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50 Times Sexists Tried To Explain Women But Ended Up Embarrassing Themselves (New Pics)
Being a woman is exhausting.
Not just because you have to think about your safety in ways others don’t, manage a 28-day hormonal cycle, or work twice as hard to climb the career ladder. But also because, somehow, women still have to listen to men confidently spewing nonsense about their bodies, experiences, and lives as if they’re the experts.
It happens so often that Reddit has an entire community—Not How Girls Work—dedicated to calling it out. Here, the most laughably wrong takes on women get the mockery they deserve, giving everyone a space to collectively cringe and commiserate.
See the subreddit’s best (or worst) posts below and join us in venting in the comments.
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#1
Abortion Rights Are Human Rights. It's A Fact
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#2
This Doesn’t Get Talked About Enough
Considering how much daily criticism women receive about their identities, it’s genuinely uplifting to find online spaces that make women feel seen and supported. Not How Girls Work does exactly that—it calls out the bizarre, outdated, and often sexist misconceptions some people still have about women.
Because let’s face it, anytime you try to point out misogyny online, there’s a high chance someone will show up to dismiss your experience or try to “prove you wrong.” That’s why communities like this matter. They offer a break from the exhausting need to constantly defend your reality.
#3
Vp Kamala Harris On Aspiration
#4
"Just Sharing Something That Could Be Pertinent To This Conversation."
If you’ve ever felt drained from having to repeatedly explain why gender equality still matters or found yourself being told to stop complaining because “everything’s already equal,” you’re not alone. There’s actually a term for that experience: gender fatigue. It refers to the frustration that comes from being expected to stay quiet about discrimination just because some people believe the fight is already over or think there are “more important” issues to address.
#5
Truer Words Have Not Been Spoken
#6
Well... It's True. Unfortunately
#7
This Is How Girls Work
madeleine f 10 months ago
So true. Not even the short skirt is for you. I got nice legs - that's all. 😁
On the surface, gender fatigue can look like eye-roll-worthy comments. But its impact runs much deeper. It influences public opinion and slows down real progress toward equality. Feminists have been saying for decades that the fight isn’t over, and if you dig up an article from 2009, you’ll already see claims that feminism had achieved its goals back then. Now, in 2025, with abortion rights under threat even in countries considered progressive, those claims seem absurd.
#8
This
#9
Women Aren’t Rehabilitation Centers For Badly Raised Men 💯
#10
Double Standards
For many women, this raises new concerns for the future, especially when we look at how younger generations perceive feminism. In the U.S., for instance, The Survey Center on American Life found a worrying 20-point gap between Gen Z men and women who identify as feminists. Only 43% of Gen Z men say they consider themselves feminist, compared to 61% of Gen Z women. No other generation shows such a wide divide.
#11
Points Were Made
#12
I Agree With The Comment
#13
This One Article:
So what’s fueling this change? Researchers Eva Bujalka and Ben Rich argue that one major factor is the rise of the “manosphere,” a loosely connected web of podcasts, forums, and websites that promote anti-feminist beliefs.
What makes the manosphere especially dangerous is that it doesn’t always come across as overtly misogynistic at first. It draws in young men by speaking to real issues—like loneliness, rejection, and a sense of purposelessness—and then gradually introduces the idea that women are to blame for their struggles.
#14
Thank God We Don't Have Ankles
MicrowaveGoddess 10 months ago
Can you imagine? Ankles? Too scandalous....women actually have tentacles for feet like squidward
#15
Back Pain Is A Serious Issue
Barbara Wilcock 10 months ago
I'd like to hear from a guy who's balls reached their knees, let's see what they say
#16
They Go Crazy When You Say This
“The manosphere appeals to its audience because it speaks to the very real lives of young men . . . romantic rejection, alienation, economic failure, loneliness, and a dim vision of the future,” explain Bujalka and Rich.
And when men like Andrew Tate are offering those young men a distorted roadmap to success, while progressives and feminists are seen as offering nothing, the gap only grows wider.
#17
Nice Guys™
#18
The Reply K****d Me LOL
#19
Janine Tate Appreciation Post ✨
Feathered Dinosaur 10 months ago
I guess little Andy is so jealous of her success and integrity he became the turd he is now
So where does that leave us? I don’t have all the answers, but I know one thing. We can’t let ourselves be silenced just because we’re tired. We can’t let gender fatigue win. If anything, it’s a sign that the conversations we’re having matter more than ever.
Of course, that brings up another tough question: how do we reach the young men who are deep in these online spaces? Because if we simply attack their beliefs, it often just reinforces them. Still, that doesn’t mean we should sugarcoat the truth or tone ourselves down. As Helen Lewis put it in her brilliant 2020 piece for The Guardian, “Fighting the tyranny of ‘niceness’: why we need difficult women,” we need to make space for women who aren’t afraid to challenge the status quo.
#20
Found On Facebook
#21
I Had To Change The Original Because It Was Too Perfectly Written
Tobias Reaper 10 months ago
I see it like this we had a nice meal together good conversation if anything else happens obviously thats a bonus but if nothing else happens we still had a great time.
#22
A Related Phrase Could Be “Without Your Approval.”
In that article, she pointed out how society tends to reward women who are pleasant and agreeable—but not the ones who speak up and make others uncomfortable. We need more of the latter.
“I’m not talking about being rude, thoughtless, obnoxious or a diva,” Lewis says. To her, difficult means complicated.
“Most of us are more than one thing; no one is pure; everyone is ‘problematic’. Look back at early feminists and you will find women with views that are unpalatable to their modern sisters. You will find women with views that were unpalatable to their contemporaries. They were awkward and wrong-headed and obstinate and sometimes downright odd—and that helped them to defy the expectations placed on them,” she believes.
#23
In Light Of Recent Events
#24
This Is How Girls Work. I’m So Sick Of ‘Happy Wife, Happy Life’ Nonsense Like Us Women Feed On Men’s Misery
#25
Women Really Are Not Safe Anywhere
katiekat0214 10 months ago
Please tell me you reported him to the AMA, and outed him on all social media, and any other platform that other women would be exposed to him. And then he was forced to quit.
To me, that message isn’t just provocative, it’s empowering. It makes me want to get up, be loud, and push for change. It makes me want to call things out, even when it’s uncomfortable. And I think that’s exactly the kind of energy we need to carry forward.
#26
That’s…
#27
😳 Someone Needs Anatomy Lessons
#28
Priorities
#29
Yep
Sami Smolwing 10 months ago
I think this one is written from a woman's perspective. "Not a human, but a girl." Not a scientist, but a female scientist. Not a pro athlete, but a girl playing basketball. A subplot...yeah. I feel that.
#30
Biological Women Don't Have Hairy Armpits
#31
Excuse Me?
Agfox 10 months ago
ER Doc to colleagues the next day: "You'll never believe what this guy had shoved up his a**e last night
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Disgruntled Panda 10 months ago
Can you imagine just having given birth and suddenly you also have a sulky toddler? Wth
Susie Elle 10 months ago
If the baby is easy there's a reason your wife has no time nor desire for you, and it's because you're not doing your share!
Spannidandoolar 10 months ago
Yes I can totally imagine wanting to be "intimate" (because we all know that word only has one meaning to him) with a sulky man child while still recovering from the, let's face it, injuries induced by childbirth.
LB 10 months ago
Injuries induced by previous instances of being intimate!
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Miriam Insidecor 10 months ago
I hope she leaves him and the kid grows up never wanting to see him. Pathetic loser.
Jessica Cooney 10 months ago
8 wks old.... If she had a c section, the doctor would not recommend being intimate for that long anyway. Also, brand new helpless baby needs attention and care. GROWN MAN baby can take care of himself.
Betsy S 10 months ago
And if it was a vaginal birth, you don't even stop bleeding for 6 weeks. And doctors tell you NOT to have sexual contact before 6 weeks. So this sorry excuse for a human has been SO DEPRIVED for all of two weeks, while his wife is going through an enormous transition. If he were any kind of partner, he'd be growing through this transition with her, learning how to care for a baby and putting personal wants to the side.
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Earonn - 10 months ago
I hope the 692 replies ripped him a new one, and that the 97 likes get a painful d**k infection.
Tabitha 10 months ago (edited)
Shrivels up and falls off, you mean? Correction: Shrivels up MORE and falls off.
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Other user 10 months ago
Stick a cactus up your behind, then go run a marathon with it stuck up there and then use paraffin to wash it out with
Hey! 10 months ago
FYI no intimacy should be suggested before the 6th or 8th week is over; let the woman's body recover, will you?
zububonsai 10 months ago (edited)
Yep, even generations ago that was common knowledge, @Scott_the_whining_toddler: when one husband wanted intimacy too early (4th week after birth, iirc), all the other wives in my great grandparents' village collectively ripped him a new one, loudly scolding him. He behaved at the next kids... PS: I really, really hope the wife wisens up and let this be his last "first one". The audacity 😡...
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Rob Williams 9 months ago
As he's talking like an utter wanker I would have thought the solution was obvious...knock a quick one out and then go and help your wife!
PurpleCatStencil 9 months ago
Sorry to hear about your impending divorce! Be sure to mention this comment to your attorney. He's going to have to move mountains to find a sympathetic judge.
marcelo D. 10 months ago
baby is only easy when you are an a*****e that doesn't take care of it and only complains about his wife that is tired from actually taking care of the baby you ignore
Niki 10 months ago
Like literally, they handed me a paper to show my partner that there was to be NO SEX for ten weeks. Then the doctor gave me a bracelet with it on it. Then the nurse told him. Then the doctor reiterated it before my discharge. Then they gave him a pamphlet on the dangers. So clearly this is an issue.
Dolly_of TheCowboy 9 months ago
It is very serious issue and can be fatal if the woman is unlucky enough that the far too early vaginal sex has pushed air into the not yet shrunk down uterine wall vessels and caused an air embolus which has travelled in the bloodstream. The time to just chill out and let that area heal and get back to normal can range from as little as four weeks to up to twelve weeks for some women. Most women have lochia for about 6-8 weeks and that is also why your midwife will be checking daily early on to make sure the uterine fundus height is reducing so we know things are going ok and why there is a you and baby check at around the six or eight week mark to make sure there are no problems developing with either mother or neonate. It is an issue we see with a lot of women in DV situations where male partners will not stop demanding sex in the immediate postpartum period and the women come in with trauma and other complications
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Nancy Parker 9 months ago
Poor jealous widdle boy doesn't like that baby absorbs mama's time and attention.
Amanda Reinstatler 7 months ago (edited)
Yeah a baby is easy when your wife is doing all the f@cking work while YOUR selfish a*s whines and complains about not getting laid waaaaaaaaaahhhhh Now she has TWO f@cking babies to take care of. Hard pass
Lena Flising 9 months ago
Baby for a man is a few minutes rubbing and a squirt. Baby for a woman is nine months of heavier and heavier big lump pushing away the internal organs, kicking the bladder, etc. Then it's like pushing a bowling ball through a small opening, for hours and hours. Then it's about two months' v*ginal discharge, and a few more months of healing. If you talk to the OB/Gyn or midwife, they'd probably say that "intimacy" should not be resumed until about 6 weeks after the birth. The new mom is both healing AND spending a lot of energy to provide breast-milk. There is little or no energy left for anything else. YOU need to acknowledge HER. Do you take care of YOUR CHILD, so that your wife get to rest as much as possible? If she's rested and healed, she can once again resume "intimacy". What did you think it would be like? This info is readily available online; didn't you do ANY research beforehand? And NO, I have not given birth myself, but as I'm able to read, I know anyway.
Jan Moore 9 months ago
I read a horror story a looong time ago. A man was in some Asian country and went to a sex worker. He refused to use a condom and actually raped her. Her grandmother was a medicine woman and placed a curse on him. Every pain the girl had he would feel it, not her. Nine months later he was screaming in agony as she gave birth, painlessly to his child.
Mónica Elisabeth Sacco 9 months ago
Mr Tyler will for sure get some of his own medicine depp into his ###s
Thomas Murphy 9 months ago
find a boyfriend at least he s not goanna get knock-up n he might swallow make shore he s clean
Wintermute 10 months ago
Sounds like one of the babies is easy. The other one is needy and complains too much.
#32
A Big Sacrifice
#33
Being Against Grooming Means You Hate The Victim!
Lyone Fein 10 months ago
Older women want to protect younger women. A tale as old as pedophilia.
#34
I Admit I'm Not As Advanced As This Guy But This Doesn't Sound Right
#35
So Discharge Isn't Real And Panty Stains Are A Sign Of Infidelity!?!?
#36
I Didn’t Know It Was Their Job To Cook For You🤔
From_Another_World 10 months ago
It’s already a big red flag when men call women “females” like as if we’re creatures that escaped from a zoo or smth
#37
Girls Suck At Math
#38
Nothing Screams Romance More Than This
#39
I Thought This Was Serious At First
#40
How About Not Policing What Women Wear?
Lyone Fein 10 months ago
It should be illegal for guys who wanna be just friends to remove their shirt in public.
#41
Uh-Oh. That Sounds Like P*do-P*do-P*dophiliaaaaa 🎶
#42
Wtf I Just Read?
Shark Lady 10 months ago
When I was dating I used to tell them that I don't have sex on a first date and I am more than happy to pay my way. Four different men cancelled the date, it made things much easier!
#43
Every Time I Think Pearl Hits A New Low, She Goes And Outdoes Herself Again
MicrowaveGoddess 10 months ago
CANCER IS NOT AN STI/STD...you can't fail both biology and human decency. Pick a struggle
#44
They Finally Said The Quiet Part Out Loud
#45
I Don't Think This Holds As Threat Tbh
#46
Not Only Stupid But Also Offensive To R*pe Victims
#47
Girls Over 125 Are Obese I Guess 🤷♀️
#49
A Man Questions Whether Forcing R*pe Victims To Give Birth Heals Them
#50
Step Aside, Feminism—lisa’s Got It All Figured Out, One Perfectly-Timed Snack At A Time!
#51
Please Go To Therapy
#52
Maybe I Missed It, But When Did Sabrina Carpenter Announce She's Making Music For Children?
MicrowaveGoddess 10 months ago
if you bring kids to a Sabrina Carpenter concert, that is on YOU
#53
So Rational
#54
Why Do Men Bring Sex Into Everything? Good God
#55
The Future Is Bright
#56
When You Notice It…
Feathered Dinosaur 10 months ago
F*****g insanity. My hopes for humankind were slim, but now they're anorexic
#57
My Knife, Your Balls🤭
#58
Not How Friends Nor Big People Work
#59
Insecure About Their Pp?
Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 10 months ago
Traslation: "I have d**k cheese and think everyone does so if i somehow had sex it'd make a vagina smell"
#60
Not Sure If This Is The Right Place To Post It But I Also Don’t Think It Fits Anywhere Else
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BoredLittleLeafSheep 10 months ago
This is shockingly depressing. Actually, it's not shocking at all, but it is VERY depressing. And it really pisses me off, and right before bed too. Dammit.
Jac Carr 10 months ago
I knew it would be rough so I saved a wholesome post to read afterwards. I shouldn't read these really, I dislike men enough as it is. Sadly I'm a straight woman so single I will always be
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Power puff scientist 10 months ago
internet really gives the anonymous weirdos a voice and its scary when they speak their mind...
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 10 months ago
Right? I'm all for expression of opinion but I am now more certain than ever that the internet needs some form of policing. This is VILE.
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Debbie Ryan (Deb) 10 months ago
Freaking sickos I'm a man wtf happened to common decency I would never do any of this c**p to any woman I know or don't know. Some of these guys just need a punch in the face no warning just bam u know why. Freaking inceles need the Darwin award already
Orysha 10 months ago
I won't go for the face personnally, I'd think about a point much lower in or der to be sure they can never reproduce.
Load More Replies... Helena 10 months ago
This is why I'm single. I just don't want to wade through this swamp trying to find an honest to god good man who sees me as a human being. I don't understand why it is so hard to see half the population as fellow human beings. (Before you start, I know not all men, but it is sad just how many)
Boo 10 months ago
I've always said that if hubs goes first, I'm not going thru it all again....and this post (like many I've seen), reiterates my thoughts.
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Marlowe Fitzpatrik 10 months ago
Or sons.. Imagine finding out your own child is an idiot like that - the feeling of desolation, shame and questioning what went wrong would probably be worse than having to teach my daughter some advanced form of self-defense.
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Paulina 10 months ago (edited)
BP, you really need to correct your title and commentary... Those aren't "embarrassing moments" for the men pictured. A big hunk of what you posted are actual rape threats. Others are misogynistic attempts at women's freedom, not to mention dignity. While all are signs of serious stupidity and lack of understanding, they're not light-hearted or funny posts about men being silly. They are examples of actual abuse happening online and offline. PS. If you want to post things like that, you need some serious content warnings. Many abuse survivors might've gotten tricked into thinking they'll read some funny, silly stuff, when in reality they got retraumatized by descriptions of sexual and other violence.
Blah Blah Blah 10 months ago
F*****g idiots! These are just a few of the many reasons why sex ed and consent needs to be mandatory and none of this religious exemption b******t either. Also multiple time thru-out all years of school not just once.
dancebunny 10 months ago
Well, that’s a depressing read. It doesn’t boost my faith in how, as a society, we are raising our young.
Katharina Sei. 10 months ago
I also hear people from my country talking nonsense about gender all the time ... but eggshells in the egg cells? You could almost think that boys and girls don't learn about the respective genders together at school. (We didn't usually have that much nervous teenage giggling in class, but it worked).
Nice Beast Ludo 10 months ago (edited)
The internet is a California dumpster fire spreading everywhere for these morons. They get in their stupid little groups and suddenly are all posting women's discharge and thinking every woman in the world is cheating on them hating even more and spreading more ignorance. It's so disturbing. Someone needs to go undercover and find out what these ignorant twits say in private if they think this is appropriate public information
Christine M Quigley 9 months ago
Once again, there needs to be sex education in schools. So much ignorance about basic human anatomy.
and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 10 months ago
One of my D&D party members is a pretty hardcore Christian. He’s polite and doesn’t typically express harmful opinions, and while I’m pretty sure he’s not homophobic he is a creationist and against abortion. We mostly avoid political/religious talk but sometimes it’s uncomfortable.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 10 months ago
Personally, I think anyone can be against abortion. As long as they don't go out and be violent or hateful towards those who think differently, I'm fine with people disagreeing with my views. Nobody needs them to be happy about it!
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Mischa Keizer 10 months ago
On behave of men i apologize for these versions. Most of us arent like that. But to be fair, similar threads could be made a few idiotic women. Toxic persons seems to be in any shape, form and gender. Let us just be gratefull that most try to use common sense, and at least in my case my mother would woop my 43 year old @@ back to kindergarten.
BoredLittleLeafSheep 10 months ago
This is shockingly depressing. Actually, it's not shocking at all, but it is VERY depressing. And it really pisses me off, and right before bed too. Dammit.
Jac Carr 10 months ago
I knew it would be rough so I saved a wholesome post to read afterwards. I shouldn't read these really, I dislike men enough as it is. Sadly I'm a straight woman so single I will always be
Load More Replies... Power puff scientist 10 months ago
internet really gives the anonymous weirdos a voice and its scary when they speak their mind...
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 10 months ago
Right? I'm all for expression of opinion but I am now more certain than ever that the internet needs some form of policing. This is VILE.
Load More Replies... Debbie Ryan (Deb) 10 months ago
Freaking sickos I'm a man wtf happened to common decency I would never do any of this c**p to any woman I know or don't know. Some of these guys just need a punch in the face no warning just bam u know why. Freaking inceles need the Darwin award already
Orysha 10 months ago
I won't go for the face personnally, I'd think about a point much lower in or der to be sure they can never reproduce.
Load More Replies... Helena 10 months ago
This is why I'm single. I just don't want to wade through this swamp trying to find an honest to god good man who sees me as a human being. I don't understand why it is so hard to see half the population as fellow human beings. (Before you start, I know not all men, but it is sad just how many)
Boo 10 months ago
I've always said that if hubs goes first, I'm not going thru it all again....and this post (like many I've seen), reiterates my thoughts.
Load More Replies... Marlowe Fitzpatrik 10 months ago
Or sons.. Imagine finding out your own child is an idiot like that - the feeling of desolation, shame and questioning what went wrong would probably be worse than having to teach my daughter some advanced form of self-defense.
Load More Replies... Paulina 10 months ago (edited)
BP, you really need to correct your title and commentary... Those aren't "embarrassing moments" for the men pictured. A big hunk of what you posted are actual rape threats. Others are misogynistic attempts at women's freedom, not to mention dignity. While all are signs of serious stupidity and lack of understanding, they're not light-hearted or funny posts about men being silly. They are examples of actual abuse happening online and offline. PS. If you want to post things like that, you need some serious content warnings. Many abuse survivors might've gotten tricked into thinking they'll read some funny, silly stuff, when in reality they got retraumatized by descriptions of sexual and other violence.
Blah Blah Blah 10 months ago
F*****g idiots! These are just a few of the many reasons why sex ed and consent needs to be mandatory and none of this religious exemption b******t either. Also multiple time thru-out all years of school not just once.
dancebunny 10 months ago
Well, that’s a depressing read. It doesn’t boost my faith in how, as a society, we are raising our young.
Katharina Sei. 10 months ago
I also hear people from my country talking nonsense about gender all the time ... but eggshells in the egg cells? You could almost think that boys and girls don't learn about the respective genders together at school. (We didn't usually have that much nervous teenage giggling in class, but it worked).
Nice Beast Ludo 10 months ago (edited)
The internet is a California dumpster fire spreading everywhere for these morons. They get in their stupid little groups and suddenly are all posting women's discharge and thinking every woman in the world is cheating on them hating even more and spreading more ignorance. It's so disturbing. Someone needs to go undercover and find out what these ignorant twits say in private if they think this is appropriate public information
Christine M Quigley 9 months ago
Once again, there needs to be sex education in schools. So much ignorance about basic human anatomy.
and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 10 months ago
One of my D&D party members is a pretty hardcore Christian. He’s polite and doesn’t typically express harmful opinions, and while I’m pretty sure he’s not homophobic he is a creationist and against abortion. We mostly avoid political/religious talk but sometimes it’s uncomfortable.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 10 months ago
Personally, I think anyone can be against abortion. As long as they don't go out and be violent or hateful towards those who think differently, I'm fine with people disagreeing with my views. Nobody needs them to be happy about it!
Load More Replies... Mischa Keizer 10 months ago
On behave of men i apologize for these versions. Most of us arent like that. But to be fair, similar threads could be made a few idiotic women. Toxic persons seems to be in any shape, form and gender. Let us just be gratefull that most try to use common sense, and at least in my case my mother would woop my 43 year old @@ back to kindergarten.
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