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[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Gotta meet somewhere in the middle. Men stop catcalling women, and women give men more compliments, but men need to stop raping women first.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 49 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I've stopped raping years ago!

[–] felykiosa@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Dont like the implications of this sentence

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The same vein as 'So when did you stop beating your girlfriend?'

[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

For those of us familiar with QI, I'm sure everyone's thinking of this bit when you read this: https://youtu.be/uXom0OP3Rwk

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago
[–] Dreaming_Novaling@lemmy.zip 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is part of the reason why I don't compliment men. The first part is I'm just shy as fuck when it comes to complimenting anybody and will literally flounder in my mind about whether to say it or not, only for the person to walk away. ~mission~ ~failed~

But the other half is not wanting to seem like I'm hitting on a man, because then if he harasses/pesters me, he'll think he's justified because I gave him a compliment so obviously I must wanna fuck him...

But yeah I'll be thinking, "his fashion is so good!" or "that cologne smells nice!" or "I love that tshirt!" but then I worry about coming off the wrong way, so I don't say anything...

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yeah. We need to teach our boys not to assume somebody is hitting on them and that they are not entitled to a person’s body, affection or attention. Then women will feel more comfortable displaying their feelings and men won’t have to worry so much about missing signs.

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Women rape men too

I think it would be best if everyone just stopped raping

[–] Nelots@lemm.ee 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

You're not wrong! Also not super relevant here. This is like responding "all lives matter" to a black lives matter comment. Well, maybe not that bad, but I hope you get my point.

[–] stephen01king@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

So men raping women is relevant to the topic of men receiving compliments, but women raping men is irrelevant to the topic of men raping women?

[–] Nelots@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

In a vacuum like that it sounds bad, yes. That wasn't the entire context though. What I do think women raping men is irrelevant to is the topic of women being too afraid to give compliments to random men in fear of getting assaulted. Which is the whole reason rape was brought up in the first place.

Like, the other comment said I marginalized half the population. I do not mean to. I know its an issue and more attention needs to be brought to it because too many people—especially other men—don't take it seriously at all and can even treat it as a good thing. I just don't think now is the time to bring it up.

but women raping men is irrelevant to the topic of men raping women?

Uh. Yes.

You are looking for reasons to be upset. Knock it off.

If you must hear me say it: women should stop raping men. There you go. Mission accomplished.

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What a great way to marginalize half the population

[–] Nelots@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

(I copied this from my other comment, but it was very relevant to this one so I figured I'd say it here too.)

I do not mean to. I know its an issue and more attention needs to be brought to it because too many people—especially other men—don’t take it seriously at all and can even treat it as a good thing. I just don’t think now is the time to bring it up.

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We all know that. Go back to Reddit.

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago

I can't, they banned me for saying punching nazis was a moral good

[–] Nelots@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Completely unrelated but I just want to say you have a good taste in pokemon.

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Haha thanks! Zard is for posers.