Why are women being guilt tripped into looking after mens testicles?

Condom adverts are in the ladies as well

Because the message is gender-neutral.

Ding ding ding! You got it.

Condom adverts are in the ladies as well

And adverts about staying safe

Lots of adverts

By the way, as for a hypothetical advert asking men to check women's boobs... no doubt, you would be ranting about too, saying that it's not the role of men to inspect and examine women's bodies.

But sure, just cherry-pick what you get angry about.

No ones ranting

You need to chill mate

Hence the people that use the ladies loos getting a bit pissed off that its aimed at ladies

Due to the fact that its in the ladies loo

There are adverts in the men's toilets saying to use a condom or risk catching an STI. I don't go online and rant about a supposedly sexist advert which says men are irresponsible. It's a gender-neutral message (condoms are for the well-being of both men and women), so I thought nothing of it.

You might also want to think about how it comes across on a women's rights specific board when someone explains he's male and proceeds to tick women off for their poor attitude.

Anyone with a flippant attitude towards the health of their loved ones is a really pathetic individual. Anyone with a flippant attitude towards the health of their partner does not truly love that person, and should not be in a relationship with them. Break up with them and move on.

By the way, it's not just the attitude of women towards men. This problem is gender neutral. Have you ever gotten angry at a man who scoffed at the idea of period poverty? That's the same damn thing; a flippant attitude towards the health and well-being at others. So are you saying people should NEVER care about the well-being of others, or have you specifically cherry-picked this one case just because it's an example of women having to actually show they care about their loved ones?

I am however loving the fact that someone who unfortunately (and i mean that nicely...its honestly a shame) hasnt yet been in a relationship

Is lecturing people about their relationships

Yes it could appear in other places

It hasnt

Its just in the ladies loo

Hence the people that use the ladies loos getting a bit pissed off that its aimed at ladies

Due to the fact that its in the ladies loo

1. It is in the ladies toilet.

It could appear in other places too.

2. It’s pink, sadly we still have pink for females and blue for males.

If we're going to play stereotypes, then pink is also stereotypically associated with gay men.

You might also want to think about how it comes across on a women's rights specific board when someone explains he's male and proceeds to tick women off for their poor attitude.

Stamping your foot and folding your arms saying "he can do it himself!" is not a constructive attitude towards a relationship.

Interesting you see women refusing to take on blanket responsibilities for male partners and pointing out the sexism and inequality inherent in it as

a) childish and you feel the need to belittle it as 'foot stamping'

and b) that women should be more concerned about ensuring the constructiveness of the relationship than about equality and womenwork and sexism.

Says a lot.

Read around here and the relationships board some more. Sometimes a clear boundary of 'he can do that himself' is one of the most constructive things a woman can do in a relationship.

You'll notice it coming up a lot when women are considering leaving a relationship that they're not happy or satisfied in and are realising they are allowed to do this if they want to. Despite a lifetime of socialised programming.

@dwatsuts

1. It is in the ladies toilet.

1. It’s pink, sadly we still have pink for females and blue for males.

i wonder why, during all the recent smear campaigning, why no one thought to put posters up asking men to remind their partners if they hadn’t had one recently...

BlackPrism

How unromantic - am I supposed to surreptitiously check for cancer while DTD or actually perform regular medical exams on him

I think we're supposed to wear our sexy nurse costume, snap on a rubber glove, and breathily say "this will only hurt a little" wink

So what part of the original image targets women and not gay men?

The fact that its in the ladies loo

dwat

You realise that poster is in the ladies loo

I don’t think it does.

So what part of the original image targets women and not gay men?

@dwatsuts

I don’t think it does.

A gay man.

In short gay men are more at risk of this disease and I'm going to have a look and see if they have anything targeting that group or if they are sticking to telling women off.

How about having a look at the original image? Do you not think that image targets gay men?

... Let's see if the penny drops or if it flies over your head.

Thats not the cringe inducing thing...

What's truly cringe-inducing is that I'm a guy who has never had a relationship, and yet, I seem to have a better understanding of this issue than many people in this thread

LOL

How about they grow up and go to the doctor themselves

I think you need to grow up, OP. It's perfectly normal for partners to pay attention to each other's general health and condition. A good example is noticing something on your partner's back where they can't see. Men can check their own balls, but a female partner (or male partner; the advert didn't specify male or female) may find something that he didn't notice.

People need to look after each other. Stamping your foot and folding your arms saying "he can do it himself!" is not a constructive attitude towards a relationship. What's truly cringe-inducing is that I'm a guy who has never had a relationship, and yet, I seem to have a better understanding of this issue than many people in this thread.

I remember a statistic from when I was young about how many cases of testicular cancer were caught by the persons partner. I can't remember what it was now but it was quite high (definitely over 70%). The poster is definitely patronising but if it saves lives, it really makes sense.

Thank you menu

"Two things - when I was at secondary school - we are talking nearly 30 years ago in Canada, teenage boys and girls were shown how to check for testicular cancer, and teenage boys and girls were shown how to check for breast cancer. Would that be a good proposal? Is that acceptable? "

I think this is a great idea but know that teachers / schools are getting ever more things that they are supposed to teach kids about. Could be part of PHSE or whatever it's called though? I don't see why not.