What infuriates you about your own gender?

Alopex · 26-07-2011 02:40PM

men can't admit when they like stuff, and pretend to hate things they don't.

things like watching soaps, listening to "girly" music

World wresting federation saw this and basically made a soap for men.

St.Spodo · 26-07-2011 02:40PM

El_Drago wrote: »

What "culture" is this?

The culture of going to the gym that exists among most of my peers. I'm just inherently not arséd with the concept.

looky loo · 26-07-2011 02:40PM

I hate when you tell them a guy is gonna be be bad for them, but they still go out with him anyway, and then you have to listen to them for hours on end about how he hurt them....and no I never say I told you so.

When after said occurence the 'all men are bastards' phrase comes out...no their not..just the one you went out it, even though you knew he was a *****, and you still went there.

How they go on and on about men............yawn.....zzzzzzzzzzzz.

Pherekydes · 26-07-2011 02:40PM

What's the story with guys thinking Golf is a sport? Or Horse Racing?

And the obsession with <insert premier league club name>? Or gambling? Or getting hideous tattoos of your name on your arm? Are you afraid you'll forget it (probably from drink-induced blackouts)?

And guys preferring to live with their parents until they're 35? GTFO.

And computer games? What's with that? Are you 13?

efb · 26-07-2011 02:41PM

Homophobia

Idjit · 26-07-2011 02:42PM

I hate the way other women tango themselves and then look at me like I'M the one with the issues. They seem to think that by throwing all that orange fake-tan gunk on themselves, they can pretend they are originally from the Caribbean or something. I'm one of the pale, freckly Irish and damned proud of it!

MungBean · 26-07-2011 02:45PM

pragmatic1 wrote: »

The fcukin obsession most lads have with sports. I enjoy some sports like boxing and golf, but theres still no need to go on for hours about how some other man did some physical activity.

Its not so much men talking about sports that bugs me but this "we" are playing this weekend crap. It sickens my shít that does. I understand it for your own international side because you are Irish or English or whatever. But some clown sitting in the pub telling everyone how "We" won the cup and "We" are gonna do the double. Despite the fact that he hasnt done anything in his stupid little life and more than likely never even visited the place he is fukin talkin about.

Oh it grinds my gears alright, Grinds em good :mad:

purity · 26-07-2011 02:49PM

I find what irritates me most about my own gender is the Bitcheness. I hate how women stab each other in the back for instance woman walks into room other women very nice to her but as soon as she walks out of room all the other women bitch about her.
I also hate how competitive women are, Men are too but not as much as women. There is a lot of things about my own gender that annoy me actually:rolleyes:

Fluorescence · 26-07-2011 02:49PM

The sheer passiveness of so many women irritates the hell out of me. The amount of girls I find myself talking to that say things like, "Oh, why hasn't he asked me out yet?" or "I'm forever dropping hints but he doesn't seem to be able to read my mind..." is just ridiculous. Girls need to get some balls. :pac:

orourkeda · 26-07-2011 02:50PM

They took my job

prinz · 26-07-2011 02:58PM

Skunkle wrote: »

Oh it grinds my gears alright, Grinds em good :mad:

but we're going to win the Bundesliga this year! :pac:

Krieg · 26-07-2011 03:00PM

Spitting

Over emphasis of attractive women nearby. Nothing wrong with taking a second gawk at an attractive women but grabbing the attention of those around you and exclaiming "PHWOAARRRRR LOOK AT THE TITS ON THAT, MAN ID **** THE **** OUT OF HER!!".

Wompa1 · 26-07-2011 03:01PM

We are meant to be in control but every man is doing what he does to impress women. If women didn't influence men so much, I don't think we'd have metro-sexuality which pisses me off to no end.

Male Bravado also makes guys unable to admit faults and flaws, impossible to talk about their own feelings and leads to a lot of suicides.

Mainly though that we need to start being more ourselves. We don't have to do everything to impress women.

RedXIV · 26-07-2011 03:02PM

Gotta be the sport one. Dunno how many times I've been left lost at a group conversation about soccer and end up throwing in a title of a thread I've seen on boards, usually to the confusion or disgust of the other participants in the conversation.

The dismay on nights out of seeing a bunch of skanger lads and realising they are of the same species.

Men who've decided to get in touch with their feminine side. You've feelings, great, don't share them with me.

Gummy Panda · 26-07-2011 03:08PM

St.Spodo wrote: »

El_Drago wrote: »

What "culture" is this?

The culture of going to the gym that exists among most of my peers. I'm just inherently not arsÃ©d with the concept.

There is a reason for that

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMjG2s6UOaw

Frank Black · 26-07-2011 03:09PM

Oneup-Man-Ship – an aptly named predominantly male trait.
Every anecdote that get’s recounted at work – “yeah? Well that reminds me of the time that I did something vaguely similar that was way more interesting”
For a start it wasn’t more interesting, quite the opposite.
Secondly, we’ve pretty much all come to the conclusion that all your stories are made up anyway.
Please shut the fcuk up.

wild_cat · 26-07-2011 03:10PM

The bitchiness.... and the jealousy...

I grew up in a male dominated environment and I can't or don't think I will ever understand the stuff women do out of bitchiness and jealousy.

Most of my friends are male.......

I've had so much crap from women over the years but no man has ever gone behind my back and said something awful about me that wasn't true.

The last time this happened was last year. I was going out with a lad who had a big group of female friends... it got back to me from mutual male friends that they were complaining that I was rude and aloof to a friend of theirs that I hadn't even met, she was also an ex of the guy I was going out with.

She's a good friend of my boyfriend now. I met her out one night and asked her why did she and the others say that about me. She informed me that they'd made stuff up about her too thats actually damaged her reputation a bit and they were no longer friends of hers.

She explained to me that they thought they were "lad's girls" and stung any new girl that they thought to be ruining their setup. Dangerous out.

I also had art work stolen from school.... and a woman come up to my Mum in the supermarket to tell her I only had achieved something as I was the teachers pet.... I got to do something with a lot of public exposure.... where a local well known artist called me a genius so I doubt I got to do it because I was a teachers pet.

Women who play the victim....... GTFO....

dark crystal · 26-07-2011 03:10PM

Women who place huge importance on material crap like expensive designer brands, shoes, handbags etc.

You can buy stuff just as nice without having to bankrupt yourselves in he process.

Also Bridezillas. The aim of your wedding day is supposedly to be marrying the man you want to spend the rest of your lives with, not treating your bridesmaids/groom to be like slaves and putting yourselves in huge amounts of debt because of a shiny diamond ring, big white dress, pair of Jimmy Chos, exotic honeymoon, expensive hen weekend and a cake the size of the Empire State Building.
That sort of money would be so much better spent on both of your futures instead.

curlzy · 26-07-2011 03:12PM

LOL, Just noticed that the women on this thread all say they mostly hang out with men. What does it mean?????? Have to admit though that most of my friends are male. Is it something to do with an average female, or an average boardsie?

Buddinplant · 26-07-2011 03:16PM

The look of sheer shock when I say i have one maybe two dresses in the wardrobe. ( if i went out more in more glamourous places I'd have more, but the local nightclub/cattle mart is not the place for a 200 euro dress, that i've spent a year saving for)

And no I dont use fake tan, cause I hardly use make up so why would i even attempt some form of weird chemistry hours before heading out with stuff that needs to boiled off or leaves streaks like rashers on your legs.

and what is with the hotpants with tights look... its passable on mid teens...and dont even start me on the ones that complain of the cold (where something that covers more then 4 inches of yourself) or the pain in your feet ( you chose to wear the 4 inch heels, which coincidently covers the most of your body)

prinz · 26-07-2011 03:18PM

Also the number of males who feel the need to question the gender or sexuality of other males who happen to enjoy some stuff which is not particularly known for it's heterosexual male fans.

I prefer cooking shows to Top Gear, musicals to big band concerts/festivals, sewing and stitching i.e. a button back on a shirt myself to asking mammy to do it for me/throwing it in the bin and buying a new one... etc etc.

carlybabe1 · 26-07-2011 03:18PM

I hate the cliques :mad: Im a friendly person, if Im out with a group, and you're in said group too, then naturally, im gonna talk to you, dont look at me like I just licked your fookin face :mad: cnunts.
most of my friends are male too, its always a better laugh when im out with blokes.
bitchiness and the whole sly dig thing, you got somethin to say biatch, then come out and say it, dont hide behind your sneery f*ckin face grrrrrrr

ok whos up for pints :pac:

Steamer · 26-07-2011 03:19PM

Women who haven't a notion how to drive and never feel the urge to fix it when they park badly!!!!

I hate it when girls are overly conscious of how they look, as in won't do fancy dress etc because of what people will think. NOBOBY CARES!! Or can't go for a few drinks because they don't have tan done.

Bitchiness is the worst though. I love working with mostly males.:cool:

wild_cat · 26-07-2011 03:26PM

curlzy wrote: »

LOL, Just noticed that the women on this thread all say they mostly hang out with men. What does it mean?????? Have to admit though that most of my friends are male. Is it something to do with an average female, or an average boardsie?

No drama and everything is at face value. It helps if you're not very lady like either.

Salty · 26-07-2011 03:27PM

From personal experience, I find lads are sometimes less judgemental in a way, especially when meeting them for the first time.

If I'm introduced to a guy I never met before, I'll always get a smile returned, and sometimes a handshake. And I get a conversation too a lot of the time.

If I'm introduced to a girl, I sometimes get a fake "OMG HAIII" coupled with a ditzy wave. They then generally don't utter another word to me, and spend their time looking me up and down, taking in my clothes, how my tan is done etc.
This obviously isn't the case for most girls, most of us are sound. But it has happened on a number of occasions.

dark crystal · 26-07-2011 03:28PM

Steamer wrote: »

Women who haven't a notion how to drive and never feel the urge to fix it when they park badly!!!!

This really isn't a gender specific complaint. The number of men I see taking up two parking spaces, or not indicating, or overtaking dangerously.... bad drivers are bad drivers whatever their gender.

I hate this myth that women are bad drivers/parkers. In my experience, it's much of a muchness, tbh.

smash · 26-07-2011 03:29PM

Guinness farts...

nothing to be proud of lads!

Wompa1 · 26-07-2011 03:31PM

wild_cat wrote: »

No drama and everything is at face value. It helps if you're not very lady like either.

Funny enough, this place is usually full of generalizations about Irish women being brutal and cold. Was listening to an interview by a guy wrestling for WWE that's Irish. He was asked about how Irish women are and he echoed the sentiments of guys here. It was the first time I'd heard some what of a celebrity asked about it....ya usually read the token interview with George Clooney or whatever when they pander to the Irish audience and say they are lovely but hearing a guy who grew up in Dublin and had made it big in America and lived there for 5 years saying it...

Do you think you womens who don't like the company of other women here is for the same reason why Irish guys don't really like Irish women?

wild_cat · 26-07-2011 03:31PM

carlybabe1 wrote: »

I hate the cliques :mad: Im a friendly person, if Im out with a group, and you're in said group too, then naturally, im gonna talk to you, dont look at me like I just licked your fookin face :mad: cnunts.
most of my friends are male too, its always a better laugh when im out with blokes.
bitchiness and the whole sly dig thing, you got somethin to say biatch, then come out and say it, dont hide behind your sneery f*ckin face grrrrrrr

ok whos up for pints :pac:

Nothing worse than a big group of female friends. Of the female friends I do have many that are more acquainted by males have had bad experiences with big groups of girls.

jester77 · 26-07-2011 03:31PM

How easily some lads are under the thumb and disappear from the scene (nights out, going to games, COD night, lads weekend away, etc) once there is a female on the go... and quickly return once she's no longer around

What infuriates you about your own gender?

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