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How/if to respond to this email.

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TickledOnion · 04/09/2020 13:47

My office is roughly 50:50 men to women. It’s generally a great place to work, supportive, friendly but with a good amount of banter. People occasionally send round jokes or quizzes on a Friday particularly since we’ve been working from home.

One such email included the jokes from this link. www.sitclub.co.uk/Jokes/Joke11.htm

Would you say something about it? I like the person who sent it. He is generally a nice, easy to get along with bloke. I don’t want to get him into trouble. If he told a sexist joke to my face, I would say something and he would probably take it well and apologise.

I’d like to reply in a jokey way but to get him to think about what he wrote.

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OneEpisode · 04/09/2020 14:10

John Thomson did a “right-on” stand up routine which is on you-tube. He uses a Bernard Manning persona. Pint in hand BM was a skilled comedian but racist and sexist. John Thomson is funny but isn’t punching down.

giletrouge · 04/09/2020 14:06

ha cross post - good please tell us the replies!

OneEpisode · 04/09/2020 14:06

There is some truth in there that you could mine?
I understand for safety and because queuing is boring, some women are more likely to time loo visits with other women, whearas men do not tend to do so. (I don’t tend to seek company, I’m a tall scary introvert),

Do you fancy trying to bring the sexism out from cover, and ask other women if they agree with any of this, and of so why? Because biology matters? Because we haven’t achieved “potty parity”?

giletrouge · 04/09/2020 14:05

Oh def go with - mate, the 1950s want their jokes back, they're reeeeeaaaaly missing them! (Not the 70s - make it the 50s 'cos that'll burn better).

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TickledOnion · 04/09/2020 14:05

It wasn’t a link. It was copied and pasted.

I replied all saying “the 1970s called. They want their sexist jokes back.”

I’m looking forward to the replies. Grin

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tearinyourhand · 04/09/2020 14:02

Was it a link? You could innocently ask if he accidentally attached the wrong link?

I mean, I know it's a bit passive aggressive but the worry is that as soon as you speak out you risk being labelled a trouble maker. Although honestly, I have been known in work to say 'yes, I absolutely AM a joyless harridan. And?' which normally puts people on the backfoot because they expect me to be apologetic.

MissLucyEyelesbarrow · 04/09/2020 13:59

I bet he wouldn't have shared equivalent jokes about black or gay people. It's only misogyny and ageism that are still OK.

If you are his peer, I'd probably reply with sarcasm, "the 1970s rang and they want their jokes back" and an eyeroll emoji. Something like that.

DialSquare · 04/09/2020 13:57

I'm more offended about how unfunny they are!

BacklashBacklash · 04/09/2020 13:55

Oh Christ, whoever wrote that stream of "jokes" sounds tedious. It's just the same stale crap regurgitated on and on ad nauseam. I'd probably make a comment about the writer setting a world record for the most long-winded, tedious and sexist jokes.