Feminism - where are the threads?

[mango5]

Erm...

What’s the issue.

He caught sight of himself in the mirror

 

[TopCat]

Erm...

What’s the issue.

Misandrist gendered insults.

 

[TopCat]

He caught sight of himself in the mirror

Hohoho

 

[TopCat]

What?

Look at the post for context.

 

[mango5]

Surely all these het-up or po-faced fellas can tell all the beard/penis stuff is just harmless banter

 

[Sue]

Look at the post for context.

I did. friendofdorothy thinks the style of some men's facial hair makes them look like dicks. Matter of personal preference surely so not sure why it's pissed you off so much. Very strange.

(FTR, I don't like man buns, pink stuff or mullets. Are those acceptable preferences to have or do they make me a cunt too? Maybe start a thread on whatever you're on about?)

 

[TopCat]

I did. friendofdorothy thinks the style of some men's facial hair makes them look like dicks. Matter of personal preference surely so not sure why it's pissed you off so much. Very strange.

(FTR, I don't like man buns, pink stuff or mullets. Are those acceptable preferences to have or do they make me a cunt too? Maybe start a thread on whatever you're on about?)

If posters dish out gendered insults in this manner they can expect to eat a few up too.

 

[TopCat]

I did. friendofdorothy thinks the style of some men's facial hair makes them look like dicks. Matter of personal preference surely so not sure why it's pissed you off so much. Very strange.

(FTR, I don't like man buns, pink stuff or mullets. Are those acceptable preferences to have or do they make me a cunt too? Maybe start a thread on whatever you're on about?)

You never struck me as misandrist Sue.
Trashpony, FOD and mango5 do repeatedly.

 

[weepiper]

Prick is not equivalent to cunt in strength or connotation and you know it. Boring.

 

[TopCat]

Prick is not equivalent to cunt in strength or connotation and you know it. Boring.

I don't know it.

 

[TopCat]

It ain't for women to decide on the impact on men when they insult them using gendered terms.

 

[Sue]

If posters dish out gendered insults in this manner they can expect to eat a few up too.

Is 'dick' really gendered? Personally I use it for both men and women. And as insults go, it's pretty mild, no? Which not start a thread or poll and see what others think?

You never struck me as misandrist Sue.
Trashpony, FOD and mango5 do repeatedly.

I'm not but as you seem to have some unusual views on this, whatever.

 

[FabricLiveBaby!]

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MISANDRY!!

 

[Sue]

It ain't for women to decide on the impact on men when they insult them using gendered terms.

I really can't tell if you're on the windup or not.

 

[scifisam]

It ain't for women to decide on the impact on men when they insult them using gendered terms.

Are you incapable of reading thread titles?

And do you really think that someone using an insulting word about someone else is the same as you directly calling them a cunt? I don't believe you - you're not that incredibly thick.

 

[Poot]

You never struck me as misandrist Sue.
Trashpony, FOD and mango5 do repeatedly.

Please feel free to give evidence to back this up or, alternatively, please feel free to fuck off.

 

[SheilaNaGig]

Misandrist gendered insults.

Bants, man! Get over yourself, cant take a joke? Honestly, the male sense of humour ffs (or lack of har har)! Next thing we know we won’t be able to make any jokes about this stuff at all, it’s pc gorn mad I tell you!

Etc ad infinitum.

Not nice, is it, the relentless normalising of the assumption that simply by virtue of your sex somehow you’re a target for easy joshing, that because you identify as a fe/male certain blanket claims and assumptions will be made about you and the way you live, feel, function, operate, interact. And those assumptions will be smuggled into the otherwise apparently mutually respectful conversation in such a way that you’re A) not able to respond in anger without being accused of overreacting or B) you have to ignore it or otherwise be the one who disrupts the conversation.



I’m so so sick of this bullshit. And I’m also bored of the assumption that sensible sane clever women won’t occasionally find it ironically amusing to throw the curve ball back in the general direction from whence it came.

 

[SheilaNaGig]

It ain't for women to decide on the impact on men when they insult them using gendered terms.

Um... just to say, women have been putting up with this exact bullshit for so long. Not saying you’re a particular culprit TopCat and actually you’re right to call it out. But you could have done so without throwing back another insult, and a sexualised gender specific one at that. That was a prick move.

But why is it incumbent on women to always always always suck it up and take the higher ground, be nice, sugar and spice.

 

[TopCat]

Please feel free to give evidence to back this up or, alternatively, please feel free to fuck off.

Feel free to do what you want. Don't expect me to do what you say.

 

[TopCat]

Um... just to say, women have been putting up with this exact bullshit for so long. Not saying you’re a particular culprit TopCat and actually you’re right to call it out. But you could have done so without throwing back another insult, and a sexualised gender specific one at that. That was a prick move.

But why is it incumbent on women to always always always suck it up and take the higher ground, be nice, sugar and spice.

It's the hypocrisy that sometimes grates.

 

[TopCat]

I think certain feminists have become quite comfortable in slagging blokes and hence are distrustful at best and utter arses at worst towards transwoman. Bit harder to dish out the insults without their hypocrisy being clear for all to see.
But the thread starter made it clear this was a thread for women without penises. Hence the utterly predictable misandrist outbursts.

 

[Thora]

Poor old men.

 

[Poot]

I think certain feminists have become quite comfortable in slagging blokes and hence are distrustful at best and utter arses at worst towards transwoman. Bit harder to dish out the insults without their hypocrisy being clear for all to see.
But the thread starter made it clear this was a thread for women without penises. Hence the utterly predictable misandrist outbursts.

You've said things like this at least twice without providing any evidence. If I were a sceptical type I might assume that you were here to disrupt the thread. So I will ask again that you provide evidence of these 'misandrist outbursts' please so that we can discuss it.

 

[Sue]

I think certain feminists have become quite comfortable in slagging blokes and hence are distrustful at best and utter arses at worst towards transwoman.

'And hence' is generally taken to mean 'therefore' or 'as a consequence of' which makes your sentence read:

'I think certain feminists have become quite comfortable in slagging blokes and therefore are distrustful at best and utter arses at worst towards transwoman.'

Did you really mean to imply transwoman are blokes..?

 

[TopCat]

You've said things like this at least twice without providing any evidence. If I were a sceptical type I might assume that you were here to disrupt the thread. So I will ask again that you provide evidence of these 'misandrist outbursts' please so that we can discuss it.

Well asking is better that demanding. I have just done 12 hours shift so will do you a multi quote in the morning.

 

[TopCat]

'And hence' is generally taken to mean 'therefore' or 'as a consequence of' which makes your sentence read:

'I think certain feminists have become quite comfortable in slagging blokes and therefore are distrustful at best and utter arses at worst towards transwoman.'

Did you really mean to imply transwoman are blokes..?

No I don't. I see them as transwoman. Certain women on this thread see them as blokes.

 

[TopCat]

I could have worded it better Sue .

 

[Sue]

I could have worded it better Sue .

Yes. Kind of ironic though eh, given you're pulling up people on this thread for their use of terminology.

Anyway, back to the thread.

 

[TopCat]

Yes. Kind of ironic though eh, given you're pulling up people on this thread for their use of terminology.

Anyway, back to the thread.

Well mine was a genuine mistake and the terminology usage I waded in against was considered and deliberate and is part of a clearly discernible set of attitudes as shown by their posts. But anyway.

 

[SheilaNaGig]

I think certain feminists have become quite comfortable in slagging blokes and hence are distrustful at best and utter arses at worst towards transwoman. Bit harder to dish out the insults without their hypocrisy being clear for all to see.
But the thread starter made it clear this was a thread for women without penises. Hence the utterly predictable misandrist outbursts.

It’s not misandry. Really it isn’t.

Take a step back. Really, please take a step back.