouble with it. Elisa comes in. I was doing work in the office. She comes in. She was like, Mac, you gotta open this. And I was like, yeah, yeah. It's a little slippery. I don't. You know, I think my hands are a little greasy or something, but I got it open.
Host/Moderator
I got it. All right, what do you have?
Michael Knowles
42%.
Host/Moderator
42. 25. The correct answer is about 60%, so about half. Half the strength.
Melanie Mack
Okay.
Host/Moderator
Holds his back in it.
Melanie Mack
Man, they must have had a lot of, like, soy boys in the study, like, to compare.
Michael Knowles
I know they weren't all. They weren't giga chads like your boy. Yeah, yeah.
Melanie Mack
I'm thinking, like, yeah, or my. I'm like, okay. Comparing my strength to my dad's. My dad is, like, a billion times stronger than me, so. Yeah. Anyway.
Host/Moderator
Yeah, it's kind of a faulty study because just the grip strength, but a jar is, like, full body, so it's like, there's a huge difference, actually.
Michael Knowles
Oh, that's true.
Melanie Mack
Oh, okay.
Michael Knowles
All right.
Melanie Mack
I feel you.
Host/Moderator
All right, number five, which of these is the iconic feminist analogy slash slogan from the 1970s in the women's movement? Is it, A, a woman needs a man like a bird needs shoes. B, a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle? C, a woman needs a man like a plant needs perfume, or D, a woman needs a man like Knowles needs a gym membership? Yeah.
Michael Knowles
Okay. This is going to be the whole episode, huh? It's just going to be the whole episode. Wow.
Melanie Mack
Okay. Roasted.
Michael Knowles
I had one once.
Host/Moderator
Well, you keep trying to take over the show. Like, almost doesn't.
Melanie Mack
I just got my gym membership again recently.
Michael Knowles
I'm excited Hope you're working out enough
Sponsor/Ad Voice
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Melanie Mack
Yeah. We'll have a pickle jar opening contest for the next episode.
Michael Knowles
Yeah.
Host/Moderator
What do you guys have?
Melanie Mack
Okay.
Michael Knowles
B.
Host/Moderator
That is correct.
Melanie Mack
B. Oh, okay, let's go.
Host/Moderator
Getting tight. All right. On Tinder, what percentage of profiles do women typically swipe right on showing interest? What percent of guys get the swipe? All right, what do you have?
Michael Knowles
22.0.3.
Host/Moderator
And you're right. Cause it's 14%. Melanie takes it.
Michael Knowles
Yay.
Host/Moderator
Like, one in ten guys are actually getting the.
Michael Knowles
Like, you know, I've never.
Melanie Mack
There's, like, a ton more guys on there than girls, and. Yeah, it's.
Michael Knowles
Yeah, that's rough, man. I've never been on the dating apps because I missed it. I just barely missed it. But sweet little Elise and I got back together right before they really became a thing. My buddies would do it, and they'd just be. I mean, they could automate, like one of those little birds in the water, you know, to just, like, keep swiping every single chick. But I knew it was worse for the guys. I didn't realize it was 14%. That's bad.
Melanie Mack
It's really rough for the guys. Yeah.
Host/Moderator
Just so FYI men of people they're attracted to, swiping right on is 46%. So half the ladies out there are dateable according to that.
Michael Knowles
I would have thought. I would have thought just as a number, I would have thought it'd be 75%. Because you just think you don't need to actually talk to them. If you match, it's just, like, up your numbers. Right. If you.
Melanie Mack
That's true. That's true.
Michael Knowles
Wow. Okay.
Melanie Mack
Yeah.
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Host/Moderator
What percentage of divorces in the US are initiated by women? What percent are initiated by women?
Michael Knowles
All right, just slightly under 70%.
Host/Moderator
The correct answer is 70% on the dot. Wow, that's pretty good.
Michael Knowles
I think it's actually like 69.8 or something. I was looking this up somewhat recently, but I'll take my point either way.
Host/Moderator
But did you look up what it. Did you look up the percent of when it's college educated women?
Michael Knowles
Oh, it's like 150%.
Host/Moderator
I couldn't find a specific study on it, but just citing some different law firms like Whitney and Law and Irwin. And Irwin, yeah. They say 90% of college educated women initiate the divorce. 90%.
Michael Knowles
That's bad. That's bad. Wow. Sweet little Elisa has her PhD, but she. I think it's kind of like the IQ bell curve meme. Like she's so smart that she realizes she shouldn't divorce me and get half my stuff. She should kill me and get all my stuff. That's how she would take care of the girl.
Melanie Mack
There you go. That's something.
Host/Moderator
Five, three. Michael.
Michael Knowles
All right.
Host/Moderator
Whoa. We're in straggly different.
Melanie Mack
Gosh. Clearly Michael's the better feminist.
Michael Knowles
There is some sexual inequality going on on this program.
Host/Moderator
Many people have said. Number eight, what percentage of Gen Z women now identify as feminists? This is Jess. Gen Z. All right, what do you have?
Michael Knowles
67.
Host/Moderator
60. Y' all are both dead wrong. It is 53%, but Melanie is closer.
Michael Knowles
Whoa, great. That's a white film.
Melanie Mack
Hey, that's. That's good. Because I know that Gen Z men are getting more conservative, but I thought women weren't. But hey, maybe this is an improvement.
Michael Knowles
That's great. This is like the divide politically where people try to say Gen Z is more right wing or more left wing. And the reality is they're just more of everything. So the left wing zoomers are all trannies. And the right wing zoomers are Nazis. You see, on average, they probably stay exactly the same. But I'm glad to see that on the feminine. That's a major move. Wow.
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Melanie Mack
I do think I. When I look through TikTok and stuff, I see a lot of these girls, these young girls are like, hey, I'm sick of this. I don't want to pay for dates. I don't want to be in the workforce. I want to stay at home. And so a lot of them, it actually makes sense.
Michael Knowles
Okay. The kids are all right.
Host/Moderator
That was one of my favorite reaction videos that Knowles did, where it's just like, these women, these liberal women discovering conservative men for the first time. Like, oh, my gosh, he paid for my meal. He opened my door.
Melanie Mack
Crazy. Like, whoa.
Host/Moderator
Yeah. This is actually the first generation, though. That's been the majority, so it's not looking that great. Okay, so, all right, all right, number nine. In the 1960s, about 92% of women reported cooking at home. Now that number has dropped in the late 2000s. What does it drop to?
Michael Knowles
Cooking at home. How frequently?
Host/Moderator
I didn't get a frequency of it, but.
Michael Knowles
Well, it's not, what, once a year? I think most people have cooked at home once a year. It's not. You're talking every night, every week. You can't. This is a ridiculous question.
Melanie Mack
I would assume in their general, like, most. Most days.
Michael Knowles
Most.
Host/Moderator
I would say most days. Yeah.
Michael Knowles
Okay. We're just making that up. Okay.
Host/Moderator
I think Melanie's taking over now. Here we go.
Michael Knowles
Yeah, okay. That's fine.
Melanie Mack
Better than. Better than anything. I'm the Host now.
Sponsor/Ad Voice
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Michael Knowles
92. In the 60s. In the late 2000s.
Host/Moderator
Yeah.
Sponsor/Ad Voice
Oh, come on.
Michael Knowles
Thought she meant 2000s.
Host/Moderator
Okay.
Melanie Mack
Okay.
Host/Moderator
Melanie's redoing it.
Michael Knowles
Yeah, you got it.
Melanie Mack
I'm redoing it. Cause I was counting it for, like, now.
Host/Moderator
Okay.
Michael Knowles
All right.
Host/Moderator
What do you have, Michael?
Michael Knowles
67 again.
Host/Moderator
67 what? Dude, it's 68.
Michael Knowles
Let's go.
Host/Moderator
Oh, wow, you've been reading my notes.
Michael Knowles
That was scary. 20%, Melanie, that I know.
Melanie Mack
A ton of women don't cook a ton. I cook. I'm just saying.
Michael Knowles
What do you cook? What's your specialty?
Melanie Mack
Well, I mostly do, like, carnivore meals. Carnivore or keto, but mostly carnivore. So I make, like, a lot of steaks, a lot of just, like, ground beef and eggs and breakfast foods like eggs and sausages and bacon and things like that. So it's pretty easy, but nice.
Michael Knowles
I do cook and you're still alive. Well, no. Now, they say that's healthy. Yes, now, because the food pyramid flipped. Now it's like, if you eat broccoli, you're a big fat glutton. And if you eat bacon and eggs for every meal, you're a healthy guy.
Melanie Mack
Yeah. Thanks, rfk.
Michael Knowles
Love that.
Melanie Mack
It's like. Yeah, yeah.
Michael Knowles
Have you had your nicotine yet today? You need to have your daily dose. Okay. All right. All right, Mr. Secretary, I will. Okay.
Host/Moderator
I didn't want to use the most recent data because there was one that came out in 2024, I believe, and it actually has increased. This is just a more extreme one, but I think it's at, like, 72% now. So that's a good sign.
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Melanie Mack
Oh, that is good. That's good, then. Okay.
Host/Moderator
All right. According to the UN Women's press release in 2022, how many years will it take to achieve full gender equality at the current rates? How many years did they say it's going to take?
Michael Knowles
According to whom?
Host/Moderator
According to the UN Women's press release in 2022.
Michael Knowles
Global Women's Equality.
Melanie Mack
Yes. Global or just in America?
Michael Knowles
It's gotta be global.
Host/Moderator
It's gotta be global. Yeah.
Michael Knowles
Yeah.
Melanie Mack
Oh, man. If we're going global, a bazillion how.
Michael Knowles
It's like, global. So. Yeah, you'd say that makes you think It'd be like 5200.
Melanie Mack
You gotta count Muslim countries.
Michael Knowles
Yeah. But it's the UN, which is wrong about it.
Melanie Mack
That is true.
Host/Moderator
All right. All right, Melanie, what do you have, a million years?
Michael Knowles
I said 130, and then I drew a little picture of a lady in a hijab. Or not a hijab. Burqa.
Melanie Mack
Yeah, I'm thinking Muslim countries. Like, if you're gonna count global. A million years.
Host/Moderator
Yeah, I think they were being a little optimistic when they said 300 years. So Knowles does get the point.
Michael Knowles
I mean, the real answer, if you really want to know, like, that's what the UN says, and I'll take the point. But the real answer for, like, equality, the way they mean it, like feminist equality, is infinity years. That's how long it's going to take.
Host/Moderator
You know how long it'll take to get that grip strength on the pickle jar. To equality. No chance.
Melanie Mack
Oh, yeah.
Host/Moderator
All right, number 11, according to the CDC, how much more likely are lesbian women to report experiencing domestic violence compared to heterosexual sexual women? Closest.
Michael Knowles
Without going, how much more likely? Meaning morning.
Host/Moderator
Like, more likely.
Michael Knowles
Well, here's. Here's the problem. Let me just explain to you the statistical problem that you didn't consider. Let's say straight women, it's 50%. Obviously, these are made up numbers, but let's say it's 50% and lesbians, it's 75%. You probably would count that as 25% more likely. But 75% compared to 50% is actually 50% more likely because it's. The delta is 25%, and 25% into 50% is half.
Host/Moderator
It's a persuasive argument, Michael. Now, what percent?
Michael Knowles
No. Okay, my question is just. Is it. Are you doing it based on percentage points or percent, meaning X number of straight women versus X number of Y number of lesbians?
Host/Moderator
If you're in a lesbian relationship, what percent? Like, how much more likely are you in a percentage?
Michael Knowles
I know you keep repeating that question. I'm saying, are you looking?
Host/Moderator
That's how I wrote it, though.
Michael Knowles
I know it's how you. But I'm saying, is it. Like, there's a survey of all women, and here's the likelihood that they're. And, you know, for straight women it's 42, and for lesbians it's 62. And you're just. You're just subtracting one from the other.
Host/Moderator
Percentage points.
Michael Knowles
Percentage points. Thank you.
Host/Moderator
Okay.
Michael Knowles
That's crucial, that is.
Melanie Mack
Okay. I want to know if they're being honest, too, because how. Yeah. How many of these women are admitting that they're fighting?
Michael Knowles
Joke.
Host/Moderator
All right, what do you have, Michael? How many percentage points?
Michael Knowles
17 percentage points.
Host/Moderator
The correct answer is about 25%.
Melanie Mack
Ah.
Host/Moderator
After. After that calculus, Michael.
Melanie Mack
Dim, if you're being honest.
Host/Moderator
Fancy statistics.
Melanie Mack
Apparently every lesbian I've ever met has. Has been in domestic violence with their. Their other lesbian.
Michael Knowles
It is. It's funny. Cause it surprises people to find out that the most violent relationships are lesbian relationships. It surprises people because apparently they've never met women. I don't know. Like, it doesn't surprise me at all. Women get a little. Can I say it? A little emotional sometimes. I'm not saying all the time.
Melanie Mack
They do. We're emotional creatures.
Michael Knowles
Yeah, they do. And there's no. The other thing is, with a man, even some men lose their temper and stuff, too. But men are taught, because men know that we can really be violent. Men are taught to restrain their violence from a very young age, whereas women are always taught that they can get away with anything. And they're not actually all that physically strong. And they're never told. Like, don't you ever hit a woman? Don't you? It's like. No, they get into cat fights.
Melanie Mack
Exactly. And men tend to deescalate better. So it's just like, okay, let's. Let's calm down, like.
Michael Knowles
Or.
Melanie Mack
I'm sorry. You know. Yeah, men tend to do that more than women. Or if you have just two emotional women that just keep going, keep going. And, like.
Host/Moderator
Yeah, you can't even have women as roommates. Like, women can't even be roommates.
Melanie Mack
Women. Yeah. Women are competitive with each other in general. Like, just look at how many female friendships actually stand the test of time. Not nearly as many as male friendships.
Michael Knowles
Yes. The one confounding factor, though, of this statistic is that lesbians don't exist. So I don't know how they got them. That can be a question for another time.
Melanie Mack
That's also true. I agree with that. So it's confusing. Yeah. I think the actual. It's just lesbians are lesbians because they can't get the man that they want. So they just like. But if they could get the man they want, they would. Or there might be a very small percentage of those who are, like, abused and they're scared of men because of that. But otherwise, it's like, if a woman settles down with another woman, she already lost the game. It's like she couldn't get the man, so she just didn't want to be alone.
Michael Knowles
That is the intro clip to this episode, and there is no debate about it. Very well done. Very well done.
Host/Moderator
All right, number 12. First wave feminism was most associated with suffrage. Second wave feminism was workplace equality and reproductive rights. Third wave feminism was individualism and girl power. What is fourth wave feminism most associated with? Is the terms most associated with each one of those? And there's two answers that you could have here.
Melanie Mack
Wait, is it a new one or still one or still?
Host/Moderator
We're currently in fourth wave feminism now.
Melanie Mack
Right. So, like, is their thing. Can it be a repeat on what they're focusing on, or is it a new thing?
Host/Moderator
These are two new things, two new hints.
Michael Knowles
You could have said. I'm not giving you a hint.
Host/Moderator
You ask me questions all the time.
Michael Knowles
All right, what the.
Melanie Mack
Man? What else do they want?
Host/Moderator
You'd be surprised. There's two possibilities.
Melanie Mack
What do you want?
Host/Moderator
There was a couple more, but I narrowed it down to two. These are the most popular ones. All right, Knowles, what do you have?
Michael Knowles
I said intersectionality. Ah.
Host/Moderator
See what you did there? What do you have, Melanie?
Melanie Mack
I'd say they want complete dominance over everybody, and they also want to bow down to the troons. So they want to be replaced by men. Make it make sense.
Michael Knowles
Okay, the thing is, before you even say it, Ben, those are probably not on the list, but she is, right? I mean, that is true. Yeah.
Host/Moderator
What is a troon? Am I a troon?
Michael Knowles
Tranny.
Melanie Mack
Oh, okay.
Michael Knowles
That's the new term for tranny, the safe term. You never heard that? You're too old. You're not hanging out with the kids like me and Melanie.
Melanie Mack
Yeah, see, some people think, like, oh, is that just the nicer one saying? No, it actually originated because of these trannies that would use cartoon avatars and the cartoons would be really beautiful, and then you'd see they actually look like a wildebeest in person. So it's like, oh, it's a troon. A transgender cartoon.
Michael Knowles
I never knew that. I heard the phrase. I didn't know where it came from, though. Okay.
Melanie Mack
That's where it originated. Yes.
Host/Moderator
I love that. That's great. That's a good one. That's not the answer. The correct answers could be either intersectionality or online activism. So Michael got it right.
Michael Knowles
I'll take it. I'll take it. But I prefer Melanie's.
Melanie Mack
Mine was the real correct answer, but no, it's fine.
Michael Knowles
I learned the etymology of troon today. That's good. I've wondered that for a while.
Host/Moderator
All right. In the early 2000s and 2010s, only about 20 to 30% of top grossing films featured female protagonists. To what percentage did these increase in 2024?
Michael Knowles
Yeah. I don't know. At the Daily Wire, 300%. We only ever make movies with chicks. It's crazy.
Host/Moderator
We contributed to it.
Michael Knowles
What's that about? That's weird. I know. It occurs to me why we keep making these movies with chicks.
Host/Moderator
Okay, anyway, so 20, 30% up to. What are we at in 2024?
Melanie Mack
Wait, how much it increased or where it's at?
Host/Moderator
What's the percent at? What's the percent point at now?
Michael Knowles
How come you didn't yell at Melanie for asking that question? That's a good question. Wait, what was your starting date?
Host/Moderator
Cause I'm not a feminist. The starting date was. It's the 2000s, 2010s, and it was at 20 to 30% of the top grossing.
Melanie Mack
Top grossing. But, like, not much is doing well. A lot of things are flopping now.
Host/Moderator
Yep. Do y' all have an answer? Oh, wait.
Melanie Mack
Yes.
Host/Moderator
All right, Michael, what do you have?
Michael Knowles
I'm gonna zag here. I think it went down. I'm saying 12% since the 2010 since 2019.
Host/Moderator
The correct answer in 2024 was 42%. Melanie, with the snipe.
Melanie Mack
Yes.
Host/Moderator
Okay, but Knowles, you're partially right, because in 2025 it dropped down to 29%. I think they're back. Yeah, yeah.
Michael Knowles
All right. That's a nice trend. I had to go see Captain Marvel for the Daily Wire. They made me go see it. That was maybe. You made me go see it, Mr. Davis. Yeah. And that was so unbearable. I've barely seen a movie since. And to me, that was the peak of Lady Boss pop movies.
Melanie Mack
I think true peak is Tomb Raider. Angelina Jolie's Tomb Raider. That was actually good.
Michael Knowles
Yeah, it's a deep cut. It's like a 20 year old, 25 year old deep cut.
Host/Moderator
All right, number 14. What percentage of US women say the term feminist describes them? Well, what percent?
Michael Knowles
Not just Gen Z. This is all women.
Host/Moderator
This is all women.
Michael Knowles
All right, we have 42%.
Host/Moderator
The correct answer, according to Pew data is 61%.
Michael Knowles
I mean, that's horrifying. That's horrifying. And I'm happy I got the point. Oh, no, that's bad.
Melanie Mack
I was hoping the country girls would make a difference with that, but.
Michael Knowles
Okay, Whoa, that's nuts. Hold on, wait a second. You said Ben. And Ben, Ben, you said that the percentage of Gen Z that identifies as feminist is 52%. And we said, oh, that's lower than we expected. And you said, yeah, but it's actually the highest for any generation ever. Oh, and now you're saying that of all generations, it's 63% or whatever. How is that doesn't make sense.
Host/Moderator
Well, I think as those are like the younger generation, like that. That's the first. I wonder how that would make sense, because it was like the younger generation. It's the first young generation to say that. But I think the older generations, once you get older, then if you don't get married and you're more in, you know, not having success, then maybe you become a feminist out of frustration later in life. And so they identify more as feminists.
Michael Knowles
You're saying they become more feminist over time?
Host/Moderator
That's what the research. According to Pew research data. That's what it says.
Michael Knowles
I want to examine these data.
Host/Moderator
All right, hold on, Control. Rowan, can you clarify?
Michael Knowles
I don't. I'll take the point.
Host/Moderator
I don't care. You know what?
Michael Knowles
Nevermind. I didn't say anything. Let's go. We'll move on.
Host/Moderator
All right, all right, all right.
Melanie Mack
Okay.
Host/Moderator
Number 15. Women do what percent of the world's unpaid care and domestic work. Is it A, 30%? B, over 75%. C, 50%, D, 10%.
Michael Knowles
I love how it's unpaid, unpaid care. How about.
Host/Moderator
And domestic work.
Michael Knowles
Yeah, and domestic work. Unpaid. How about you have a home to live in and food to eat and clothes to wear. What is this unpaid? I remember Andrew Wang Yang, when you remember that guy was running for president and he was always complaining about how his wife didn't get a salary. I say, bro, if you want to pay your wife money, give her a bigger allowance or something. But why am I like, that's A. Not everything has to be paid out in banknotes, buddy. Good grief.
Melanie Mack
That is true.
Michael Knowles
It's B, right? Certainly over 75% I would see, correct?
Host/Moderator
Yeah, it is B.
Melanie Mack
Okay. All right.
Host/Moderator
Also, Pew Research center in 2020, 61% of U.S. women said the term feminist describes them very well.
Michael Knowles
No, I know. The weird thing is, though, you said the most feminist generation ever is at 53%. And then when you add all the less feminist generations in, you get to 62%.
Host/Moderator
I don't know how they do their data. You know, data's all fake. You know that.
Michael Knowles
Okay, all right.
Melanie Mack
That's true.
Host/Moderator
All right. 16. What percentage of women said they have actively switched off or stopped watching a film or TV show because it lacked enough female characters or felt too stereotypical? What percent of women said they've turned off because of one of those things?
Michael Knowles
I think this number is even maybe too high. I said 7%. We said 5. Wow.
Host/Moderator
The answer is 25%. One in four women apparently were like, no, not enough ladies in here.
Michael Knowles
The thing is, no, they haven't. They just say that it's a thing they say.
Melanie Mack
Exactly. Nobody thinks that. It's just like, hey, is this story interesting or captivating or like, that's really what it is.
Michael Knowles
That's one.
Melanie Mack
It's like sometimes some people don't think like that.
Michael Knowles
Yeah. One point that we've talked about at DW is there's a difference between when conservatives got to make movies, they don't make the movies people wanna see. They make the movies that they want people to want to see. And that answer from those ladies, that's an answer they want to believe. That's the answer they want to give. Not one of them has turned off a movie because it didn't have enough chicks.
Melanie Mack
Exactly.
Michael Knowles
Sword fighting or whatever.
Host/Moderator
And this is another generational response. This too, it rose to 46% among us millennials.
Michael Knowles
Nonsense. I mean, millennials are. They might be the most Insufferable generation. Everyone bangs up on the boomers. I don't. They're our parents. We have to have filial piety. Also millennials. By basically any objective measure, millennials are worse. You know, I like we're part of it. I don't want to beat up on it either, but I'm not surprised they say that they don't actually do it. That's totally made up.
Melanie Mack
I think so, too. I don't think there's over 40% of people, like, ridiculous. I didn't see enough women. I didn't see enough black people.
Michael Knowles
I certainly didn't see enough black women.
Host/Moderator
Or it's stereotypical, too. So it's like a woman gets rescued, and it's like, I can't even handle that. I don't want to be that.
Michael Knowles
Oh, yeah. I hate when the really hot, rich, strong guy came in and saved that damsel in distress. Oh, that just really fired me up.
Melanie Mack
Exactly. I don't want to hear it with people pretending like they don't like the damsel in distress trope when it's, like, a lot of the stuff they're actually reading and all of that would say a different story.
Host/Moderator
Yeah, that's true. All right, last question. What percent of Democratic voters in the United States are women? Closest without going over wins.
Michael Knowles
It's not what percent of women are Democrats. It's what percent of Democrats are women.
Host/Moderator
Wait, didn't you say the same thing?
Melanie Mack
Yes.
Michael Knowles
No.
Melanie Mack
Yes.
Michael Knowles
This is why I have to clarify.
Host/Moderator
What percentage of Democratic voters in the United States are women?
Michael Knowles
Okay. Not what percent of women are Democratic voters.
Host/Moderator
Correct.
Michael Knowles
Okay. I don't trust that this distinction is. But I'm. Whatever. I'll go with it.
Host/Moderator
This is also a Pew Research.
Michael Knowles
What percentage of women vote for Democrats?
Host/Moderator
Yes.
Melanie Mack
What percent of Democrat voters are women?
Michael Knowles
Which is it?
Host/Moderator
I don't know what to say to you right now.
Michael Knowles
Say it. Repeat what you said.
Host/Moderator
I think it's of the Democrats, what percent are women?
Michael Knowles
Okay. All right.
Melanie Mack
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Host/Moderator
There you go. In 1896. All right. What do you have, Knowles?
Michael Knowles
I don't feel that confident. I said 62%.
Host/Moderator
Wow. Close. According to Pew Research, it's between 54 and 56%. So call it 55.
Michael Knowles
Okay. All right. We both lose it.
Melanie Mack
Okay. You're both over.
Host/Moderator
Well, we don't know who lost technically, because this is a gentleman's game, and, Michael, you are currently in the lead, but if you want to risk it all and do a double or nothing, go for broke. One bonus question it's here for the taking.
Michael Knowles
You know what? I don't.
Host/Moderator
You do it.
Michael Knowles
By virtue of any part of my nature, I have reason. I have highly functioning reason. I mean, relatively functioning reason and very low emotional reasoning. I'm going to take the victory.
Host/Moderator
Oh my God, you did.
Melanie Mack
Okay, that's fair.
Michael Knowles
I want to win.
Melanie Mack
That's fair. I don't want a freebie. I don't want a freebie.
Michael Knowles
No, he's trying to manipulate me and you're such a. I want to know what the question is, but I don't want to.
Host/Moderator
You want to just do it for fun? Let's see what happens.
Melanie Mack
Yes.
Host/Moderator
All right.
Michael Knowles
I want another question.
Host/Moderator
All right. What percentage of gamers in the United States are female according to the latest 2025 data from.
Michael Knowles
So glad I didn't bet my win on this. I have no idea.
Host/Moderator
Oh, you're so close.
Melanie Mack
Lie though. It's such a lie though, but okay.
Michael Knowles
Oh, is this like gamergate stuff where they try to pretend.
Melanie Mack
Well, it's. This is why it's a lie. It's because they're counting like Candy Crush and crap. Like they're not counting actual like gamer games. It's like this is counting all the little mobile stuff and.
Michael Knowles
Yeah, okay, well, all right, now that you gave me that context, I guess I would. If you're counting Candy Crush, I would say like 54%. Over 50%.
Host/Moderator
Y' all are both technically wrong. Though Melanie, of course is closer at 47%, which is still wild. Yeah, it must be Candy Crush.
Melanie Mack
I know. Used to, it was like, I don't know, a few years ago they said it was just over because they were like, oh, more. More women are gamers than men. Maybe they're counting the they thems now. But used to, it was like they said it was just over 50%. So they were trying to act like more women are gamers than men, but it's just not true.
Michael Knowles
Because the modal gamer, the most represented gamer, is really a 14 year old boy saying the N word on a first person shooter, right?
Host/Moderator
Yeah.
Michael Knowles
Okay.
Melanie Mack
That represents most gamers, as it should.
Michael Knowles
Naturally.
Host/Moderator
Of all the stats that I found when I saw that, I was like, okay, I don't believe any stat anymore. Cause there is no way this is accurate. That's total bs.
Michael Knowles
No. Although I don't know, it does confound when you add like the mo. Because the other thing is when I walk by the control room and I'll hear Mr. Davies screaming the N word playing Candy Crush. So I don't know, maybe it's kind of diverse, you know?
Host/Moderator
All right, well, to the victor goes the spoils. Melody, would you Please give a 30 second pitch for why people should tune into the Michael Knowles show?
Melanie Mack
Okay, guys, if you have not been tuning into the Michael Knowles show, you should, because Michael Knowles is the best pickle jar opener you will ever find. Grip strength.
Michael Knowles
Is that a euphemism?
Melanie Mack
85% more than women. He's brilliant. Captain Marvel. Who? Why was he not Captain Marvel? It's just genius. Knows all of the percentage of feminist facts. So he could be the best feminist in the world if he wanted to, but instead he knows that feminism is a scam, so he's using. He's being that humble, awesome person and being like, hey, you know what? Even though I would be the best feminist in the world, I'm not going to for the betterment of society. So why would you not watch it?
Host/Moderator
Yeah. What a guy.
Michael Knowles
You know, What a pitch. What an ad. Ladies, ladies, if you want the best pickle jar opener on the Internet, tune in to the Michael Knowles show. I like that. That might be my new Twitter bio.
Melanie Mack
I love it.
Host/Moderator
Well, there you have it. If you haven't already, subscribe to Melanie Mac go Boom. Melanie Mac gaming streams and Bible time with Melanie Mac on all socials. And drop us a comment with who we should have on next and what topic to tackle in the next episode of Face Off.
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In this lively, debate-style game show, Michael Knowles and Melonie Mac square off to test their knowledge and opinions on the subject of feminism, both past and present. The episode uses a trivia format with pointed commentary, jokes, and cultural critiques to dissect the impact of feminism on society, relationships, and politics—often through a skeptical, right-leaning lens. The hosts spar over facts, statistics, and generational trends, all while maintaining a playful and irreverent tone.
Overall, the episode fuses competitive trivia with biting social commentary, highlighting cultural and generational divides on feminism while satirizing pop culture narratives and data-driven claims. The tone is brisk, irreverent, and at times, deliberately provocative—providing both entertainment and fodder for debate.