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

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  • #8972
    The J Stands for Jay
    Registered Users Posts: 5,645 ✭✭✭The J Stands for Jay


    Calhoun wrote: »
    https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/men-have-teenyweeny-interest-in-gender-equality-says-minister-37891230.html

    How they let this idiot in government I don't know, he is literally the worst representative for strong women and cannot even understand why men would not support positive discrimination.

    Men don't go to women only meetings they're not welcome at = men are bad?

    Women tell her that made up women only jobs are patronising = patriarchy?


  • #8973
    gizmo555
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,948 ✭✭✭gizmo555


    It was claimed when Mitchell O'Connor was demoted from a full cabinet position to a minister of state role that this was an example of gender inequality. No doubt this influences her obsession on this matter. If it's accepted that there should be women-only professorial posts, why not in cabinet too?

    For what it's worth, at present 36% of women Fine Gael TDs have a cabinet post, while only 26% of their male colleagues do. This doesn't seem discriminatory against women to me.


  • #8974
    deaddonkey15
    Registered Users Posts: 3,574 ✭✭✭deaddonkey15


    Calhoun wrote: »
    https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/men-have-teenyweeny-interest-in-gender-equality-says-minister-37891230.html

    How they let this idiot in government I don't know, he is literally the worst representative for strong women and cannot even understand why men would not support positive discrimination.

    Imagine if a male minister made a hand gesture reference to breast size in an effort to quantify something. Calls for resignation and an apology in the Dail at the very least.


  • #8975
    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users Posts: 30,148 ✭✭✭✭freshpopcorn




  • #8976
    Calhoun
    Registered Users Posts: 7,447 ✭✭✭Calhoun


    deaddonkey15 wrote: »
    Imagine if a male minister made a hand gesture reference to breast size in an effort to quantify something. Calls for resignation and an apology in the Dail at the very least.

    She knows that she is irrelevant and that she is at risk, look at FG and all the strong women it has in the party. She is a lame duck so needs shock click bait articles to keep relevant.


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  • #8977
    Panthro
    Registered Users Posts: 14,683 ✭✭✭✭Panthro


    maybe
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6796443/Pictured-Female-nursery-school-manager-44-watched-child-rape-videos.html

    It's a woman so no need to lock her up.
    Ffs. And she a manager in a nursery.


  • #8978
    The Specialist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,539 ✭✭✭The Specialist


    What a vile piece of **** this one is. Interesting way to view the world though - maybe us men should take some guidance from her when it comes to responding to the female issues we keep hearing it's on us to solve? Not our ****in problem, sort it out yourselves!

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6795329/Feminist-campaigner-started-SaggyBoobsMatter-campaign-sparks-furious-debate-online-after.html
    Chidera Eggerue, known by her pen name The Slumflower, faced backlash from 74,000 Twitter followers after she wrote that 'male suicide is not my concern' amid a series of tweets dismissing the need to help men with mental health issues.

    During the tirade, Ms Eggerue,24, from Peckham in south London, wrote: 'I don't have time to think about the reasons why the system you created at my expense to benefit you is now choking you. If men are committing suicide because they can't cry, how's it my concern?


  • #8979
    Calhoun
    Registered Users Posts: 7,447 ✭✭✭Calhoun


    The Specialist wrote: »
    What a vile piece of **** this one is. Interesting way to view the world though - maybe us men should take some guidance from her when it comes to responding to the female issues we keep hearing it's on us to solve? Not our ****in problem, sort it out yourselves!

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6795329/Feminist-campaigner-started-SaggyBoobsMatter-campaign-sparks-furious-debate-online-after.html

    Just confirms what i already know and why i don't like feminists as they are not about equality. At least with this one she was honest about her feelings, quite frankly we need more like her because we need to highlight the absurd situation.


  • #8980
    mzungu
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,306 Mod ✭✭✭✭mzungu


    Calhoun wrote: »
    Just confirms what i already know and why i don't like feminists as they are not about equality. At least with this one she was honest about her feelings, quite frankly we need more like her because we need to highlight the absurd situation.

    I think you are being unfair. She is one person. This same eejit also said on Twitter that: “If he says he loves you, and you are still paying your own bills, you settled for a roommate.” and this doozy: “Men shouldn’t open their useless mouths to invite me anywhere if they are not arranging my (luxe) travel and covering my Michelin star meal, plus some money (£1k) in a brown envelope to thank me for donating my time to them that I could have spent at home relaxing.”

    I should add that feminists have been rightly calling her out on her bullcrap.


  • #8981
    Defunkd
    Registered Users Posts: 408 ✭✭Defunkd


    Currently on 2 news websitrs about a digital consent App causing 'outrage' because it seeks only to prove that men had consent before sex but doesn't do anything to protect women.

    It must be pointed out that the 'outrage' is coming from the SU's gender-something officer and she called someone with a doctorate "uneducated"...

    I think it's a good idea. A bit unromantic but a modern reality.


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  • #8982
    Calhoun
    Registered Users Posts: 7,447 ✭✭✭Calhoun


    mzungu wrote: »
    I think you are being unfair. She is one person. This same eejit also said on Twitter that: “If he says he loves you, and you are still paying your own bills, you settled for a roommate.” and this doozy: “Men shouldn’t open their useless mouths to invite me anywhere if they are not arranging my (luxe) travel and covering my Michelin star meal, plus some money (£1k) in a brown envelope to thank me for donating my time to them that I could have spent at home relaxing.”

    I should add that feminists have been rightly calling her out on her bullcrap.

    She is one person but she would not be alone in the state of current feminism. I feel in this case the mask just slipped a bit more than it should have, which is why the others are appalled.


  • #8983
    Calhoun
    Registered Users Posts: 7,447 ✭✭✭Calhoun


    Defunkd wrote: »
    Currently on 2 news websitrs about a digital consent App causing 'outrage' because it seeks only to prove that men had consent before sex but doesn't do anything to protect women.

    It must be pointed out that the 'outrage' is coming from the SU's gender-something officer and she called someone with a doctorate "uneducated"...

    I think it's a good idea. A bit unromantic but a modern reality.

    If i was on the dating scene this would be something i would use. Too many feminists of late looking to redefine what rape is.


  • #8984
    iptba
    Registered Users Posts: 4,873 ✭✭✭iptba


    Defunkd wrote: »
    Currently on 2 news websitrs about a digital consent App causing 'outrage' because it seeks only to prove that men had consent before sex but doesn't do anything to protect women.

    It must be pointed out that the 'outrage' is coming from the SU's gender-something officer and she called someone with a doctorate "uneducated"...

    I think it's a good idea. A bit unromantic but a modern reality.
    https://www.thejournal.ie/ucd-apology-4537893-Mar2019/
    https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/apology-issued-after-outrage-over-email-sent-to-ucd-students-about-consent-app-proposal-37904960.html


  • #8985
    Calhoun
    Registered Users Posts: 7,447 ✭✭✭Calhoun


    Lol funny stuff, most of the responses from the feminist are that they want the power if they feel it was rape to call it as such.


  • #8986
    Panthro
    Registered Users Posts: 14,683 ✭✭✭✭Panthro


    maybe
    When would consent begin?
    "here, can you swipe right to say you've consented before I shift ya on this packed dance floor."

    Ideas daft.


  • #8987
    Calhoun
    Registered Users Posts: 7,447 ✭✭✭Calhoun


    It was a digital signature so I doubt it was just swipe right .

    The idea is so ridiculous certain TV programs use consent forms when their "stars" are out on the town.

    I would also assume it was for a couple who wanted to go further than a fumble on the dance floor.


  • #8988
    gizmo555
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,948 ✭✭✭gizmo555


    gizmo555 wrote: »
    What about the ordinary citizen, who might have no ambition to stand for election, but objects to the state coercing political parties in this way, using taxpayers' money?

    Personally, I find it very difficult to accept the court's position that the plaintiff in this case had no standing.


    Supreme Court sets aside nonsensical High Court ruling that Brian Mohan had no standing to challenge the law on linking candidate gender quotas to state funding of political parties. Case goes back to the High Court for a full hearing.

    Fianna Fail activist Brian Mohan has won his Supreme Court case over a challenge to a law linking State funding of political parties to gender quota targets for general election candidates.

    The case centred on his entitlement or standing to bring such a challenge.

    The High Court and Court of Appeal found Mr Mohan did not have the necessary legal standing to challenge the legislation.

    They found he was not directly affected by the legislation, his own party had not challenged it, and he wanted to rely on the right of any political party to challenge the legislation.

    The Supreme Court decided this issue raised a matter of "general public importance".

    In the judgment delivered this morning, Mr Justice Donal O'Donnell said the court considered that Mr Mohan had standing to bring the case.

    He said that the indirect nature of the impact on Mr Mohan of the legislation was not a basis for denying him standing.

    The court found that Fianna Fail or any other party could challenge the legislation and had not done so.

    But the fact that one entity had legal standing did not necessarily lead to the conclusion that someone else did not.

    https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2019/0321/1037723-brian-mohan/


  • #8989
    Calhoun
    Registered Users Posts: 7,447 ✭✭✭Calhoun


    Good start i hope we see more challenges to stupid discriminatory practices.


  • #8990
    Leo Fatkar
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 36 ✭Leo Fatkar


    freshpopcorn wrote: »
    Lets not forget guys, this thread is meant to be sexism that you've personally experienced.


  • #8991
    Calhoun
    Registered Users Posts: 7,447 ✭✭✭Calhoun


    That changed a while back and was more general and personal stuff. I would ping one of the mods though if there is an issue.


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  • #8992
    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users Posts: 30,148 ✭✭✭✭freshpopcorn


    Leo Fatkar wrote: »
    Lets not forget guys, this thread is meant to be sexism that you've personally experienced.

    Well most men personally experience some of the rubbish this women comes out with!


  • #8993
    givyjoe
    Registered Users Posts: 3,287 ✭✭✭givyjoe


    Leo Fatkar wrote: »
    Lets not forget guys, this thread is meant to be sexism that you've personally experienced.

    Eh, no it isn't.. did you even check the thread title before you posted??


  • #8994
    citytillidie
    Registered Users Posts: 21,947 ✭✭✭✭citytillidie


    Not a real peep about Amber Heard for husband beating

    ******



  • #8995
    Calhoun
    Registered Users Posts: 7,447 ✭✭✭Calhoun


    citytillidie wrote: »
    Not a real peep about Amber Heard for husband beating

    That case is insane and will be interesting to see how it goes.

    Depp was just another casualty of the me too movement and the prevailing bull**** of guilty until proven innocent.


  • #8996
    iptba
    Registered Users Posts: 4,873 ✭✭✭iptba


    (Minor point)
    This ad has appeared in my Twitter timeline a number of times.
    https://twitter.com/thetimesie/status/1103628792915021824?s=11

    It's great being a man and being able to laze around all day :rolleyes:


  • #8997
    iptba
    Registered Users Posts: 4,873 ✭✭✭iptba


    https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/specialreports/the-high-cost-of-just-staying-alive-913019.html
    John has been screened and deemed appropriate to try it. The problem is that the drug is only available through the HSE for those who suffer from cervical cancer.

    That dispensation came after some Trojan lobbying by Vicky Phelan. But what of people like John?

    [..]

    According to the HSE, the drug company Merc Sharp Dome (MSD) has applied for reimbursement of Pembro for small cell lung cancer and bladder cancer and “these applications are being considered in line with agreed procedures and the reimbursement process is ongoing”.

    The only exception to the process of determining what cancers should qualify is cervical cancer.

    “Pembrolizumab is available for use in the treatment of cervical cancer outside this process as directed by Government,” the HSE stated in response to queries from the Irish Examiner.


  • #8998
    tritium
    Registered Users Posts: 7,406 ✭✭✭tritium


    This is an interesting one, not so much a massive sexism issue as part of the acceptable “have a dig at men” that the bbc are getting so good at

    http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20190319-the-matrixs-male-power-fantasy-has-dated-badly


    It’s not so much that the premise is flawed as how narrow it is. Essentially their argument reduces to (I) Neo is a Mary Sue and (ii). White male being amazing is wrong. The problem of course is their criticisms of the movie are largely more valid for a sub genre of female lead action movies. Take the current Star Wars series, where the female hero is just landed on us as a ready to go bad-ass. The piece essentially reduces itself to a smug “don’t we know better now” effort from someone who hasn’t figured out yet how dated their own world view is likely to be in a decade or two.


  • #8999
    ancapailldorcha
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 37,055 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    maybe
    freshpopcorn wrote: »
    Well most men personally experience some of the rubbish this women comes out with!

    Seems Louise O'Neill has just squeezed another book out. Seen an ad on the tube today.

    We sat again for an hour and a half discussing maps and figures and always getting back to that most damnable creation of the perverted ingenuity of man - the County of Tyrone.

    H. H. Asquith



  • #9000
    The Specialist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,539 ✭✭✭The Specialist


    tritium wrote: »
    This is an interesting one, not so much a massive sexism issue as part of the acceptable “have a dig at men” that the bbc are getting so good at

    http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20190319-the-matrixs-male-power-fantasy-has-dated-badly




    Quote from the article:
    And, in general, Anderson/Neo is one of those uninspiring heroes who do next to nothing to earn their hero status. He becomes an unbeatable martial artist not by training for years, but by being plugged into a teaching program for a few hours. And he becomes omnipotent in the Matrix not because he is particularly brave, noble or clever, but because, as Morpheus says, he is willing “to believe”

    Wonder what this clown has to say about Captain Marvel then if he looks at that through the same lense? Probably nothing because she's female so the same standards don't apply.

    Give me The Matrix any day of the week over whatever woke bull**** this guy is feeding on. There's only one thing worse than a rabid feminist and that's a self loathing male feminist.


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  • #9001
    Calhoun
    Registered Users Posts: 7,447 ✭✭✭Calhoun


    The Specialist wrote: »
    Give me The Matrix any day of the week over whatever woke bull**** this guy is feeding on. There's only one thing worse than a rabid feminist and that's a self loathing male feminist.

    The brilliant thing is most male feminists are about 2-3 rejections away from turning incel.

    I wonder if 20-30 years down the line we will have lonely old male feminist who regret consuming the kool-aid.

    I watched a youtube video recently about a guy tweeting that he ruined his own date because his date (female) wasn't a big enough feminist for him.


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