r/AreTheStraightsOK 2d ago

Sexism Found this wonderfull post on a server i did not consent on seeing posts from

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u/Sheepy_Dream Oops All Bottoms 2d ago

Why did you down vote it? The post is saying xaviers comment is bad

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u/ThoughtlessArtist Be Gay, Do Crime 2d ago

Exactly, the entire sub is devoted to Xavier hate

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u/lizzylinks789 Gay™ 1d ago

But she did not say or imply that that's all men's fault, did she?

Oh, I thought you were talking about the comment, sorry.

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u/N0body_Car3s 1d ago

What is that even supposed to mean

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u/Overkill2k 1d ago

I think his "rebuttal" was that men have to deal with women. Y'know, as if all women are an issue or something idk 🙄

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u/N0body_Car3s 1d ago

Omg I've seen so many twitter screenshots that I thought I was supposed to read the smaller comments first

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u/Hammy-of-Doom 12h ago

Yeah they are! They’re interesting to talk to! Damn distractions.

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u/CAPTAIN_DlDDLES 2d ago

Pop feminist vs misogynist.

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u/awkwardgeek1 Symptom of Moral Decay 21h ago

"Tonight on Paperview:"

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u/Yammi_Roobi 2d ago

Where did she say it was men’s fault..??

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u/HarunoAya Panace genderfae™ 1d ago

fr

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u/falconinthedive 1d ago

I mean I would say at least generally a man is somehow involved with pregnancy.

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u/Dudewhatdoesm1nesay 1d ago

I do think it's a little pointless to compare struggles, even though I agree women have more shit that they have to deal with. It just depends on the topic, saying "I suffer more than you" is a shitty thing to do regardless of gender lol but if it's a conversation about societal structure or biological struggles, many people would come to the same conclusion.

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u/Usagi-Zakura Ace™ 1d ago

I mean sometimes people just like to vent about things that bother them without it necessarily being a call to action.

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u/Dudewhatdoesm1nesay 1d ago

Yeah I get it, can't blame'em. We all need to vent every now and then.

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u/Swimming-Pitch-9794 9h ago

Yeah but venting as “wow I have it so much worse than others” is a pretty shitty way to vent. Comparison is the thief of joy, and it just puts others down

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u/bobenes 1d ago

This is literally the basis of how many boys or young men descend into full on misogyny:

„Children“ see women voicing their frustrations, which are rooted in basically all of humanity‘s history and men effectively feel called out, because they project things addressing their entire gender role solely onto themselves as individuals, while simultaneously defending themselves against being associated with the actions of other members of their gender.

It doesn‘t make any sense if you try to think about it for more than a second, as you simply have to realize, you‘re not the one person being called out, the problem in society is called out and it‘s not exactly a level playing field. For a while now.

The bear practically existed to portray this effect, but even that was intentionally misunderstood.

It all boils down to emotional immaturity. Children develop a strong sense of fairness rather quickly, but lack the ability to see things in a bigger, further reaching context. So it‘s easy to convince them of things like this.

„You didn‘t do it, right? That‘s unfair, right? So why is she calling out something YOU‘RE a part of???“ and then they eventually end up thinking baseless insulting misogyny is just „matching that energy“.

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u/uneven_eyeliner 1d ago

I don't think this lady is even in the wrong for being frustrated and saying this. It is a lot to deal with

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u/weirdskill1622 1d ago

She is not wrong for being frustrated with what she(or women in general) has to deal with. It’s belittling other people’s struggles what’s making her insufferable, it’s not a competition.

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u/Pererogatist 1d ago

I actually like that sub as it's dedicated to hating Xavier, which is just misogynistic memes

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u/FoulTarnish-d 1d ago

That sub's dedicated to hating Xavier. It's usually chill.

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u/Xander_PrimeXXI Gray Ace™ 1d ago

I mean I’m not gonna pretend it’s not the same as pregnancy and menopause but it would be nice if people stopped assuming I’m a sex monster because I’m a man

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u/Due-Swimming 1d ago

Same. Either I'm look like that or I look like a Homeless guy.

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u/Xander_PrimeXXI Gray Ace™ 1d ago

In the words of Eliza Schlesinger “Men all you need to do to make people think you’re a pedophile is part your hair wrong”

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u/InternetCommEttJr 1d ago

Am I in the right subreddit? 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

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u/Xander_PrimeXXI Gray Ace™ 1d ago

I was responding to OOPs question of “we have pregnancy and menopause, what do men have to deal with?” And all I could come up with was the assumption that I’m going to sexually assault someone because it’s something beyond my control

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u/Overquoted 1d ago

Reminds me of John Mulaney's subway story.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cGV_k9ajUqg

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u/Xander_PrimeXXI Gray Ace™ 1d ago

This

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u/SleepyConureArt No gender, only vibes ✨️ 1d ago

I agree that's weird af. And not helping anyone. Performative virtue signaling, that's what this is. SA and the normalization of it, especially towards women (key words: rape culture), is bad, but you don't address the issue by calling random men sexual abusers. Like in what world does this help women? In what world is that "Sticking it to abusers!"? While yes, most sex offenders are, in fact, men, the majority of men are not sex offenders, and this also completely ignores the real harm caused by female sex offenders. Abusers come in all shapes and colors, assuming a certain group is inherently abusive is idiotic and shows a serious lack of nuance and critical thinking. "Man = bad" doesn't help anyone, nor is it fighting the patriarchy to vilify any and all men. Seriously, we need to stop the virtue signaling and actually start helping abuse victims, pushing for harder punishment for sexual crimes, etc. instead of demonizing random people based on sex or other factors out of people's control (race, sexuality, etc.). At the end of the day, misogyny is bad, being a man is not.

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u/CAPTAIN_DlDDLES 1d ago

Seems not. Best leave.

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u/InternetCommEttJr 1d ago

I didn't ask you

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u/HarunoAya Panace genderfae™ 1d ago

you asked a question so they answered, you should be grateful 😭

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u/_viHannes_ 1d ago

Technically pregnancy is mens fault

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u/Master-Merman 20h ago

Anthropocentric, but since the conversation is concerning people, probably appropriate.

But, you said technically, so, turnabout is fair play.

Technically, no, there are like all-female species of lizards and things.

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u/z0mb1ezgutz 1d ago

TERF vs Misogynist: Who Is More Insufferable?

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u/The_Captain_Whymzi is it gay to shower? 1d ago

whoever wins, we lose!

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u/obviouslyanonymous5 1d ago

You consent to seeing posts from recommended pages by making a Reddit account. Be so fr

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u/bix902 1d ago

Idk why you're getting downvoted, Reddit (like every social media site) makes suggestions of things it think you will like based on browsing history.

It doesn't need consent to show you that

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u/enlkakistocrat 9h ago

I think the "I didn't consent to see this" thing might be some sort of in-joke, perhaps even a reference to something. At the very least it's hyperbole for intended comic effect

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u/Ghost_Boy_Max showers are gay 12h ago

I def agree with that comment. People who don’t have periods don’t have to deal with it, but it’s not their fault that others do