Sexist Internet Trolls Tell This 16-Year-Old Explorer To “Go Make A Sandwich”, And Her Comeback Is Epic
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16-year-old Australian skier Jade Hameister is the coolest teen. After a grueling 37-day trip through the Antarctic, she became the youngest person to complete the Polar Hat Trick, which includes traversing the North Pole, South Pole, and Greenland ice sheet. Not only that, she schooled her trolls in a way they will never forget.
A couple of years ago, Hameister gave a TEDx talk, explaining her journey towards the Polar Hat Trick and encouraging other young women to follow their dreams. And even though she had already skied to the North Pole at the time, her accomplishments didn’t stop trolls from bombarding her with sexist remarks. One of the most popular ones was “make me a sandwich.” And on January 13th this year, after her biggest life goal yet, Hameister did just that.
After the talk, Jade skied unassisted across the Greenland icecap in 2017, completing the second part of her hat trick. To reach the South Pole, she pulled a 220-pound sled for 373 miles across Antarctica.
There, she took a photo at the Ceremonial South Pole while holding a plate. “I made you a sandwich (ham & cheese),” Jade addressed the trolls. “Now ski <…> to the South Pole and you can eat it.”
“These past couple of years have been filled with crazy new experiences,” the explorer wrote. “Experiences that have transformed me and my soul. New pins on my map, new smells, new tastes, new friends, new cultures and a new mindset. I’ve pushed myself past what I once thought were my boundaries and challenged what other people once thought was possible for young women in particular.”
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16-year-old Australian skier Jade Hameister became the youngest person to complete the Polar Hat Trick
After her TEDx talk 2 years ago, she received some very nasty comments from men, telling her to “go make a sandwich”
To put them to their place, she came up with the perfect revenge plan:
“Now ski <…> to the South Pole and you can eat it”
Congratulations on being such an awesome human, Jade!
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My comment might sound sexist as well but I can't helo asking it. Why is the internet full of men who write sexist comments? Being female online, sometimes I'm not comfortable admitting that I'm a girl,, because once the internet knows I am, suddenly anything I said would be irrelevant. Then comes such comments as' you're a girl what do you know?' 'you're just jealous of her'
It's not sexist of you. The answer to your question is the same for any bullies: It's their insecurity that they try to mask by abusing others who won't be able to fight back (e.g. by never meeting them). If someone was justifiably self-confident, they wouldn't need to be so pathetic.
As a man, I ABSOLUTELY agree with you, Tiny. These cowardly, insecure A$$HOLES wouldn't have the guts to look her in the eye and make such a remark. These cretins are not men, inthe true sense of the woed
I absolutely agree with you! This girl achieved more in a short space of her life than those a***holes will ever achieve in their life time. I'm a man and I take my hat off to her for achieving what she did. She has most definitely earned my respect.
Indeed! People who feel they’ve actually accomplished something in life and are rightly proud of it, also tend to be proud of the achievements of others. What they don’t do, is tell other people to go sit down or shut up!
Thank you for using neutral terms. Women also bully other men and women online and use crass language that is typically associated with misogyny. I feel it is important to focus on this young woman's awesome achievement.
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And if someone was justifiably self-confident she wouldn't claim victimhood and then virtue signal to the world. NOW GET ME A BEER, TINY! Chop chop.
Simply because this is a very misogynist world we live in. We women are still seen as being "less than" even though we are also human beings. And you're right, people especially men love to dismiss us and treat us like a monolith and treat us as though anything we have to say is irrelevant because in their minds "women are irrelevant". Our lives don't matter to them. So what you are saying is not sexist at all. It's unfortunately the truth. And that's why I (and many others) fight so hard for equality.
WOW Caitlyn, good for you! You're literally the ONE person who can say that!
I've also noticed that mansplainers really don't like being called out as mansplainers... In their mind, they are just 'informing us'... Umm, thanks!!! **rolls eyes**
Here it is for the semi-retarded, hopefully Full Name will even understand. mansplain manˈspleɪn/Submit verbinformal gerund or present participle: mansplaining (of a man) explain (something) to someone, typically a woman, in a manner regarded as condescending or patronizing. "I'm listening to a guy mansplain economics to his wife"
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What is a mansplainer? I consulted with the good 'ole Oxford English Dictionary and gosh darn if it didn't show up. Maybe it'll show up in the online version as a subset of SJW Feminist.
Because we live in a patriarcal world and for a really long time, men were the ones that brought food and money and women stayed home to care for the children and cook. We have since changed but some people doesn't want to leave the 1950's and continue to have a mindset that a woman's only role is to be a housewife and care for her husband's every need. And these things are easier to say online because the people can hide behind a screen and doesn't have to face the same consequenses that they would get if saying it IRL.
I would have to disagree about the bread-winners... woman at home/man at work was just a temporary phase after the industrial revolution took off and there were more job options than before for men (although both men and women worked in factories) but in past centuries/millenia most people lived in villages and were farmers and both men and women worked hard in the field and taking care of domestic animals. When I compare the situation in the village where my grandma lived, women even did more work than men, in the field, around and in the house plus taking care of children.. The root of patriatchy is the notion that men are supreme and better than women.. us women may have gained rights we never had in the past times but it's far from ideal.. the change has to happen within men's heads and in society as well for this sexism thing to go away
I think you’re forgetting that women of color have always worked outside the home, along side poor women. We didn’t get a say or have a choice, (and some of us were forced to work for free. ) not working was the privilege of upper class western white women, and members of the nobility. Women in non western societies and poor women always worked, and worked hard in an out of the home.
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This doesn't reflect reality.
The internet just like the real world is full of arse holes, the difference however is that on the internet people are anonymous, so can write crap about they cannot say in the real world without getting their head kicked in.
Yes this, I can guarantee these same guys probably aren’t saying this to women’s faces in the real world. All kinds of losers get bold on the internet!
Tiny-Dick-itis, with a prognosis of a Mum’s-Basement-Sofa-ectomy and a Game-console-removal as possible palliative efforts to enable steps toward joining the human race - with extended rehab.
Or they just start asking for pictures "or you're lying". *sigh*
I tell such people to f*ck off and never reply anything to their statements again. If someone writes stuff like that, he's below my level of intelligence and open-mindedness and thus unworthy for my attention. I do hope you do the same with such a**holes.
I'm a senior, but I still remembered the first few times I logged on. As soon as I wrote my name I was deluged with sexist and suggestive comments. I did nothing to earn hostility except to have a female name (which can also be male, though rarer). I went on to have a career in software, but it is a difficult culture for women. I hope the next few generations can make a real dent in that. (I was also once grabbed by the breasts while browsing in the library, so there's a #MeToo.)
They're compensating for something. And they would never have the guts themselves to even walk to a supermarket on their own.
Yes, Caitlyn. MOST WOMEN DEAL WITH MISOGYNY. You realize I'm a woman living in the US, the same country as you? So I'm talking about my own experiences combined with the experiences of every woman I've ever met. I'm not "watching too much news." I'm looking at the real world. Look at this comment, section.. There are STILL men making jokes about women "making them sandwiches." You don't find that sexist and stupid and offensive? Of course not! Because you want to be the "cool girl" who totally doesn't get feminism and why anyone needs it so the guys will think you're super awesome and want to be friends with you. Also... understanding that we live in a world that tends to be biased towards women doesn't mean we walk around whining and acting like victims all day. It simply means we recognize reality and aren't willing to pretend everything is fucking fine with how many women are treated.
It's ok, Caitlyn. You are not respected around HERE.
Also, Caitlyn... How the hell do YOU empower any women anywhere?? Honest question.
Because "When you're accustomed to privilege equality feels like oppression." so they get back at those mean women trying to keep them down (by being better than them in everything they do).
because many men are pigs, toxic masculinity doesnt help either.
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well the same reason why women are often mean to other women - it's because anonymousity of Internet makes some people worse
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who let you out of the kitchen???
Wow. How fucking unique.
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"Why is the internet full of men who write sexist comments?" It isn't. There are some children that may make stupid comments. What it is full of is bloggers that know that click-bait polarizing topics offer some job security, if they get paid or attention. Also, anonymity may offer the opportunity for women to pose as "men". Beyond that, there at least one study that suggests females are just as likely to use derogatory terms that are generally viewed as misogynistic. https://www.demos.co.uk/project/misogyny-on-twitter/ Mind you, I recognize sexism. I also recognize sensationalism and a departure from reality. Beyond that, I find it sad that this young woman's story has appended a "girls rule, boys drool sentiment" or a "those meany boys" over an amazing feat that I think is awesome. It is far more important that this young woman did something awesome.
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It goes both ways. There are plenty of rude men on the internet that are sexist. There are also tons of women on the internet who are sexist. One difference is that when women are sexist its considered a positive thing. There are entire websites like Buzzfeed who devote a large portion of their content towards being sexist against men.
LOL! God, what's it like to feel the need to be constantly victimized? There are literally no popular websites that "devote a large portion of their content towards being sexist against men." I go on Buzzfeed often, and I've literally never felt that way. You don't give a shit what women go through. You don't give a shit about sexism. You care about making "poor men" victims. Grow up, mont.
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men? It's the internet, you don't know for sure. Could be boys or full grown adult women.
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Actually according to Pew Global data, (Which is a great source btw), women abuse men online more than men on women. In fact women abuse women more. And I think that saying all men online are sexist IS in itself sexist. Being a female online has nothing to do with the way most people give you credit but that's just me.
"The Global Attitudes Project is a series of worldwide public opinion surveys…" Sure, a great source. What is actually accurate, is the fact that men get more harassed online than women (by other men) but a crucial left point here is the fact that these men receive generic abuse, not gendered: that is, they get called 'moron' or whatever because of dissenting opinions, etc., while women get specifically targeted for being women and it reflects on the kind of abuse they receive.
I love TED talks but the horde of misogynistic comments that appear each time a woman is giving a talk kinda ruins the experience for me. TED is all about "ideas worth spreading". Thus, it seems like unlikely place to gather so many angry, retrograde trolls. Kudos to this girl though, she is awesome.
It was a difficult habit to break but I made myself stop reading the comments on such talks. But it also inspired me to commit to never making negative comments anywhere online. No matter how stupid or bigoted someone is I refuse to respond. I may correct obvious mistakes or misinformation but I do so politely. I only comment when I have something positive to add to the conversation.
You are SO missing out on having some "fun" putting some of those JackWagons in their place and "breaking it off..." So to speak. It's true that far too many of them, men OR women, fail to grasp that they just had their proverbial as* handed to them, since it went well over their heads. But, conversely, sometimes it's like beating your head against a brick wall, too, and so NOT worth it. But those who act the fool and are outwitted get REALLY quiet after being handed their Butt and having NO witty response. THAT is the fun in the effort IF you want to chance it. Otherwise I understand your position on the point.
I also try to do this. Only once I somehow got into an exchange where I was explaining clearly and politely my knowledge of a fairly innocuous topic and after a couple of exchanges realized that the other person just wanted to argue. I responded by saying that it seemed he wanted to argue with someone about something and I did not want to. It was really dumb.
I agree. Don't read the comments on those youtube videos. You know what all the idiots are going to say anyway.
Letting their comments "ruin your experience" of the TED talks is exactly what these asshole trolls are looking to do. Do yourself a favor, don't read on after realizing it's just bulls--t. This woman deserves all the kudos she gets for her endeavors. Hell yeah, you go girl!
never read the comments! It's the only way to survive the internet experience, or find yourself a group you can study for a year before you realize if you can trust them or not and if you decide you can , post away. Yes it's labor intensive but it's saves you sanity in the end.
Thank goodness you didn't bother yourself with the thoughts of small minds and went right ahead, proving them wrong. :) Bonus points on enjoying a laugh at then end.
This young girl has accomplished more in 37 days than most of you "sandwich machos" will achieve in your entire lifetime, and yet she can and she had time to prepare a sandwich...
As a young teenager trying to reverse the consequences of patriarchy and toxic masculinity I think empowering women is one of the best things you can do I cringe inside everytime I see another guy randomly insulting another woman for any reason Go girls !
That's a Hero Sandwich--You go girl!
kudos to you woman! you're badass!
Those dickhead mean saying that already proved that she was far better than them.
I've seen your comments quite often while reading articles on here and I always love what you write. Keep up the good work. I think you're a fantastic human being. :)
Men who make comments like that need something to make themselves "feel better" because they realize they are not capable of doing something a girl does. That's sad
Heros come in all ages.
That's why the girl is going places!
Love the story! Keep it up
Bwahahahaha! Good one superwoman!
Yesssss she is a young queen !!!!❤️❤️❤️
BEST. SANDWICH. EVER.
You go girl!! :D :D :D :D Show them how it's done!! :D :D :D :D
I am so impressed and so proud of her. Meanwhile, what the f is wrong with these sexist trolls online? Get a life!
You go, girl!
These trolls will most likely never achieve anything of meaning in their own lives. She has achieved so much more than me and she's half my age. Really savage burn in the end. I hope she goes on and achieved even greater heights
Greatness of spirit, is so vast and courageous that such comments from folks who have no dreams for themselves!
This is divine!! Keep going girl!
asshole sexist men
What a world of cowardly, insecure bullies. It must be terrible when your only claim to fame is your (apparently teeney-tiny male reproductive organs). What a Stone Age mentality. These bottom feeders would deserve our compassion if they weren't so abhorrent. What are you afraid of and what went wrong with potty-traiining?
I heard about this before she is an amazing woman you should definitely watch the ted talk it is inspiring
Just castrate them it will be more fun. And nobody needs their demon spawns.
I love this! She I sighed so awesome, I want to meet her.
Is.. not I sighed... geez autocorrect is weird these days
😂 ikr?!!
YOU ARE SO AMAZING. Congratulations on your wonderful achievements. You are an incredible and inspirational young lady who I cannot help but admire so much. I honestly hope your life is full of happiness and many more fulfilled goals and dreams. You deserve all the good things that life has to offer. WELL DONE
Aw, come on. Why would people say that to a kid? She's done more than than those keyboard warriors ever will.
She's a good deal tougher than me so as far as I'm concerned, she is a badass. We are only limited by our own perceived limitations.
Her parents must be so proud of her. What an amazing young woman. I wonder what her diet was during the treks.
Wow this is amazing and can I have your sandwich? ( they don't deserve it )
She should have said "come get it , bitch".
Good job Jade, #TimesUp to stop those sexistic morons!!!
An idea worth spreading in the next TED talk is that troll comments need an identifying flag so readers can scroll right past them. Mean-spirited comments are inevitable but needn't be unavoidable.
I love her wit. Humiliate them sexists
Awesome. <3
She tougher than me, she can do whatever she wants as far as I am concerned. We are only limited by our own perceived limitations. This girl is a badass.
Forget that nonsense. I love to cook too much to let a woman make me a sandwich. Instead, I'd make her a sandwich and it'd be delicious.
Way to go, girl!
MEN don't make comments like "go make a sandwich" to women who are accomplished or accomplishing things. Only boys do that.
Only if the commenters can ski to eat the sandwiches she made...
Bravo, girl! Have a wonderful life ahead!!!
First thought- that's an impressive feat. second thought- those men are jerks. Third thought? that sandwhich looks tasty. Okay. so I'm hungry.
Where are these men making these comments? On YouTube?
YouTube, Bored Panda, Facebook, real life. Men are trash everywhere.
Yes, Paul, I am. And you are owed no explanation.
Caitlyn, I’m not fighting sexism. Men have fucked up this whole planet. Their reign is coming to an end.
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That’s even more sexist than this article... Dang...
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Sexist much?
She could've put one slice of bread on the North Pole and another on the South Pole, and she could've 'I made an Earth sandwich. Do it after me!'
This was a cool story. Unfortunately there's too much misogyny and misandry out there.
Kudos to you! Boo sexism.
Damn! This girl trolled them
All I can say is.....***YOU GO GIRLFRIEND*** !!!!!
Grrrrl!! What a badass!! Love it!
I'm proud even though I don't know her
this is priceless. what a comeback! bravo!
Well, now she has to make two sandwiches :)
Just trying to wrap my head around how the comment section here some how found a way to add Trump to the conversation. It really is sad that so many of us have differing opinions, and yet we can't take a breath and write a statement without having to write curse words or directly attack others. Kinda sucks. We could actually have pretty good discussions from the breadth of people I have come to know comment here. Instead we always fall in to the same old trap of calling names, mentioning Trump, insulting someone's intelligence etc. It's kind of pathetic. Not only that it seems to be what people do when they converse on the internet. If this how you folks actually act in person I would hate to have to deal with you on a daily basis.
Holy cow did I step on a land mine or what. Wow
I haven't seen anything on Trump.
Someone resorted to calling someone a trump supporter in the comments. Maybe it is gone. But then everyone started down voting me because I brought it up. Hehe. Oh well you can't always be funny I guess
Normally I hate these "Someone said something mean to this person and their response was epic" posts but this one was actually pretty funny. Well played. As for the commenters though: take your virtue signalling recreational outrage elsewhere. Bitch bitch bitch, stop making this about you.
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Meh.. leave 'em. What matters is your image of yourself. I'm sure you realize that your accomplishment is nothing to scoff at, attested by your excellent 'in your face' twitter post. Every other opinion is next. Those you can chose to use or ignore. There're lots of people who will respect you for what you have accomplished, irrelevant of gender, but will not vocalize it. You do no need to hear it, but simply to know that it is there. This is because those who understand their abilities, advantages and disadvantages and work to exceed them have no need or desire to bring you down. From them you receive constructive criticism, support and competition. Feel sorry for those who disparage against hate you for your achievements, because they know they haven't yet achieved anything that they are honestly proud of and are frustrated by it. They are afraid.
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She could work fo me
You don’t have enough money to pay her.
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From my perspective, it is possible that some of these sexist remarks that are displayed come from children and shouldn't be taken seriously. Kind of like in the Southern US when a dense person does something dense and the little old church lady says "bless your heart". Beyond that, this young woman is awesome. Keep it up!
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So she still made the sandwich. Good girl.
Poor you. Must be shitty, but you deserve it.
Paul if you think telling a woman to make a sandwich for your weak, pathetic ass is funny, you are exactly the problem. Starve.
Paul, hate is a strong word. Funny you didn’t reply to John Smith. You had no problem with what he said. Just my response.
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You really hate men don't you?
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Because I can see it's humour and not a serious comment
HAHAHAHA BEING SEXIST IS SO FUN! BUT I'M TOTALLY ALL ABOUT EQUALITY! - Paul Osborne.
I think the one who is being hateful here is John. Don't you have an MRA meeting to go to Paul? So you can bitch to your fellow idiots about how nobody wants to have sex with you.
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sometimes it's just a joke people stop getting so bent out of shape
Do you call yourself Gourd because your body is shaped like one? Or just your face is? Don't get bent out of shape, I might be joking.
in what context is it "OK" to make a joke like that to someone you dont know? heres a test. if you wouldn't say it to or around someone you love and fully respect (like say your mother). then its in poor taste.
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Men are easy game though. According to feminists all men are monsters and need to be subdued. They don't want equality, they want power reversal and if you try and speak against them they play the victim card.
LOL. Awww, poor Paul. So upset. I'm a feminist and don't think men are monsters. Men like you, sure. But most men? Nope! So there goes your little theory.
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I meant a HOT sandwich!
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I could not agree with el char Better
If that's your picture Luis, you are so handsome, to bad you're a jerk
You know what you are right. I just read previous comments. Sorry you are not a jerk for agreeing, my bad. I must have gotten el char mixed up with someone else. Sorry
Thank you I hope you have a nice day I try to soppier women because in this society they have it way harder have a great day !!
I'm not sure what your getting at but if you see el char comment and how I does not offend anyone and literally talks about the number one group of trolls on the internet 12-17 year olds you see that I have not put down women in any way so chill. How should I change my response so it is not jerk-like ?
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Can we have a story where women are the villains for a change? Or even better, something that isn't rooted in social justice
No.
Why Paul?
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Dave, because there's a movement to paint all men with the same brush, that all men are sexist, that all men need to make way for women. I'm all for equality of opportunity but not equality of outcome
You're not all for equality. You hate women.
There isn't a movement like that. I've literally never once felt like you feel. Like all MRA's, you need to victimize yourself because your life sucks and refuse to take responsibility for it. Instead you blame women and feminism for your fucking failures.
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I hope you realize that your comments are sexist as well. I know you are trying to say that men aren’t bad, as some people might see it because of online things. But really, if you think that way you are just ignorant. Can we all stop the hate and just be nice? Stop saying people are sexist or racist or whatever. Stop the horrible comments. Let’s just respect each other and not cause all this drama. Please.
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Well, she did follow the instruction and made the sandwich.
Admit it, you were one of those limp-dicks on TED.
How is it MORE damaging, El? Because it's against a man, and not a woman?
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How can you support equality and then be sexist? Don't get me wrong, that person's comment is dumb. Your reaction is also dumb, it is also just as if not more damaging.
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My comment might sound sexist as well but I can't helo asking it. Why is the internet full of men who write sexist comments? Being female online, sometimes I'm not comfortable admitting that I'm a girl,, because once the internet knows I am, suddenly anything I said would be irrelevant. Then comes such comments as' you're a girl what do you know?' 'you're just jealous of her'
It's not sexist of you. The answer to your question is the same for any bullies: It's their insecurity that they try to mask by abusing others who won't be able to fight back (e.g. by never meeting them). If someone was justifiably self-confident, they wouldn't need to be so pathetic.
As a man, I ABSOLUTELY agree with you, Tiny. These cowardly, insecure A$$HOLES wouldn't have the guts to look her in the eye and make such a remark. These cretins are not men, inthe true sense of the woed
I absolutely agree with you! This girl achieved more in a short space of her life than those a***holes will ever achieve in their life time. I'm a man and I take my hat off to her for achieving what she did. She has most definitely earned my respect.
Indeed! People who feel they’ve actually accomplished something in life and are rightly proud of it, also tend to be proud of the achievements of others. What they don’t do, is tell other people to go sit down or shut up!
Thank you for using neutral terms. Women also bully other men and women online and use crass language that is typically associated with misogyny. I feel it is important to focus on this young woman's awesome achievement.
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And if someone was justifiably self-confident she wouldn't claim victimhood and then virtue signal to the world. NOW GET ME A BEER, TINY! Chop chop.
Simply because this is a very misogynist world we live in. We women are still seen as being "less than" even though we are also human beings. And you're right, people especially men love to dismiss us and treat us like a monolith and treat us as though anything we have to say is irrelevant because in their minds "women are irrelevant". Our lives don't matter to them. So what you are saying is not sexist at all. It's unfortunately the truth. And that's why I (and many others) fight so hard for equality.
WOW Caitlyn, good for you! You're literally the ONE person who can say that!
I've also noticed that mansplainers really don't like being called out as mansplainers... In their mind, they are just 'informing us'... Umm, thanks!!! **rolls eyes**