Sexism you have personally experienced or have heard of? READ POST 1

iptba · 18-01-2019 7:10pm

H3llR4iser wrote: »

That opinion piece can easily be summed up in this specific passage:

Take the most hard stance, uncompromisingly irrational feminist, give her a son and see her stance take a steep detour as she figures out it's not exactly a rose garden on the other side of the wall.

A potential problem is compared to the past a higher proportion of women have no sons due to having children later, smaller families when they do have children and more women never having children.

silverharp · 18-01-2019 8:11pm

iptba wrote: »

A potential problem is compared to the past a higher proportion of women have no sons due to having children later, smaller families when they do have children and more women never having children.

also more girls never having brothers too and growing up not being able to empathise with boys

backspin. · 18-01-2019 9:23pm

Marengo wrote: »

Previous job myself and another male were forced by 'tradition' to make tea for 15 ladies every afternoon. I rebelled. No more tea parties in the afternoon, was ostracised!

How did that tradition develop. No way I'd be doing that.

iptba · 20-01-2019 8:32pm

This ended up in my Facebook feed. I have to say I find man flu "jokes" like this irritating and I doubt companies would share a comparable cartoon if the genders were reversed
https://www.facebook.com/AdvancePhysioWaterford/photos/a.1540803069314265/2216968348364397/?type=3&permPage=1

citytillidie · 21-01-2019 12:09pm

Video telling woman to be better

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X94TPrzWsI

Calhoun · 21-01-2019 8:07pm

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/positive-discrimination-fears-surround-women-only-academic-posts-1.3764525?mode=amp

Looks like Miss Piggys plans for institutional discrimination may be in the rocks. It would almost be funny if not for possible cost to tax payer.

H3llR4iser · 22-01-2019 12:30pm

Calhoun wrote: »

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/positive-discrimination-fears-surround-women-only-academic-posts-1.3764525?mode=amp

Looks like Miss Piggys plans for institutional discrimination may be in the rocks. It would almost be funny if not for possible cost to tax payer.

Discrimination is discrimination, it's not that one can just add "positive" in front of a concept that is implicitly negative and pretend all is A-OK; How does "positive racism" sound like? But hey, "it's job places reserved for <insert ethnicity here> as they are underrepresented!". Pure bullsh1t, and this is official business. We're screwed.

There is however a tiny bit of sense in the article from Louise McGirr:

“Positive action is not ring-fencing posts for people of a protected characteristic (ie in this case female) but you can give preference to an underrepresented characteristic (women in this case) all other things being equal and the candidates being equal on merit,”

As ironic as this would be, being the exact equal and opposite of the kind of "discrimination" that is alleged to be happening (women being refused opportunities on the basis of being women), at least it ain't completely idiotic - applying this with logic and honesty, the best candidates will still be getting the jobs regardless of having a willy or not.

That said, I'm still waiting for the big push to get more men in childcare, education and nursing and more women on construction sites, workshops and mining...

Calhoun · 22-01-2019 2:29pm

Are women being refused opportunity on the basis they are women? I don't think that is happening is it?

Hector Savage · 22-01-2019 3:55pm

Sexual assault here is ok cos he's an infowars dickhead and a white straight male

So GRAB HIM BY THE DICK!!!

Defunkd · 22-01-2019 6:05pm

Silentcorner wrote: »

Jesus Christ!!

I came across this article today, it is very worrying, these are professionals that people in time of need turn to.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/10/science/apa-traditional-masculinity-harmful.html

As crazy as it might sound...masculinity is well and truly under attack...there will be no winners!

I just finished the 4th guideline and am reading no more.
Masculinity, according to those guidelines, is nothing but bad. It is only a negative force and must be worked against.

Some excerpts:
Masculinity increases the likelihood that you will commit intimate partner violence.
Your masculinity will increase your wife's likelihood of depression.
Masculinity will not allow you to form same-sex friendships.
The only cure for an aspects of masculinity is to get involved in Social Justice activities.

TL;DR If you're a white, cisgender male, masculinity is bad and causes a lot of problems for everyone else.

py2006 · 29-01-2019 1:13pm

Interesting video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMKB-S6IB2w

Silentcorner · 29-01-2019 5:33pm

Interesting article, makes you wonder how deep this kind of thinking goes.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2018/11/16/boys-left-fail-school-attempts-help-earn-wrath-feminists-says/?fbclid=IwAR1bO0ZKb56jLYFaNwHIW3hTqM-gOYukDOrvhnh172uOz1v4Fq5OQcjpP-U

Feminism is all about equality tho right!!!

LostinBlanch · 29-01-2019 5:56pm

maybe

py2006 wrote: »

Interesting video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMKB-S6IB2w

It's interesting noting that the twitter account @clementine_ford the one with the tweet Kill all men, and then kill them again, is still up. ISn't that incitement to hatred / violence etc, or is that just only possible against women?

The Specialist · 29-01-2019 6:22pm

LostinBlanch wrote: »

It's interesting noting that the twitter account @clementine_ford the one with the tweet Kill all men, and then kill them again, is still up. ISn't that incitement to hatred / violence etc, or is that just only possible against women?

Probably left up because the person posting from it is a coward living in a fantasy land.I’d like to see her say that statement in front of actual men and find out what happens. All brave misandric feminists till they come out from behind the keyboard.

Perifect · 29-01-2019 6:43pm

Had an example of sexism but having read a few pages of this thread I'm not going to post it. No offence but some of the anger here is quite frightening.

givyjoe · 29-01-2019 6:49pm

Perifect wrote: »

Had an example of sexism but having read a few pages of this thread I'm not going to post it. No offence but some of the anger here is quite frightening.

Bar one recent post.. what anger?!

Zorya · 29-01-2019 6:51pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbzPthhj6vI

Sexism.

Perifect · 29-01-2019 6:57pm

givyjoe wrote: »

Bar one recent post.. what anger?!

Sorry, I didn't realise it was the same poster.

The Specialist wrote: »

Like many others I will never buy a product of theirs again. Sick to the teeth of this “toxic masculinity” bull**** being bandied about constantly and being made to feel that my gender is something to be ashamed of or apologetic for. Males are not a hive mind you ****ing cretins. Fvck Gilette.

The Specialist wrote: »

Probably left up because the person posting from it is a coward living in a fantasy land.I’d like to see her say that statement in front of actual men and find out what happens. All brave misandric feminists till they come out from behind the keyboard.

The Specialist · 29-01-2019 8:36pm

Perifect wrote: »

Sorry, I didn't realise it was the same poster.

That anger isn’t directed at anyone here in case you misread those posts, it’s directed at the people responsible for

1) A disgustingly sexist advert.
2) Some Twitter mong saying she wants to kill all men.

It’s ok to be passionate in disliking something you know, there is no point in being nice and civilised about these issues anymore, particularly when every facet of the male gender is being attacked from all sides.

Perifect · 29-01-2019 8:39pm

The Specialist wrote: »

That anger isn’t directed at anyone here in case you misread those posts, it’s directed at the people responsible for

1) A disgustingly sexist advert.
2) Some Twitter mong saying she wants to kill all men.

It’s ok to be passionate in disliking something you know, there is no point in being nice and civilised about these issues anymore, particularly when every facet of the male gender is being attacked from all sides.

I think you need to calm down. Women aren't that bad.

The Specialist · 29-01-2019 8:41pm

Perifect wrote: »

I think you need to calm down. Women aren't that bad.

I said nothing about women being bad?? Happily married thanks very much

I have no time for sexist assholes (of either sex) or any pretentious marketing pricks that think I should be somehow ashamed or apologetic for being a male.

Perifect · 29-01-2019 8:44pm

The Specialist wrote: »

I said nothing about women being bad?? Happily married thanks very much

I have no time for sexist assholes (of either sex) or any pretentious marketing pricks that think I should be somehow ashamed or apologetic for being a male.

There's just no need for this level of anger. It helps no one, especially you.

The Specialist · 29-01-2019 8:46pm

Perifect wrote: »

There's just no need for this level of anger. It helps no one, especially you.

Again...what anger?

Perifect · 29-01-2019 8:50pm

The Specialist wrote: »

Again...what anger?

Read your posts! The language, saying feminists should say stuff to a man's face to see what they'll get.

The Specialist · 29-01-2019 8:57pm

Perifect wrote: »

Read your posts! The language, saying feminists should say stuff to a man's face to see what they'll get.

That’s a perfectly acceptable response to someone who can come out with bull**** statements like “kill all men and then kill them again”. I’d say the same to any man who made a similar statement to that - if you’ve got a big enough mouth to say something like that, you should have the (excuse the pun) balls to say it in a real life situation and suffer whatever consequences come from that.

Perifect · 29-01-2019 8:59pm

The Specialist wrote: »

That’s a perfectly acceptable response to someone who can come out with bull**** statements like “kill all men and then kill them again”. I’d say the same to any man who made a similar statement to that - if you’ve got a big enough mouth to say something like that, you should have the (excuse the pun) balls to say it in a real life situation and suffer whatever consequences come from that.

You have to let it go, ignore people who upset you. It's better for you.

Wibbs · 29-01-2019 9:19pm

maybe

Zorya wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbzPthhj6vI

Sexism.

Looks like more about Transgender issues to me.

Defunkd · 29-01-2019 9:26pm

LostinBlanch wrote: »

It's interesting noting that the twitter account @clementine_ford the one with the tweet Kill all men, and then kill them again, is still up. ISn't that incitement to hatred / violence etc, or is that just only possible against women?

Clementine Ford is a feminist journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald.

If someone's opinion on razorblades is considered "angry" by those reading this thread, i'll keep my opinion of Clementine to myself but the link below is a collection of her tweets...people can make up their own mind.

http://antifeminismaustralia.com/clementine-ford-man-bashing-quotes/amp/

Wibbs · 29-01-2019 9:28pm

maybe

They say we're living in the global village, the internet just gave the village idiots a bigger loudhailer.

Perifect · 29-01-2019 9:32pm

Defunkd wrote: »

Clementine Ford is a feminist journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald.

If someone's opinion on razorblades is considered "angry" by those reading this thread, i'll keep my opinion of Clementine to myself but the link below is a collection of her tweets...people can make up their own mind.

http://antifeminismaustralia.com/clementine-ford-man-bashing-quotes/amp/

That's hilarious. She's joking!

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