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AIBU to say men who believe this are sexist pricks

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Oddsocksanduglyshoes · 27/07/2025 00:26

Men who refuse to watch the euro finals tomorrow as it’s women’s football - so what’s the point and refuse to watch, and say this in front of they wives and daughters are misogynistic pricks and their wives and daughters deserve so much better?

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SnowFrogJelly · 28/07/2025 01:05

Men don’t win the Euros.. but the Lionesses do! 🎉🏆🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

SomethingFun · 27/07/2025 21:14

Wah men are better - well they don’t win though do they 😁😁😁😁 Go lionesses! Another nailbiter from England with an added 30 minutes so you are getting your money’s worth (whether you paid 3k or no) 😁 You’d have to be a right twat to piss all over England’s chips this evening.

We live in a world where we are surrounded by an invisible web of women aren’t good enough. We aren’t good enough to be playing sport on telly. Our voices aren’t good enough to be commentating on sport on telly. We aren’t good enough to be running companies or countries. We aren’t good enough to be doing anything men want to do or be good at. Mediocre men must get multiple chances at whatever goal they want to achieve before any woman gets a sniff. I understand why it’s so hard to fight against it but we deserve it and our daughters deserve to grow up in a world where they aren’t put off their dreams and ambitions before they’ve even started.

Sadcafe · 27/07/2025 20:43

Steph117 · 27/07/2025 18:20

It is levels below National League. A mid table National League team would put double figures past them before HT.

It is the misrepresentation that is tiresome.

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Not convinced they are that poor

pourmeadrinkpls · 27/07/2025 20:33

BlueandPinkSwan · 27/07/2025 10:24

I want them to win but won't be watching because I'm not interested in football.
But if I did watch and refused to watch the men playing, does that make me the female equivalant of a sexist twat Polly
What a load of sexist crap about 'attractive women in shorts'.

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I was being ironic about the shorts, lighten up 😒

Livpool · 27/07/2025 20:32

As mentioned earlier I generally find the women’s game a bit too slow to follow too closely but we saw the penalties and 9 year old DS is made up! They are better at penalties than the England men’s team!

HighLadyofTheNightCourt · 27/07/2025 20:29

🙌🎉🙌🎉🙌🎉

Sadcafe · 27/07/2025 20:25

Well I watched it, enjoyed it and the Lionesses’s won, two trophies, shows the men up a bit

Mandoidi · 27/07/2025 20:04

Well done ladies, our house is very proud of you!!

GinToBegin · 27/07/2025 20:01

I am watching the happy England team and fans, and having a moment of schadenfreude that my judgemental, insufferable cock of an so-called uncle will have just burst a blood vessel. (Pity anyone near him, he could start an argument in an empty room at the best of times, let alone when he’s vexed. And this will have vexed him very much.)

Flamingoknees · 27/07/2025 18:27

YABU - they can watch who they want. I don't like watching men play, so I don't

AppleKatie · 27/07/2025 18:26

RainSoakedNights · 27/07/2025 18:07

It’s slow, the shots are poor quality, the defending is akin to the national league.

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The shots are akin to the best women in the world and I’m finding it exciting and nail biting to watch so 🤷‍♀️

JHound · 27/07/2025 18:23

Steph117 · 27/07/2025 18:20

It is levels below National League. A mid table National League team would put double figures past them before HT.

It is the misrepresentation that is tiresome.

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Does that matter?

HighLadyofTheNightCourt · 27/07/2025 18:22

JHound · 27/07/2025 18:11

This is adorable!

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His dad has been taking him to watch women’s football since he was a baby.
He knows them all!

JHound · 27/07/2025 18:22

This is the clip I heard - this kind of objection to women’s football I think is rooted in misogyny.

m.youtube.com/shorts/oRWtei9z5xo

HighLadyofTheNightCourt · 27/07/2025 18:20

RainSoakedNights · 27/07/2025 18:12

Are we only allowed to share opinions that are positive?

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I just think it’s odd that you’d come on this thread to be purposefully negative. But if it makes you feel good about yourself 🤷🏼‍♀️

Steph117 · 27/07/2025 18:20

RainSoakedNights · 27/07/2025 18:07

It’s slow, the shots are poor quality, the defending is akin to the national league.

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It is levels below National League. A mid table National League team would put double figures past them before HT.

It is the misrepresentation that is tiresome.

RainSoakedNights · 27/07/2025 18:12

HighLadyofTheNightCourt · 27/07/2025 18:10

@RainSoakedNightswhat are you getting from posting on this thread? For someone who isn’t interested in women’s football you seem awfully invested.

Are we only allowed to share opinions that are positive?

JHound · 27/07/2025 18:11

HighLadyofTheNightCourt · 27/07/2025 18:03

To lighten to mood of this thread…
When Chloe Kelly came on my 11 year old son whipped off his shirt to reveal a sports bra 😂😂
He’s a huge fan ❤️

This is adorable!

HighLadyofTheNightCourt · 27/07/2025 18:10

@RainSoakedNightswhat are you getting from posting on this thread? For someone who isn’t interested in women’s football you seem awfully invested.

RainSoakedNights · 27/07/2025 18:07

AppleKatie · 27/07/2025 18:06

It isn’t poor quality. It is different to men’s yes but the world champions are playing the defending European champions. It’s reductive to just declare it poor quality.

It’s slow, the shots are poor quality, the defending is akin to the national league.

AppleKatie · 27/07/2025 18:06

It isn’t poor quality. It is different to men’s yes but the world champions are playing the defending European champions. It’s reductive to just declare it poor quality.

YesterdaysFuture · 27/07/2025 18:03

The women's game is definitely accessible live football in terms of price and lack of hooliganism, it's something I'd definitely consider taken children to, whereas the men's game is something I'd be weary of attending live.

HighLadyofTheNightCourt · 27/07/2025 18:03

To lighten to mood of this thread…
When Chloe Kelly came on my 11 year old son whipped off his shirt to reveal a sports bra 😂😂
He’s a huge fan ❤️

SomethingFun · 27/07/2025 17:59

Right so because people don’t want to spunk £3k on a women’s football match it proves what? Women’s football fans aren’t rich? Don’t have as much disposable income? Don’t think a televised football match is worth thousands to see live?

What do you want me to say? Football is overpriced. It’s elitist and has lost its working class roots. If women’s football provides an affordable accessible alternative surely that’s a good thing. Especially to encourage women and girls to see themselves as sporting humans and not just supporting humans.

RainSoakedNights · 27/07/2025 17:56

I tuned in after the f1. It’s just poor quality. I don’t know why that’s bad to point out?