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50 Women Who Called Out Sexist Things That Are Still Blatantly Accepted
Interview
When faced with injustice, you generally have three ways how you can react. You can ignore it, keep your head down, and get on with your day without making any waves. You can try to be sneaky and make subtle 5D chess moves to outplay the situation to your own advantage. Or you can call the injustice out and shine a light on it for everyone to see, bold as brass, sometimes using humor to do it. That way, it’s harder to hide the injustice.
This list is about the times that women and men called out sexism and misogyny, as shared on the r/TrollXChromosomes subreddit. People from all walks of life, from everyday employees and parents to skilled professionals, confronted sexism on social media head-on to help everyone. Upvote the responses by these brave people that you agree with and let us know what you think in the comment section below.
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#1
With Pleasure, Julianne
Troux 4 years ago
Girl Scouts: Today we're going to learn how to market a product and reach out to new customers with face-to-face community action. Boy Scouts: Today we are going to shoot targets with a bow and arrow, and tie 6 kinds of knots.............So who's going to be a future leader again?
Alexis draskinis 4 years ago
Have you ever been a girl scout? Cause i was & we did way more than selling cookies outside of a grocery store
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Kateryna 4 years ago
In many countries, e.g. Ukraine, scouts are just one organization. I don't see why kids are separated by gender and taught different things. I am proud of Julianne for standing up against the insult!
Ozacoter 4 years ago
Yeah both in spain and belgium the scouts are unisex. As they should be. USS is behind in so many things.
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DC 4 years ago
It's also a disgrace to the boys, the decent ones at least - they did neither ask for being seen as superior, nor can anyone assume they'd agree, at least it isn't likely all of them do - but, step by step, beginning at a young age like this, it may corrupt a few each time into taking this, admittedly comfortable, position. Future leaders shouldn't be selected by their genitalia.
Daniel (ShadowDrakken) 4 years ago
If anything, I'd say it's the other way around. Boy Scouts are a bigoted religious organization focused on brainwashing youth. Girl Scouts are in no way connected to the Boy Scouts and actually work to uplift the girls.
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#2
Too Many Of Us Have An Uncle Randy
Remi Flynne 4 years ago
Sad that some people actually do need it spelling out to them. I know from personal experience.
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AlmightyOne 4 years ago
A good dad immediately cuts that kind of man out of him and his daughter's life.
Seabeast 4 years ago
Who does that? Lots of people. They put the onus on little girls to protect themselves from full grown adult men instead of putting it on full grown adult men to behave themselves.
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danielw 4 years ago
Tasers. Electroshock might be educational. at least, it works on labrats.
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I Agree
William Faulk 4 years ago
I clean the house and cook food, it's just not right for that to have even existed.
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Deborah B 4 years ago
I mean, do you want your son to grow up to live in filth and eat junk food? Teach him how to sew a button on too, and how to iron his clothes. Why should boys be denied the chance to learn these things?
Lillukka79 4 years ago (edited)
My paternal granny had this thinking. "You might end up married to someone who can't" so all the boys learned to cook, clean and mend clothes. And this was in the 50's.
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TexasPK 4 years ago
As soon as my son was old enough to handle things (around 12 maybe), he learned to cook (he is a great, inventive cook), do his own laundry, sew, clean, etc. He is now 44 and still does these things. His girlfriend is amazed that he can & will do all this stuff without griping about it. My dad taught him about the so called manly things, taking care of the car, changing tires, etc. but my dad also taught me those same things.
Susan Canavespe 4 years ago
They make part of the mess, and eat part of the food. Pitch in, dude.
Joost Bruikman 4 years ago
And teach it in school... If i only i learned to do taxes, cooking and fixing a car/bike tire in school instead of french, which i purged from my brain the moment i could.
Ozacoter 4 years ago
Yeah. I learned f*****g Plato and what other people said millenia ago but I have never had classes about health, taxes, voting, fixing a buton and other basic stuff. I like philosophy but priorities people...
Load More Replies...The r/TrollXChromosomes will be celebrating its 10th birthday on the last day of March. "We're currently in the middle of intensive planning for the 10th Cakeday celebrations. It'll be so much better than our 5th Cakeday shindig, folks will cry. But we can't tell you more than that, lest our plans are foiled," the moderators told Bored Panda when we reached out to them.
They’re also steadily moving toward the 1 million member mark. Currently, they’re at just over 802k, so consider joining them and giving them a boost. They post about a variety of topics. In their words, they’re a subreddit for “rage comics and other memes with a girly slant.”
However, this doesn’t change the fact that the subreddit is also home to some serious posts that show how deeply sexism is enrooted in our society. Even to this very day. And while sexism can be subtle and covert, it can also be very overt. One example of this is women getting harassed on the streets. So while it’s one thing to confront sexism online, it’s a whole other ball game when it’s done in real life.
#4
Just Going To Leave This One Here
William Faulk 4 years ago
Exactly! what's the big deal with your child being gay? there isn't and there shouldn't be one!
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Mica Fiverline 4 years ago
Having a gay child is not even a concern for me. But I do worry about the psychopath, pedo murderer thing a lot!
Anime SImp 4 years ago
why do people fear gay people, they literally are just regualr people like you
seahawks fan 4 years ago
its not just boys. heres some more blatantly accepted sexism. ik that its f****** ridiculous that ppl fear their sons being gay. but the fact that we are constantly shot at for this is exhausting. now, i know plenty of boys are all these things, but girls are too! we need to remember that
Suki K 4 years ago
Wow, boys are "disgusting" when they are gay, but when a girl is lesbian it's "hot"
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AlmightyOne 4 years ago
People need to stop fearing gays entirely. Turn your eyes to the real danger
Sheanna Caban 4 years ago
I think this is seriously shifting these days, though. The parents of boys that I know are really mindful about being consistent with teaching their boys consent and respect.
#5
This Hurts Deep Because It’s True
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
Agree. But they don’t actually respect that man. They just say “but he don’t mind if you have friends, right?” “I have a boyfriend” really only works because some men think it’s the only possible way THEY could be rejected when mama said they were so handsome!
Daria B 4 years ago
This. Also, sometimes they're afraid they may get in trouble if said boyfriend catches him hitting on you.
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Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago
Not always! I was in a bar one time, and the a-hole sitting next to me said "You don't have a boyfriend!" He mocked me and put his hand on my thigh even after I warned him to back off. When he didn't leave me alone. I grabbed his beard and told him to take his filthy paw off me before I made him regret his Y chromosome.
TheRandomBorger 4 years ago
OOOHH YOU NEED SOME ALOE FOR THAT BURN?! Nice, sis *high five*
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Yup. A decade ago, single and gay, I'd tell men I was afraid of that I had a boyfriend so they'd leave me alone. I hate that that worked and hope times are changing. I also hope that other people are in safer situations, can honestly tell pursuers "no," and have that be enough.
Javiera Gotelli 4 years ago
I just tell them "men like you make me appreciate my girlfriend even more"
Logically Reasonable 4 years ago
I never thought myself as being chauvinistic or anything, I actually like women who can take care of themselves and beat men at their own games.....but when I come across stuff like this, I'm embarrassed to be male!! But I tell you what, I have woman friend that has always been a huge man-basher, as she is highly intelligent and does anything she wants, and has put several men "in their place".......but she also found an awesome man that found all of that attractive and they got married and had kids. So, there are decent men out there that don't play all those BS games, you just have to find them.
Ednineson Vertus 4 years ago
I agree but him backing off after you say you have a boyfriend is because he assumes you are in a relationship and he is respecting that, but I also think that he should respect you even if you are not in a relationship
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
Can't say I agree with the second half --- first half obviously true. "I'll not pursue you because you have a boyfriend" is not respect, it's just another layer of misogyny along the lines of "I don't touch another's seconds/ she's impure". I think the mindset is, "give me a logical reason to reject me (and your feelings/preferences clearly are illogical)" so the BF card works the rest not.
#6
I’ve Never Heard This Explained So Succinctly (Credit Fu**k_patriarchy On Instagram)
Sheanna Caban 4 years ago
It is. When I was in 7th grade (way back in 1992), the boys started doing the snapping bra thing. They were caught in the act, hauled off the principal's office, and my parents and I were asked if we would like to press charges. As they were being hauled off to the principal's office by our badass female gym coach, she was yelling (in front of everyone in the school) "WHAT YOU DID WAS SEXUAL ASSAULT!!!!"
Jade Lynn - Panda's Brat 4 years ago
Lucky. The boys didn't even get in trouble at our school, just got told not to do it anymore. Of course they didn't listen.
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K. 4 years ago
Crop top summer days coming up!! ☀️🏖 Even if I did this for the next ten years, it’ll never catch up to the times I covered up my body because i have to protect myself, or I’m looking suggestive, or the many other reasons. I wore hoodies in the summer...Enough of this s**t.
Chris Challis 4 years ago
males are responsible for their reaction and urges.
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Tacocat 4 years ago
A girl at my school got raped in the boy's bathroom, and the boy's parents said it was just a harmless prank and boys will be boys. This girl is pregnant and in therapy now. This needs to stop.
Deborah B 4 years ago
If a bra strap is "sexual", what about guys sagging to show boxer shorts? Is the dress code banning this too?
Remi Flynne 4 years ago
I had no idea bra straps were viewed in such a way.
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Waffles 4 years ago
I know a girl who had sleeves that had a small cutout on the shoulders. Her bra straps were still NOT VISIBLE, but a MALE TEACHER came up to her and said "I can see your bra strap." She looked at her arm, where no bra strap was visible, and said "no you cant." He then proceeds to use his finger to REACH INSIDE HER SHIRT and pull out her bra strap. "Yes I can." She didn't know what to say, so she just sat in silence, shocked. The teacher never got in trouble. THIS IS NOT OK
deanna woods 4 years ago
This teacher should have been reported to the police. What he did was pretty much sexual assault.
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Shauna Clodfelter 4 years ago
Always told my daughters they could deck any boy/man that laid a hand on them, including bra snapping. I will back them.
Ghoustie 4 years ago
my question whats so intriguing about shoulders female shoulders at that everyone gots freaking sholders
Ghoustie 4 years ago
like does a band on my arms really bug u that much that it must always be covered😐 no logic
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MiaOokami 4 years ago
Would you rather we don't wear bras? Cause by all means, I will go to school without a bra and I will be comfortable. What? It's inappropriate? Well fix your double standards and also stop staring at our boobs!
MiaOokami 4 years ago
@Bill Newsome, 1. Don't call me babe 2. I am a child, but at least I'm mature enough to not freak out over a f*****g article of clothing
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Anxiety 4 years ago (edited)
I never understood the whole bra straps, spaghetti straps thing, no showing shoulders crap. I get it’s distracting for certain boys, but is it really a me problem, vs it’s really a them problem.
Joey Marlin 4 years ago
The idea that it's distracting for boys is just a lot of pathetic excuses. A leg can be 'distracting'. A rear in a tight skirt. This is a boundary and attitude problem. Any boy not able to just refocus their gaze and make an effort to get on with the work in hand is weak and contemptible.
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May explained that women should always trust their instincts. “Listen to what your gut is telling you. There is no ‘right’ or ‘perfect’ response to harassment; however, studies show that having some kind of response (either in the moment or later) can reduce the trauma associated with harassment. If you decide to respond, do it for you.”
She said that it’s always all right to do nothing, smile, and keep walking. It’s always up to you to decide what’s right for you and if you want to confront your harassers. It’s always harder to do this in-person than behind the safety of your screen.
#7
Yuuuuup
Something 4 years ago
But men do say "I hate women" and other statements like that all the time. Half of all Boomer jokes boil down to "wife bad".
Helen Haley 4 years ago
The other half are some kind of degrading joke about bj's, then they wonder why women are hesitant to participate.
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Hans 4 years ago
What would happen if all generalizing statements of "men" and "women" would magically disappear from the Internet, and we would stop putting people into categories to judge them? I think the days would be much brighter.
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
Answer that might be closer to home for the guy posting: For the same reason as racists don't post "Black Lives Don't Matter" (which is exactly the argument that the troll account "TruthMonster" posted higher up here, "Republicans don't say BLdontM, so your BLM is invalid"). For reference, Googling with double quote marks to fit exact phrasing... "i hate men" About 493,000 results (0.46 seconds) "i hate women" About 171,000 results (0.56 seconds) "i hate oreos" About 16,000 results (0.34 seconds) "i hate cats" About 208,000 results (0.63 seconds) "i hate dogs" About 112,000 results (0.45 seconds). The numbers are useless as-is (Wikipedia "Misogyny" is one of the top results for second), but at a 3:1 ratio; the poster has some ground to build their rickety argument on --- "I hate men" is stated more often. [Personally I'm most surprised by low score of "i hate hedgehogs" About 789 results (0.23 seconds); sniffling prickling little bastards.]
Tobias Buhl 4 years ago
have "News Man" heard of the incel community online? they seem to have a loathing for women like nothing else i have seen.
Renate Stargardt 4 years ago
Comments from men, that every woman has heard, at least once in her life: you are cheap, you bitch, you whore, you are "easy to get", you are fat, you are too shallow, you may be stupid ... but a good fu.. You don't have to say, I hate women ... demonstrating it this way, is enough
Roland Kreslin 4 years ago
How often do women say to men... You are useless, you are fat lazy your d**k is too small you are a bad lover and and and. Don't play the game women are the only one who get abused.
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Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
Uh... Men do paost I hate women. They're called ""incels". On top of the rest of it. *sigh*
Šimon Špaček 4 years ago
Well, I cannot speak for all men, but I do not hate women. I hate stupid people no matter what they have between their legs.
#8
Parenting Tips
Jeweled Dragon 4 years ago
I was told that boys mature more slowly. I replied that that was no excuse for them to be an asshole.
Julia King 4 years ago
Green Panda I wasn't saying they all were being assholes. I was just referring to the ones who were.
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Not to be that person or disagree but I distinctly remember this being said more than once in school. And it always felt like the boys were behind. Statistically they’ve fallen so far behind girls, it’s gotta be a huge problem. Boys have been getting away with doing poorly in school and being overlooked or forgiven or both. And neither is fair to the boys (or the girls).
Carrie Laughs 4 years ago
Statistics in the UK published last year showed that the one group lagging behind all others in education were white boys from poorer households. It is a problem.
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Campbell Squires 4 years ago
Why not just look at all people with respect no matter how they mature?
François Carré 4 years ago
I kind of remember having figured it out when I was 12 or 13 years old. Most boys my age (including myself maybe) were just stupid, dirty sniggering brats. But I had some smart girls of my classroom as friends and they helped me grow up. Our conversations were more intellectual and mature than anything I could have shared with other boys. Besides, they were much taller and stronger than me, and I'd rather not mess with them anyway ;-)
Tobin Kern 4 years ago
Then you had shitty parents. My parents were very up front about how stupid us boys were
Ian Taggart 4 years ago
I downloaded this picture to prepare for the unlikely event of me becoming a father.
Daniel Ewart 4 years ago
How about calling bullshit on the premise instead? We all grow and mature at different rates.
#9
As An Extremely Gay Lady, I’d Like To Co-Sign The F**k Out Of This
Andy Acceber 4 years ago
For those saying "not all men," that also proves the point. It was never the clothes. Still, people continue to blame women for dressing "provocatively."
Tiffany Thom 4 years ago
Exactly. It’s like saying “not all men are rapists”. Yeah. But there are still a hell of a lot of rapists, so what’s your point?
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Paul O'Connor 4 years ago (edited)
THIS! As a gay man I have showered naked with men after sports and never felt an uncontrollable urge to hop on them. Its not difficult.
Frank Ropen 4 years ago
Maybe we should ask Kevin Spacey. It's has nothing to do with the sexuality.
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i am a lesbian and i can control myself around other girls wearing revealing clothing , like it really doesn't bother me
Aj Grimes (they/it)🦄 4 years ago
I am a lesbian and I control myself as well.
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Tobias Buhl 4 years ago
well some men are also f*****g sick in their head, i have had guys do all sort of stuff towards me that would be considered assault, but because "we are friends, being drunk and having fun" its all good right?, these are people i dont see anymore, but the way they treated me, told me exactly how they would treat women, and probably even worse for the women. also some deranged men see women as objects rather then actual human beings. i hate that a woman has to be on her toes constantly just because men are f*****g disgusting. i have had several female friends sleep at my place while too drunk, could never imagine betraying that kinda trust, i am just happy that my female friends were trusting enough in me to see my place as a safe place, i truely wish all guys would act like that, but i guess thats just wishful thinking.
Mama Panda 4 years ago
If you really want to see this in action, go to a strip club where there are horny men and horny lesbians. The men are all pigs about it and the women aren't. Sure both groups get rowdy. The both will tip the dancer and buy her drinks and the expectation is always that the dancer will owe them sex in some form. The difference is when she says no to the women, they accept it and there are no issues unlike the men who will stalk the dancer, prey upon her simply because they believe it's their privilege as men. I have seen this over and over and over again. It's sickening what men think their privilege is because they have dangly bits.
Frank Ropen 4 years ago
Have you ever been to women strip club with male strippers?
Load More Replies...As May put it in an interview with Bored Panda, your safety is the main priority. However, if you feel safe and choose to respond to your harassers, there are three main approaches that you can take: setting boundaries, engaging bystanders, and documenting the situation. Let’s go into detail about each approach.
“Set the Boundary. Tell the person harassing you exactly what you want them to do and why. Look them in the eye and denounce their behavior with a strong, clear voice. Many people prefer to name the behavior. For example, you can say, ‘Do not [what they’re doing], that’s harassment.’ You can also simply say ‘that is not okay’ or ‘don’t speak to me like that.’ Say what feels natural to you,” May from ‘Hollaback!’ explained.
#10
Good Lesson
Agatz 4 years ago
My friend told me she was so happy she is turning 40, because finally people have stopped with the baby questions, because now they think maybe she does not have kids because she is too old. And now she does not have do defend herself for not having kids. Jeez, why can't people just back off? Like, do people ask a women questions like that because they think they forgot to have kids and they need to be reminded?
Rosie Hamilton 4 years ago
Apparently you just get asked 'why didn't you'. The question changes subtly but never goes away. I would hear my childfree relatives talk about it.
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François Carré 4 years ago
I still don't get this idea of women's womb being public property, and literally everyone being entitled to feel concerned (and to comment) about the way it is used or not.
Catlady6000 4 years ago
You don't even have to be child free, just have only one. Had to put up with people actually lecturing me on the necessity of a sibling for my daughter. Friends, coworkers, the flipping checker at the local Dollar General. It's hell in a small town, everyone is in your business and knows better than you
Juririn 4 years ago
Hear, hear, same crap with me. Got scolded that my son will grow up spoiled and selfish as an only child 😡
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Teresa Taylor 4 years ago
I’m 55, straight, never married and no kids. Some people assumed I was gay and that’s why I didn’t marry. Uh, no, but nothing wrong with being gay. Then it was other excuses for me. Now, when those same friends post their kid or finances complaints, I comment with, “See, you shoulda had dogs instead. It’s not illegal to put them in a crate when they annoy you. It’s not illegal to euthanize them when they get sick.” (Before you spaz out, my dogs SLEEP in their crates. They are not used for punishment. Second, I just dropped $1476.63 on cancer surgery for one of my dogs.And THAT was the discounted “member” price at Banfield Pet Hospital. Boxers are prone to mast cell tumors. This was her third go round and four masses were removed.)
Karen Grace 4 years ago
I hope she's doing ok now. Some people just don't understand that for some of us our furkids Are family! I'm a mom, grandma and great-grandmother but my cats are still my family.
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Ula 4 years ago
35, sharing I would like to have a dog. Comment: you only think you want a dog, but actually you want a baby!
Zedrapazia 4 years ago
My partner and I have 5 dogs and 3 cats. What's the comment I hear about them the most? "yOu JuSt GoT sO mAnY pEtS bEcAuSe YoU wAnT tO cOmPeNsAtE tHaT yOu HaVe No KiDs." Like, I never liked babies or children in my life ever, not even when I was at the same age, and I can't even sit in the same room with a baby or toddler workout getting nervous because I get mad when they start screaming. Everybody knows I can't stand children, but they keep on asking, or even trying to give me their baby to hold it (like if this would change anything for me). It's awful. Let the people have kids that want to have kids, but leave me in peace with my dogs and cats.
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Dillon Hughes 4 years ago
I totally agree with agatz. Though I am a man and asked the same question. Maybe my nuts don't work or my lady and I had a miscarriage. Just tell them, yes I have X children born, and just gave them a partial birth abortion! See that reaction! Ha! (Not funny but you get it)
CharlMarx 4 years ago
It's even bad when you have 1 kid. People won't stop bugging you asking when you're going to have another one. Like maybe I just want 1 kid, maybe I can't have more, maybe I can't financially afford another one, maybe I'm just enjoying time with my kid before I have another one later down the line. Stop.Asking.Woman.When.They're.Going.To.Have.(More).Kids
#11
Where’s The Lie
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
It isn’t logical, it’s sexist and ageist and pro forced birth, and by nature illogical.
Andy Acceber 4 years ago
Colorado made free IUDs available to teenagers and saw teen pregnancy and abortion rates drop dramatically. Educate girls and women and give them autonomy over their bodies, and they will make the best decisions for themselves.
Reynard 4 years ago
Hmmm, a lot of the anti-choice comments are coming from posters with men's names (I'm a man, btw). This is literally a microcosm of what is wrong in the USA - a bunch of men with no clue about science and a woman's body passing laws about womens bodies. How about this fellas, if it's not your body, you get no say, plain and simple. If technology advances to the pont where men can carry babies, you can volunteer to carry all the baies to term to your heart's content. Until then, STFU about it.
Cori 4 years ago
YES! I have a friend who is a foster parent and the crazy number of hurdles she and her husband have had to jump through to adopt 2 of their foster kids is ridiculous. If they want to legislate away abortion then they damn well better revamp the adoption process to make it easier for these kids they forced into the world to find loving homes.
YoyoSthlm 4 years ago
No woman is using abortions as "birth control", no one wants to go through that horrible experience. And guys, what about YOU take some responsibility and not have sex without a condom??
AlmightyOne 4 years ago
If I get pregnant before I'm ready and can't access an abortion you can bet your life that I will STILL find a way to get rid of it.
Demon Child 4 years ago
Ah, she´s inexperienced, does not know anything about the real world, really can´t financially support herself,...Let´s give her a child!
I Liquored On 4 years ago
I have lived in several countries and I have never noticed logic being an important part of policy.
#12
Funny How Rarely This Comes Up With Christians
K. 4 years ago (edited)
And you know... controlling themselves instead of blaming others for their actions...but I’m an atheist who is going to hell. What do I know, besides they have crazy lit parties in hell.
ADHORTATOR 4 years ago
The only hell existing is the one we create on earth
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J-A Laine 4 years ago (edited)
You're referring to Matthew 5:29 where Jesus actually is preaching at the mountain sermon to both men AND women, and of course he doesn't mean to literally "tear it out and throw it away from you" if it "is making you stumble", it's meant to be interpreted symbolically. Ladies are then in, the Bible, recommended dressing “with modesty and soundness of mind.” - 1 Timothy 2:9. Just sayin'... :-)
Savannah Mcquillan 4 years ago
Haha. I love seeing how people interpret things differently. Sermon on the mount, right? Love that. It's true that most of the time Jesus said "men" and meant everyone. It was customary then. Don't bash me with "Jesus is sexist" until you understand and have read everything. And gone to church and studied that. I more interpreted those verses as a warning against sin, like if your eyes defile you, then you need to confess your sins and guard your thoughts and where your eyes go better next time and ask Him for forgiveness. It was used completely out of context above though. 💛 hope this didn't offend anyone. Stay safe.
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Robin Childers 4 years ago
Totally taken out of context. Read the WHOLE book before you start quoting.
Hutt'nKloas 4 years ago
@ Arctic Fox Lover ; Basically you cant insult a religion, but you can insult its believers.
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Xan Maranya 4 years ago
Bible experts teach that the meaning is... lust happens in the mind's passion so removing an eye or hand would not stop lustful urges, but one should to block their eye and hand from taking that path.
Anna Banana 4 years ago
Jesus was a liberal hippie, a lot of the current conservative 'Christians' would denounce him to hell if he dared to voice his ideas today.
“The important thing is that you aren’t apologetic in your response, and that you don’t engage with them after you set the boundary. Oftentimes, people who harass may try to argue with you or dismiss you through further conversation or by making fun of you. As tempting as it may be to get into a verbal war with them, we don’t recommend it. The attention may further feed their abusive behavior and cause the situation to escalate. Once you’ve said your piece, keep it moving.”
The second approach is engaging bystanders by telling them what’s going on and what they can do to help you. “Not all bystanders have been trained to respond, but typically people do understand that street harassment is not okay and they want to help you, so what can you do to ask for that help? You will need to loudly announce to people around you what the harasser just said or did and identify them, like: ‘That man in the red shirt is following me. I need help!’” May explained.
#13
I Want To Meet This Heroic Mystery Woman
Missy Moo Moo 4 years ago
Absolutely!! We don't even wear makeup or paint our nails to impress men. If there were no men in the world we would look exactly like we do now - but wear much less clothes....
BluEyedSeoulite 4 years ago
And our clothes would be way more comfortable!
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ELfish 4 years ago
I appreciate his willingness to share this. People can change if they choose to.
Anna Banana 4 years ago
Nice! I probably couldn't be bothered for work, but the other day I put on a club dress and did my nails for a youtube salsa workout, just because I felt like it.
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Mama Panda 4 years ago
We women are not here on this earth to fulfill a man's ego, sex drive, nor their self privileges. When the f**k will all of you menfolk get this thru your heads???
Mustn’t eat the mango 🥭 4 years ago (edited)
I feel confident when I wear make up, boosts my ego it that’s a good thing.
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Watching 4 years ago
The lesson that we can take from all this is that people need to keep their nose out of other people's private parts. End of story.
Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago
The people who want to regulate women's reproductive systems to the point of them being little more than brood cows are usually the ones who want to slash - if not eliminate - public assistance and keep the minimum wage at below starvation level.
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Kaisa 4 years ago
Men want women not to get abortions and yet they don't want to get snipped themselves and condoms ''don't feel good''. Men want to control both their bodies and also what women do with theirs
Ozacoter 4 years ago
Or pay child support. So those men basically want sex without any posterior responsibility
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Veronica Sjöberg 4 years ago
I've heard this one before and i totally agree with it. I did have an abortion 13 years ago when i was 19 and i remember how i felt back then, like it could not go fast enough. I just wanted it OUT. Now i have two kids and i'm pregnant at the moment (and i'm happy about that). Some people dont seem to understand that its a huge difference if you want to be pregnant or not. Its not the same. If you want a child it IS a child even early on, but if you don't its just panic and a nightmare. Its just pure evil to force someone to stay pregnant and give birth against their will.
Anna Banana 4 years ago
Answering a lot of 'she brought it on herself' comments here. There was a meme a long time ago, I can't find it but it went something like this: Abortion is the only treatment we justify denying based on how the person got into that situation. Climb the tree and break your leg? We'll fix it! Shoot yourself in the leg becuase you didn't secure your gun? Your doctors are here for you! Lifelong smoking caused a lung cancer? Let's treat it! Want to terminate unwanted pregnancy? You shouldn't have been a s**t!
MyCatsTheRealPanda 4 years ago
Because they look at it like all those things are directly affecting you. An abortion affects you and another person. To be clear I am not saying I do or do not believe in abortion. I think it's a very complicated issue and every persons story is different. The one thing I personally don't believe in is when women use abortion as birth control But again all stories are different and I wouldn't judge someone.
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MandaPanda 4 years ago
I have kids. I was young (21), unmarried, and in a very unhappy relationship. It was my choice to keep my children. It's hard sometimes but I'd choose it again and again. But if I met someone in a similar situation and they chose not to carry to term, that is their choice and I support that just as much. Everyone is different.
Ekate 4 years ago
According to UNICEF, 22,000 children die EACH DAY due to poverty. You really care about kids? Do something about that before you start rummaging around in other people's uteri.
Meredith Grey 4 years ago
Yeah these PRO Lifers say they care about children, but really all they are is Pro Birth. Once the child is born, they don't care any more. Can you imagine how overpopulated the world would be if EVERY SINGLE CHILD was born??? We would be like China and India, even WORSE really!!!
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Donkey boi 4 years ago
I agree with the message but I disagree that this is one of those 'things men don't understand'. Where (and when) I grew up, it was illegal. When your girlfriend told she thought she was pregnant, you both felt that same fear! It is no longer illegal in my home country, but still difficult to get help. Abortion is a subject that needs to be talked about and, regardless of your opinion, should ultimately be up to the person who's body is affected. There is no person on this planet that can give a valid logical reason why it should be illegal!
Tina Aleka 4 years ago
Oh this is so good that i wrote it down for those discussions where people say that an abortion is simply the easy way out
Meredith Grey 4 years ago
LOL it is most DEFINITELY NOT the easy way out, in fact, it is the HARDEST way out!!!
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Be A Proud Spinster !
Alethia Nyx 4 years ago
Actually that's not quite right. In medieval times a woman needed a husband to provide for her. There weren't really any 'respectable' jobs an unmarried woman who wasn't of the lowest class could do, one of the only respectable middle class professions, that earnt reasonable money, for a woman was spinning thread. So if a 'respectable' woman couldn't find a husband it was what she would do to be able to be independent. It became the term for unmarried women, because back then a 'respectable' woman didn't work after she married.
Ozacoter 4 years ago
This is very incorrect. Most women worked, married or not. The difference is that most never owbed the business and worked for the family or husband. There has always been women that earned money. Not only that, in many European countries brides needed to provide a dowry and married quite late (20s and late 20s) because they worked to pay for it.
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Mark Schilling 4 years ago
Unfortunately, this isn't actually true. Spinster referred to unmarried women who ended up working the lowest level jobs, like spinning, whereas married women in the trades had the higher status jobs. Either way, the term is sexist and patriarchal and the real meaning doubly-so: the married women only had their higher status, and therefore the better job, because they were married to a tradesman. An unmarried women never rose up in ranks and died in poverty.
Robert Baldwin 4 years ago
In late medieval China, women who were exceptionally good at weaving were actually prohibited from marrying so as not to distract them from their trade, because the silk cloth was worth more than gold. TMYK.
Lj 4 years ago
Wow Nice to know! Too bad they were forbidden though (I like free will).
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ethan simpson 4 years ago
i really don't want to post here just because I've seen some comments get downvoted to hell
She continued: “Then tell people what you want them to do, like, ‘Can you wait here with me? Can you call the police?’ Remember that it is okay to ask for help, it does not mean that you are weak, in fact, it means that you are strong because you’re acknowledging that street harassment, in fact, hurts.”
#16
The Only Way To Get Republicans To Care About Black Lives
George-Florin Constantin 4 years ago
So many issues approached in just a dozen words. Clever girl.
Layla Blank 4 years ago
So im 14 so I just need to understand better. My friend is a republican and her family thinks black people matter, are you stereo typing the republicans?
Solrac 4 years ago
Like republicans are all racists and no democrat is against abortion. Is this Bored Panda or woke Panda?
Theoretical Empiricist 4 years ago
Not all, but there are strong statistical correlations borne out by multiple polls.
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Dreamwolf 4 years ago
I know I will get heavily downvoted because I disagreed and Bored Panda hates me, but NOT ALL REPUBLICANS ARE RACIST!!! I'm a republican and literally all of my freinds are black, my stepmom is black, and I have no problem with it. And there are black republicans, to. Nice move.
Shea Linton 4 years ago
Way to generalize all Republicans! I'm a Republican and I KNOW black lives matter! What I don't understand is why black people don't think black lives matter. Some of the most racist people I've ever met are black!!!
Big J 4 years ago
When Trayvon Martin was shot who did you support? What about George Floyd, Tamir Rice, Rayshard Brooks, Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain, Jacob Blake? Were you supporting the BLM movement or were waving a thin blue line flag?
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Bill Newsome 4 years ago
White conservatives adopt a far more disproportionate number of black and Asian children. Thank you.
Piper McLean 4 years ago
I’m sorry she has a great message but not all Republicans disagree with BLM. I know republicans who support them and go to peaceful protest
#17
The List Could Go On And On...
Truth Monster 4 years ago
Try it with race too. "First White Astronaut", "First White President."
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
As long as people keep being defined by their race or their gender, racism and sexism will survive because it means those characteristic are relevant. Barack Obama is not the "first black president", he is the 44th president, and it does not diminish his achievement.
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H Edwards 4 years ago
Yep, and it's ridiculous. And just the other side of the misogynistic coin.
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Demon Child 4 years ago
Now, this is a good one. Itś almost as if people are so shocked to see a woman with a good job, they just HAVE to point it out!
Schrodinger's Cat 4 years ago (edited)
I agree that putting "woman" in front of professions should mean that we should put "Male" in front of all professions too! Just so that they hear how odd it is- why not just say "engineer"?
Peter Ian Staker 4 years ago
That's fine but why did actress become actor? It's the masculine and feminine form of the same word. It's a lot easier to say "what's the name of the actress who was in X?" than "what's the name of the female actor that was in X?", It's just clunky, it's a pet peeve of mine.
Troux 4 years ago
'Actress' is a convenient way to say something that we shouldn't be regularly saying at all. Of course if you are asking for a specific name, it helps to describe them "female", but do we need to have a separate category for female actors? In sports where there are clear physical differences between the sexes, it's important to separate the two, but in arts and general professions, it's an unnecessary modifier.
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#18
They Should Both Be Free
Coleonema 4 years ago
Yep, in my country they give condoms for free, to help prevent spread of STDs, many people want them to do this with Tampons, Heck, even just get rid of the VAT on Tampons.
rorofunkytoe 4 years ago
When my other half was in hospital there was a pile of masks free to whoever needed them.i love my country and am so grateful
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SisterSavana 4 years ago
it's just not right, people really need those, yet they cost $10 for a single box of something women actually need. It's overpriced and unfair.
Dutchman Callypso 4 years ago
How do they cost so much there? In my country you can get a pack of 32 O.B. tampons for like $2.5 on sale.
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Logically Reasonable 4 years ago
Food, shelter, clean water, and medical care are all necessities............
Eggwithaleg 4 years ago
@Mike Beck, are you a woman? do you know how expesive tampons and pads are? They're considered a luxury item in America. How is having a period a luxury? It's not our fault that were women!
D. Pitbull 4 years ago
Geezus... We only stopped getting taxed for these "luxury" feminine items a little while ago...
Gregory Harvey 4 years ago
it is absolutely ridiculous how much of a stigma is put on this, especially in schools, thats where they need to be free and not treated with so much shame.
The third and final approach is documenting the situation. If you feel that you’re safe and not currently in danger, you can consider taking a picture or a video of your experience. Or you can ask a bystander to do so.
“This could include the person harassing you, their license plate, or the scene. Some people use photos or videos to report an incident—for example, if the person was at work when this happened people may choose to report it to their employer.”
#19
Women Are Not Free Therapy
zims 4 years ago
You hit the arrow button pointing up, it's right below the image on the left side.
Load More Replies... Ozacoter 4 years ago
Only if you include the ones that expect a free maid that cleans, cooks, shops, plans everything, does laundry, acts as a nurse when he is sick, take care of the children if they have them and a big etc
BonnyDK 4 years ago
There are men that are complete gold diggers in the true sense of the word. I have met them before. Old adage that it is as easy to fall for a rich one as a poor one applies to men seeking out and marrying wealthy women just to have a cushy life. Meal ticket without carrying one iota for the lady. Premeditated.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 4 years ago
I don't get this one. "Gold digger" in my understanding is not gender-based (although admittedly usually associated with women). It's about someone who marries the other just because of the financially benefits that would come from the marriage. I'm not sure what this person means with "emotional labour" and what that has to do with gold-digging. Abusive and toxic relationships are a thing on their own. Even gold-diggers could have a successful marriage with their meal-package, if both parties are equally un-invested in the union (and hopefully no offsprings are produced)
Bole Perishon 4 years ago
A twisted way of looking at things. Most men wouldn't have "emotional labour" if it weren't for women.
Logically Reasonable 4 years ago
Gold digger is a vintage term used in "polite society" to refer to whores. Although plenty of men can be whores, they are referred to as "latharios" or "gigalo's". Still a broken, sexist system.
Reese 1 year ago
It is what they call it when men talk about their feelings. They believe that a man is meant to hide his feelings and suffer in silence. This is why they rarely ever call it "emotional labour" when a woman opens up. It is a gender role they want men to follow.
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This Is So Accurate
giovanna 4 years ago
"How convenient it was when we could assault them and they would just shut up... good ol' times"
Lucas 4 years ago
Siill far more women raped than those who make false claims Michal. Facts.
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El Dee 4 years ago
If your behaviour is such that you have to worry you'll be accused of sexual harassment, then you've been sexually harassing women and getting away with it for years..
John Louis 4 years ago
Wait, What if both are true? Why does a woman's fear of sexual assault lessen the significance of a man's fear that innocent actions will be taken the wrong way?
Ozacoter 4 years ago
Because most women have been harassed or assaulted by men while the men that had problems with false accusations are a tiny minority. They arent equal problems
Load More Replies... Campbell Squires 4 years ago
And does you shaming a legitimate problem with your bigger problem make it go away? No
Demon Child 4 years ago
Sure, assault can happen on both sides, but it's more of an issue on one. I don't really think men have to walk with keys in between their fingers, make sure they are with a dog or other company when going out, or overall being scared in general of being harassed. I don't think they have to be afraid that, if they don't do what a woman tells them, they are going to get hurt. Rather than complaining about unfairness, make a change and support our rights as women.
Šimon Špaček 4 years ago
I heard that in Gnezdno (town in Poland) was a very special punish for rape. Rapist was brought to the bridge and his balls were nailed to fencing. Then they gave him a knife and he could go away as soon as he wanted. Well, if he wanted to go of course, he could also stay there and die from starvation, he was free after all... That was something like 15th or 16th century.
Demon Child 4 years ago
Man, As a child I can´t even fcking safely walk by myself through my neighborhood and this is the sh*tf*ckery people worry about? Just don´t talk to me if you can´t handle yourself
Ozacoter 4 years ago
Yeah. The first time that me and my friends got assaulted we were 13 and were relaxing in a park. A old man decided to show us his penis.
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Toea Muresan Iulia 4 years ago
beside keys, you can also defend yourself with a lit cigarette. burns like hell
Deborah B 4 years ago
How about men just all be 'so careful' not to harass or assault women? It feels like that could work.
#21
This Tweet Hits Hard
Anne 4 years ago
Adding "you know" makes it more personal and makes people thing about it.
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K. 4 years ago (edited)
I surprised myself by how mush I got after @asexual avocado expressed empathy so I had to delete the original message.
Teresa Taylor 4 years ago
Yes. I was 17 in a car over 100 miles away from home with my mom’s friend’s husband who was like an uncle to me. I had known him since I was 6. He told me he loved me. I said, I love you, too. “No. I’m in love with you,” and his hand went on my thigh. Patting and rubbing. It stayed there the entire drive home. I was terrified. I had no idea where I was, so I couldn’t get out of the car and take a cab or bus home. I have never felt safe or trusted any man since then. Yeah, it totally shattered my ability to trust.
Becca Kuehn 4 years ago
I outraged about what that pervert did to you, Teresa. Some people don't understand the extreme emotional damage going through something like that causes. I want you to know that you are a STRONG SURVIVOR!
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Mama Panda 4 years ago
It is every woman. There are quite a few women who do not understand what constitutes assault and attempted assault. That is a blessing and a sadness in and of itself.
Diane Knight 4 years ago
I'm sure this had to do with the fact my mom was a waitress for years, but I complained to her that the neighbor boy was putting his hands on me that I didn't like, we were both 12. She said " You have to put up with it because men are no different". Well he wasn't the only one noticing the curves of becoming a woman, the school janitor did too. He was a bit gentler when he groped me, and my mom's words, he got away with it. 5 years later the guy was caught doing it to another girl. Message was wrong, and her boss should have stopped the men from groping the help. But it was the 60's &70's. The work place has changed, but still not perfect. I love seeing a guy taking a stand for a waitress when he sees her being groped. Especially if he grabs the offender between his legs and shows him what it feels like being grabbed by a MAN. Priceless!
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Rachel Rogovoy 4 years ago
Yeah. When i was 13, an elder man put his hands on me when I was at the park. I was alone and so scared. Thank god there was a nice man who told the creep to back off but I will never firget it. Thank you if you see this. Stay safe! Peace love and happiness! Have a nice day!
SisterSavana 4 years ago
I've been assaulted by my stepdad. I've never told anyone but I'm glad hes gone and in jail. this is one of my biggest fears. pedophiles are absolutely disgusting.
Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago
I know at least two women who were raped, and one who fought off an attacker.
Kesondra Key 4 years ago
Yup. People don't talk about it. Every time I have talked about it with someone, this seemed to be horrifyingly true.
May detailed: “Others use it to share their story on social media or anonymously through ihollaback.org. Many find it to be empowering to turn the lens off of them and onto the person harassing them. It often has the potential to be hugely transformative. If it feels right to you then do it. It doesn’t work that way for everyone so ask yourself, ‘Does it feel right for me?’ or ‘Is there another way to respond?’”
According to May, there is no such thing as a ‘perfect’ response to harassment: “There is no such thing as a perfect response, this is not your fault, and you are not alone. Take the time to recover and employ strategies for taking care of yourself.”
#22
I Swear, The Audacity
Something 4 years ago
Most of the action taken to protect women from sexual assault helps men as well. The activism, even when based mostly on cases involving women, results in gender-neutral legislation.
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
I was raped when I was in high school, but the guy who did that faced no consequence because I am a boy too so "it does not matter".
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Marika Miettinen 4 years ago
When women talk about the problems we face in the world, men often join in the conversation to point out something that affects them and ask why isn't anybody doing anything about this thing, be it paternity leaves or other things like that. Dudes, all women aren't your mothers. We have so much to fix that f***s up our lives, maybe you guys should stick together and work on making things better instead of just asking who's going to do it for you? Ye, sure, there are men that are working to make things better, but I'm just so tired of men busting into conversations about women's issues to bring up their issues.
Joe Reaves 4 years ago
Not to mention most of the men who say 'happens to men too' are the same men who laugh at the idea of a woman sexually assaulting a man or think he should have enjoyed it. They're not saying it happens to men too because they actually care about male victims of sexual assault. They just resent having to give a s**t about anything to do with women's problems.
Jane Cheng 4 years ago
Why use “girls” instead of “women” but will use “men” and “male” instead of “boys”? Word choice is important
Brian Michael 4 years ago
Yeah gonna call bull crap on this one. Read the comments in any one of these examples and all it reads for PAGES is women have it worse or harder. You. An read thousands of women on here that state just that. Argument is moot.
Donkey boi 4 years ago
The societal view on sexual assault for all genders is messed up. One is not like the other, but they are the same, it's rape! So how about we stop using genders when talking about it and just call it what it is, Rape! It doesn't matter which gender/race/culture is assaulted more, what matters it that it shouldn't be happening at all! 1 person is too many!
Mark Kelly 4 years ago
Yeah but let’s be honest, most men can protect themselves from sexual assault better than a woman.
dxisy xo 3 years ago
Exactly, the rates for sexual assault towards women are way more too.
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Bow, I’m a Slytherin 4 years ago
I’m going to be seriously downvoted, but I’ve met a girl like this.
#23
Someone Said It!!!
Anna Banana 4 years ago
Very similar to saying 'He's just teasing you because he likes you' when a little girl is in frustrated tears because of a little boy who's well on his way to becoming am abusive, stalking creep. Why should she care that he likes her and nobody cares that she doesn't like him?
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago (edited)
This stupid sentence both makes rape seem less horrible than it actually is (so the victim's pain could be dismissed) and makes men look like complete idiots who cannot understand the consequences of their behavior (which could even lead some of them use it as an excuse). Four little words which hurt people in many ways.
Xylle Flora 4 years ago
There's no "girls will be girls." If there was, we could get away with all the mischief boys get up to
#24
This Is What We Want. Not The Future, Now
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
Also, silence is NOT consent, especially if the woman is passed out or knocked unconscious. ---- I fought back, got knocked unconscious, that was apparently "consent".
Andy Acceber 4 years ago
Yup. I'd be more inclined to go to a bar (and drink more than 1 drink) if this was asked at the door.
Damo Lee Park 4 years ago
In a campaign about consent in Australia, they had a poster. Told us all about how John was drunk, picked up Jessica, and they had sex. But John is a rapist because Jessica was too drunk to consent. Shame that they already explained John was drunk too, so why isn't Jessica called a rapist? John was also too drunk to consent. As a survivor of rape by female, I'll tell you here and now, I did not consent, and did not enjoy it. I also didn't enjoy her trying to take me to court for child support, or the lack of support from the legal system when I reported the rape
One thing that you can do is to develop a ‘quick ritual’ to help you ‘shake off’ what happened every time that you get harassed. Having a friend that you contact when this occurs can also help. Sharing your story with the people you trust can be very powerful and healing. What’s more, affirming to yourself that you deserve better and that you won’t let ‘the haters’ get you down is another response.
“The idea here is that you want you to develop resilience so that you can get out there and keep being you in the world,” May told Bored Panda.
#25
So Basically
Andy Acceber 4 years ago
The only appropriate response to this is "Yes." If they're unaware enough to ask it, that's the answer they deserve
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago (edited)
"In order to not be wrongly accused of being a sexual predator." Meanwhile, actual sexual predators use this hystery to deny what they did.
Gregory Harvey 4 years ago
how about trying a normal friendly conversation and look out for the social cues
Roxy Eastland 4 years ago
Yes, I've thought that too. If you can't tell the difference between what is sexual harrassment and what is acceptable conversation then just stop talking to women. (hint: if you wouldn't say it to a man but you would to a woman, then it is sexual. don't say it)
Neill Powell 4 years ago
This coming from someone who calls themself "Sexy bad choices"? Yeah, no.
#26
Let Her Name Be Known
Don't Look 4 years ago
She developed the belt. Not the pad. I say this because people are going to associate her with something wrong. Associate her with being a woman inventor who was extremely discriminated against.
Momoko Nakafuji 4 years ago (edited)
Its slightly misleading. Kotex sanitary pads were developed during WWI in 1910s. Tampax patented tampons in 1930s. In 1950s, she patented adding adhesives to sanitary pads to keep it in place. Im all for black history and she is a great inventor improving on previous inventions - its simply stretching the facts a little too much by calling her the inventor of sanitary pads..
Emma Smith 4 years ago
I grew up believing it was Dr White, invented for his wife
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Jennifer Norton 4 years ago
Wow, didn't know this. I am so glad to have found this out. She is a goddess to us women!!! Love knowing this now!!!!!!
Teresa Taylor 4 years ago
Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner, women across the globe owe you a debt of gratitude. You have made our quality of life so much better. I wish there was no “pink tax” on these products. I wish these products were available for girls and women for free in developing countries. Many girls miss school during their periods because they do not have access to sanitary products. Many eventually drop out completely because the fall behind.
#27
Invasive, Huh?
Night Owl 4 years ago
Almost the whole Republican party was and still is invasive
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Watching 4 years ago
Republicans need to keep their noses out of other peoples private parts. It's creepy and obsessive.
YouDontLikeMe? 4 years ago
Why does it always have to be republican v Democrat? Can we move past this and just argue the point, not interlining it with a party?
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Nyneva Kyte 4 years ago
When you say this to Mike, can you please say vagina and cervix and uterus, please. Hopefully he'll just faint on the spot and not be able to vote on it.
NMN 4 years ago
And at his age I'd expect him to have had some prostate exam as well
Load More Replies... Ozacoter 4 years ago
Women need to do a sex strike in countries where abortion is not allowed. Men would go so crazy that they would legise it in a matter of days.
Demongrrrrl 4 years ago
Read "Lysistrata" by Aristophanes. That's the scenario - women go on sex strike to get men to end a war. It's really quite funny.
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Deziree Mccullough 4 years ago
hey im republin and demi sexual we can be nice even if we disagree
#28
My Boyfriend Didn’t Appreciate This One As Much As I Did
Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago
Any man who claims he can't have an orgasm while wearing a condom is a liar and deserves to not get any till he stops lying.
Marie 4 years ago
It's actually a thing..I am totally aware that some men use it as an excuse but some people do have a much lower sensitivity. My long term bf does have this issue and although he took it upon himself that is indeed a thing.
Load More Replies... StrawberryParfait 4 years ago
Never have penetrative sex with a man or go down on him until he's gone down on you and given you an orgasm. Ladies first. If he can't make you come first each time you climb into the sheets, then that is where the sex stops. This has a double benefit--you get to have an orgasm with a partner all of the time instead of rarely or never, and you'll not be just letting a dude with no skills use your body as a masturbatory aid. Only men who care about their partner's pleasure deserve to get laid. Learn it. Live it. Love it. Get yours, ladies.
Kate Avery 4 years ago
My boyfriend always makes sure I have at least one orgasm before the penetrative portion of sexy time commences. He can't enjoy himself unless he knows I'm enjoying myself. He's the first one I've ever been with who thought like that though
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Vanessa Zitzmann 4 years ago
Oh man. I had to go out of lurker mode just so I could upvote this one 😂
#29
Success Is The Best Revenge
Mohsie Supposie 4 years ago
Absolutely nothing wrong with braids. It's your hair... do with it what you want! Braids look great on her!
Anna Banana 4 years ago
Probably quite successful, though, in the land of powerful old white men.
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Róża Wróbel 4 years ago
This is such a weird concept for me. They look nice, sleek, put together why wouldn't tehy be considered "professional"? But than again I'm not from USA, for me hairstyle is a hairstyle. And honestely pressuring woman with that corse and curly hair to have a relaxer as the only option is predatory.
Suki K 4 years ago
Yeah, that is literally, the most professional hairstyle I have ever seen.
Load More Replies... Joe Reaves 4 years ago
This one's more racism than sexism. Black people's hair is just inherently unprofessional unless they straighten it and make it look like white people's hair as far as a lot of people are concerned.
Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago
She looks great in braids! She should sport 'em!
Load More Replies... Peter Ian Staker 4 years ago
That's just ridiculous, as long as it's neat and tidy what's the issue? I'm going to speak from a viewpoint of moderate ignorance but in my experience afro hair is a LOT harder to style than non afro (I used to shave my mates hair and it took about 7 passes to get it even), I think white people are probably ignorant of the amount of effort it takes to maintain and style it.
H Edwards 4 years ago
There was a recent court case here in the UK about a school girl who was not allowed to have her natural afro hair at school. Her own natural hair. I am so glad they took it to court, but equally enraged that they needed to.
N G 4 years ago
It's ridiculous. Hair on school children should meet 2 criteria: clean and lice-free, and able to be tied back or otherwise kept out of their faces during science experiments and cookery classes.
Load More Replies... Alethia Nyx 4 years ago
Why would braids be considered unprofessional? They look great, they look tidy and smart.
earringnut 4 years ago
As well as tidy dreadlocks. If it's tidy it's professional.
Load More Replies... Theoretical Empiricist 4 years ago
What the news director was really saying is "Our target demographic is white racist shitheads".
#30
Unfortunately True
K. 4 years ago
I don’t shame hypocrites for having the same amount or more sex than others. I just like seeing them flustered while they try to work out why it’s okay for them.
Isabel London 4 years ago
It's interesting how women - throughout modern history - is supposed to be a virgin on her wedding night, and the man is supposed to have experience. The numbers just don't add up.
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Mike Beck 4 years ago
I always found that hilarious. Men are supposed to be proficient at sex. Women aren't supposed to have ever even heard of sex. Then who are the guys having all this sex with? If it ain't with the women, that doesn't leave a lot of options...
Ozacoter 4 years ago
Also women are supposed to be virgins but then be sex experts ince they marry. How does that work?
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YoChicken 4 years ago
And I hate the double standard! If women have sex more than once before marriage, they are 'sluts'. If men do, they're just 'players'.
Mark Evans 4 years ago
As a man myself, If another man bragged about how many women he had sex with, I would call him a s**t and explain his hypocrisy.
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EA 4 years ago
Bearing in mind the majority of the population are heterosexual, who do all these men think that these other men are sleeping with?? It’s great for guys apparently, and celebrated or seen as a congratulatory thing to have loads of partners, one after another. But for them to do that, there has to be lots of available women also happy to have loads of male partners, one after another. That means for it to be ok for guys to do that, it literally has to be ok for women to do that too!! I have never understood the mentally and the different attitude with men vs women having multiple partners.
Bernard Booth 4 years ago
Women are just as bad at finger pointing other women who have lots of consensual sex.
Coleby G 4 years ago
I don’t know if this is true, where I’m from rapists get ridiculed, beat up, not allowed to work at most places and are often required to inform there neighborhoods. If you go to jail as a rapist you are usually raped by other inmates or put into special units with other rapist. Your are legitimately the scum of the scum and you will be tortured physically and mentally for the rest of your life...And I think that’s how it’s should be
Mister Nastee 4 years ago
Men kill or rape other men in prison for raping women or children but carry on.
I’m a fan of poet Dylan Thomas’ lines: “Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” While the context is important, you can interpret the words to mean that you should fight for what’s right instead of giving in to the pressure placed on you to stay quiet. Just remember that your safety is paramount: online and IRL.
#31
F**k The Patriarchy
Wietse Pot 4 years ago (edited)
And thank god he didn't post photos that show too much skin. I shudder at the thought.
Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago (edited)
These mealy-mouthed hypocrites holler for minimal government except to control women's bodies and everybody's genitals. (Just not those of men who are in power.)
Diane Knight 4 years ago
If the public saw some of their texts (and pics that are with them), might have a different outcome to being elected. Men are much more egotistical in sharing such pics.
#32
Truth
Donna Leske 4 years ago
and why was he taking the elevator? Don't tell me he wasn't.
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CrunChewy McSandybutt 4 years ago
Not exactly the same but a side note. My husband told me that black men were apprehensive about wearing masks and I said, "But why— ooooohhhh." Sometimes it takes a minute not to be dumb.
Diane Knight 4 years ago
Just saw this yesterday, when donating can goods, give the pull tab ones, as not everyone has a can opener. Sometimes you don't see it from the other side. Perspective is eye opening.
Load More Replies... Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
Also, while elevators mean I'm confined, and stairs maen I can run, yeah, the lack of cameras in the stairs inclines me to take elevators. Also, I sometimes need a cane (i'm not that young) and stairs and running don't work for me, alas.
Kesondra Key 4 years ago
It's honestly a constant worry for me - everywhere. I never feel safe going anywhere by myself but that fear was ingrained in me at a young age. So many horror stories and creeps out there. Stay safe!
Fluffy Griffin 4 years ago
Cameras add a sense of security. Thus it feels safer to use the elevator then the stairs. He probably is wanting her to use the stairs for exercise or reduce energy consumption.
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Mansplaining Fail
Kay blue 4 years ago
My dad (jokingly) introduced the knuckle test when me and my sister started bringing guys home to meet them, surprisingly a few even passed!
Load More Replies... Schrodinger's Cat 4 years ago
How does he know NOTHING about her? I would absolutely love it if I were distantly related to Marie-
#34
It Never F**king Ends
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
Wow, they cry you didn’t like sports? I figured it would be a relief to many men who don’t like the pressure of having to enjoy sports when they don’t. I’ve never dated a guy who seriously cares about sports. That’s so cringe and middle America basic.
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
"cringe and middle America basic"? With respect, people around the whole globe love or don't like sports. It's not an indicator of anything except... they like or don't like sports.
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Marianne 4 years ago
If my partner wants to have children and I don't, the obvious answer is not to marry him.
Teucer T 4 years ago
Pretty much. Don't try to make a square peg fit into a round hole.
Load More Replies... Ozacoter 4 years ago
I had a gynecologist (and woman) ask me if I wanted kids and then reply to my negative yelling at me the old "what if your husband wants them?" First thanks for assuming that I want to marry or that I am straight. And second if my partner wants kids he can go look for a woman willing to have them with him. Its not my problem at all.
Hannah Banghart 4 years ago
I was told by my brother that I needed to not be so opinionated right away, but to let a guy get to know me first. "Opinionated" is me. Why would I waste my time on a second date with guy who can't deal with that?
Mama Panda 4 years ago
My mom told me the same thing. She said I will never land a guy because of me being opinionated. I laughed at her and told her that he not being that landed her an asshole. (My parents and I are not on good terms and will never be either)
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zovjraar 4 years ago
i never wanted children, and no one would ever tie my tubes. people suggested my husband get a vasectomy instead. i said, "it's MY choice not to have children, not his." i'm not going to burden him with the infertility that i want. been on birth control since i was 15, can't wait to see what menopause is like after living on fake hormones my whole life!
Catlady6000 4 years ago
It's basically reverse adolescence. You may even have some emotional issues that you didn't have before. I got very paranoid, thankfully I recognized it, so was able to control it, with the help of family and medication. Hot flashes in one of the coldest winters for that area, my heating bill was almost non existent. Now that I'm done, it is absolutely wonderful! And the money I save on supplies! I still get an occasional warm flush, Dr says those may be life long, worth it!
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Deb Johnston 4 years ago
2 weeks after I got married, I went to my hairdresser, and asked to have all my long hair cut off. My hairdresser asked what my husband was going to think about that? I said, you mean my bald husband who has no hair?? I didn't ask him, because it's my hair. We have been married 25 years now.
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
It is weird, but I have seen it happen too. I hope it will change someday. People should not be expected to change in order to please someone else, especially if it is not mutual.
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
I love sports. Husband doesn't. We are not clones, mirror images, etc. We will respect each other's interest/disinterest, and not get so wound up about it.
#35
K. 4 years ago (edited)
I look forward to my periods (kind of). I am either in a near death state of being, or I push myself at the gym to get through the things I hate at the same time. (Exercise is good for you. I can have a hate/love relationship with it.) EDIT: I have passed out, vomited, and were sent to the hospital from pms pains. For some odd reason, I push myself even more during “let the gates of hell open” week. I still got three tubs of ice cream.
K. 4 years ago
Oh also...a little menstrual blood shouldn’t deter one from having a good time.
Load More Replies... BonnyDK 4 years ago
This is something that really gets me to the core. Tell me why public schools have communal sinks outside in the hallway in Jr High and High school for kids to wash their hands after going to the restroom? Imagine if you were a girl that flooded and needed to clean yourself up and wash the blood off your hands and body? When I complained about it I was told well they can go see the nurse about that kind of thing. Yeah walk all the way to the nurses office from their classroom in that circumstance and treat a normal body function as an illness......
Jan Veiga 4 years ago
Had a guy tell me that I was avoiding sex with my husband because I had a condition where I would get my period for 12 to 14 days every 2 weeks. I was weak, underweight and anemic due to the condition. It finally got sorted with birth control pills. He told me it was not possible to get your period that closely for that long. I wanted to throw my soiled pad at him !
Ozacoter 4 years ago
Lol that man is an idiot. Last month I got my period three times and my record is being 3 months bleeding non stop.
Load More Replies... Mama Panda 4 years ago
I am so very proud of my 18 year old son. His girlfriend started her period when he was over at her house. She gets really bad cramps and had ran out of tampons. He ran to the store and got her tampons, chocolate, Midol and a teddy bear. He had absolutely no problem walking down the feminine product aisle or going up to the registers with it all. I think she is lucky to have him!
Xylle Flora 4 years ago
I call the first time I got my period "the night of the absolute bloodbath"
PjandBolt 4 years ago
What about girls who are grossed out by their periods? I'm not trying to be snarky but I'm genuinely asking. I'm not grossed out by mine, but I have a friend who's grossed out by periods. Is that bad or weird?
Anna Banana 4 years ago
Well you said 'girls' so I'm guessing she might be quite young, in which case this could be the case of everything about your body feeling wrong during puberty. But if a grown woman is disgusted by her own body then I'm sorry but I'd say that wasn't very healthy (I wouldn't say 'weird' or 'bad' though).
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#36
"Women R So Emotional"
Si 4 years ago (edited)
Hormonal woman: slammed door. Hormonal man: dead people, destroyed buildings
Watching 4 years ago
I worked with nothing but men for 20 years. Men have 10 times the drama women have.
Chase Ryan 4 years ago (edited)
I believe drama is in men and women, but some people tend to go over board with it.
Load More Replies... Andy Acceber 4 years ago
Afaik, all wars in the history of the world were started by men. 🧐 But here in the U.S., we're uncomfortable about women leaders because they're "emotional."
Watching 4 years ago
Men in the United States are just uncomfortable because they know women will do a better job. This is why they have done everything in their power to stop Hillary Clinton from being president. She is smarter, she is more efficient and I am not even a Hillary Clinton fan. But how hard insecure Republican men have fought against her is just disgusting.
Load More Replies... Kesondra Key 4 years ago
In my experience, boys are more dramatic than any girl I've ever known. Emotionally unstable , always getting offended when what you said wasn't meant to be offensive, and always causing problems. Happens. Every. Day.
Campbell Squires 4 years ago
When I hear the phrase “if there were more women leaders they wouldn’t start wars”
#37
Yep
Honu 4 years ago
Some random guy tried that on me the day after my mom died. He almost ended up wearing his intestines as a scarf. It's not my job to smile for you and decorate your day. He probably thought he was being charming and friendly. No, dude, you're just treating me like an object without a life.
Load More Replies... H Edwards 4 years ago
One of the things I love about getting older is being able to break away from those expectations. If a creepy guy comes over and tries to interrupt my conversation with my friend while we are out having a coffee or whatever (and it happens a lot where I live) I very much enjoy the look on his face when I tell him to get lost. 9 times out of 10 I get called a bitch, because they are not used to being told point blank to go away.
D. Pitbull 4 years ago
Also - they accuse us of wanting mind readers - when really we've told them quite literally what we want. It just wasn't what they wanted to hear, so it's interpreted as "she doesn't get it. She isn't automatically empathizing with the narrative I constructed" so because we're not in instant wave-length harmony... we get scolded on being "difficult and closed off".
Demongrrrrl 4 years ago
I guess I've been conditioned to be nice all the time. I have a hard time imagining myself telling a guy to piss off.
aesthetic.baddie27 4 years ago
Sometimes when you see our silence or glancing as "rude," it's actually us being scared of you.
#38
And The Sinister Version, "If She Has Boobs, She's Biologically Ready For Sex"
athornedrose 4 years ago
i got mine at 9 and my mom cried because she knew it was going to make people talk about how i was maturing and she felt so helpless at that idea, she couldn't stand it. i cried because i was 9 and in pain and bleeding and was already made fun of for developing breasts so early. "blooming early" is the actual worst thing ever.
AlmightyOne 4 years ago
Exactly. What you should say is "you're growing up! Now let me teach you how to use a pad." And then be a nice supportive person instead of a F*****G CREEP
Logically Reasonable 4 years ago
Yeah. The old double standard. A female is a "woman" as soon as she gets boobs, no matter what her age. But a male isn't a "man" until he can grow a beard. I've seen some men with bigger boobs than women!! I've seen some women with chin beards and moustaches!! What about THEM?!!
Just a girl in a crazy world 4 years ago
I’m 11, my bedtime is 8:30 and my favourite show is superstore, i still haven’t had my period but I know what an erection is
MusicalCatTroll 4 years ago
Ok. I don’t think 11 is a good age to be on social media so far, and you should definitely NOT be sharing your age here
Load More Replies... deanna woods 4 years ago
I was nine when I got mine, my favorite TV show was Rugrats, my bedtime was 9PM, and I still slept with a stuffed animal.
Ozacoter 4 years ago
I got my period at 12 and I didnt even wanted to kiss a boy until I was 16. Not sexually mature at all.
#39
Bless The Boys
Andy Acceber 4 years ago
Unless you're careful, boys are taught to believe their feelings are logic. Girls are gaslit to believe their logic are feelings.
Periwinkle 4 years ago
If anything girls are only " hard " as teenagers because we were grown up to believe it's basd to express emotions in certain ways and that we can't control ourself anyways. It does actually put pressure on someone. Both genders can be emotional, get over yourself. Let them have feelings, jesus.
Renate Stargardt 4 years ago
My son (then 16) cried for hours, because his (first) girlfriend cheated on him ... with one of his best friends! He was desperate, confused and hurt ... and he decided to talk to me about it. The months after, were a roller coaster of emotions ... that the whole family, was allowed to "experience". The next person to tell me, that boys are easier than girls, should duck quickly ... or run.
Tara Brooks 4 years ago
My brother was the emotional teenager that says, “I don’t like drama” but constantly causes it lol
Kimberly Buchanan 4 years ago
I have 1 son and 2 girls. My girls were easier and my sone is the oldest
El Dee 4 years ago
Boys hormones are AWFUL during teenage years. It's like from zero to high and then left there for ten years. By comparison girls are much easier, like really..
Hello 4 years ago (edited)
I’m not disputing this, but how do you know that boys have it worse? Do you have teenage kids or something?
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Nicholas Tompkins 4 years ago
im a guy but my 19 year older brother does work and complains the whole time so so true
Christine M Quigley 4 years ago
Uhh..no, boys are not less emotional, for sure..I remember my son having meltdowns over insignificant situations..
#40
So True
kevin 4 years ago
When I was in high school, the teacher asked for boys to help her with carrying things. A girl asked why she's only asking boys. The teachers response "Its really heavy." I know much of the girls in that room can carry much more than my male body.
MistyCat 4 years ago
Cheers. I can carry like just as much as the boys in my classes, being half the size. Suck it, sexists.
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Tacocat 4 years ago
When I was in lifeguard training, we were stitching up wounds, and only the girls did it because the boys said" well the girls are used to seeing blood. It will prepare them for their future. I already know how to do it!" None of the boys got the job and complained that they were being sexist. No, you were being jerks, and if you are not willing to do the training, you are not ready to save people's lives.
Joseph Cheung 4 years ago
To everyone who said the boys are stronger than girls, please remember at age 9, there is most likely little to no different. Even if the boys were stronger, does that mean the girls are in turn too weak to help out? Just hold less chairs. More people helping will be faster anyways.
Ozacoter 4 years ago
I would say that there is a difference. But its because boys are encouraged to do sports and be fit and I arent.
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Baby Panda 4 years ago
my swim coach: the girls can keep their knees on the ground for push ups but the boys aren't allowed to. me: does 25 push ups with my knees off the ground and finishes before all the boys. HOW"S THAT FOR SEXISM COACH? ಠ︵ಠ凸
OhForSmegSake 4 years ago
Everytime a teacher said this the boys would disappear, just RUN out the door. It was always the girls who stayed behind to help tidy up
Confused Flamingo 4 years ago
This happens so often in my school and I was so freaking happy when my new class teacher just used to tell us to get stuff done instead of letting the boys carry stuff for girls as well...I used to get so annoyed when even perfectly capable girls used to stand at the side to let the boys do the manual work when they can probably lift more than that💀💀
Anime SImp 4 years ago
In the class room when we were moving desks the teacher was like ok so i need some strong boys to help move these desks , ME over here who literally moved half the hecking desks in the class room . GIRLS CAN BE STRONG TOO.
#41
Girls Are Always Taught How To Stay Safe, It's Not As Common To Teach Boys To Not Create Unsafe Situations
Helena Houzarová 4 years ago
He's quoting a statement mother of a shooting victim made. Google gave me this: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/santa-fe-school-shooting-shana-fisher-dimitrios-pagourtzis-suspect-rejected-advances-sadie-rodriguez/
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Bettie-Jean Neal 4 years ago
I had a boy in middle school, 7th grade, who harassed me daily in science class. He would come up behind me and push his groin into my backside and make sexual noises. I told him repeatedly to stop, told my parents and finally went to my school counselor, who, scheduled a meeting with BOTH of us. The sexual harassment stopped, but the death glares started. Moved on to high school and lost him in a school of over 3,000 students. Saw him at a 7-11 after I graduated high school, he didn't recognize me, but I had a full blown panic attack and spent 30 minutes crying in the parking lot. SOB!
Lucas 4 years ago
Absolutely. There isn't any disagreement about that. No means no whoever you are. One of the reasons why sex ed is so important, the more you know the more power you have. People keep their children ignorant at their child's risk. Teach all to be decent to each other and consent both ways. You'll still get some disgusting people out there as there is something fundamentally wrong with them unfortunately. Knowing what to look for can help. Hope you are doing well Robert.
Load More Replies... H Edwards 4 years ago
When I was younger and much more naive, I was worn down by a guy. I did like him, and I was attracted to him, but I knew he was trouble and I was right. 2.5 years of my life wasted. And after we got together and I told him that he wore me down, he told me 'persistence overcomes resistance'. *shudder*
H Edwards 4 years ago
I literally saw this on a show yesterday. They are still making this s**t.
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LittleMissLotus 4 years ago
This is definitely the right thing to do in this case, but I am curious to if you all think it would be out of the realm of possibility to ever try again period. And take this question at face value, because I'm not trying to make a statement, I'm genuinely curious. I mean obviously, asking again tomorrow would be creepy, but say, in again 5 years? Because people's opinions and relationships do change, so do you guys think that would still be rude?
Katie Gardner 4 years ago
Personally, for me, if I just say “no thanks” or something similar then there is no opening for the guy to try again. If I said something like “I’m seeing someone” or “I just got out of a relationship” then I’m not interested at this time but I’m leaving the door open for the future for one of us to ask the other out. I do try to be clear about it though, so they know for sure where we stand.
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Logically Reasonable 4 years ago
If "NO" came with a slap to the face and a kick to the crotch..........THEN they might get the hint!!
Mama Panda 4 years ago
And then his parents would file charges against the girl for assault and battery. It's messed up that this behavior is allowed by both the son and the parents.
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How Come Tho?
Piper McLean 4 years ago
“Oh so you decided that after your husband left you and your child to take care of your kid and raise them on your own? How dare you!” Says the dumbest person ever
Logan Roach 4 years ago
But single mothers who put their children in harms way ie an abusive boyfriend or step father, because of society not excepting her as a whole person.
Rebecca Kepner 4 years ago
That kinda isn't fair, just because she is a single mother doesn't mean the man left her, women can leave their partners too
JESSE REED 4 years ago
because the father didn't necessarily fail and the mother did not necessarily heroically stay. Many men wish they could have custody of their children, unfortunately yet on topic, men get shafted by the legal system.
Hello 4 years ago
1. That isn't as true nowdays. We aren't in the '80s. Many parents have equal custody (provided they were good parents) 2. For the single parents thing, they mean the parents who completely ditches his family, not even wanting custody. 3. Not all single parents are automaticlly women. Just like not all children with parent issues had a bad father
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F**king Truth
qwerty 4 years ago
Or valid. Or justifiable. Or helpful. Or explanatory. Feel free to continue this list.
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Emowan 4 years ago
I spoke up. Straight after. I was torn, bruised, had witnesses. Managed to get the f*****s wedding ring with his name and date of marriage on it. And I was still made to feel like a liar who was making it up. By the police. THATS F*****G WHY WE DONT REPORT THIS S**T.
Jojanneke de Vries 4 years ago
I'm so sorry to hear that. But yes sadly that is often the case when you report sexual abuse.
Load More Replies... Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago (edited)
You cannot know how you will behave in a situation until it happens to you. People tend to underestimate others' pain.
Kesondra Key 4 years ago
*PTSD is REAL. Plus it's not socially acceptable to talk about it - it makes people uncomfortable or they assume you just want attention. So many layers here on why people dont or havent, but they should. It's a serious WAY TOO F*****G COMMON issue.
RoseTheMad 4 years ago
I developed Dissociative Identity Disorder after being assaulted. I literally COULDN'T EVEN REMEMBER that it had happened until the memory was triggered years later, when I started to finally understand my diagnosis.
Kesondra Key 4 years ago
Same thing happened to me. I was diagnosed with dissociative PTSD disorder. I still struggle with it over 20 years later. Trauma really messes with your brain (literally).
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Kimberly Young 4 years ago
100% this. When I was in high school, my boyfriend shoved my hand down his pants after I had repeatedly told him I didn't wanna touch his d**k. It was probably 10 years before I realized that what he did could be considered assault.
Bacony Cakes 4 years ago
iF i wAS SAILing THe TitAnic i woUld'VE liSTeNed TO tHe IcEBERg ALerts.
Morgan Futura 4 years ago
I was told this in court by the guys lawyer....was also asked what I was dressed like, that I was asking for it, and that also that he was the victim....when we do say something we are not believed, treated like trash, forced to see the asshole in court....and then see him get no more than a slap in the wrist.
Jojanneke de Vries 4 years ago
That is victim blaming. People want to think they would not have made mistake x so THEY would never get raped. Which isn't true, it can happen to anyone, but it feels instantly SAFE. Same with saying 'aren't you over it yet, just move on' et cetera. THEY don't want to think about the bad thing they hope they will never have to experience because they don't want to feel powerless or akward. Also tonic immobility. Over 70! % of men and women freeze or coöperate when attacked. This isn't a reaction you can train away, it just happens. So please never ask 'why didn't you say no or why didn't you scream or struggle'.
Jojanneke de Vries 4 years ago
Also please tell your kids this. Telling them they may say no or hit the other person or something sounds like the right advice but it might also mean they will be more hesitant to tell you or another adult because they should have know what to do, right?
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Yes, Just Like That
Something 4 years ago
"Pull yourself up by your bootstraps" used to mean doing something literally impossible. That you have to perform a miracle to succeed.
Šimon Špaček 4 years ago
It sounds like it. But in fact it is just a cheap way to fly.
Load More Replies... Watching 4 years ago
I have never seen a group of men more intimidated by a woman since Hillary Clinton. It definitely shows the insecurity of Republican men.
Anna Banana 4 years ago
@Tres D: no, she's disliked because whenever a Rzepublican makes a false claim she disproves it while citing actual laws / other relevant sources. She's young and a woman but she's not afraid to challenge the status quo - that's why she's disliked.
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K. 4 years ago
I deleted this comment, but if you want to know what you’re actually downvoting: “funny, how they’re also the first ones at the front of the line for bailouts”
Load More Replies... Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
You mean you despise America, not just AOC.
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Misogyny Running Deep
Something 4 years ago
Even in this 19th century arrangement, the women did not/do not live "for free". Women have been working (outside the home) throughout history, and there was a time that the husband legally owned all their earnings. And in addition, women in a "traditional" arrangement are usually expected to do all the cooking, cleaning, childcare (where applicable), and miscellaneous housework.
Ozacoter 4 years ago
Yeah the idea that women never worked is very uneducated. They think about wealthy housewives from the 50s. Women had worked since humanity exists.
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Mohsie Supposie 4 years ago (edited)
That is so 19th century mindset! What a shame some people in 21st century still hold on to that!
Mama Panda 4 years ago
It is truly a shame that parents are teaching their sons to act like this instead of teaching them that in a relationship, it's 50/50 and money isn't the only currency either.
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Joe Reaves 4 years ago
When Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister she could launch a nuclear strike on the Russians if they decided to attack us. But she needed her husband's signature to buy a fridge on HP.
John Montgomery 4 years ago
Sounds like something that originates in a certain book that many people think is good.
#46
This Explains A Whole F**king Lot, Actually
K. 4 years ago
Spoiler alert. Quite a bit of females/women perpetuate the misogyny they’ve learned from other females/women and a society that treats them less. They teach us to police others who fall outside of their ideals, breeding another generation of misogynists. Gross.
K. 4 years ago
I wonder where they learned it. It makes it so frustrating to witness 1st world women/females bite the hand that fed them, that allowed them to voice their opinions in public, and etc... (I’m tired and outraged and hungry and need to sleep).
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Trisha Chase 4 years ago
This hits close to home, I used to be the same way. Complaining about the useless female character. The same goes for Black characters when they barely had any personality and I found them to be boring.
Bacony Cakes 4 years ago
No, you see, the black guy had exactly 14 seconds of personality before he looked at a photograph of his family and then got crushed by an apartment building of soviet zombies in tanks going Mach 40!
Load More Replies... Logically Reasonable 4 years ago
I've always hated female characters in movies and TV that would scream and run from some bad guy and yell for help. I LOVE movies where the female characters are intelligent, strong, don't put up with anybodys s**t, and kick ass!! Thats why my favorite female actors are Doris Day, Claudette Colbert, Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Sigourney Weaver, Lynda Carter, Lyndsy Wagoner, the women who played Charlies Angels, etc.... They kick butt and ask questions later!!!
Caroline Pichette 4 years ago
Ellen Ripley and Sarah Connor were my role model when I was younger. My parents let me watch those kind of movies at a really young age and I'm glad they did.
#47
Unconstitutionality
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
She is right, you cannot be prosecuted by a state for something you did in another state, as its law did not apply on you when you did it.
Teresa Taylor 4 years ago (edited)
Unpopular OpinionChick if the Hawaiian went to Vegas to murder someone, then returned to Hawaii, they would NOT be prosecuted in Hawaii. They would be EXTRADITED back to Nevada to face the charges in NV because the crime occurred there. The only way it could be tried in HI is if it was a federal crime (murder committed on federal property) and the prosecutors and/or defendants can file a Rule 21 motion to transfer it to HI.
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Nikki Sevven 4 years ago
The South literally fought a war over this exact same argument. They wanted their own states' laws to apply to them when they were out of state. The legal theory didn't hold water then, and it certainly doesn't now.
sxnshine-- 4 years ago
As someone who is living in Hawaii this very second- I had no clue it was even illegal-
Craig Christ 4 years ago
Let me tell you something about Georgia State. Their Judges have more power than the governor in most cases, they have the most people per capita on probation (over 203k), an incarceration rate of 970/100k people per https://www.prisonpolicy.org/profiles/GA.html. They have a predatory judicial system and they keep making it worse.
#48
I Don't Know Why This Made Me Laugh So Hard
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
Planned Parenthood caught my grandma's cervical cancer. She was over 60. She could afford the GYN there. The end. PP wins.
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
@Unpopular Opinion Chick.... Planned Parenthood doesn't do abortions. They do MEDICAL CARE. They risk their lives just going to work to help people with prenatal care, post-natal care, pregnancy tests, PAP smears, and pelvic exams. So... Hitler and PP are not comparable. One was a genocidal Austrian; the other is an organization of health clinics. BTW, PP also hasn't killed millions. Ending a pregnancy isn't murder until the 16th to 24th week, depending upon state law. You're welcome. Have a nice day.
Load More Replies... Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago
Unless you anti-choice a-holes are willing to make sure those babies you want to "save" will have access to affordable health care, housing, education, etc. all their lives, and that they will be able to get jobs and be paid at least a living wage, buzz off.
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Nadine Debard 4 years ago
600,000 women not dying from hemorrhage after trying to abort alone, at home. I guess it's more essential, yes.
Theoretical Empiricist 4 years ago
Not to mention those who die in childbirth.
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Dan Buczynski 4 years ago
I am literally exhausted at all the Church/State melting togetherness. I'm going to start quoting from my imaginary book, The Amazing Spider-Man, whenever religion comes up. Every time a new superhero movie comes out, I will proclaim it is the Sabbath and expect paid time off.
Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago
Anti-choice activists oppose measures that would prevent abortions in the first place, such as comprehensive sex education and better access to birth control. They are so obsessed with fetuses that they don't give a rat's a**e about life after birth.
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
That's why I am PRO LIFE... ALL life. Like women and teenagers and people. And that is why I support legal abortion. :-)
Load More Replies... Mama Panda 4 years ago
When there are half a million orphans living in and out of foster care in the United States alone, making women give birth to unwanted babies is sickening. When the man can walk away and continue to live his dreams while the woman has to put her life on hold with a high chance of ever continuing down her road, forcing women to give up her dreams to have an unwanted baby is horrendous. When women's bodies contort out of shape, bones are possibly fractured and causing them to pee every time they sneeze, cough, laugh or just any physical activity for the rest of their life, making them do this to their bodies via an unwanted pregnancy is just plain mean. When forcing women to give birth to babies with severe defects who will more than likely die within the next day or so and causing extreme grief and possible suicide because she is not allowed to abort the fetus is cruel. NO ONE has the right to tell a woman what she can and cannot do with her body. It's just that simple!!!
Cori 4 years ago
Every time I see/hear this argument, my first thought is always 'what are YOU going to do for all those babies?' You can't claim to care about 'protecting life' if your protection ends the second life exists the uterus.
Minha Khan 4 years ago
@UnpopularChickOpinion well would ya look at that. You with probably no medical training whatsoever, and me, a doctor specializing in pregnancy and fetuses. Fetuses do not express emotions or thoughts and don’t even express their “life” (which is something they don’t have at this level anyway). Fetuses are only considered alive by trained doctors when they are on their 16th week. It’s hilarious to see these arguments by people who don’t have enough training to know anybody.
Load More Replies... Nikki Sevven 4 years ago
This is a simple one. The pregnant woman is a US citizen and, therefore, has the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The fetus, OTOH, is not a citizen until it's born as an infant. You can't give a fetus rights at the expense of a citizen; it's illegal and unconstitutional.
#49
Take Notes Hallmark
elStiJneriNO 4 years ago
"secret of my success" with michael j fox kinda makes me think of that
danielw 4 years ago
except, on hallmark, they would both fall in love with christmass again.
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Logically Reasonable 4 years ago
I'm sure there are movies like that, but they aren't "mainstream" or "popular".
#50
"Why Do They Say 'Women And Children First'? What About The Men? Why Is Society Anti-Men?"
Si 4 years ago
Women and children are far more likely than men to die in disasters. The men on the Titanic had to be forced at gun point to let women and children take their places in life boats.
Liz Burkhouse 4 years ago
In a species-survival sense, men are expendable. One man can father hundreds but you need that one fertile female to continue the species.
YoyoSthlm 4 years ago
That's really interesting, never thought of it that way!! Thanks.
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Kris Bienkens 4 years ago
I thought it was because men in the olden days were told that they should always defend their wife and children at the risk of their own life.
Roxy Eastland 4 years ago
In the days of sinking ships the statistics clearly show that if nothing is said then mostly men will survive and women and children mostly die. If they are told 'women and children first' the numbers look up a bit. To have a meaningful survival rate the 'women and children first' has to be actively enforced.
Barbara Skolly 4 years ago
In previous generations would rather die the hero than be a single parent. In those days (and don't get me wrong, its not exactly even yet) fathers worked 40 hours and came home and rested. The mother had to make everything from scratch clean cloth diapers, hand was dishes and laundry and make sure the children were safe and nurtured. Of course they would rather die then do everything
Ozacoter 4 years ago
Also most didnt even know how to cook for themselves. Most men that lost their wifes married really fast because we were just maids for them.
Load More Replies... El Dee 4 years ago
This wasn't a historic rule. There was no need hundreds of years ago, no life rafts. Likewise on the Titanic the rule was needed as there was a considerable shortage of life rafts - they were exempted from the safety rules of the time because it was considered unsinkable (due to other safety features) There's no need for the rule if there's enough rafts..
Easily Excitable Panda 4 years ago
The Titanic wasn't exempted - they didn't put in all the boats they could have because the boats would have blocked the view.
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Sonja Hatanpää 4 years ago
I was told in a tour in historical castle in Finland that the saying had also quite grim history: Men were important part of defending a castle so they sacrificed lower class women to go out a door first to see if there was someone waiting behind it ready to strike
Theoretical Empiricist 4 years ago
It's a "survival of the species" argument. It goes thusly: a man can impregnate a hundred women, but a woman can't bear children by a hundred men. Therefore, men are largely expendable, and women are "a protected resource" that must be defended against the "dangers" (i.e., opportunities) of the world. This is also likely the reasoning behind discrimination against lesbians (who could potentially "take one for the team") and especially gay men "who don't contribute to the survival of the species". The understanding that we're in in a place where BRAINS are the more likely determinants of species survival is still trying to take hold.
#51
"You Say Women Hate Men"
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
Isn't it hate when you wrongly accuse a group of people of commiting crimes because of their gender ?
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
Perhaps but that hasn’t happened. So far the group being accused is rightly accused, not wrongly.
Load More Replies... Neill Powell 4 years ago
Femnazi's hate men, but that's because they hate themselves. It's called the Sarkeesian/Anakin Effect.
Lady Snowfall 4 years ago
Obviously this is more common with men, but I will say I was disgusted by my friends and coworkers (most in their 30s and married) lusting after Edward and Jacob. It was embarrasing when one of them was drooling over a shirtless Jacob photo she put on her phone. I'm like, he's 17....
JESSE REED 4 years ago
no, we don't say it as if anything. we say women hate men... that's all... nothing extra.
Campbell Squires 4 years ago
You say that LIKE EVERYONE DOES IT AND NOT A FEW PEOPLE! THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DISSING SOMEONE WHO SAID A SEXIST COMMENT AND BLAMING THE ENTIRE GENDER FOR SOME PEOPLE DOING HORRIBLE THINGS!
#52
Got My Doctorate Last Week And My Husband Was Excited To Tell Me We're Now "Dr. And Mr." Because People Who Earned Titles Go First Per Etiquette. So Far Though The Most Common Reaction To The Change Is People Asking Him If He's Ok With That
Helena Houzarová 4 years ago
Congratulations on marrying a decent man, doctor. This article makes it feel like it was harder than getting the doctorate.
Norah 4 years ago
Working on my doctorate and can confirm, finding a decent guy is harder. Though the doctorate isn't exactly easy either...
Load More Replies... Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
At least, he is more supportive than the other people around. Seriously, any man should be proud of their wife completing such an achievement, and there is no reason to feel embarassed about it : your wife's rise is not your own fall.
Joe Reaves 4 years ago
The bar is so LOW that simply being supportive of your partner's achievements is something we think needs cloning. Its sad.
Load More Replies... Peter Ian Staker 4 years ago
My dad went mental when I said we were hyphenating our surnames (we're equals FFS), he was worried about losing HIS family name. Calmed down a bit once I pointed out my wife's surname is the same as his mum's maiden name.
Alex Bailey 4 years ago
Never really understood why it matters so much to some people. Names aren't what matter, people are.
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Imagine How Much More We Would Know About The Human Body If We Just Didn’t Hate Women
Helen Haley 4 years ago
So much in womens healthcare is missed because it either hasn't been studied, or if it something non-female specific, it was studied using only men.
JP 4 years ago
I was told by an OBGYN that I had chlamydia 15 times...in a row...the test came back negative 15 times...in a row. What I did have was uterine cancer. I was 32. He asked my husband if he wanted me to have a hysterectomy or just chemo. My husband, bless him, almost punched him and told him we didn't want anything from him, we were going to find a different doctor, one that respected women.
Ozacoter 4 years ago
I have adenomyosis (amonst other stuff). I have been denied THREE times a hysterectomy that I need for medical reasons with the excuse of "you will change your mind later". F**k you. Would they say that to a appendicitis patient?
Load More Replies... Andy Acceber 4 years ago
I question a bunch of gynecological science because of the male obsession with it at the turn of the 20th century. I wonder how different and less invasive it would be without that history.
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
THIS! The average model for health care education on the body was, and still remains to some extent, in the US to be something like a 25-year-old *male*. Uhhh.... and the other half of the species? Also, a man comlpains "my testicle hurts" and it's a specialst in 48 hours. I complain that I have nausea every month with my cycle, and I'm blown off for 10 years, then told, "Eh, that's just part of nature." And I have a medical degree (MD). And they still do this. Really? Yes, really. *sigh*
Neill Powell 4 years ago
Yet a man cannot get medical cover for a mastectomy. Yes this is true and yes men also get breast cancer.
#54
Poland Right Now
Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago
UnpopularOpinionChick you don’t need a vagina to be raped. Men get raped too.
Load More Replies... Ian Milne 4 years ago
The Catholic Church massively influences political decisions in Poland. Any country whereby religion influences political or legal decisions never results in a good outcome for women.
Andy Acceber 4 years ago
Any religion without women in leadership will not result in a good outcome for women.
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Blueberry Woofle 4 years ago
UnpopularOpinionChick, you don't have to be a woman OR have a vagina to be raped, as it's not exclusive. Thanks for embarrassing yourself
Watching 4 years ago
Keep your nose out of our private parts. End of story.
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Get A Grip, Texas
#56
Birth Control Pills Are Health Care
Claudia Gotthardt 4 years ago
OMG my european atheist mind just went straight to "WTF does the apple have to do with Snow White having menstrual cramps?" XD
Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago
FYI: Better access to birth control = fewer abortions. Repeat: FEWER ABORTIONS!!!
Just JoLynn 4 years ago
I just had a conversation with a friend whose young daughter was recently prescribed the pill and she said the doctor told them "let's not call this birth control, it's menstrual control" and I really liked that.
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
THIS. Hormone pills are used for many many many reasons. Contraception is *one*. Just one. Like aspirin for headaches is *one* use for aspirin.
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 4 years ago
Christians believe because Eve ate the apple all woman kind must suffer for it. And since a huge majority of the conservatives are Christians, they try to use their bible against us. They say the same thing about child birth pain. Women must suffer because of Eve. Reason #7349 I am now agnostic.
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#57
What Is There To Be Ashamed About?
Andy Acceber 4 years ago
I don't know ANY Millennial women who watch CNBC, so that could explain that sampling error...
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
I do, I think. I watch pretty much all the news channels from Bloomberg to TYT to CNBC to CNN. Why wouldn’t we watch CNBC? Too mainstreamy?
Load More Replies... Wietse Pot 4 years ago (edited)
I (male) have not finished a higher education (because reasons), my wife recently got her doctorate. I find it embarassing I make more money than she does.
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
I'm GenX. We were only worried (if we worried) b/c it generally made males hostile towards us as usurping what they'd been told was their proper place and our proper place, and eventually, the financial inequity either is a non-issue, or the relationship is. Just from my experience.
#58
Stop Touching Me, Please And Thanks
Pamela24 4 years ago
Many...the "accidental" touches from men on my bodies over the years. And it's really hard to fight that because if you protest you're "hysterical" and he "just touched you because he was passing you, what are you on about?". Sigh...the joys of womenhood.
Load More Replies... Joe Reaves 4 years ago
If you wear heels, step backwards when someone does that to you. Claim they startled you. Maybe a stiletto through their foot will teach them. Because any adult that doesn't realise that you don't touch another adult without consent isn't going to learn any other way.
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
Nobody does that to me twice. I have a very nasty elbow that likes to jab backwards and harm the owner of that hand. (My husband has to warn me he's going to do it.)
DDmaybeandor 4 years ago
Maybe this is a city thing? I'm a woman and don't see this as a big deal.
LOttawa 4 years ago
I don't see it as a big deal either 🤷🏻♀️. The men I've seen will put a firm hand on a man's shoulder and a gentle hand on the back of a woman. It doesn't bother me, it's my back, not my a$$.
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Yoshie Inara 4 years ago
I'm 15 and there was an older man at my church who did this to me (he was a creep, though)
qwerty 4 years ago
Suggestion: if the guy ever does this again, make a scene. I know that it can be hard to speak up, but you should try if this ever happens again.
Load More Replies... Yoshie Inara 4 years ago
I'm only 15, and one of the older men in my church used to do this (he was a creep, though)
Neill Powell 4 years ago
Men don't need to. We use our eyes. When was the last time you DIDN'T see another man automatically give way as another passes. Dude-on-random-Dude-touching is gross.
#59
Why Are Women So Mysterious?
zims 4 years ago
Ugh, I saw a book the other day that was supposed to be able the theology behind masculinity and femininity. The taglines for the men were "strength and mission," the taglines for the women were "beauty and mystery." Maybe don't write a book about something if it's a mystery to you!
#60
Cowards
Pandana 4 years ago
Punished Edward Shut the actual f**k up you closeted asshole.
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Peter Ian Staker 4 years ago
Depends on what's meant by "one of the boys", personally I like strong confident women who can tear strips off people if necessary.
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
The fact that you associate strength and confidence with boyhood is toxic AF.
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Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
It is just a phrase they use to describe a certain stereotype of personality : fun to be around, chill... a girlfriend who does not try to be a perfect princess but who can also just be a nice buddy. It is more convenient because it carries a lot of sense without taking too many words, that's all.
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
Right, so you think women and girls can’t be fun or chill. That those are boy traits. So just skip the extra steps and learn how to slurp nuts like a pro. I mean you should have a good grasp on it since you presumably have a penîs and can imagine what getting head might feel like lol.
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True
Šimon Špaček 4 years ago
Wearing spaghetti sounds intolerable to me. But to be fair, wearing penne, linguini or farfelle would be as bad as spaghetti.
TheRandomBorger 4 years ago (edited)
I remember the lesson that you have to change shirts if your sleeves were less than an inch thick being drilled into my head, and not hearing a single damn thing about sexism.
#62
Apparently, Most Of My Family (And The World) Needs This Reminder
Sista of the moon 4 years ago
I don’t like how everyone is always like “f dems.” Or even “f republicans” it’s like, just... stop. Just stop.
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Freddy Jordaan 4 years ago
Reading through all these, I agree there are some SERIOUS problems. But it seems these are mainly USA men. Here in South Africa we are still gentlemen. You will be called out by your male friends for being an asshole to women.
Teucer T 4 years ago
Yet South Africa has the highest per capita rates for rape in the world... Despite having one of the narrowest definitions os rape.
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Just JoLynn 4 years ago
Not gonna lie, I feel like here in the US one person will read this and says we should care about the disenfranchised and another person will read this and say yes we should how other people live their lives. Maybe that's her point.
Andy Acceber 4 years ago
This is how pro-choice protests have been feeling since the beginning. Women and girls are not incubators for politicians, and they can make their own decisions.
Load More Replies... Catlady6000 4 years ago
I question the intellect of someone who keeps visiting a sight the seem to dislike so much. Why are you here?
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Patriarchy Is Literally Everywhere!!!
qwerty 4 years ago
My name literally translates to, "small submissive woman". Yes I am planning to change it.
MistyCat 4 years ago
What is it? I'll find you a better name based on your nationality.
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Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
My husband told me he was not comfortable with me taking his surname upon marriage b/c, as I quite clearly recall nearly 30 years on, "I don't own you!" This is one of many reasons I married him (and, no, I did not take his surname).
Cynthia Bonville 4 years ago
I actually agree with him, I want a distaff name to give to my daughter and her daughters - my sons can have their father's name. I just want one cool enough that can last a millennia.
NMN 4 years ago
Why not both? One of each, that's how we do here (and no, no need for hifen, just a space will do)
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Wyn Williams 4 years ago
I took my wife's last name in Finland they get added together the person who takes the others name has it first so it should of been Kallio-Williams but it turns out nobody in the entire history of the country had ever taken their wives name so I had to have it the other way around and they had to ha e a debate about it 😂
Deborah B 4 years ago
Or you can tell them "Yes! we're both changing our names! To Skywalker! (Snickett/Alamo/Drakehold/Newton/Scissorhands)" And you tell everyone who asks something different. And anyone asks why, its because you both think the new name is so much cooler, and why else would you change your name?
elStiJneriNO 4 years ago
i got both my mothers first name as my second and my fathers last name as my last. so they both gave me a part
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
I like it when couples make their own name. I’m adding my fiancé’s name to mine. He seemed kinda responsive when I mentioned him taking mine too. I’m chill across the board about this but it is annoying that this too comes from patriarchy.
NMN 4 years ago
Remind him you don't need to hifenate. Me and husband took one of each and we get to pick and choose which one to give. We get mail with one name or the other name or both names (also made Geico confused and we got a discount)
Load More Replies... HappyAxolotl 4 years ago
In my country you usually have the (first) last name form your dad and mom. A few years ago a new law was created so you can change the order (mom last name & dad last name), it's your option but it still really uncommon. So the last year my mom and grandma were talking about last names and how because my dad and his siblings only had girls the last name was "dead" in his family, I heard it and was like "no, MY lastname will be my childs first because I do not need to be married to have kids, and even if I'm married I have the righ to choose", they saw me with a surprised expression.
NMN 4 years ago
In Portugal and it's former colonies the most common order is opposite, first the mother's last then the father's last. But ppl has always been free to do whatever (one, both, first, second, etc). From the 10 kids my grandma had, they mixed and matched the orders and had a total of 4 different combinations, so I carry one of my grandma's surname (unfortunately I like my dad's better, so my husband and my kid took his, not my mother/grandmother's)
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Richard Henderson 4 years ago
My wife had a real struggle getting rid of her ex husbands name. I wasn’t going to take hers away from her. I won’t mind if our daughter wants her mums name later in life either.
NMN 4 years ago
When my dad married, his wife was a widow. Aside from her birth surname (which has 4 names) she had one of her former husband's as well (5 total then), but she removed it and added my dad's. Would have been more fun with 6 surnames
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Women Are Funny
Something 4 years ago
If you believe women aren't funny, you should be taking them more seriously at least.
Andy Acceber 4 years ago
Representation is so important. I get so tired of the funny (male) best friend trope on TV. Women can be funny too.
IcyRedWaffle 4 years ago
I see so many comments saying things like, if a man did this it would be sooo much funnier...
Neill Powell 4 years ago
You can thank Amy Schumer for that. She made it a public fact. Netflix confirmed it.
Andres Tejeda 4 years ago
What? there are plenty of good women comedians. Ali Wong is hilarious, so was Joan Rivers, Cloris Leachman, Lisa Lamponelli, just to name a few.
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
Who tweets "women aren't funny"? Don't they know Catherine Tate? Melissa McCarty? Florence Foresti, and probably many others?
#65
How Many Of You Have Experienced This?
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
Lol I just had one of those ppl recently, I disagreed any suddenly I had my love life called into question, and had my disabilities mocked. It's so hard to spot coz they sound sane and normal, until you have a different opinion and express it
Hehehehehehehehe (ve/ver) 4 years ago
Ive had one of these on BP recently too, he told me to f*** myself while questioned if I was cranky because my parents didn't love me
Load More Replies... DDmaybeandor 4 years ago
Idk, I'm a woman and I change my speech patterns too when I'm in a written argument. I don't think this is a "man" thing. The same with the monotone talking over. I can see a man getting accused of "yelling" or "raising his voice" were the roles in this scenario reversed.
Neill Powell 4 years ago
Because women these will yell rape at a falling-leaf. "know what I'm talking about"..NO. read the sentence, do not infer, read the concise articulated commentary. Don't infer emotions or statements that are not there..This is not Star Trek you are not Dianna Troy and we are not negotiating with the Romulans.
#66
Everytime I See Someone Whine About Alimony I Think Of This
Andy Acceber 4 years ago
Today! In a Chinese divorce case, a judge is making a man pay his former wife for years of housekeeping. This could start a shift globally.
sturmwesen 4 years ago
That is why I advise keeping working or getting a prenup...My mom did not finish her training and did not work while raising 3 kids. She needed to start from scratch after 18 years followed by 3 years alimony. She did it but it was a lot...
StrawberryParfait 4 years ago
And this is another reason why we don't do 50/50, ladies. And if you're raising that man's children, you'd best be getting paid on the regular for that, too. Save your coins for that rainy day that is coming.
Cori 4 years ago
When I was pregnant with our first child, my husband and I decided TOGETHER that I would quit my job and stay home and raise the kids. Then he found himself a little girlfriend and walked out on us. I have zero problems continuing to do the thing WE agreed on until the kids are both in school while he continues to do the thing we both agreed on which is financially support the family he dumped.
Hiker Chick 4 years ago
My ex told me during divorce proceedings that he wasn't going to help pay for our teenaged kids' expenses because he wanted me to go bankrupt. I hired a good lawyer and I also work so I'm ok financially, but he was ready to delight in my poverty.
Cynthia Bonville 4 years ago
Here you go sweetie: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jennagoudreau/2011/05/02/why-stay-at-home-moms-should-earn-a-115000-salary/?sh=27fa528e75f4 Your value is $115K/year as of 2011 of unpaid labor, use that to justify appropriate repayment for your energy.
#67
No, Not Like That
Andy Acceber 4 years ago
Women enjoy sex. Sounds like they just don't enjoy sex with you. You should work on that.
Helen Haley 4 years ago
If they stopped making derogatory comments and jokes about women who like sex, or quit shaming them for having it, or enjoying it, this wouldn't be an issue. If we knew for a fact there weren't men in the world who will remove the condom without our knowledge, or knew that abortion access wasn't such an ordeal, etc etc etc.
Hugo Raible 4 years ago
They? Who's they? It's mostly women shaming each other.
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#68
Nothing Only Men Like Is Cool
InfectedVoice 4 years ago (edited)
Joe Rogan is alright, he listens to all views and doesn't try to be right about everything, this guy could take the same approach, what a horribly misguided thing to say. Joe Rogan has also had many female guests on his show.
NMN 4 years ago
He IS obnoxious and self centered tho, and often talks as if he was the voice of reason or always right
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Dan Buczynski 4 years ago
I've never actually listened to his podcast and often get him confused with Dan Cortese. What's Dan Cortese up to these days...and boom I forgot about Joe Rogan again.
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
I don't even think "things only men like" nor "things only women like" exist at all in the first place. You know, people are individuals, with differences and similarities, and stuff...
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#69
Wear It Proudly
RoseTheMad 4 years ago
I feel Like because Dave Grohl is one of the nicest guys in the Industry he'd totally be behind the plan to annoy sexist men by wearing their merch even if you don't know the band. xP
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Dave In MD 4 years ago
So, pissing off a fan of a band is cool just because the person might happen to be an adult male is cool? Hmm, ageism, sexism and I'm sure some other "ism". Oh wait, none of that applies if the person is a white male. I forgot we are all the same and all guilty of what any of us does.
Just JoLynn 4 years ago
I'm a female and it drives me crazy when a young person is wearing a band shirt and I make a reference to said band and they're all "🤨 huh?" only to find out they've never listened to the band.
Load More Replies... Neill Powell 4 years ago
No it doesn't and who cares? Girls change clothes like, well girls changing clothes.
InfectedVoice 4 years ago (edited)
This is pathetic and petty, why take something people (not just men) love to make fun of just to "annoy men", as someone who has loved metal nearly his whole life I don't give a s**t if you wear a band shirt even if you don't know the band but if you do that as an attempt to annoy me, then I'm going to say some things that will probably annoy you a whole lot more. Plus metalheads, we're the coolest dudes going, I have lost count of the amount of times I have seen or been part of throwing a guy out for trying s**t with girls, we don't like that in our community, everyone is welcome.
DDmaybeandor 4 years ago (edited)
As a woman I'll tell you it's pretty sexist to think only an adult man would be interested in music. Like, wtf is that about? But let's further examine your dumb logic... with every scenario posed you have to also flip the script. So what's the opposite? Would it be fair and funny for an "adult male" to wear a Lizzo shirt and say that it's his favorite cartoon about Lizards?
Sista of the moon 4 years ago
I want a tshirt that has the “rumors” album cover on it but I doubt my parents would let me.
StrawberryParfait 4 years ago
They get even angrier when you wear t-shirts of bands they haven't heard of.
#70
Thank You! I Was Wondering If I Watched A Completely Different Tiger King Than Literally Everyone Else
Periwinkle 4 years ago
I don't think she is amazing but the hate isn't needed. However she was a huge hypocrite with the tiger sanctuary. She profited off the tigers and bashed joe for doing the same. She was the better person, but still.
Load More Replies... Trisha Chase 4 years ago
Omg Yes!!! I was more concern about the poor living tigers than her creepy husband.
Blueberry Woofle 4 years ago
Never watched Tiger King, and from the way everyone talked about her, I thought Carole Baskin was supposed to be an antagonist..
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
Docuseries on Netflix about tiger sanctuaries and the rednecks that run them.
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On The Topic Of She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named's Latest Transphobic Fantasy
Johane Moller 4 years ago
It's a form of transphobia. Basically saying 'if you allow a trans-man to use a female bathroom / locker room / go to a female prison. That person who is 'biologically male' will use this as an opportunity to take advantage of women.' Which is absolute bullshit and leads to a lot of pain and suffering in the trans community,
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Theoretical Empiricist 4 years ago
I think this has more to do with drag queens. People get freaked out and pull this "it harms women" argument so deep from their nether parts it must require superhuman flexibility. I personally find drag shows incredibly joyous.
Andy Acceber 4 years ago
"Cis" means "not trans." There's an obsession in the USA about not letting transwomen into "women's" restrooms, for the fear that some cisman might one day try to sneak in to assault ciswomen -- even though both transmen and transwomen are WAAAAY more likely to be assaulted when using the restrooms then ciswomen especially in this outlandish scenario transphobes have dreamed up. Trans folks want to use the restrooms...to pee. That's it. But it's become a hotly contested, political issue. (J.K. Rowling repeated the bordering-on-nonsensical transphobia, which is what the title refers to.)
StrawberryParfait 4 years ago
Yes, but I see no reason to make it easier for them to do so by providing convenient loopholes. Also, squalling "transphobic!!!!!" to every discussion about the genuine concerns about the safeguarding of women's sex-based rights and protections just shows that there is no actual good argument as to why these sex-based rights and protections should be dismantled. So STFU.
Anne 4 years ago
Is this about the Canadian trans-woman that invites underage children to come swim in her pool topless and goes to female waxing salons and makes a fuss about being refused (this person still has male anatomy - waxing that is a different skill set. This human can just go to a co-ed salon and just get a waxer that can do both, but refuses to, because they are a woman, but.. well.. it's complicated as heck, but something is off at least with the children's parties..)
MikeyWaveOven He/Him 4 years ago
Sir, do you understand that cis is not an insult? It's just short for cisgender, the opposite of transgender. I really hope you're joking, because I'd hate to believe you're that stupid.
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Condoms Are Uncomfy, Can't You Just Take Plan B Instead?
Andy Acceber 4 years ago
Ask a man if he still likes to orgasm with a condom. If he says "no," no sex. You'll be surprised how many are suddenly okay with wearing a condom.
Saša Kovač 4 years ago
Oh, Michael, honey, if he's a man like you dude, every single girl would be lucky to lose him forever!
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David Beaulieu 4 years ago
Hey! If you are about to have sex with a guy who doesn't want to put a condom on, that is a huge RED FLAG, this is not a guy who respects anyone. DO not have sex with them. That is a no go.
J. F. 4 years ago
Intrauterine Device - a T shaped plastic piece that uses copper to kill sperm and physically blocks fertalized eggcells for entering the uterus tissue.
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This Song Really Hits Home
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Madb vonMesser 4 years ago
Yeah. This is it. I couldn't laugh, though, because it hit too close to home.
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MadDawg 4 years ago
for the men who feel attacked or sad in the comments, I feel attacked and sad when I, a thirteen-year-old girl, get catcalled for wearing leggings or dress coded for "distracting the boys from their education by wearing a tank top in 100-degree weather". This society is so inherently sexist and when you say that people speaking out about their experiences is hurting your feelings, perhaps you are the issue.
RoseTheMad 4 years ago
Heres one of the big ones: If a woman has a lot of sex, she's a sl*t or a wh*re, if a man has a lot of sex he's a "legend" a "proper lad" etc...
Si 4 years ago
And once labelled , a woman is fair game for sexual violence
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KombatBunni 4 years ago
Today I was treated to two instances of being talked down to because of my gender and I was mega p*ssed. Where did this happen? In the two hobby shops here in Melbourne CBD, Victoria Australia.How did this happen? Because I dared to go in and ask got something I needed but apparently these men knew more about what I needed than I did, even after I already told them both I knew exactly what I was after and what it was for. They’re both lucky I was able to keep my temper and not give them both a fkn black eye. Female staff member just looked the other way and my bf just stood there and did nothing :( I’m sick of being treated like an idiot just because I’m female 😡
Bex Hallihan 4 years ago
I have a pretty masculine hobby, I ride motorbikes. We are ALL so over being chopsed at by men who often know less about the engine than we do. I know fuckall about engines, and even I can tell some things are wrong. I told a recovery control that my bike tyre couldn't be repaired at the roadside. He said, oh I'm sure it can, just sit tight and the truck will be along soon". Truck arrives, and lo! My bike tyre is unrepairable roadside... whats that, you'll have to despatch another truck to remove the bike to the shop? The drivers were fine, but equally pissed off.
Load More Replies... Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago (edited)
A lot of dìcks are about to be in a twist over this one.
M 4 years ago
Dudes in comments be like: "Oh I felt super uncomfortable reading this article. Why are you posting stuff like this ?Boo #notallmen". Bro, if you felt uncomfortable reading about this s**t in an article think about how it feels for the women that have to experience this kind of crap themselves, in real life, all the goddammed time. Hint: it's quite a bit worse than uncomfortable. Bonus: implying that the reason why you are an unempathetic, whiny, sexist amoeba is because all the "woke" people are so aggressive and rude to you about this topic is pretty f*****g pathetic
Diane Knight 4 years ago
The men who are heroes are the ones who have leaped up when they see or hear a waitress respond to a guy who just groped her, and take that pos out of his chair and grab him between his legs. Only then does a guy truly understand how it is for a woman to be groped by a man?
Load More Replies... Iggy 4 years ago
The level of anger this article has generated saddens me. We still have so far to go. Acknowledging there's a problem is the first step in resolving it. It does not mean anyone here has been personally accused. As for the 'what-about'-ers, it's not a competition.
Aliquid A 4 years ago
I just went through the list and 88% of the posts were about a specific guy "this guy said this to me", or about a specific type of guy "men who say ___ are jerks". Yet people are crying in the comments here "Why are they blaming all men? I didn't do anything? You are so mean!!". They DIDN'T blame all men. You clearly need to work on your reading comprehension skills.
BleepBloop73 3 years ago
hello i am from the future. (This is still an issue in 2022)
Load More Replies... MadDawg 4 years ago
for the men who feel attacked or sad in the comments, I feel attacked and sad when I, a thirteen-year-old girl, get catcalled for wearing leggings or dress coded for "distracting the boys from their education by wearing a tank top in 100-degree weather". This society is so inherently sexist and when you say that people speaking out about their experiences is hurting your feelings, perhaps you are the issue.
RoseTheMad 4 years ago
Heres one of the big ones: If a woman has a lot of sex, she's a sl*t or a wh*re, if a man has a lot of sex he's a "legend" a "proper lad" etc...
Si 4 years ago
And once labelled , a woman is fair game for sexual violence
Load More Replies... KombatBunni 4 years ago
Today I was treated to two instances of being talked down to because of my gender and I was mega p*ssed. Where did this happen? In the two hobby shops here in Melbourne CBD, Victoria Australia.How did this happen? Because I dared to go in and ask got something I needed but apparently these men knew more about what I needed than I did, even after I already told them both I knew exactly what I was after and what it was for. They’re both lucky I was able to keep my temper and not give them both a fkn black eye. Female staff member just looked the other way and my bf just stood there and did nothing :( I’m sick of being treated like an idiot just because I’m female 😡
Bex Hallihan 4 years ago
I have a pretty masculine hobby, I ride motorbikes. We are ALL so over being chopsed at by men who often know less about the engine than we do. I know fuckall about engines, and even I can tell some things are wrong. I told a recovery control that my bike tyre couldn't be repaired at the roadside. He said, oh I'm sure it can, just sit tight and the truck will be along soon". Truck arrives, and lo! My bike tyre is unrepairable roadside... whats that, you'll have to despatch another truck to remove the bike to the shop? The drivers were fine, but equally pissed off.
Load More Replies... Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago (edited)
A lot of dìcks are about to be in a twist over this one.
M 4 years ago
Dudes in comments be like: "Oh I felt super uncomfortable reading this article. Why are you posting stuff like this ?Boo #notallmen". Bro, if you felt uncomfortable reading about this s**t in an article think about how it feels for the women that have to experience this kind of crap themselves, in real life, all the goddammed time. Hint: it's quite a bit worse than uncomfortable. Bonus: implying that the reason why you are an unempathetic, whiny, sexist amoeba is because all the "woke" people are so aggressive and rude to you about this topic is pretty f*****g pathetic
Diane Knight 4 years ago
The men who are heroes are the ones who have leaped up when they see or hear a waitress respond to a guy who just groped her, and take that pos out of his chair and grab him between his legs. Only then does a guy truly understand how it is for a woman to be groped by a man?
Load More Replies... Iggy 4 years ago
The level of anger this article has generated saddens me. We still have so far to go. Acknowledging there's a problem is the first step in resolving it. It does not mean anyone here has been personally accused. As for the 'what-about'-ers, it's not a competition.
Aliquid A 4 years ago
I just went through the list and 88% of the posts were about a specific guy "this guy said this to me", or about a specific type of guy "men who say ___ are jerks". Yet people are crying in the comments here "Why are they blaming all men? I didn't do anything? You are so mean!!". They DIDN'T blame all men. You clearly need to work on your reading comprehension skills.
BleepBloop73 3 years ago
hello i am from the future. (This is still an issue in 2022)
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