![]() And mostly, he just comes across like he wants Democrats to like him again. He regrets doing specific wrong to specific women he has no apparent regret for the phrase he amplified representing a broader culture of misogyny and homophobia. “When I became governor, I wanted to make sure that no one, including me, ever makes this mistake,” he said. He added later that his regret was based in the partisan nature of its use, not the term: “When you can reach out across the aisle and work together, you can get much more accomplished, rather than ‘girlie men’ or ‘fuck you’ or ‘it’s my way or the highway.’”Įarlier in the interview, Schwarzenegger admitted he “stepped over the line several times”-he was accused of various gropings over the years (which he didn’t outright deny, saying instead he couldn’t remember entirely, but some (“sound like me”)-and as a result implemented a sexual harassment course in his gubernatorial administration. In the long term, it’s better to not say that, because Want to do little things so there’s no risk involved. I called them girlie men because they weren’t willing Welcome one step further into the resistance, Arnie.Īt the time it felt like the right thing to do. One of our most virulently anti-Trump Republicans is looking back on his past behavior amid the #MeToo movement and thinking hard about it. He repeated it in a 2004 speech at the Republican National Convention as California’s governor, saying, “To those critics who are so pessimistic about our economy, I say: don’t be economic girlie men.” Really shoehorned the self-referencial joke in there, and now it has its own Wikipedia page.īut today, he backs down from his trademark insult, telling Men’s Health ( Men’s Health!), that he now wishes he didn’t use it. Schwarzenegger first borrowed the term from a Saturday Night Live sketch written for (and poking slight fun of) him, “Pumping Up with Hans and Franz,” to describe George H.W. ![]() Lobbed intentionally as an insult in pretty much any context, it’s a schoolyard insult that makes its user sound 100 years old. īoth: Yah, any questions? Alright.īoth: And we just want to pump you up! Īnnouncer: This has been Pumping Up with Hans and Franz.Arnold Schwarzenegger regrets his catchphrase “girlie man.” He regrets it, which is great, because it’s one of the more frustrating phrases out there-a cousin of “sissy,” a bad friend of “queer”-managing to be misogynistic and homophobic at the same time. Hans: Yah and these are your muscles on steroids. You know I love the way those pictorials were just dancing the night away.įranz: Thats right. Hans: Yah alright, now can we please do the finale?Īrnold Schwarzenegger: Alright. You guys are the losers, I mean youre wastes. If you continue on this way, Im gonna twist your flab into the shape of a pacifier, and Im gonna have you suck on it until you poop your diapers, huh? How about that?Īrnold Schwarzenegger: Yah youre sure sorry, youre real losers. What youre doing here is youre putting the carriage in front of the horse, thats not what we want to do. ![]() Listen guys, this is not about competition, this is about exercising, listen fellas, hear me now and believe me later. Ok now before you work out, its very important to shave all your body hair.įranz: Yah thats right, we are completely hairless, believe me.Īrnold Schwarzenegger: No, no, no, no, no. Hans: Thats right, thats right, before you pose, its very important to oil your body.įranz: Thats right, so you can accent your cuts and your muscle definition.Īrnold Schwarzenegger: Fellas come on, we have to learn here about how to exercise.įranz: Yah, yah cousin its all good to exercise, but sooner or later, theyre gonna have to learn how to compete. Try it.Īrnold Schwarzenegger: Guys hold on, hold it, there are more important things than posing. Hans: Yah lets go over some simple poses like this. ![]() Franz: Its very important to know how to properly flex. ![]()
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