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57 Hilarious And Unhinged Micro Feminism Clap Backs That Apparently Work Every Time
We may be living in more progressive times where gender equality is getting more attention, but society itself is still largely patriarchal. There remain power imbalances that favor men, and many people still uphold traditions that put women in a second tier.
So, as a way to stand up to the system, these people are sharing how they incorporate microfeminism into their daily lives. Yes, many of their actions will ruffle some feathers, but they are intent on making a statement, even in their own little ways.
These came from a recent Threads post that grew traction, and you will see why as you read through.
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#1
Anytime someone says “the US team could win this year!” (In regards to the World Cup), I say haven't we won like 4 times? And when they say no i say “oh you must be talking about the men's team”
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#2
When a dad brings his kid into our clinic and doesn’t know their DOB or why they’re there I casually laugh and say “oh my bad I thought you were the Dad, sorry!” You should see their faces 🤭
Spencers slave no more 1 hour ago (edited)
It would appear both @Tobias Reaper and I are on the same page and touched a nerve with some people. There are mothers out there that don't/can't remember their kids details also. It's NOT Dad specific.
#3
I don’t move out of the way of men. I just stop in my tracks and wait for them to go around.
Recently at the grocery store a man crashed into my grocery cart because I stopped instead of moved and I guess he was that confident that I was going to haul my big old cart out of his way that he literally walked right into it.
Oh and my favorite way to address an angry man is to tell them there is no need to be so emotional. They hate that.
#4
I don’t flick off men in traffic, I give them a thumbs down. It creates disappointment vibes instead of anger. Many are really surprised 😳
#5
I’m a nurse and I say, “Your body, your choice” to male patients every opportunity I can.
Male patient doesn’t want medicine…”Your body, your choice.”
Male patient says they want to leave AMA…”Your body, your choice.”
The list goes on…😂
#6
Very micro but I recently sent out our wedding invitations and I made sure to put the woman’s name first on the envelopes.
#7
When someone says “he helps with the kids,” I say, “You mean he parents his children?”
#8
My husband and I are both Veteran's. But whenever we're asked "Who's the Veteran?" My husband always says "she is."
#9
When a kid gets hurt or is unwell and I am the one who has to make the call (I'm a teacher), you bet your bum I'm calling dad. Every time.
#10
Tell men not to get testerical when they’re upset.
#11
Using the term "workforce" instead of "manpower", human kind instead of "man kind". Language goes a long way.
#12
When I create a survey, Female always goes before Male. It’s alphabetical order.
#13
I’m a teacher and whenever I need to move something I ask if any of my strong girls can help
Shingo Murata 1 hour ago
When I (a man) worked in some big company once, the ratio was 1 male - 5 females there. and whenever the paper on the copy machine or fax ran out, they always ask a man to go get some. and I always asked, why always the man, a woman can carry one stack of paper also. and the female manager always got upset. I was ahead of my time. it was 1997
#14
* Every time a man tries to skip the line, i say "it's ok, let the weak go first".
* Every time when men get triggered by healthy feminism, i say "girls, let's not oppress the vulnerable".
#15
When building a healthcare related website I made sure all the doctor stock photos were women doctors.
#16
Not supporting cruel to women religions even if my opinion is not popular and ppl will block me everywhere
#17
Replacing 'Sorry to bother you' with 'Thank you for your time' or 'Thanks for your patience' in emails. It subtly shifts the dynamic from apologizing for occupying space to assuming mutual professional respect
#18
if my delivery person is a woman, i wait for her to get inside her car and drive off before i go back upstairs.
#19
I interrupt interrupters in meetings a la “Hang on just a second, Gary. I think we should finish hearing what Cathy had to say.”
Roman Arendt 12 minutes ago
That's just good manners. And it would be the the responsibility of the person calling the meeting to do so, regardless of the gender of the interrupter/interruptee.
#20
I’m a law student. In my notes, if I’m writing something positive, I use ‘her’ but for example I’m writing about a criminal or anything vile, I use ‘him’ 😂
#21
I’m a public accountant. I put the woman down as “taxpayer” and the husband down as “spouse” for every new client that is filing a married filing joint return.
#22
I ask men to take notes during meetings.
#23
Today, in a meeting, I said “You would be grandmothered in”, instead of “grandfathered in”
#24
I try to actively use the word “women” for anyone 18 and older instead of “girls.” Guys are automatically “men” in print and elsewhere when they turn 18 (and even younger). We deserve the same respect.
#25
I work in healthcare + insurance and I refuse to use the terms husband or wife. "Partner" across the board. You'd be surprised how many straights get offended
Tobias Reaper 2 hours ago
i do the same thing partner is more appropriate unless they specifically refer to their partner as husband or wife
#26
Anytime any man Tries to refer to any other man in any sport as the greatest athlete of blah blah blah, I mention Serena Williams, as in “yeah, but he’s no Serena Williams”
#27
I found a few online:
Always assuming the professional is a woman, like if someone says they've been to the doctor lately, and you assume the doctor is a lady and ask, oh what did she say/do
Starting speeches with women and children of women.
Always referring to someone as miss, even if you know she's married, only exception is Dr.
Kristiina Männiste 2 hours ago
In my country most of the medical professionals are women. A standard medical doctor for an Estonian is a no nonsense woman with short curled hair and a white coat. Anything else is a deviation from norm.
#28
Always correcting a man when he uses the word “female” instead of “woman”.
Kristiina Männiste 1 hour ago (edited)
As is right. (in Estonian the word "female" is only used for animals, and even then for animals that you consider lower than yourself. Bor example a dog is a "female dog" but a bear is a "mother bear" and a tiger is a "mother tiger"). It might be different for english, but calling a woman "a female" in Estonia equals calling her a piece of cattle.
#29
If a man seems insistent on cutting me off or walking ahead of me, I stop and say “after you, princess”
#31
i’m a passport agent. no matter what, i’m putting moms name above dads on a child’s passport application so mom has to sign above dad. extra sparkle points if the dad is “running” the appointment.
#32
I intentionally sought out female medical professionals, leaders, mentors, etc for my two boys. Now they’re bamboozled when they see a men in high achieving professions. Once they had a male resident pediatrician.
Mouths agape, 6 asked “boys can be doctors too?!?!”
Me: “I guess bro, but they have to work like SUPER hard.”
#33
I ask men if they work outside the home
And also ask “if you’re here then who is taking care of your kids?”
Related to both: Ask how they balance work and fatherhood
#34
Whenever a woman apologizes to me for “being in the way”, for instance if I say excuse me in a grocery store and they say sorry, I always tell them “Girl, never apologize for taking up space. We do that way too often as women.” most of the time I get a response of something like, “You know what?! You’re right!” It’s like my fun, little, feminism pass it on game!
#35
one of my favorites is, whenever a man makes you laugh, turning to the closest girl and saying "See? Men can be funny after all!"
#36
I call the World Cup from this year the Men's World Cup and the one for next year (when the women play) the real World Cup
#37
As a college student, I-
•assume all doctors and all professors are female until proven otherwise.
• Whenever I need to name off professionals in a field (like science) I name women first.
• question everything and do not stop kids from questioning everything
• do not smile at or be polite to men until given a good reason (like introductions or the door being held open)
I’m also a business minor so that’s pretty microfeminising in & of its self 😌
BOBCAT SOLUTIONS 1 hour ago
Oh so you don't like men. Are a feminist with an inferiority complex.....but still want a man to open your door and defer to you as special...weird. American much...?..rainbow flag and leftist flat footed nonsense
#38
We need the lady architects to always put the women’s bathroom first in the hallway of every restaurant.
Beak Hookage 1 hour ago
I'm 100% on board with this; holding it in when you need to pee as a woman is a LOT harder, because (unless highschool health class steered me wrong), we pretty much just use gravity to get it out while a man has to push thanks to having a longer urethra.
#39
PCP here. I always discuss evidence for/against prostate exams at an annual. Present the evidence. Then say, “your body, your choice”, to drive home why bodily autonomy is important. Also call the dad’s with results from kiddos testing, etc. This may be a controversial one. When the heterosexual male is in my office with his wife/GF, and she attempts to speak for him, I tell her “Ma’am, you may not always feel well to attend. It would be a disadvantage to him to not learn to answer for himself.”
#40
I don't stop talking when someone talks over me. Sometimes I put my hand up as I finish. Then I politely yield the floor to the interrupter.
#41
I once called a tiger a 'male tigress'. My father was deeply offended.
Kristiina Männiste 1 hour ago
Luckily male and female tigers are both just called tiger in Estonia. If we wish to specify the gender we have to say "father tiger" or "mother tiger". We are very fond of the great grand total of three tigers that live in our country (in Tallinn Zoo).
#43
I decided female is the standard gender for things, unless proven otherwise. For ex, if i see a spider or bird or any creature idk the gender of, its a she.
#44
Everytime I'm arguing with a man I always remain calm and indifferent. When he starts taking things personally or showing he's minimally nervous, I say he's too emotional right now and we can talk again later, when he's feeling calmer.
If he starts shouting, I say he's "too hysterical".
#45
Not moving out of the way when you’re walking by men is elite but also just loudly taking up space anywhere feels good
#46
I noticed men more often say they live by themselves, and women say they live alone, and I didn’t like that people may errantly conflate “alone” and “lonely,” so now I write “by herself” instead of “alone” so women’s aloneness doesn’t get viewed as loneliness more easily than men’s.
#47
feminism just means we want to be equal. so I like to point out when we don't have equal representation on boards, as CEOs, as founders, as VC, as famous chefs, etc.
BOBCAT SOLUTIONS 1 hour ago
Only if you are equal to the task should you have equality....the world can't change as fast as your false eyelashes you know
#48
Male populated not male dominated field “Being a ____ is a male populated field”
They don’t dominate
BOBCAT SOLUTIONS 1 hour ago
Actually facts show a different story....more of the world is male run than female run....we are dominant
#49
Asking expectant fathers if they’re going part time when baby arrives
BOBCAT SOLUTIONS 1 hour ago
Well we were only on the job for the start....it's like having to pay for the entire meal when you just ate a bread stick
#50
I make travel arrangements and when it is wife/husband traveling together, I book everything in the wife's name from the car to the hotel. And I always put her name first in the email when I say "Hi [insert wife's name] and [insert husband's name]
#52
I tell men that they’d be more attractive if they smiled, and when they do, I say, “I guess it doesn’t work all the time.”
#53
When men post shirtless pics I report them for nudity.
BOBCAT SOLUTIONS 1 hour ago
Of course you do....but every chance you get you use your sexuality as way to get what you want.....shame
#54
You know how everyone who owns power tools ends up with one brand-family that they stick to? (DeWalt, Makita, Ryobi, etc)
Well you are now a “___”-girly.
“Oh yeah my dad’s always been a DeWalt-girly too”
It brings a lot of fun to the conversation.
#55
When I spell things on the phone, I don’t use any male names for the letters. F like Francesca, L like Lucy, M like Michelle.
I also don’t watch men’s sports anymore. I only watch women’s sports. It’s literally the best. Women are amazing.
#56
I do an Uno reverse on the country music radio standard of only playing one song by a woman per hour. When my phone is connected to the work truck Bluetooth, the whole crew is going to be listening to 98% women, trans, and non-binary musicians for the whole drive to the work site. They have to put in requests if they want to hear a straight white man sing.
#57
I always ask men to repeat what they said, I can’t ever “hear” them the first time.
What do you think ?
Senjo Krane 4 minutes ago
Many of these are just reverse mysongyny. These attitudes don't help to create a harmonious world.
Senjo Krane 4 minutes ago
Many of these are just reverse mysongyny. These attitudes don't help to create a harmonious world.
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